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Somewhere out there, LF stares at his brave little tuft of HC and a single tear rolls down his cheek

Well I credit the AS and unobstructed high-light. LF has it in eco, although I have filled in a pretty good foreground in my 72g at this time, but it took much longer. I also think the height of this tank w/96watt bulbs is much more effetive than the height of the 72g w/65watt bulbs. I'll probably get an 60cm from ADA cause I'll be able to play around with it easier than this one.

As far as fish, I'd like to get the Celestial danios, but I want a true schooler, not cardinals or some other tetras that only school when new or my hand is in the tank. Actually a large school of rummies probably would look nice. I'm curious also to see if the layout will make the fish school better.

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As far as fish, I'd like to get the Celestial danios, but I want a true schooler, not cardinals or some other tetras that only school when new or my hand is in the tank. Actually a large school of rummies probably would look nice. I'm curious also to see if the layout will make the fish school better.

It helps if you have something to chase the schoolers around...

Celestial danios are pretty sweet. They would look pretty good in that tank too. They aren't a true schooler though are they?

Do you happen to have new pictures of the 72?

BTW:


http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/threads/35345.1.htm?10#

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

http://www.franksaquarium.com/danios.htm

Celestial danios, second from the top. Expensive but seem to be in stock

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Back in the saddle!

Thanks Nowher, Yeah they are pricey, but supposely not to difficult to bread. Looks like 12 of them will set you back around $100 w/shipping overnite. Otherwise no guarantee. I think I'll look for something else.


Wings I like your new setup. If you can get that foreground to grow in nice and thick it will look great with the midground wood and rocks exposed. Here's a current pic of the 72g. Notice the Cuba, hehe!

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/aquarium-pictures/files/1/8/9/5/IMG_2085crop_original.jpg

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The pic of the Celestial Pearl Danio shows a very beautiful fish. Hope you find some, as they'd look stunning in any tank.

EDIT: Forgot to say how much I like petrified valley too

Cheers
TW

I remember seeing those danios at AF in NJ, thought they were some sort of dwarf rasbora. Thought about getting a few but didnt know how large they would get at the time. Nice fish, good active schooler. I'm sure a large school in a larger tank would be stunning... both visually, and to the wallet.

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Tetra,

The 72 is look pretty good still. I am guessing that the foreground is HC? What is the plant in the mid-ground on the left? Sunset?

The CPD used to be called Galaxy Rasbora. Then they changed it.

What about the Glowlight Danios? I kind of have a liking for them and white clouds.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

The 72 is look pretty good still. I am guessing that the foreground is HC? What is the plant in the mid-ground on the left? Sunset?

Repens

I also like the coral pencils, but they are really pricy. I did once have three and they didn't acclimate well.

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Jeff , The new setup would look stunning with a nice big school of Rummies .
One of my favorites .
The Petrified Valley looks as brillant as ever .

Garry

Hi Jeff

In my 74G planted thread, when you said you only dose K & micros - I'm not sure which one is K? I have KNO3, KH2P04 & K2S04. Which one do you mean?

Cheers,

Cheers
TW

K2S04.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

Yep Wings is right, SO4. I believe the aquasoil provides no3 and po4 in enough quantities.




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Thanks Jeff & Wings. Sorry to post here in your log, but I don't think that those visiting my log are users of the EI method.

I'll dose Seachem Flourish & Iron according to bottle directions for tank size (or do you think Iron is unnecessary?)

How do I calculate how much K2S04 I need in a 74G. Is there a mathematical calculation I need to do.

Do you envisage a time when you'll need to dose KN03, KH2P04 as well. How will you know when / if these others are needed also.

Thanks in advance & sorry for cluttering up your log with my questions.

Cheers
TW

TW,

I would just watch my plants. They will normally tell you if something is wrong. After that you have to figure out what is missing.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

Robyn,

This link shows EI dosing guidelines. I usually just dose Seachem Flourish and not extra Iron, but I guess it depends on the plants. Robyn what are the issues with the lily pipes?

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/EI.htm

Garry thanks for the comments. Yep big school of rummies would look great.

Wings, Yep it's HC. BTW I still don't know how to change a link name to regular words in this forum. Anyone care to explain?



