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Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Yeah the MI job market didn't do much for me either. Let me know if I can help you guys out anyway with your move and such. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 02-Jul-2008 19:15 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Thanks for the offer! We're using ABF to move and have a couple hired strongarms to help us move the heavy stuff into the apartment, so I think we're set with that. If anything else comes up I'll think of ya. I'm probably going to set up my 50 as a fw planted again. So I might see if you'll make me a trade or something of that sort when I get set up. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 03-Jul-2008 21:56 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | I just might be able to help you out with that. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 03-Jul-2008 22:33 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Here are a couple of updated pictures without a background. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 26-Aug-2008 02:01 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Where'd all the rotala go? Lookin' good wings. I actually like the contoured look a lot. I really like the anubias midground. Looks great! Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 26-Aug-2008 03:00 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Funny, funny, matty, matty! I think most of it is in your tank! Below is my latest project. There is some very bright pink rotola in there for you. Very low fert with 19W over a 1.5G tank with hefty doses of Excel really brings out the colors in the rotala. It happens to be from the same batch I sent you form my 55G. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 26-Aug-2008 03:13 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | I love the concave shape too. Very nice. It looks like it is mainly easy care plants. Cheers TW |
Posted 26-Aug-2008 05:40 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | wow, that is some bright pink rotala Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 26-Aug-2008 15:35 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | The hint I made in Matty's thread came true yesterday. Lets just say the pulling up all the plants in your tank is a ton of work. On top of that trying to arrange multiple chunks of DW together is a pain! After about 4 hours I got the thing put back together. Hopefully later this week I can share a picture of two of it. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 31-Aug-2008 15:09 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | love those replant projects. Hope you enjoyed a nice cold one after while watching your water feature outside. Can't wait to see the pics. I'm seeing more and more baby cherry shrimp, so a swap seems like a go in a week or two whenever you have time. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 31-Aug-2008 18:02 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | A cold one might have been a good idea but it didn't happen. I had to wolf down diner then run over to a friends house for game night. I really can't wait to show this thing off. The hard scape is pretty darn sweet. I am however a little worried about a mini-cycle as I had the filter off for those hours while working on the tank. As for a shrimp trade... I think in a couple of weeks I should be able to also. I had quite a few more in the big tank than I thought. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 31-Aug-2008 19:34 | |
Countryfish Fish Addict Da...Dum .. Da...Dum Posts: 645 Kudos: 83 Votes: 242 Registered: 16-May-2007 | Wings ...Hi mate long time ..had some computer trouble . Your tanks changed a bit ...not so ISLAND looking at the minute ...might be just because the Rotala is trimmed a bit shorter . Why no background BTW? Like matty I think the Annubias look brillant . Garry |
Posted 02-Sep-2008 14:46 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Wings ...Hi mate long time ..had some computer trouble . Your tanks changed a bit ...not so ISLAND looking at the minute ...might be just because the Rotala is trimmed a bit shorter . Why no background BTW?The scape has changed a bit. I was working on getting the rotala to grow in thicker bunches so I started doing some heavy trimmings. In the last picture it was still a bit shorter than I would have ideally liked. I think the blyxa growing tall also cut down on the island effect. Well I took off the background to clean the back of the glass (I kind of spilled some liquid fry food back there) and liked the open feel to it. For now I am try the no background thing but I still have it around to stick back on if I change my mind. Having the anubias on the rocks in my midground really helps the scape of the tank. It was one of my favorite parts of the old scape. As I have mentioned before, the scape is quite a bit different. Maybe later this week I will steel a camera from school and get some shots of it. Thanks for stopping in! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 02-Sep-2008 22:58 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Well I don't have too much time to give you all the details but here is the new scape. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 13-Sep-2008 03:12 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | Hi Wings, very nice. Is that blyxia? Annubias are looking very nice & healthy One of your photos isn't working. Cheers, Robyn Cheers TW |
