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cheers LF.

it's the FP all nice and new.

anyway thats catch up - yeaturday i spent all morning draining the tank down as every time i touched the substrate the tank turned into chocolate milkshake - once i washed the substrate through seems to be slightly better - just lokked cloudy -

i added the carbon to the filter now it's nice and clear.

i added the plants why i thoght would look good- hard to see as it went cloudy again - waited till this morning to take the photos - i'll post them in a minute.

the light on tank isn't very good -its just a 25W T8 off my 40g the luminaire i ordered hasn't come yet.

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cloudy tank

[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/shekoi/My%20setups/60g/95706275.jpg[/ur]

left hand side
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/shekoi/My%20setups/60g/e0ca8d9f.jpg[/url]

right handside
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/shekoi/My%20setups/60g/c487877e.jpg[/url]

full tank
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/shekoi/My%20setups/60g/9c14b48b.jpg[/url]

i've still need to add about 20-30 gallons of water and i've got more grasses - not sure where to put them? might save some for 40g.

i've got couple more pieces of bogwood to add in the middle, then the auascapping is done till i can afford more plants.

any suggestions on plants for the foreground and middle back section of the tank?

cheers shekoi!

ps are corys ok on flourtie cause it looks sharp like broken pottery almost?


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shekoi,

Either I am not getting it or all others that refer to "your nice tank" are off.

This is not your tank, right? This is a sample of how you would your tank like to look when it is all said and done.

Please explain,

Ingo

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the fire place was an issue but with only two places in whole house bigger enough to take a 60g with my 40g in the other it had to go there.

good thing is the tank is going in a room i hardly use, and i've never used the fire in the 7 months i've lived in the house.

tetratec external filter nw up and running on 40g. it's so quiet towards the fluval 304 i did have on.

the 304 has been really well cleaned, used bleach and hot water, so this can be used to start again when i get round to turning the 40g into an african cichlid tank in the new year.

cheers

ps i've never had a spray bar on a tank before, should it be above water below, or so that the outlets are right on the surface? also does it go at the side of tank or back pointing forward?

cheers shekoi


Last edited by shekoi at 20-Dec-2005 07:34

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shekoi,

It looks like a nice spot for the tank.

I noticed the fireplace on the left, is that one in use? If so, could it be that the heat would reach the tank's left side. That might be a problem.

Ingo

EDIT: You know what I would suggest: place a rubber mat under the stand. I use the plastic shields they make for rolling chairs at the work place (forgot what they are called. I have mine sticking our in the front for maybe 6 inches so when I mess with the tank and water drips off my arms it falls on the matt and can be wiped off easily.

Last edited by LITTLE_FISH at 20-Dec-2005 07:20

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tanks coming tonight - filter has just this minute been delivered i'm moving furniture around at the moment to get room to bring the tank in.

fingers crossed it goes through the door.

alcove where the tank will be going, its 43 inches wide so the tank should fit nicely.

just going to have play with filter now and connect it to forty gallon to start its cycle.

cheers shekoi

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yes the tank is off a website, it's how i would like my new tank to look, apart from i'm having flourite substrate not sand.

i pick the tank up tommorrow evening so i'll post pictures on wed i think, then i'll have to choose how to paint it. and put it into place.

shekoi

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Yes, you are right LF, I've seen that tank online before in one of the gallaries.

My Scapes

I think the others are all off and you are on the right track LF.


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

First off i would like to thank everybody whos helped me with problems and questions - there has been a lot.

i pick the tank up tuesday and i've ordered my filter off the net so that should be here Monday if not tommorrow!

to start i'm going to put the new filter on my 40g to help start the cycle.

tank equipment
Tetra Tec Ex700 external filter
Two TetraTec 150W heaters
at momment 3x T8 Bulbs with reflectors each 30W will get at least one more. that should give me 2wpg so low light

i'm putting a base substrate of flourite ordered one bag already. might have to add some old gravel to build up, hopefully 3/4 bags will be enough.

fish already have in 40g and 10g
1 Angel
1 RTS
1 Dwarf Gourami
1 otto
1 Clown pleco
1 Bristlenose pleco
5 corys
4 neon dwarf rainbows
12 H. Rasbora

fish want to add once up and running for few months
3 ottos
4 corys
i want to get several snails the ones that dig the substrate to help the tank out.

it will be heavily planted with low light plants.

java fern, anubias etc.

i'll post picture of filter and tank once i get it back home. going to be while for i can say it's complete. probable just in time for me to start again that always happens.

thanks shekoi



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Very nice tank. Plants and fish look really healthy. I think that the red irian rainbow really sets the second pic off. Any chance we could get a close up of the red irian rainbow?

It is pretty wild how there are so many logs and threads running with planted tank stuff. All I have to say is that it is way fun! Welcome to the club!

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

Well, Matty wasn't the first one either. Dr. Bonke was the first one I saw, but I am sure there were others as well

And I can't take all the credit for popularizing "the Log", tetratech and I started at the same time

we've got a cool thing going over there, join the Gang.

Yeah, maybe you want to start off by picking your alias from one of the people [link=HERE]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Planted%20Aquaria/64425_32.html?200512160956" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link] (scroll down a little and you will know ).

Ingo

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i've had it custom built due to the fact i have an old victorian house so the only space i have for tanks is the sides of the chimneys. with the biggest alcove being 43inches i couldn't really get a tank bigger then 40g from a LFS cause they are all X gallon longs, i needed wide and tall.

i found the guy on ebay to build it for me, it comes untreated so that will be my first jb next week, i'll probably do the same as on the photo, just a clear protective vanish of some sort.

cheers shekoi

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That tank is awesome! I also LOVE that tank stand! Where did you get that? It matches your Hutch SO well! Is it custom-made or store-bought? Please give us more pictures. Preferably some close-ups and such. That would be great!

Keep up the GREAT work!

Christina

this is the tank design i've gone for mine will be 40x18x24 inches

new tank

and this is rougly what i'm basing my layout like, but with the plants i've chosen.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/shekoi/ideas/4731.jpg


Last edited by shekoi at 16-Dec-2005 10:28

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i'll look out for those pictures.

Moderator move the thread over for me then to planted aquaria forum.

plants i've look for at so far are.

anubias
crinum natans
cryptocoryne beckettii, undulata 'broad leaf' and wendtii
hemianthus callitrichoides
hydrocotyle levcocephala
lilaeopsis mucloviana
sagittaria subulata
Vallisneria all types
microsorium phteropus
microsorium pteropus windelov.

i'll also add some shrimp for even more algae and dead matter control.

shekoi

just read you log littlefish or should say read part goes on abit. nice tank how is it now? any problems setting it up you wish to warn me about

Last edited by shekoi at 16-Dec-2005 10:19

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Hey, come over to planted tank forum! Logs in the planted forum have their beginnings with Mattyboombattys log, but LF was the one who really popularized the whole thing. He's the Elvis to matty's Chuck Berry

Anyway, the point is, we've got a cool thing going over there, join the Gang.

Also, if you're going for a heavily planted low light tank, look around for pics of Cup_of_Lifenoodels tank. I'm pretty sure he has a fairly large tank filled with java fern, looks amazing.

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Back in the saddle!

shekoi,

A new log, how wonderful

I can't wait to see all the pictures

I just wonder why you put it in the General Freshwater, as it is a planted tank.

Come on over

Ingo

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