ridethespiral Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 (edited) My current equipment is as follows: 75g Tank (4ft long) 48" Hagen GLO 2x54W T5HO 6500K: + 12000K, 12" above tank EBO Jager 150W Heater Eheim 2075. [Tray #1 EHFIMECH ->#2 EFHIMECH ->#3 Sponge ->#4 Sponge + 250mL Seachem Purigen] Koralia One +Two Koralia 1050's, one 24/7, the other on 15-30m intervals during light period, off during dark. My Wishlist: ETH 300W Inline heater Substrate: Miracle Grow Organic Soil Play sand (Might switch out with flourite one day) Fishies: 17 Wild Cardinal tetras about 20 - corydoras hastatus 6 - F1 synodontis petricola 3 - Golden oto's 2 - Siamese Algae Eaters 2 - Bolivian red rams 1 peppered cory Flora: Alternanthera reineckii Amazon Swords x2 Anubias caladiifolia Anubias nana Crypt pontederiifolia Green tiger lotus Hygrophilia Java fern Limnophila Ludwigia Repens Moneywort Pygmy chain sword Vallisneria spiralis Rest yet to be determined.. Hardscape? I have noooo idea :icon_lol: ISO 100 Exposure 1/2 sec Aperture 3.5 Focal Length 18mm 12/21/11- Click on link for massive resolution picture Tank is over a year wet! https://lh3.googleus...s0/IMG_1162.JPG 09/27/11- chopped up the vals 09/25/11 At last! A decent camera. Most of the fish were hiding, it is pretty late/early :help: I still need to figure out how to use this thing hahah 09/15/11 Lots of growth! My most favourite shot despite not being great quality. Just shot off a bunch of pics after feeding[06/29/11] Got a nice pic after blocking the light. I need to get a pic of the rams, they are turning out to be spectacular. Lost all my cardinals after removing them from the tank to protect the others. All seems well and stable now. 02/08/11 ~1mnth update! Recieved six F1 petricolas, 4 Bolivian Red Rams, 10(was 20 but half died) Cardinal Tetras. Still to recieve 3 apistogramma cacatuoides and replacement Cardinal Tetras (wasnt his usual stock) Finally did a trim, WOW was it overgrown.. Limnophila was at about 4ft, vals are 4ft + long Another slight rescape! Hope it looks better.. 01/12/11 Slight rescape 12/31/10.. Picture taken 01/03/11! Happy new years hah. Full tank shot 12/24/10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Very Beginning!! kinda bad pic, its late, but it shows what the stand finish kinda looks like.. boring lol. 11/16/2010 Edited December 28, 2011 by ridethespiral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 looking good so far! as for your stock list, you've noted a LOT of bottom fish: "Fauna: ~20 Corydoras pygmy 3 Peppered Corydoras (currently owned) 1-2 Plecos ??Siamese algae eater?? 10-15 Corydoras sterbai ~20 Neon/Cardinal Tetras GOBY??? Rest to be determined.." i'd bring down your cory numbers to 20 at the most, skip the siamese algae eater, make your plecos bristlenose, and add some other type of mid to top level fish that are larger than the neons so that you'll have more to look at in your tank (IMO longfin rosy barbs are a beautiful mid-size community fish). or go with one centrepiece fish like a gourami or maybe a pair of rams (bolivians come to mind). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethespiral Posted November 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 true enough about too many bottom feeders. i will think about the rams twenty corys sounds plentiful. and going to look more into midclevel fishies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Pygmy cories spend much of their time schooling in midwater. I love the look of a large school of Cardinals - I'd go for 20-30, and maybe a dozen or so Bleeding Heart tetras for contrast. And maybe a decent school of hatchets for something up top. I would get the plants going first. Plant the heck out of your tank, and get them established before adding fish. Once your plants are growing well, you won't have to worry about cycling it, or adding fish a few at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethespiral Posted November 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) Tank is up and running! :proud: Draining.. Oooh T5HO.. bright =] Planting Filled up, eheim 2213 transfered over, koralia one running for flow, everything set and good to go. Edited December 27, 2010 by ridethespiral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 great start! just needs wood now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethespiral Posted November 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Agreed. A nice branch will complete the tank. Minus the many many many plants I plan on having hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethespiral Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) Day three of being set up, and the plants LOVE the T5HO bulbs. Here's a quick picture of the ludwigia repens, compare to the colour in the post above which was grown under CFL bulbs before being placed into this tank. The colour is beautiful, and this picture doesn't do it justice. Edited December 27, 2010 by ridethespiral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 them's some happy plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethespiral Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) plants plants plants plants plants yay parameters after not even a week: (started out with .5ppm ammonia straight from the tap) ammonia barely registers, nitrite also barely registers or is 0ppm, and nitrate is 5-15ppm Cabomba, Crypts, and an unknown? Alternanthera reinicki Anubias caladifolia Pygmy chain sword Hydrophila? + Val Full tank shot =] Edited December 27, 2010 by ridethespiral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLake Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 looking mucho better now with the new plants! you may want to not plant your pygmy chain sword so deep though, it could rot on you. i know it's tough with small plants to get them 'just so' in the substrate, lol. maybe bring it up a little and just put a pebble on top until the roots take hold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethespiral Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Will do. I tried getting most of the sand off but it wasn't working lol. How can I get my water clear? Its so cloudy, but I don't want to do water changes, and filter floss does nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishkabod Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 seachems product clarity should help allot. what most of those products do and would work very well for you is take floating fine particles and bind them together so that the filter can take them out of the tank. A couple of filter floss cleanings might be nessasary afterward since you didn't rinse the play sand but otherwise you should be good to go. If you stirr up the sand again another round might be nessasary. Good luck and let us know how that organic potting soil is working for you. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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