Posted 13-Sep-2008 08:00 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | TW, Thanks for stopping in! I have no idea why that picture is not coming up. It works fine in another forum I posted it in and it also comes up fine in the preview. Maybe someone here can help me with it or maybe it is a photobucket problem. The bushes on the sides are blyxa. I am thinking of letting the left side grow a little wild while pruning the right side back a bit and letting my foreground grow around to the back. Just a thought. The anubias is doing very well for me. I have a ton of it left over that I might place in my classroom tank or sell it off. I would send you some but I am not sure it would make it there as I am in fear of customs and such. I will try and post more pictures later this weekend. Say tuned! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 13-Sep-2008 13:19 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Wow, that looks great wings. Quite simple scape in terms of plants and the driftwood is really nice too. Nice job! Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 13-Sep-2008 14:51 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | The anubias is doing very well for me. I have a ton of it left over that I might place in my classroom tank or sell it off. I would send you some but I am not sure it would make it there as I am in fear of customs and such.Thanks Wings, but you're right to be in fear of "customs & such". I bought some plants off ebay Aquaticmagic, thinking they would have everything cleared with customs. Australian Customs destroyed the plant & wrote to me asking me to let my friends & relatives know not to post me any more plants from O/S. Your idea with the blyxa sounds nice. Your driftwood is several pieces that you've arranged that way??? Or is it just one piece? I'm guessing it's several. You've done a real nice job in the arrangement. Cheers TW |
Posted 14-Sep-2008 02:50 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Oh, and I've had this problem with the photobucket images. I think FP code won't allow this symbol - and maybe others in the url for your picture. To fix it you have to rename the file on your pc and upload it to photobucket again, then repost with the new url. Pretty easy huh? I shoulda guessed about OZ imports with stuff. I think babelfish was saying how all her stuff was quarantined for months when she moved there with Adam. Pretty strict with that sort of thing. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 14-Sep-2008 03:25 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Fixed the link. I had the file saved as RTS, meaning Right Tank Shot. Here at FP RTS stands for Red Tail Shark. I think that is where the issues came from. I actually renamed the photo right in photobucket. TW, The DW in the tank is about seven different branches. I used zip ties to hold some of them together then rocks to prop them where I wanted them. It took quite a while to get things how I wanted them. Next post will be some more pictures but I need to put it all together first. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 14-Sep-2008 13:56 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | This set of pictures shows how happy my fish are with all the wood in the tank. I think you can almost see them smiling! Whiteclouds and Bristle Nose (Female and baby) Female bristle nose and even younger baby Clown Pleco - this guy almost always stays in hiding but at this time he was checking out some of the upper branches. The last two are of the whiteclouds. They have really been staying in a nice tight group right around the wood structure. I also have a new set of babies in the tank that have about doubled in size since last week. There are about six adolescent whiteclouds that were born in the tank. I know there have been more babies hatched in the tank but I am guessing they were consumed by their adult counter parts or the filter. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 14-Sep-2008 14:07 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | hmmm...tried to change the name on the photobucket picture and it didn't work. Probably user error again. I don't remember if you said your BNs spawned or if you just bought a baby pleco. Nice shots, and your fish look really healthy and happy. I'm still loving your new DW. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 14-Sep-2008 18:43 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | I don't remember if you said your BNs spawned or if you just bought a baby pleco.My BNs have been spawning for about a year now. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 15-Sep-2008 22:53 | |
Countryfish Fish Addict Da...Dum .. Da...Dum Posts: 645 Kudos: 83 Votes: 242 Registered: 16-May-2007 | Wings ... love the scape ...That driftwood is to die for . Well done ..a first class scape .. you just keep getting better at this !!!!!! Great shots of the BNs as well love the babies . Garry |
Posted 16-Sep-2008 08:44 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Here are a few up to date pictures for your viewing pleasure. I tried a new lighting method. Let me know what you think. I have done a pretty large trim over the last 2-3 weeks and it isn't exactly filled out yet but I think I am getting closer. One thing I still feel that needs to be refined is the star grass / rotala grouping. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 07-Nov-2008 02:57 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Here is a picture of my 29G classroom tank. I didn't want to take over matty's thread anymore with it, so I thought I would show it here. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 07-Nov-2008 03:00 | |
