Planted 125G Mbuna Tank

[travis simonson]

8O Just came in and saw this for the first time. This tank is a true labor of love. Get ready, I may start pestering you about achieving something similar in my 125g discus tank.

No problem Brian, happy to help if I can. Are you running your discus tank at high temps (>80F)?

 

[ramfan]

Did you enter this into a competition or exibition? If possible photographically, it would be great to see the "moonlit" tank.

 

[travis simonson]

I have never entered any competition before. I'm always changing something around and it rarely ever looks 'done'. I'm hoping that maybe someday I will stop messing around with it and just decide to finish it

I've tried taking moonlight pics, but my current camera just has terrible low-light performance and nothing is visible.

 

[ramfan]

Maybe you've seen this website already, but as you will see yours rivals these...

http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2004.cgi?&Scale=2&op=showcase&category=1&vol=-1

 

[travis simonson]

Wow, thanks for the compliment Maybe I will enter the AGA competition this year and see what the judges have to say about my keeping aggressive mbuna with plants

 

[gmac]

Beautiful tank, absolutely love it, one of the best I have EVER seen. One questions though, how do you vacuum the gravel with the carpet grass stuff all over it?

 

[travis simonson]

Thanks! Once you get a good carpet going you don't need to vac the gravel. The plants will literally take care of that for you. I also keep Malaysian Trumpet Snails which usually hide under the substrate during the day but come out at night to chow down and detritus that might collect. I haven't used a vac on my tank in six months, and the carpet is always completely clean

 

[Felf]

insane...

 

[SpaceButler]

The only sad thing is that your fish are probably too stupid to appreciate the eden they live in.

You're a credit to the hobby sir! hehe.

EDIT: Not like you need it, but kudos to you!

 

[travis simonson]

Thanks guys

 

[black udder]

Travis, to get a shot of your tank w/moonlight, try setting the camera on a table or something and then letting the lens stay open for about 5-6 seconds. I got some pretty good moonlight shots by doing that with my Canon S1 (and it's not the greatest with low light).

Still love that tank - I'd love to experiment with riccia or some other ground cover, but I don't have the wpg.

I wonder if I could just blow up that snapshot of yours and put it behind a tank w/plain water?

 

[Vip]

stunning thats it, just stunning

 

[africamonk]

absolutly stunning !!! ....

i want one ! .........

 

[debomb4u]

Wow i wish i could get a tank that size and with that many plants!!!!! Thats the best looking tank i have ever seen!!!

 

[travis simonson]

Wow Thanks guys. There's a lot to be said for the information you can get from these forums. I learned just about everything I know from a bunch of great people online

 

[virus]

what plants are in there?

 

[Bubble_B0y]

Hope you like it!

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT IS FREAKEN AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!

who cares about the fish.....
the Plants and Aquascaping is absolutely STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Epaulette Shark]

Your tank looks so good & your camra takes aswome pictures! Makes me want to plant my tank.

 

[BiggC442]

Nice looking tank.. Was thinking of doing something like that

 

[crazycat]

wow travis! no wonder you just made advisor. my keyboard is in danger of being destyroyed by drool. btw, just order some glosso--my new project...may be asking you some questions...