oldpunk's 50g low tech journal(56K)

**oldpunk78** · 08-24-2009, 03:42 AM

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are you mixing your MS with sand?

no, that's just a really bad pic + there's still a little moister in it. it's dark brown powder.

**oldpunk78** · 08-27-2009, 02:47 AM

i finished up my light bars and 95% if the fixture this afternoon. i'm pretty happy with how the cut down shop light looks. seems pretty bright too.

don't mind the tank, i haven't buffed it yet.

not bad for around 40 bucks plus the cost of a can of spray paint. (the cost only includes the t-5 part of the shop light that i already had plus the money i spent to get the conduit and hardware to put it all together.)

Trallen44 · 08-27-2009, 03:12 AM

Still looking great! Now it just needs to work on getting wet. LOL

**oldpunk78** · 08-27-2009, 03:23 AM

thanks tim! the lighting was my biggest hurdle, now that i've got that done i can focus on the tank and getting it filled. i've got the soil and the cap but i still need to acquire some scaping stuff. running low on tank money - probably will just go out find some cool manzanita out behind the house.

**smoq** · 08-27-2009, 03:55 AM

Nice. I'd love to see the progress. Subscribed!

**funkyfish** · 08-27-2009, 05:59 AM

Tank looks nice! Can't wait to see it filled with water

You gonna love MS that's what I have in my tank and I am pretty sure my plants are very happy with it

**speedie408** · 08-27-2009, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by oldpunk78

thanks tim! the lighting was my biggest hurdle, now that i've got that done i can focus on the tank and getting it filled. i've got the soil and the cap but i still need to acquire some scaping stuff. running low on tank money - probably will just go out find some cool manzanita out behind the house.

behind the house lol I like that. I wish I had that luxury. It looks great so far OP. Keep it up!!

**oldpunk78** · 08-28-2009, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by smoq

Nice. I'd love to see the progress. Subscribed!

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Originally Posted by funkyfish

Tank looks nice! Can't wait to see it filled with water

You gonna love MS that's what I have in my tank and I am pretty sure my plants are very happy with it

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Originally Posted by speedie408

behind the house lol I like that. I wish I had that luxury. It looks great so far OP. Keep it up!!

thanks guys.

today i made the mud and filled the tank. that took up just about all of my free time so i didn't have a chance to go look for some scaping stuff. here's where i'm at now.

probably will get more plants after payday rolls around again.

plants so far include bolbitis, narrow/needle leaf java ferns, crypts and a couple different kinds of anubias.

Trallen44 · 08-28-2009, 05:09 AM

Lookin' good!

**oldpunk78** · 08-29-2009, 09:07 PM

ok guys, i need some input on this obsidian. a while back, my wife went out and gathered about 350lbs. of this stuff. i figured that since it's inert i might as well try to put it to use in my tank. here's a few shots of what i'm trying to do with it.

sorry about the bad pics. so... what do you guys think - use it or not?

**Dollface** · 08-29-2009, 10:13 PM

It might be cool, but I don't like it piled up around the driftwood like that. I also think you need a few more pieces of manzanita.

Then again I might just be sick of seeing so much red rock and manzanita up here in whitmore that I'm biased.

**oldpunk78** · 08-29-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dollface

It might be cool, but I don't like it piled up around the driftwood like that. I also think you need a few more pieces of manzanita.

Then again I might just be sick of seeing so much red rock and manzanita up here in whitmore that I'm biased.

thanks dollface. i wasn't too cool about piling it up either. it was only about this time yesterday that broke those branches of a dead tree so the are still really buoyant. i'll most likely change it up after the wood has become water logged.

well... this is as far as i'm gonna get today. i ran out of plants and patience. (sorry about the muddy picture.)

i'm still not too sure about the obsidian. i can't wait to add some crypts and anubias, but that will have to wait until funding comes through.

**Dollface** · 08-29-2009, 11:19 PM

I take it back, that looks sooooo much better with plants. Now you just need a ton of moss on the driftwood, and big blobs of java fern to cover up those rocks.

**oldpunk78** · 08-29-2009, 11:54 PM

^ what do you think about different types of anubias wedged into all those cervices that the rocks create? ...cause that's what i had planned, lol.

also, i had wood on both sides. the pieces i brought in and washed didn't really all fit so i took them back out. so i guess my question is: does it need wood on both sides?

