Sprucegruve Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) blues are nice. but depending on your water paramaters you should check out harolds Hyphessobrycon frankei also called the Ucayali tetra. Edited June 4, 2012 by Sprucegruve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgd Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Have the XML at about 1500mA with 40 degree optics. Xpg at around 1000mA with 60 degree optics. Fixture about 20" off the tank, 40" off substrate. PREPARE TO HAVE MIND BLOWN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince0 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 looks really nice! Where are the fish?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgd Posted June 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 No fish yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 fish r over rated. -ham- -ham- -ham- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cgy_Betta_Guy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 looking really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince0 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 that looks beautiful!! you should enter it into the world aquascaping competition!! What kind of rocks are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Wow! Want to see this bad boy in a month or two. Beautiful.....hey just noticed my Roselines in there. You need another 8. That tank is HUGE! Edited June 18, 2012 by Jayba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgd Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 looking really good. Thanks boss. that looks beautiful!! you should enter it into the world aquascaping competition!! What kind of rocks are those? I'd love to enter it, hopefully it turns out well enough! I've just about got enough growth to start moving things around. It's all seiryu stone. Wow! Want to see this bad boy in a month or two. Beautiful.....hey just noticed my Roselines in there. You need another 8. That tank is HUGE! Haha, yep, the big ones are yours. I just added them a few days ago so they are still being wimps. You think I need eight more? That's gonna be a big school when they are all grow'd up. I've got 50 blue tetras holding at Harold's for pickup and 20 corydoras sterbai coming at the end of the month. I also need to add a handful of ottos and there's around 18 Amano shrimp in the tank. Also have a breeding group candy striped dwarf plecos for the tank as well as a galaxy and a few others. I'm going to stock it a little slow because I need very well oxygenated water for those roselines. The sump was a good idea for that reason, and I'm cranking the co2 and so far all is well. I'll also be adding colony of painted fire red and also tiger shrimp if they do well in tap water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jcgd Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Just got back form a five day vacation to Vancouver. All was fine and dandy when I got back and it was my first time leaving the new tank alone. I also ended up adding 20 Corydoras sterbai, 10 PFR and 10 tiger shrimp to my quarantine. I wasn't around to pick bodies if need be (had a Canadian Aquatics order shipped in) but all was well tonight. Picked out a single shrimp but I can live with that. Also added some plants tonght: Bacopa caroliniana Blyxa japonica Hygrophila sp. 'Araguaia' Juncus repens ????? Limnophila aromatica Ludwigia brevipes Ludwigia inclinata Ludwigia repens x L. arcuata ?????? Ranunculus inundatus Staurogyne stolonifera ??????? Hygrophila pinnatifida Eriocaulon sp. 'Goias' PROSERPINACA PALUSTRIS Pogostemon erectus Ludwigia inclinata var verticillata 'Cuba' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaVishVish Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Congratulations! Very nice work. How long in total you completed all the works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgd Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Oh jeez. It's hard to say. The whole build took me a year, but I had to build the fixture, come up with money, source all my parts, etc. If I had the money up front I could have all my parts in say three weeks with shipping. The hardscape took me a few hours, more playing than anything, but you can see it was pretty different in my first few pics (when I was actually setting up) versus now. I think it looks much better than day one now that I've sat on the layout, and then adjusted, and then waited again. There are still a few things I need to fix. The planting took about 10 hours. Setup of all the equipment, lights, etc. probably took around 6 hours if you have a helper to move stuff around. I find the planting to be most tedious. The first three weeks are hard work, lots of large water changes, getting the co2 set, I had to keep lowering the lighting intensity, etc. CO2 is the hardest to get right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgd Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Good Morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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