SparKy697
Aquarium Advice Addict
After swearing that I would never get into all of the hassle of a planted tank, my 29 gallon has been turned into a grow out tank for the next project. I have found that I really like the planted tank world.. a lot.
I inherited a disgusting 55 gallon tank and stand. After much elbow grease and rinsing, I'm ready to get going.
LWB shall enjoy a long legacy of readers coating the back of their tanks with"Rock Paint". I went with a black version I found since I like the way it sets off the color of the fish and the plants.
Since it's cold and snowing I had to paint it in the basement 8O lots of fumes off of this stuff. After a bag of doritos lol, I decided to sit down and write out my plans.
Specs:
55 gallon tank
2 - 130w coralife fixtures
6 bags of Eco-Complete
XP3 filter
Pressurized CO2
Inline reactor
Inline heater
Plants and lots of them.
A pair of scissors!
I'm thinking that I will not add fish until the tank and it's plants are fully established. I won't bother with a cycle at all, my plans are to just get the jungle healthy and add the fish when that time comes. This way I can play with the ferts and levels without concern for the fish.
Ultimately, I'm thinking Angels and perhaps GBRs. I have had angels before but never the GBRs so I will need to do a bit of research on them.
I plan on posting pictures as this tank develops. I should be receiving my substrate in a couple of days so it won't be long before the filter is running.
All input is appreciated... Actually it is requested.
I inherited a disgusting 55 gallon tank and stand. After much elbow grease and rinsing, I'm ready to get going.
LWB shall enjoy a long legacy of readers coating the back of their tanks with"Rock Paint". I went with a black version I found since I like the way it sets off the color of the fish and the plants.
Since it's cold and snowing I had to paint it in the basement 8O lots of fumes off of this stuff. After a bag of doritos lol, I decided to sit down and write out my plans.
Specs:
55 gallon tank
2 - 130w coralife fixtures
6 bags of Eco-Complete
XP3 filter
Pressurized CO2
Inline reactor
Inline heater
Plants and lots of them.
A pair of scissors!
I'm thinking that I will not add fish until the tank and it's plants are fully established. I won't bother with a cycle at all, my plans are to just get the jungle healthy and add the fish when that time comes. This way I can play with the ferts and levels without concern for the fish.
Ultimately, I'm thinking Angels and perhaps GBRs. I have had angels before but never the GBRs so I will need to do a bit of research on them.
I plan on posting pictures as this tank develops. I should be receiving my substrate in a couple of days so it won't be long before the filter is running.
All input is appreciated... Actually it is requested.