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007 | wow the tank looks great! i love teh symmetry and how the scape directs the eye to right where the fish want to be... it its great! the class room tank looks great as well. I bet the Kids love having a bigger tank with some bigger fish (not the standard 10g with neon tetras like most teachers get ) the plants are filling in well and the health is quite admirable. I quite wish that I to could grow my plants so well. Where do you get your plants and how do you fert? do you have CO2? Just trying to figure some stuff out as I have no had the best luck with plants in the past... \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\" |
Posted 07-Nov-2008 06:14 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | brandeeno, the class room tank looks great as well. I bet the Kids love having a bigger tank with some bigger fish (not the standard 10g with neon tetras like most teachers get )My students really enjoy the fish in the classroom. One of the coolest things for them is that the convicts breed so often. Yesterday they spawned for the 3rd time this school year. The male must be doing pretty well as he must be getting over the hill. I think he is at least 6 years old. Where do you get your plants and how do you fert? do you have CO2? Just trying to figure some stuff out as I have no had the best luck with plants in the past...Most of my plants come from another form that has a place to buy, sell, and trade goods. Buying from other hobbiest gets you great prices and normally quality plants. The 55G runs pressurized CO2 and I dose fertilizer according to the Estimated Index method from Tom Barr. I think one of the biggest things for running a planted tank is buying the correct plants for your setup. Let me know if you need any help. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 07-Nov-2008 13:35 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | The 55 setup is still looking great. I think the hardscape is just perfect. Looks like the rotala is still recovering from being hacked up, but should look really good once it fills in again. The 29 is a really nice looking tank as well, do the convicts leave the crypts alone? I thought they would uproot them. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 07-Nov-2008 15:45 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | I love the 55g setup. The DW in the tank is about seven different branches. I used zip ties to hold some of them togetherAt first I thought you meant those plastic coated wires that come with freezer bags & I wondered about the wires eventually being exposed & rusting. But by zip ties, do you mean cable ties? What age/year are your students. I'm sure they enjoy the tank & the breeding part must be interesting for them too. Do fry ever survive in there? Cheers TW |
Posted 08-Nov-2008 01:52 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Zip ties or Cable ties I guess they are the same thing. The cons do uproot the crypts from time to time. For the most part they don't mess with them. My students are 5th graders. Right now there is a batch of young from a spawn a couple of weeks after school started. They spawned a week or so ago but they didn't make it. Yesterday they spawned for a third time. We will see what happens this time. What do you thin of the lighting for the photos? Thanks for stopping in!! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 08-Nov-2008 02:29 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Here is a comparison shot. The first is of the tank with normal aquarium lights running. The second I had a 650W light mounted above the tank shining on the wall. The normal aquarium lights were also running. What do you think of photo quality between the two. Normal aquarium lights. Normal aquarium lights with a very bright back lighting. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 09-Nov-2008 15:33 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | |
Posted 09-Nov-2008 19:22 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | I agree with matty, although the bottom one looks a little more like a sunset shot, so does have it's own appeal. Part of my preference for the top one, is that there is a little more illusion towards there being a background. I can't help having a preference for a tank with a dark (if not black) background, so the bottom shot, in which the "no background" look is more obvious, is a little disadvantaged when I make a choice. My opinion on the lighting might have been different, with a background. That's just my personal opinion & I see more & more the "no background" option is being used. If this tank is viewed from both sides, a background would not even be practical. Cheers TW |
Posted 10-Nov-2008 04:24 | |
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007 | the first shot gives more depth to the scape and makes the tank look overall bigger. the second looks more confined and a bit more amature IMO. I also have to agree with matty on the washed out plants and DW towards the top an back of the scape. \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\" |
Posted 10-Nov-2008 08:07 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Thanks for all the comments. I am really caught in the middle of the open feel from no background and the pop from the black background. I will probably continue to play with both. On another note it looks like the tank will be coming down here in the next couple of weeks as my wife and I are soon to move into our first house. I think having fish tanks is the worst part about moving... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 11-Nov-2008 20:59 | |
