FresH2O's 20g planted rescape

[Fresh2o]

Nice shrimp tank man. I haven't seen that's one before. Does it still look the same with moss and crypts?


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Pretty much. Just took these a few minutes ago:

It's pretty dark in there with the dual T5 NO bulbs. But the crypts and moss grow slowly.


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[pittbully13]

Man the crypts look great. I wish I had a shrimp tank that big.


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[Fresh2o]

Man the crypts look great. I wish I had a shrimp tank that big.


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Root tabs every few months, low light, low maintenance. IMO the shrimp tend to get "lost" in that tank. MTS are going nuts in this tank.

This weekend I might pull ALL of the AR mini in the planted tank and only plant the growing tips. Tired of the ugly algae covered leaves. Plus it's getting taller than I want. Star repens might need a trim as well.


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[pittbully13]

Yeah I know the feeling. I've been spot treating parts of my tank everyday for the last week.


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[Fresh2o]

Yeah I know the feeling. I've been spot treating parts of my tank everyday for the last week.


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It appears to be an ongoing thing but I catch a break from time to time


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[Fresh2o]

Was trolling my own post and found a pic after a rescape 4 months ago. Always nice to be able to look back on things:

And today:

Layout is basically the same. Crypts are gone; added since then: Rotala wallichii, Downoi, and Pogostemon erectus.


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[Brookster123]

See man.. that's what I'm talking about!! Phenomenal work fresh!! I can only hope mine looks like that after 4 months!!

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[schoeplein]

I really like that. Well done!

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[Fresh2o]

Added a new timer to the mess:

I have the Finnex Planted+ on from 6:00-11:15 PM, FugeRay on from 3:00-9:00 PM, CO2 on from 3:00-9:30. The overlap of both fixtures is 3 hours (6:00-9:00). *These times are subject to change*
Did not do any other fish stuff today; removed carpet and baseboard from a bedroom and painted it. Will be installing bamboo flooring next week. Fun-fun.
Otherwise, plants looking good. Pogo is growing well


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[Fishperson]

Very niiiice...

I love the throwback pics. Great work!

 

[pittbully13]

How much did those digital timers run you? If you don't mind me asking?


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[Brookster123]

How much did those digital timers run you? If you don't mind me asking?


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I swear by the woods brand, little more $$ but the simplicity/reliability speaks for itself!

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[Fresh2o]

I swear by the woods brand, little more $$ but the simplicity/reliability speaks for itself!

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These were the stock brands at Lowes (UtiliTech?) and the single plug digital model (the two at top) retail for about $10. These are lacking the ground pin (2 prong not 3 prong) which was fine for my lights but not the regulator. You can only program only ONE on/off cycle so split photoperiod is out.
If you need a 3 prong then Lowes carries them for about $16. 2 plugs each but with a much larger footprint. Thus, the orange doohickey was needed to create clearance in the power strip.


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[Fresh2o]

Regarding the digital timers, they both have an internal battery, so if the power goes out or you need to unplug them (which I have to do to program them) the settings will not be affected. Both have a pinhole reset button. I think I got the one on top from Target and the other one from Lowes. As I mentioned, these are for a single 2 prong plug and they only support one on/off cycle.
The timer at the bottom is not digital, although the digital dual 3 prong plug version is around the same size. The analog timer supports multiple on/off cycles and is precise to either 15 or 30 minute intervals. It does have a slight but annoying ticking sound but since it is in a cabinet, I don't notice it.
Duh moment: I woke up early this morning and wondered why the FugeRay was on. Discovered that the current time was set incorrectly (it read 5:00 PM and not 5:00 AM). Yawn.
In other news, since I have the day off, I plan on removing ALL of the AR mini and only replanting the healthy tops. Not sure what I will be doing with the rest of the AR mini. I might give the star repens a crew cut so if anyone is interested in star repens clippings, give me a shout. I do not have room to replant the growing tips.


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[pittbully13]

I looked at the woods brand Brookster was talking about on amazon. They seem to be real solid. I have some analog brinks timers I picked up from Wally World. They also have a small tick but with all the noise coming from my tanks (air pumps for sponge filter and breeder box) I can't hear them.

I hate when I mess up the timing on the lights. That has happened to me a few times. The other day I was showing


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[pittbully13]

I looked at the woods brand Brookster was talking about on amazon. They seem to be real solid. I have some analog brinks timers I picked up from Wally World. They also have a small tick but with all the noise coming from my tanks (air pumps for sponge filter and breeder box) I can't hear them.

I hate when I mess up the timing on the lights. That has happened to me a few times. The other day I was showing


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My neighbor my tank after it's photo period, so I manually turned on the
Timer. After looking at it, I forgot to turn it off. Poor fish and plants. I bet you woke up and was like WTF. No wonder your up so early on a holiday. Lol


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[Fresh2o]

Questions: Regarding CO2 diffusers...I've seen a wide range of costs for these. Is this a case of "you get what you pay for"? On Amazon I can get a glass/ceramic diffuser for about $5 and in GLA they can exceed $40.
What's the difference between a diffuser and an atomizer?


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[bcarl_10gal]

Im not sure the exact difference but from experience the diffuser I used did not break the CO2 into that small of bubble and I though was inefficient. I went to got the atomizer and it diffuses smaller bubbles and I liked how the line feeds from the top down eliminating a "loop" in the tank (diffuser's intake was on the bottom). The atomizers do require a higher working pressure. Mine does work with the aquatek paintball regulator but I did add a GLA drop checker.

 

[Brookster123]

I got the fluval ceramic diffuser off amazon and it's working ok for now. I'm guessing I'll have to clean the disc every so often but it emits a fine mist at 3bps.

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[Fresh2o]

Hmmm...the diffuser sits beneath the HOB intake so I am not sure if bubble size makes a difference. If I fork out $48 for a GLA atomizer, I would want it to really make a difference.


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