Trallen44 · 08-30-2009, 12:13 AM

I like it with the wood on just one side. I think you have a great start there. I am really liking how this tank is coming together.

08-27-2009, 02:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
oldpunk78 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: redding, ca Posts: 1,270	i finished up my light bars and 95% if the fixture this afternoon. i'm pretty happy with how the cut down shop light looks. seems pretty bright too. don't mind the tank, i haven't buffed it yet. not bad for around 40 bucks plus the cost of a can of spray paint. (the cost only includes the t-5 part of the shop light that i already had plus the money i spent to get the conduit and hardware to put it all together.) __________________ 50g low tech journal 29g journal

08-27-2009, 03:12 AM	#18 (permalink)
Trallen44 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 660	Still looking great! Now it just needs to work on getting wet. LOL __________________ Tim Trallen44's True low tech 55 gal. journal

08-27-2009, 03:23 AM	#19 (permalink)
oldpunk78 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: redding, ca Posts: 1,270	thanks tim! the lighting was my biggest hurdle, now that i've got that done i can focus on the tank and getting it filled. i've got the soil and the cap but i still need to acquire some scaping stuff. running low on tank money - probably will just go out find some cool manzanita out behind the house. __________________ 50g low tech journal 29g journal

08-27-2009, 03:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
smoq local fisherman (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 955	Nice. I'd love to see the progress. Subscribed! __________________ 75g tank journal&album DIY 75g stand manual&Journal EHFIPIMP #325 Eheim classic 2213&2217 and proffesional II 2028. Now I am true pimp VICTOR and DUAL STAGE REGULATOR PIMP CLUB MEMBER #46

08-27-2009, 05:59 AM	#21 (permalink)
funkyfish Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hanover Park, IL Posts: 717	Tank looks nice! Can't wait to see it filled with water You gonna love MS that's what I have in my tank and I am pretty sure my plants are very happy with it __________________ My 10 Gallon Journal

08-28-2009, 05:09 AM	#24 (permalink)
Trallen44 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 660	Lookin' good! __________________ Tim Trallen44's True low tech 55 gal. journal

08-29-2009, 09:07 PM	#25 (permalink)
oldpunk78 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: redding, ca Posts: 1,270	ok guys, i need some input on this obsidian. a while back, my wife went out and gathered about 350lbs. of this stuff. i figured that since it's inert i might as well try to put it to use in my tank. here's a few shots of what i'm trying to do with it. sorry about the bad pics. so... what do you guys think - use it or not? __________________ 50g low tech journal 29g journal

08-29-2009, 10:13 PM	#26 (permalink)
Dollface ◕ ◡ ◕ ◕ ◡ ◕ ◕ ◡ ◕ (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 987	It might be cool, but I don't like it piled up around the driftwood like that. I also think you need a few more pieces of manzanita. Then again I might just be sick of seeing so much red rock and manzanita up here in whitmore that I'm biased. __________________ Wabi Kusa is just an Aquascape Katamari. Nanaa nana na nana NaNa.

08-29-2009, 11:19 PM	#28 (permalink)
Dollface ◕ ◡ ◕ ◕ ◡ ◕ ◕ ◡ ◕ (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 987	I take it back, that looks sooooo much better with plants. Now you just need a ton of moss on the driftwood, and big blobs of java fern to cover up those rocks. __________________ Wabi Kusa is just an Aquascape Katamari. Nanaa nana na nana NaNa.

08-29-2009, 11:54 PM	#29 (permalink)
oldpunk78 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: redding, ca Posts: 1,270	^ what do you think about different types of anubias wedged into all those cervices that the rocks create? ...cause that's what i had planned, lol. also, i had wood on both sides. the pieces i brought in and washed didn't really all fit so i took them back out. so i guess my question is: does it need wood on both sides? __________________ 50g low tech journal 29g journal

08-30-2009, 12:13 AM	#30 (permalink)
Trallen44 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 660	I like it with the wood on just one side. I think you have a great start there. I am really liking how this tank is coming together. __________________ Tim Trallen44's True low tech 55 gal. journal

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