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 | Hi Wings, Congratulations on owning your first home! Yes, tanks are but a few of the headaches involved in moving. Have fun Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
Posted 11-Nov-2008 22:01 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Hope the move goes well!/:' Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 11-Nov-2008 23:04 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Thanks gents! This is a rather small move. Maybe a mile or so. I just need to get my hands on some fish bags and make sure I have enough cooler space. I might have to swing by the LFS and see what he can do for me. We will have about 4 days to make the move so I am guessing I will have time to do it right and not loose a bunch of livestock. My paradise fish spawned last night which was rather neat to watch but rather poor timing... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 12-Nov-2008 00:20 | |
Gone_Troppo Enthusiast Posts: 285 Kudos: 196 Registered: 13-Mar-2007 | Hi Wings. Congrats on the new house. Can't wait to see how the tank looks post-move. Even though its not a big move I assume there will be new scape coming once you settle in. G_T Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. |
Posted 15-Nov-2008 16:51 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Even though its not a big move I assume there will be new scape coming once you settle in.I plan on keeping things similar but I don't think I have ever had a scape stay the same for long... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 15-Nov-2008 22:22 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Well the move has not happened yet. The original game plan was to close on the house the 26th but we hit a snag and we might be able to close this week. Being that the tanks will be coming down for the move I wanted to take a few last pictures to share before they start up again. One and a half gallon. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 30-Nov-2008 20:30 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Here are a few pictures of the 55G. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 30-Nov-2008 20:33 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Sorry I missed your update wings! Your tanks are looking great...wanna trade? I'm really liking the 1.5 right now. The pelia looks pretty good in there and the rotala is sickeningly red! I think the 55 would look even better if the stargrass and rotala would even out a bit....but that's just being picky. The baby pleco is awesome and that cherry shrimp looks like she can barely hold all those eggs in there! Good luck with the closing and the move whenever it might happen! Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 11-Dec-2008 16:58 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Thanks for stopping in Matty. Don't worry about missing the post. Action around here has been a little slim for a while now it seems. I guess some of it is the time of the year. Rotala and Star Grass - These two plants are a huge timing game. The star grass grows amazingly fast. At the level it was cut down to in the last photo, it could be to the top of the tank in a week. There is also the timing of when I have a camera at hand. I have been using one of the school's cameras whenever I happen to use it for school. The move - I am not so sure the deal is going to go through at this point. We have been waiting a few weeks now for the neighbor lady to sign a waver and she has still not made up her mind. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 12-Dec-2008 13:32 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | Can't remember if I said it before, but congratulations on the house purchase wings. That's great news. You sure have some beautiful colours in your tank. Shame to pull them down, but look forward to seeing their rebirth when you have settled in your new home. Cheers TW |
Posted 21-Dec-2008 14:22 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | TW - the house deal fell through. It is a little bit of a bummer but if it wasn't meant to be then my wife and I are fine with it. I guess when we get back from MI we can start unpacking. It hasn't been much fun living in a box village the last month or so... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 23-Dec-2008 16:04 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Well I brought home a camera from school again and snapped a few shots to share. Please let me know what you think. First up is a photo of my new Ludwigia 'cuba' Next is a center shot of the tank. Last but not least The rotala is about ready for another trim. It was looking pretty sweet last week but it is now getting a bit tall. I have been getting some really nice pearling as I have the flow from my canister bashing into the flow from my power head at the center of the tank. It has been helping the CO2 swirl longer in the tank. All questions and comments are more than welcome! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 17-Feb-2009 04:45 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | Wow, not a speck of algae to be seen. I'm impressed. Cheers TW |
Posted 19-Feb-2009 23:27 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Wow, not a speck of algae to be seen. I'm impressed.Yeah right!! Most of it is just very small and if you lower the amount of light the camera takes in it just covers it up. I have been having some issues with bba, green spot, and I had a very small spot with some green hairy stuff was growing. I think I got the later out of the tank though. Nothing is really taking over so I can't complain too much. How are your tanks? Any updates?? 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 20-Feb-2009 01:19 | |