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you need to do:

]link=What you want it to say[The link ]/link[

Should look like the above, except the brackets need to be reversed. Below is with the bracket as the word bracket.

Bracket link=What you want it to say Bracket The link Bracket /link Bracket

Does this help.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

I'll give it a try



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Trying


Shrimp Convention

Wings your a genious. I am forever in your debt

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No problem tetra!

It was the least I could do.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

Jeff, apologies again for cluttering up your log. Thanks for the link. The doesn't work, but I'll just copy & paste into m browser & that should work ok. Glad you asked that link naming questions - I always wondered how it's done. Thanks Wings.

Robyn what are the issues with the lily pipes?

Nothing really with the lily pipes themselves. Dopey me forgot to get the cabinet maker to make a space for the lily pipes to enter from the side That issue is taken care of now & I have a nice space cut into the wood. 2nd issue was how ugly the green Eheim hose looked running down the side of the tank. I couldn't stand it. The only clear hose that I know of which is aquarium safe is the ADA stuff. Horribly expensive (AU$54), but I've got some on order & when it comes, that's when I'll attach the lily pipes. In the meantime, I have Eheim ones in place. Not that bad, as I've found you can get Eheim in-take & spray return bar in grey (not quite black - but better than green).

Well, I'm off to plant my new Alternanthera reineckii in the 74G. Fingers crossed for me that I can now grow a red plant now.

Keep us posted with changes & updates to your tank.

Cheers
TW

Robyn don't worry about cluttering up the log. It's all just conversation with just dedicated planted tank folk. If the mods don't mind, I certainly don't. Be careful with the pipes when you set it up. Make sure you grab them from the bottom where the tubing will meet the pipe, because as you know I did break one. I ordered the tubing from as well, but not as expensive for me, but I'm wondering if I could have gotten the same thing from Home Depot.

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Jeff, that is a great collage of your scapes. Is the beach area wider now in Petrified Valley?

Make sure you grab them from the bottom where the tubing will meet the pipe, because as you know I did break one

Thanks, I will. That's why Ive been so particular asking you heaps of questions about cleaning them & whether you remove the hose (it seems you do). According to instructions in my cal aqua pack, it said to cut the hose off each time - but seems so wasteful.

You pay less for the ADA clear hose? Doesn't surprise me. Checked out USA ADA site & compared USA prices to Aus prices & I just don't get it. A quick comparison, check out the price on the USA Link to the product:-

ADA Lily Pipe Outflow P-2 13mm
http://www.adgshop.com/Lily_Pipe_p/102-412.htm

Buy an ADA Lily Pipe Outflow P-2 13mm in Aus & you'll pay the equivalent of USD$167.53

Wings - what am I doing wrong in the naming of the link. Couldn't quite follow the instructions.

Edited by Frank
Robyn, you need to bracket just the internet address,
not the title of what you wanted us to see.
Go to the edit button at the bottom of this post
and click on it, then scroll up your post and
notice how I placed the brackets.

EDIT: Thanks Heaps Frank, but what I was trying to was to rename the link. At the top of this page, Wings gave a demo of how to do it (Tetratech asked how), but I must be doing something wrong. So, what I'm trying to do is have you see the Title of the link, and for that title to now actually be the link. Do you know how to do that?

Cheers
TW

Robyn,

Thanks for the comments on the photo. Yes the valley is wider. I play around with it from time to time. It's that or total redo.

That's interesting about cutting the hoses. I think that's there way of saying. "This way you won't break the pipes"

Don't feel bad about the link thing. It took me a couple of attempts until I figured it out.

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Don't feel bad about the link thing. It took me a couple of attempts until I figured it out

So what am I doing wrong? I must be pretty dopey, as I couldn't figure out Wings instructions

Cheers
TW

Maybe this will help~

{link=Whatever it is you would like the link to say}The link.com{/link}

Just change all of the {} to []

You can use the link tool from above then just edit in:

=Whatever it is you want the link to say

Is that better?



55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

[link=Lily Pipe Outflow P-6 17mm
]http://www.adgshop.com/Lily_Pipe_p/102-4161.htm[/link]sells in the US for USD$100.00. Same items sells in AUS for equivalent USD$261.92, or AUD$312.15.

Yay, link naming worked. Thanks Jeff

Only thing, I can't get it to continue on the one line. Oh well.

Cheers
TW