My 50 gallon setup

[mistergreen]

that's blackmail

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[mpodolan]

absolutely. That's how it works

[mistergreen]

i didn't know praise meant so much to you.

[jaidexl]

Looks nice, would look even better with some ET in the foreground.

[mpodolan]

Originally Posted by jaidexl

Looks nice, would look even better with some ET in the foreground.

Well, we'll see soon enough. Thanks again!

[mikeb210]

Whats the status on this tank?? Updates please!!!!

[mpodolan]

I'll try to post an update early this week. I should have some time to get some new shots on Tuesday

[24fps]

Hey man,
Your 50 gallon looks awesome. very healthy, and cool 'scaping.
Do you have some updated pics?

[mpodolan]

Here are some updated pics. Sorry, I forgot to clean the outside of the glass. I have made some changes. I took out the pogo stellatus and added rotala wallichi and cabomba furcata to the back left. I removed most of the blyxa and replaced with some crypt wendtii. There are some more changes to come once I get the rest of my plants. Here ya go

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foreground

[jaidexl]

Looks great, almost seem like you have a big tree in the center. It's nice to finally see a shipment come back to me on screen I'm glad you planted the ET next to HM, I was just wondering recently how they would look and how well they'd blend.

[mpodolan]

Originally Posted by jaidexl

Looks great, almost seem like you have a big tree in the center. It's nice to finally see a shipment come back to me on screen I'm glad you planted the ET next to HM, I was just wondering recently how they would look and how well they'd blend.

Thanks! Yea, it's still filling in, and I'm still shifting plants etc. The ET is growing fast, though! I really dig the look of it next to the HM

[jaidexl]

Any updates? So, how many times have you had to pull the ET, about 4?

[EdTheEdge]

Nice tank! Thanks for sharing.

[mpodolan]

Just like my 20H tank, I left this one for about 3 weeks unattended. Unfortunately, the elatine triandra magically disappeared while I was gone. The whole front part of the tank was dug up while I was away.

However, I was having some algae problems before I left, but now the tank is in much better shape, algae-wise. I have a feeling that I was dosing too much with the ferts (using EI recommended doses), as I do have a pretty high fishload that is likely providing a lot of the N and P for the plants.

I was probably overdoing it with the lighting as well, so I'm going to reduce the lighting a bit. I do have lots of BBA on the driftwood, but I don't know why. I have upped the co2 in the past, but it got to the point where my fish were gasping, so I can't really add any more.

I also purchased an RO system from Buckeye Field Supply that will arrive this week. That should help me have better success with some of the softer water plants I have been trying, such as Cabomba furcata and some of the thin leaved rotala species. This tank needs some serious scaping work. Anyways, here are a couple of crappy pics

[jaidexl]

It doesn't look that bad. I bet the ET became a floating stand then rotted away on the surface. Mine tries to float after three weeks or so, the ferts and light only speed the process. Looks like you have a bit left though. Everything else looks nice and green. Back to the drawing board!

Haha, I'll probably be there myself in a week or so while I wait for a new needle valve from Rex, my last one blew and I'm trying to save the tank with DIY in the meantime... lots of blue on the drop checker.