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10-09-2006, 11:24 AM
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So nice....the black sand and black background give it a soothing Zen look. I really like it. I was looking at a 46 bow at Petco a few days ago and thinking how nice your tank looked!
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11-04-2006, 11:40 PM
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11-04-2006, 11:56 PM
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Wow looks great Max. Nice job.
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11-04-2006, 11:59 PM
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Just beautiful, tons of nice healthy plants, cool fish too
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11-05-2006, 12:13 AM
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very nice looking tank. I have to work on that very clean look.
I wish my wife would insist I purchase stuff for 'our' tank. LOL
PS. Why doesn't AA have a FW planted calendar? now that is something I would definitely purchase. (Not that I wouldn't purchase the other ones)
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11-05-2006, 07:27 AM
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wow, thats a nice jungle you have growing there. I love the gold rams too. beautiful fish and plants, great job
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11-12-2006, 12:11 AM
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No, THIS is a jungle!
This is what happens when you don't do any trimming for a week.....actually it's been 9 days since the previous pics were taken. The sunset hygro has grown up the back of the tank, across to the front, and has now turned downward. I've never seen anything grow so fast. I think Tom Barr's (aka Plantbrain) EI methos of dosing is starting to pay off. I am still seeing some BBA so I cranked the CO2 up to 37ppm.
Needless to say, we'll be doing some trimming and replanting tomorrow. The clippings from this tank will go into the 29G tank that's in the bedroom. That will be the next tank to get redone. Expect to see that thread in a theater near you sometime in the near future. I also need to add some more plants to my office 7G Minibow tank.
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11-12-2006, 12:18 AM
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First off, NICE growth.
Secondly, I want to warn you about flow. When my bio mass started to take off like that, my tank flow dropped dramatically and I ended up with BBA on everything just like your are seeing now. I had to purchase a PH to suppliment my filter flow.
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11-12-2006, 12:22 AM
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LOL, now that's a jungle.....
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11-12-2006, 12:28 AM
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Thanks for the tip. If you look at the left side of the tank (top middle) you will see a AC30 PH. I also have 2 filters.....a Rena XP2 and Penguin 350, so my flow is pretty decent. I'm going to remove the penguin and throw another canister (Eheim 2215) on this tank sometime in the next week. I don't trust the biowheel and what it could possbly be doing to my CO2 levels. Plus my Mbuna tank could use a HOB for some additional mechanical filtration.
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11-12-2006, 12:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maxwell1295
Thanks for the tip. If you look at the left side of the tank (top middle) you will see a AC30 PH. I also have 2 filters.....a Rena XP2 and Penguin 350, so my flow is pretty decent. I'm going to remove the penguin and throw another canister (Eheim 2215) on this tank sometime in the next week. I don't trust the biowheel and what it could possbly be doing to my CO2 levels. Plus my Mbuna tank could use a HOB for some additional mechanical filtration.
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I just wanted to let you know. I see you increased your CO2, but if your flow isn't enough to get the CO2 to your problem areas, then increasing your CO2 isn't going to help. been there done that. but, I would think that would be plenty of flow now that you mentioned what your setup is.  I would ditch the HOB aswell.
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11-12-2006, 12:52 AM
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Okay, now I understand. I thought you were referring to flow in generla, not as it pertains to CO2 circulation. That makes a lot o sense. Once I redo my filter configuration, I will be able to set up my inline diffuser. That should diffuse and disperse the CO2 a lot better than the glass bell type diffuser I'm using right now.
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11-15-2006, 09:53 AM
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where do you get this 3M ColorQuartz substrate ? **drooling****drooling****drooling****drooling**
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03-20-2007, 07:54 AM
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Since we're getting tired of looking at the tank in it's present state, I figured I'd post one last shot before we break it down and rearrange things. I think it's time for a change. As soon as we figure out what's going in here, we'll start replanting some stuff. Most of what's in here now is coming out.....especially the hygro, which grows like a weed.
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03-20-2007, 10:12 AM
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You might want to trim in stages so you avoid a 'mini cycle'.
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Cryptocoryne wendtii, Java Fern, Val, Bacopa caroliniana, Anubias, Bolbitis, A. reineckii rosefolia, 5g RCS tank
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03-27-2007, 08:24 AM
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Uhhhhh....say what??
My wife just ripped ALL of the Hygro out of the tank. I think the only plants left are some huge Anubias, some Pennywort, Dwarf Sag, and one Barclaya longifolia bulb that has sprouted some really nice red leaves. Other than that, it's just he driftwood and the fish. Looks pretty bare right now, but she ordered some new plants that should be arriving either today or tomorrow.
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03-27-2007, 11:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maxwell1295
My wife just ripped ALL of the Hygro out of the tank.
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This will make your day....
Instead of pitching the Hygro, why not send it to those in need, trade it for other stuff (plants your LFS doesn't have, nice colorful slower growers etc.)?
This your wife: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...675&highlight=???
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Tanks:1 MiniBow 5g, Coralife 10W Colormax, 3 Harlequin Rasboras, Amano shrimp, pond snails, Jungle Val, Bacopa, C. wendtii
46 bowfront:
3 Cardinals, 5 Black Neons, 4 Black Phantoms, 2 Serpae/Minor, 2 C. aeneus, C. trilineatus, 2 black Mollies, 4 Otos, 6 Pristellas, P. Scalare
Cryptocoryne wendtii, Java Fern, Val, Bacopa caroliniana, Anubias, Bolbitis, A. reineckii rosefolia, 5g RCS tank
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