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 | Hi, With that quantity and variety of plants, I doubt that you would have much, if any algae in that tank. The plants are out compeating the algae. Beautiful tank! Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
Posted 20-Feb-2009 17:28 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Wow wings, that's looking awesome. I really like that ludwigia cuba. Your aquascape kinda reminds me a bit of a dutch scape in the second picture. Very masterful Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 20-Feb-2009 21:46 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Here are some updated pictures. My wife and I are under contract for a house so it looks like the tanks days are numbered. Enjoy the pictures. Please feel free to let me know what you think! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 30-Mar-2009 03:32 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | I got a box of fish earlier this week. I won't tell you what they are right away so lets play the guessing game for a little while. Here are the pictures.... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 03-Apr-2009 12:04 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Darn my membership ran out.... I guess I should fix that... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 03-Apr-2009 12:05 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Alrighty..........my membership is back up and running.... in a little over an hour from now I will be signing papers to become an official home owner... and my tank will be coming down and reset back up here in the next week or so. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 15-Apr-2009 15:40 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Congrats on the house Wings! those little new guys are pretty cool. I don't know what they are, going to fill us in? Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 15-Apr-2009 16:19 | |
Gone_Troppo Enthusiast Posts: 285 Kudos: 196 Registered: 13-Mar-2007 | Congrats on the house. As for the fish... Rasbora borapetensis (Red-tailed Rasbora)?? G_T Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. |
Posted 15-Apr-2009 16:52 | |
HOKESE Mega Fish Posts: 1105 Kudos: 478 Votes: 271 Registered: 22-Feb-2003 | congrates on the house,hopefully my girlfriend and i wont be far behind you,it feels like we have been saving money forever,but we nearlly have our deposit saved. now for your tanks,they are very nice,those plants are just so green and red. when i see tanks like this it makes me want to do something like that. however,the fish i keep in a nice planted tank like that,would just tear them apart! perhaps when we get our own house,i mite email you to steel some of your great ideas. that shrimp,looks like shes ready to burst. one qeustion i do have,what type of pleco is that little fellas resting on the wood. will he eat some of your plants when he gets bigger. just asking,as i have a huge pleco,(well fed too)and he has just ripped and ate my massive anubias plant to bits.it was over 40 cm high,it had like 45 levaes on it,vibrant green colour,but he just wrecked it. anyway,good luck with your new place,and be carefull moving those beautiful tanks. i hope they all go well 4 you when you set them back up,and dont foget to post up some new pics too. |
Posted 16-Apr-2009 10:49 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Thanks for all the kind words! The house has been coming along well. I started moving some things in today. I think the tanks will be one of the last things to go. This move should go a little bit easier than the last one being this is just a 5 minute drive where the last one was about 15 hrs (which turned into a 3 day trip with many setback). The little pleco on the driftwood is one of my baby BN plecos. No problems with plant being eaten. The new fishes are not rasboras. They are native to the USA if that helps. I will hold out a little longer before given in with a name. Lunch is over.... back to hauling things..... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 16-Apr-2009 19:10 | |
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 | Tanichthys albonubes White Cloud Mountain fish. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
Posted 16-Apr-2009 21:20 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | They are native to the USA if that helps. I do have whiteclouds in the tank but they are not my new fish. See pictures again.... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 16-Apr-2009 23:34 | |
Gone_Troppo Enthusiast Posts: 285 Kudos: 196 Registered: 13-Mar-2007 | The new fishes are not rasboras. They are native to the USA if that helps. hmmm... Lucania goodei, bluefin killifish? G_T Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. |
Posted 17-Apr-2009 02:34 | |
Ironhand74 Hobbyist Posts: 95 Kudos: 69 Votes: 295 Registered: 11-Aug-2007 | Lucania goodei, bluefin killifish I'm slow on the draw these days hehehe, ya beat me to it GT !! |
