Nils
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Looking mean n clean!
Ziggy's ADA 60F Build
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Ziggy953
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Thanks dude!
Fresh2o
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More like a piece of art, even while empty.
Builds are fun to watch.
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Ziggy953
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Thanks! I'm hoping to begin the planting sometime next week. I have a preliminary order for plants set up.
Hannibal the Bichir
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It's so neat how the scape breaks the water level, as always, watching ever update
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Ziggy953
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Yeah I want to do something different with the hardscape that is coming out of the water. Should make for an interesting little project.
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Looking good. When is flooding time?
Just putting together my final bits for my 60f how much ada soil did you go through? Didn't know if I needed a 9l bag or smaller is fine
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Ziggy953
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I'm not sure when I will filling this tank. I haven't ordered any plants yet and I don't want to flood it before I have plants ready to plant.
I used 2L of ADA Powersand Special S, about 5lbs of Brightwell F, and about more than 15lbs of XF. If you look you can see that I have the substrate banked up very high on the left side. I wold suggest ordering more than you think you will need so you can play with the look some. That of course is all up to you and what you want your final scape to look like. I wanted dimension in the scape, I didn't want it flat, so I used a good bit more soil than most would.
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Ziggy953
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I have made some decisions on plants but I'm keeping them secret for now. I will be using tissue culture plants for this tank.
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Your secret is safe with us. Really.
I'm assuming no HC in this tank?
AquariumPlants dot com has a great selection of tissue culture plants. Glosso has gone bananas in my tank (if you want a fast spreading carpet that stays low).
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Ziggy953
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I don't think I will ever buy HC again. I just don't like the plant. My Monte Carlo has done so much better than any HC I have ever had.
As for carpet I'm looking at two different options. I have not decided on one yet.
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Ziggy953
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Well...as it turns out I have to order new lily pipes. The ones I ordered would be great if I didn't put any substrate in the tank. As you may have noticed from my other tanks I like to bank the substrate up and do crazy things with my scape. So...off to the eBay store I go to buy new smaller ones.
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When are you going to be planting plants? Need to get this thing filled up! Did you buy that star moss?
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I don't know when I am going to plant the tank. I am waiting on the arrival of the new lily pipes. They should be here tomorrow according to the tracking. I haven't ordered any plants yet.
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I know exactly what you are talking about regarding lily pipes I just set my tank up and had issues with back being banked up high.
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Ziggy953
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My new lily pipes came in today. I am blown away! I just ordered them on Friday.
Much more inline with the proper scale for this tank! I am rather pleased!!!
Much more inline with the proper scale for this tank! I am rather pleased!!!
Fresh2o
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That tank gets better and better even without water.
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pittbully13
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Late to the party, as always. Take thus far looks spot on. I got my eyes on you. ?
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