If you want to skip the details and go to the latest photos
This tank was started in Feb 2007, it is now Aug 07, and this is the first post in the journal, but don't worry.... I have pictures to explain the history:
DETAILS:
Substrate: Terralite clay w/ gravel (wOw)
Lighting: 130 watts (2.4wpg), but hey 65w of those are actinic
Fertilizers: EI (estimative index), 3x dry ferts weekly per the sticky, 3x micro ferts weekly, water change: 50% weekly
CO2: 10lb tank with the "best" regulator, Milwaukee SM110 pH controller, drop checker from BlackSunshine, and
Mazzei Venturi
O2: air pump on at night for the fishes
UV sterilizer: TurboTwist 3x
Plants: *seems to change too much to update at this point in the tank stage*
Fish: long-fin bushy-nose pleco, leapord cactus pleco, 2 blood-fin tetras, 3 head-n-taillight tetras, red-tail shark, 3 SAE's, 3 hatchets, 2 clown loaches, 1 moly, 9 Amano shrimp, 1 Horse Face loach, 3 scarlet Badis Badis, 1 Petra cat fish,
You'll have to excuse the photography, I didn't get trained by Amano, and I can't read the damn journals in Japanese:
Well, some sort of chronological order, I don't have pics on hand for the first month or 3: Month 4:
Here's "Akiro", the long-fin bushy nose"
Here's the Leapord Cactus pleco:
An SAE:
Here's month 5:
...and...
Here is month 7, took out the rocks, trying to utilize the pressurized CO2 more, heavier planting in the works...:
....and...
note the new driftwood tied up w/ Xmas moss, and some rocks w/ unsightlyly java/string/flame/xmas moss all tied up in there, waiting to grow out...I think I want to develop a more bushy front & center, we'll see how it goes....