Posted 17-Apr-2009 06:35 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | GT - That is correct! You jut earned 10 points in the name that fish game. It is a good thing the points don't matter! These fish were wild collected out of South Carolina. I hooked up with Charlotte, NC aquarium club in late march to do native fish collecting around the area I live. All the fish we caught would have not have done well in my tank as they prefer much cooler water but it was still a great learning experience. The guy that ran the trip is from SC and he mailed me the killis a few weeks later. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 17-Apr-2009 13:55 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | Congratulations Wings. So this time, the purchase worked out for you. Nice to know the place is yours, isn't it? Are your latest pics of the tanks in your new house, or from before they were taken down for the move? Cheers TW |
Posted 18-Apr-2009 04:14 | |
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005 | hey Wingsdlc, could you tell me more about the Charlotte, NC aquarium club? Ive been living in charlotte for a couple years now, but i had no idea that there was an aquarium club here |
Posted 18-Apr-2009 23:53 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | TW - Everything has worked out really well with the house. Everything except for the tanks are not moved. Most of the stuff has not been put away yet though. My plan is to move the tanks next Saturday. To answer your question about the tank pictures, they are from the old place as the tank has not been moved yet. Guess you probably could have figured that out. zachf92 - To tell the truth I don't know much about it either. I am not a member or anything. I just hooked up with them for that one outing. Here is a link to their website/forum that will be helpful for you. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 19-Apr-2009 14:14 | |
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005 | Thanks Ive been looking for a aquarium club around here for a while now, but the only one I could find was the reef aquarium society, but i dont keep saltwater aquariums. but anyway, the tanks look incredible, as well as your new bluefin killies. I know most people advise against keeping coldwater fish with tropical fish, but bluefin killies are typically resilient and should do well. |
Posted 20-Apr-2009 01:27 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | zachf92 - I also noticed that there is a club out of Hickory too. I think they meet the last Thursday of the month at the Catawba Science Center. I might check them out next week. They are a little closer to home than going into Charlotte. Not all of the fish in my tank are tropical fish. The whiteclouds are more of a simitropical. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 20-Apr-2009 12:04 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Last night the tank went into distruction zone. I started by removing the killifish, white clouds, and what I thought to be many of the cherry shrimp. Next came the plants. Each grouping was taken out, wrapped in paper towels and placed in a LARGE fish bag (the ones they line fish boxes with). The only group that was not wrapped up in the paper towels was the mass of anubias. After removing most of the plants came bottom feeders (rainbow shark, skunk loaches, plecos, and + or - at least 200 more cherry shrimp. It took my wife and I at least an hour to get of most of the shrimp. By 9pm we were kind of wiped out and called it a night. The plants will remain in the large bag wrapped up until this weekend. They completely filled a large fish box. The fish are in in a 10G tank that was filled 50/50 with new water and old water and then placed with an over sized filter seeded with a filter pad from a running tank. Lastly the shrimp are in a 5G bucket with java moss and an air stone running. I thought it might be a bad a idea to dump that many shrimp in with quite a few fish in a 10G tank and no real hiding places. Tonight I plan to remove the shrimp we didn't get to, drain the tank, removed the gravel and transport the set up to the new house. The 2x4 stand is going to go though some modifications to make it a little more presentable in the house. Hopefully I won't have to move it for a long time. I will hopefully post pictures of the set up process. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 23-Apr-2009 12:39 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | I know how exhausting a tank move can be. Sounds like you have a good plan though. Good luck, I hope it continues to go well! BTW that's a lot of cherry shrimp Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 23-Apr-2009 15:58 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | Whew, sounds exhausting. Wow, so many shrimp surviving around your fish. How many shrimp did you start off with? Cheers TW |
Posted 26-Apr-2009 22:46 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | I think I started out with a batch of 10 or so. Sometime later I added another 10 or so to mix up the gene pool. That was all back in Michigan before the big move down to North Carolina a couple of years ago. I am not sure how many shrimp made it down here. I would have to guess 50-100? I gave away tons of shrimp before I left Michigan. This weekend I modified the stand so that the long brace pieces rest on notched out 2x4s instead of bolts. I also shortened the legs by about 10 inches. When I first made that stand it was for my 40G long a much shorter tank than the 55G. The last year or so I have had to stand on a chair to do anything at the bottom of the tank. I had been a real pain. The stand got a coat of black rustoleum paint yesterday from my wonderful wife. It might look a little more presentable in the house now. The fish and shrimp seem to be doing well in their small hotel rooms. I have not checked on my plants that are still wrapped up in paper towels in bag. I think most of them should be alright though. The tank will probably go up late tonight or tomorrow. