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12-28-2011, 09:41 AM
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5 Gallon Planted Tank
I have a 5 gallon tank that I'm planting. I have red cherry shrimp in there right now. I have driftwood pieces soaking. I plan on putting HC, dwarf hairgrass, and some others. I will get some pictures later.
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12-28-2011, 09:43 AM
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I'm going to be using a Fluval mini co2 system.
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12-28-2011, 11:18 AM
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Definitely gonna follow, can't wait to see how it looks. 
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12-28-2011, 11:38 AM
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Definitely gonna follow, can't wait to see how it looks. |
Thanks! I will post some pictures of the driftwood today.
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12-28-2011, 06:36 PM
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I am going to need to up the lighting for the HC... any suggestions?
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12-28-2011, 06:48 PM
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Following, I would love to do this. Where did you get your RCS?
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12-28-2011, 07:07 PM
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Following, I would love to do this. Where did you get your RCS?
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A LFS called "Adam's Aquatics"
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12-28-2011, 07:17 PM
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I'm looking into setting up a 5 gal planted with HC as well, I'm following  good
luck!
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12-28-2011, 07:21 PM
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Apparently Amazon likes me... Whenever I order something I choose free super saver shipping, and it is supposed to arrive 5-10 business days later... Well I have been getting everything 2 days after ordering. So my co2 kit will be here tomorrow!
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12-28-2011, 07:25 PM
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Here are some more pictures.
Here's the DW I got:
Attachment 67511
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12-28-2011, 07:47 PM
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Nice tank and DW! I love rimless tanks, they look very sleek and make awesome planted tanks IMO.
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12-28-2011, 08:01 PM
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Nice tank and DW! I love rimless tanks, they look very sleek and make awesome planted tanks IMO. |
It's a modified Fluval Chi-before modification it was very nice looking, but was not very reliable.
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12-28-2011, 08:21 PM
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Really nice tank!
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12-28-2011, 08:43 PM
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Great! I love nano planted tanks.
I have a light for ya. PM sent.
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12-28-2011, 09:02 PM
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Have you considered putting a solid background on the tank? It's JMO, but I feel like a solid background gives the tank a more polished look. I always spray paint it black, but you can go to just about any chain store and pick up a little bit of the tape on background- most have one that is black on one side and blue on the other- and just cut to fit and tape on.
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12-28-2011, 09:56 PM
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Great! I love nano planted tanks.
I have a light for ya. PM sent.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Talk about a bargain!
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12-28-2011, 10:07 PM
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Have you considered putting a solid background on the tank? It's JMO, but I feel like a solid background gives the tank a more polished look. I always spray paint it black, but you can go to just about any chain store and pick up a little bit of the tape on background- most have one that is black on one side and blue on the other- and just cut to fit and tape on.
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That's a good idea-that would increase the amount of light in my tank, wouldn't it?
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12-28-2011, 10:20 PM
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Not necessarily. It may reflect some of the light but I doubt you'd see much of a difference in PAR with or without a background.
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12-28-2011, 10:48 PM
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Your driftwood looks really good. I like those shapes.
Just a note, black actually absorbs light rather than reflecting it. However, I agree that having a background wouldn't really change your light enough to matter.
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12-28-2011, 11:05 PM
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Nice pieces of driftwood, they will look great in the setup.
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