Safado's 55g (Warning 56K) New Pics 10/08

[Fosty]

Originally Posted by Safado

Finally does anyone know the name of this plant? It appeared in conjunction with some Java Fern, and has some similarities with it, but lacks the roots. It remind me of something one would see in a kelp forest. It is a little bit "dusty" from all the junk I stirred up while moving stuff around.

It looks to be Pellia (Monosolenium tenerum).

[Safado]

Originally Posted by Fosty

It looks to be Pellia (Monosolenium tenerum).

Thanks Frosty! After reading about it here I am sure that is what it is. I debated taking it out of the tank, but as I now have a bare spot where it is, and there isn't anything spreading that way at the moment, I think I will leave it there, knowing I may need to spend some extra time cleaning up after it if it starts invading other parts of the tank.

[Safado]

First a tank update. I am getting frustrated with the Parrot's feather. It just grows TOO FAST. If I were too keep it looking good, I would have to trim it every third day. I pulled up and replanted my dwarf sag. It is really a confidence booster. It is growing really well, though it is a little taller than I would like it to be. I also replaced the CO2 tank today. about 48 hours before it ran out I noticed the tank pressure had dropped a bit. The next day it was almost out, and then yesterday at 11:00 it sent out its last bubble. I work close to an AirGas location, so during my lunch I had it filled for just over $8.50.

Now for a few additions to the tank.

Dwarf Cray:
The actual length of this thing is about an inch, possibly 1.25 inches.



Albino Bushy Nose Pleco:
I got a few of these guys, hoping to get them to breed. It'll be a while, as they are still quite small.

[Steven_Chong]

ooh-- nice man. where'd you find the dwarf crays? do they leave shrimp alone?

[Safado]

Originally Posted by greenmiddlefinger

ooh-- nice man. where'd you find the dwarf crays? do they leave shrimp alone?

Aquabid. "13+," which equates to 10, for about $25.00. As for messing with the shrimp, they don't seem to notice each other. Every once in a while, which is usually when they feed them, a shrimp will land on a cray, and the cray will disappear, or a cray will bump into a shrimp, which will disappear, but I don't think either are doing any harm to the others except for startling them. I am amazed at how fast these things are when they want to be.

[Safado]

I while back I had wired a few LEDs together as a moon light basically following Chuck's design. I couldn't really figure out how to mount it on my tank, but after seeing Theothergeoff's photo I decided to give it another shot. I like it, but it is a temporary solution. I need to improve it. It is bright enough to know it is there, but that is about all. I think it actually looks better in the photo than in real life.

If interested, the picture was taken at 800 speed, f8 and a 5 second exposure.

[azn_fishy55]

your tank looks great,its way better then mine.I started mine all wrong and the water is all clouded with a bacterial bloom.But your tank is great! ^_^

[TheOtherGeoff]

looks good. thw hire LED is neat compaired to the blue. i almost wish mine were white but they were free so why not aye??

Here is a slightly more permanat solution for you. this is working very well for me.

[Safado]

Originally Posted by azn_fishy55

your tank looks great,its way better then mine.I started mine all wrong and the water is all clouded with a bacterial bloom.But your tank is great! ^_^

Thanks for the encouraging words. I have been quite busy lately, and I am afraid my tank has suffered on a whole, though some plants seen to be thriving, so is the algae. Don't worry about a bacterial bloom in a new tank. I think all of them go through it. Pretty soon your water will clear up.

As for the LEDs, I am till considering it seriously. I will probably di it in the next few months.

[Safado]

Well it has happened. I have torn down the tank. I just bought a house and will be moving next week. Between being extremely busy at work, and the new house thing the tank was stressed anyhow, so it is probably a good thing to tear it down. Most of the plants, shrimp, and fish were farmed out to a local hobbiest, who was extremely gracious enough to help. I hope to begin setting it up again in about a week. What shocked me was how big the java fern had gotten on the top of that fake rock piece. It looked great, and I am thinking of making it a centerpiece of it in a 35 I am planning, though I am also thinking of Cichlids in the 35...

[banderbe]

Originally Posted by Safado

Well it has happened. I have torn down the tank. I just bought a house and will be moving next week. Between being extremely busy at work, and the new house thing the tank was stressed anyhow, so it is probably a good thing to tear it down. Most of the plants, shrimp, and fish were farmed out to a local hobbiest, who was extremely gracious enough to help. I hope to begin setting it up again in about a week. What shocked me was how big the java fern had gotten on the top of that fake rock piece. It looked great, and I am thinking of making it a centerpiece of it in a 35 I am planning, though I am also thinking of Cichlids in the 35...

Hi Safado did you ever figure out your needle valve bubble count problem?

[Safado]

Originally Posted by banderbe

Hi Safado did you ever figure out your needle valve bubble count problem?

I did, but from other posts it seems you have found what I did to not be helpful. You may have a needle valve even more deffective than others.

[Matthew Mahling]

never mind miss read post.

[the_noobinator]

Originally Posted by Safado

Aquabid. "13+," which equates to 10, for about $25.00. As for messing with the shrimp, they don't seem to notice each other. Every once in a while, which is usually when they feed them, a shrimp will land on a cray, and the cray will disappear, or a cray will bump into a shrimp, which will disappear, but I don't think either are doing any harm to the others except for startling them. I am amazed at how fast these things are when they want to be.

umm yeah. my frog used to spazz out when a shrimp tried to crawl on him, and that usually results in a few floating stem plants every week. now, however, the frog and my tiger barbs have grown to the point that they can consume a few dozen shrimp a week, so no more floaters.