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 27-Apr-2009 12:17 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Here is the new set up. The plants still need to fill in a bit and then get trimmed up nicer. Overall I a pretty happy with the setup up. I just have to be careful with the driftwood. While planting the ET I learned that my little bluefin killi fish will bite! Little stinkers! 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 12-May-2009 12:45 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | I like the new layout! Going for the valley look instead of the island look? I can't even tell if that's the same DW or not. Oh, and is that potomageton? Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 13-May-2009 05:51 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | I like the new layout! Going for the valley look instead of the island look? I can't even tell if that's the same DW or not. Oh, and is that potomageton? Matty! Thanks for stopping by! I have been wanting to do a valley scape for a while now. Instead of doing the normal beach look using sand I am going to try for a meadow with the ET. Same DW, it is in individual sticks so the layout possibilities are endless. potomageton?? Where? 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 13-May-2009 12:00 | |
Kellyjhw Big Fish My bubble... Posts: 405 Kudos: 217 Votes: 471 Registered: 22-Nov-2008 | Well done, that's one sweet set up. Is it me or are the small plants in the foreground blooming? TTFN --->Ta-Ta-For-Now Kelly ;o} |
Posted 13-May-2009 21:24 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Is it me or are the small plants in the foreground blooming? Kellyjhw - thanks for stopping in!! The foreground plants do flower but the flowers are very small and you probably can't seem them in the photos. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 13-May-2009 22:51 | |
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004 | Oh, looked like potomogeton in the front left running up into the rocks. Never liked sand myself so I like the decision to go with ET. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
Posted 14-May-2009 00:44 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Oh, looked like potomogeton in the front left running up into the rocks.I can see what you are talking about now. I think sand would be a little bit of a pain. Besides that this is a planted tank not a sand box... 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 15-May-2009 11:40 | |
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 | Hi, I'm enjoying the "rebirth" of the tank. Looks terrific. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
Posted 15-May-2009 16:27 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Thanks Frank! I had a lot of fun setting up the tank again. All of the plants seem do be doing well except the Elatine Americana. It seems to be melting away. Maybe it will come back. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 17-May-2009 13:35 | |
Dr. Bonke Moderator Posts: 367 Kudos: 215 Votes: 36 Registered: 15-Apr-2004 | I think the scape has potential to grow out into something beautiful. I wish I could such pieces as wood as you're using in your tank. Here in Finland the wood is imported from other countries and goes for ridiculous prices. the small pieces I have in my tank cost about 20 to 30 EUR a piece (40 USD), something like what you have would go for over 100 USD, as much as I love the wood, it's not worth that much to me I'm looking forward to seeing what your tank looks like in about a month time. Martin |
Posted 17-May-2009 14:13 | |
TW Fish Master * * *Fish Slave* * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006 | Nice driftwood arrangement Wings. Like it a lot. Forgive my ignorance - what does ET stand for. I think I follow that it is the little foreground plant, but what is it's full name. Cheers TW |
Posted 04-Jun-2009 06:48 | |
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 | Hi I think the "ET" is Echinodorus tenellus. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
Posted 04-Jun-2009 07:40 | |
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | Frank - ET very well could stand for that.... I do have it in the tank but it is not the plant I was mentioning. ET ment Elatine triandra. I guess I shouldn't be so lazy with my typing and using acronyms. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
Posted 05-Jun-2009 22:31 | |
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 | Hi Wings, Neat! A North American plant for the foreground. http://www.aquaticplantnews.com/apn/propagating-elatine-triandra/ Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
Posted 06-Jun-2009 02:08 | |
Gone_Troppo Enthusiast Posts: 285 Kudos: 196 Registered: 13-Mar-2007 | ooh.. I like the choice of Elatine It should give you a nice lush foreground pretty quickly without being as fiddly or fussy as HC or glosso. I've seen a few tanks recently that have used Elatine gratioloides (native Australian species) to great effect. The rest of the tank is looking great too.. I'm envious of your ability to produce a great looking newly set up tank. Whenever I plant a tank it always looks odd and unfinished for weeks after setup until everything settles in, recovers from transport shock and starts growing again. G_T Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. |
Posted 06-Jun-2009 03:11 | |
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