:icon_frowSo I got a new camera and havent figured out how to use it properly yet so heres a peek at a project that i've been tossing together for about 3-4 weeks to test a photo......
I'm just playing on the photos, but yes it has been a pain and really started from the C02 regulator being broken for 6 days and that was enough to start the downward spiral, it's coming back strong though so I know I'm headed in the right direction, knock on wood.
Here is my 29g disaster tank. I dont pay much attention to this tank other than water changes and ferts. I am actually pissed at it for killing $300 worth of C. keei that I had either grown for over a year or got from Xue. Here it is in all its untrimmed glory...(and FWIW, all of these pics had to be fixed. Way overexposure for some reason tonight, sorry)
Java Trident, hydrocotyle, MQ, Fissidens...
Peacock moss and Hydrocotyle...
Persicaria praetermissa...
Frogbit, herpes, and giant herpes, with a creeping sp; of Ludwigia below it...
Murdannia sp. 'Red'
Just a cool top water shot for the photography cool kids...
I have the most amazing fish collection ever in this baby. I spent a small fortune to rig this tank all the way out. I got myself 3 black Mollies that survived the tub farm last summer (and didnt get sold) Theyre pretty fancy schmantcy :hihi: there was supposed to be 12 pygmy cories in there but I only see a few at a time here and there because the MQ is so tall. The Mollies actually do most of the moss trimming in this tank so they are useful. Oh, and the token couple pf ottos. I never see them either
All my Oto's come out at night and suck on the glass, I tried it once but it was tasteless.
I'm sorry to hear you lost your C. keei but that's why I refrain from spending big bucks on plants or fish, because I'm so much better at killing things than making them flourish. I do have a bridge for sale on the south side of New York.
In the landscape business for 20 years I'm very good with terrestrial planting and the layouts of hardscapes, etc. and it may be that very reason why I suck at it in the aquarium after all those late nights drawing up plans on the computer to sell landscapes so in the tank I use the NBA method and plant from the foul line.
Wooooh Chad grats on the moderator position. Now I am going too have too watch my potty mouth when I send you dirty comments and messages... dirty referring too substrate here people, get your mind out of the weeds. Oh I crack myself up sometimes.
I've always wondered about being a moderator, how does it work out, did they see that you have a level head and ask or is it something you enjoy and volunteer?
I stated this many time before that Momotaro and Wasserpest are so easy going and level headed that I could never be a moderator, but these guys are my all time favorites so you've gotta work your way into the M hall o fame.
I am not really sure how it came to this, but Kyle asked me if I would like to give it a shot. I was shocked to say the least. I hadnt really considered it before and thought it over for a day or two. It seems like it will be easy enough and wont affect anything to do with what I come here for, so I humbly accepted. I think. It may have been worse than humbly accepted. :hihi:
I've always wondered about being a moderator, how does it work out, did they see that you have a level head and ask or is it something you enjoy and volunteer?
I stated this many time before that Momotaro and Wasserpest are so easy going and level headed that I could never be a moderator, but these guys are my all time favorites so you've gotta work your way into the M hall o fame.
I wish they would grow faser Jerome I have some in my 65g still and a couple I save for my emergent setup but thats it. My 65g is in sad shape bro. I rescaped it in mid January and I had a problem with my filter. I ordered a 2217 and I am in the process of pianting the intake but its going SLOWWWWW. Hopefully it comes together here in the next few weeks. i would post a pic, but nobody wants to see a giant green wall of front glass
Well that's really cool that he asked you to do it, see no good deed goes unpunished. I skip around to much and don't even read the posts well enough to comment, yesterday I saw this guy was buying a RO/DI unit but he was going with a cut rate company so I sent him a pm to warn him and I noticed he was from Columbia MD. so I told him we were having a club meeting this Saturday and he could come no charge to see if he liked it and I told him if he joined he could get in the auction too, you know the whole GWAPA sell. So he PM'ed me later saying he did go with el cheapo and why would I want to go to a plant meeting in MD, I live in Missouri. I read so fast I miss the little details and do stupid stuff.
I did reply and apologize for not catching the O in MO, but.....
There are different forms of duckweed. Some of the tiny stuff can be irritating if you dont want it. VERY difficult to get rid of. The giant Duckweed Lemna major is actually tolerable and nice. It makes nice big leaves, they're purple/red on the bottom, and it doesnt take over real fast like others do. I like to make it look swampy with 5 or more different floaters. It adds variety. Some plants are just invasive and are too much to keep up with. Regular duckweeed being one of them. There is a smaller duckweed thats even worse to get rid of.
I like the look of your tank better than my black leaved anubias. Sorry about the die-out of your C. keei. I've lost my two favorites Pogostemon helferi 'Downoi' and Hygrophila pinnatifida. They didn't get touched by any algae, but just faded away after getting shaded by other plants.
Do you like the Mini Rose carpet? Haha, this is what I was talking about with mosses being mixed. I received this Mini Rose a couple weeks ago and just look at all the other mosses mixed in, tainting the MR.
The 29g is fully carpeted in MQ. It would be an all night job to plug a 220 but there should be enough there to do it. Your armpits will hurt for sure The hydrocotyle is a weed, whenever you are ready for it, Its yours.
Sweet, it will probably be about a month till my 220 is ready to be filled think you will have the marisala till then? I will take it all though.
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