55gal journal. Big changes. New photos 6/10/08.

**rountreesj** · 04-23-2008, 09:45 PM

Just some updated pics. everything is basically the same. I did take out the far right piece of driftwood. hoping the back corners will fill in more.

full shot:

few left end shots:

few right end shots:

I realized that my camera was over saturating the pics...so all of these are a little more accurate on the color end of things.

an angled shot:

above shots:

left:

right:

as always comments and critiques wanted.

**rountreesj** · 04-23-2008, 09:52 PM

oh yeah... just a trick for a lot of you rena xp guys and gals out there...you can just cover that ugly blue intake with black electrical tape as you can see in my pics...it's much better on the eyes.

**BigPaul** · 04-23-2008, 10:07 PM

Just have to say beautiful tank! It has a ton of depth for a 55.

**lauraleellbp** · 04-23-2008, 10:28 PM

Shoot I can't give you 5 stars again or I'd do it... LOL

I really love this tank!

**rountreesj** · 04-23-2008, 11:25 PM

thanks paul: I tried very hard to give it depth...it has a substrate depth of close to 9in. in the back and the rocks are stacked on top of each other to give it a since of mid ground without using too much space. I hope to get the plants to the suface if possible...we'll see.

lauraleellbp: thanks for the compliment! I have been working hard to improve it daily...hopefully it will be show worthy sometime soon.

SeaSerpant · 04-24-2008, 01:28 AM

i have to say. it looks better than the ada winners because you made it simple but sheik.

**fishscale** · 04-24-2008, 03:57 PM

Great tank! Any thoughts on using moss?

**EdTheEdge** · 04-24-2008, 04:15 PM

Wow quite a transformation!!! Great looking tank! What kind of rocks are those?

THanks for sharing!!

**rountreesj** · 04-24-2008, 04:23 PM

thanks guys!

Fishscale: Yes I have tries moss, however I have 5 SAE's so they just devour it. I would like to use some fizzidens as they seem to leave it alone, but alas I it is not cheap. I plan on getting more needle leaf java ferns to add some contrasting color/texture soon.

EdTheEdge: the rocks I am using are common granite found near any fresh road or bridge site

. So essentially free rocks that are all the same color and texture.

**resowner92** · 04-25-2008, 03:53 AM

are u sure thats ur tank

its beautiful totally different from ur last scape. i give it 2 thumbs up

Reepicheep · 04-25-2008, 12:13 PM

Very very cool! Inspiration to all us 55 owners..

**rountreesj** · 04-25-2008, 02:55 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Resowner92: Yes it IS my tank, and it is quite different from the last scape. But it's the same tank.

Reepicheep: Thank you! and I do hope that this is helpfull for all with skinny tanks. I've found that the only way to create a sense of depth in this tank is to use the height and terrace each area. this gives the impression that things are farther back, but they are really just higher up.

I'll keep you guys posted.

Raimeiken · 04-25-2008, 07:45 PM

That's sweet! I like the positioning of the driftwoods a lot. And I'll have to try do what you did to your intake tube! thats a great idea.

How much light you got running on that tank? Oh and what you're fert schedule? and water parameters?

rasetsu · 04-25-2008, 08:38 PM

That's hot.

**rountreesj** · 04-25-2008, 09:17 PM

Lighting: 4x32watt 6500K T8 8hrs, 3x32watt 6500K T8 4hrs.
I would love to get some 8000K T8 bulbs, but I don't think they make them...

Ferts:
50% water change each week
½ teaspoon KNO3 three times a week
¼ teaspoon K2SO4 three times a week
1/8th teaspoon KH2PO4 three times a week
Micros twice a week
Iron twice a week

ph6.5-6.0
gh-kh-unknown

04-23-2008, 09:45 PM	#31 (permalink)
rountreesj Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 464	55gal journal. Big changes. New photos 6/10/08. Just some updated pics. everything is basically the same. I did take out the far right piece of driftwood. hoping the back corners will fill in more. full shot: few left end shots: few right end shots: I realized that my camera was over saturating the pics...so all of these are a little more accurate on the color end of things. an angled shot: above shots: left: right: as always comments and critiques wanted.

04-23-2008, 10:28 PM	#34 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (39) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 9,077	Shoot I can't give you 5 stars again or I'd do it... LOL I really love this tank! __________________ 10 gal Shrimpy Jungle http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewto...p?f=82&t=24524 29 gal Asian themed tank for Betta simplex (in progress) http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewto...p?f=82&t=24513 46 gal of Sword Addiction (in progress) http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewto...p?f=82&t=24542 90 gal New World Community http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewto...p?f=82&t=23207

04-24-2008, 01:28 AM	#36 (permalink)
SeaSerpant Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 1,197	i have to say. it looks better than the ada winners because you made it simple but sheik. __________________ Thanks SeaSerpant __________________________

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fishscale O.G. - original guppy. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 3,659	Great tank! Any thoughts on using moss? __________________ Eheim Pimp #254, Eheim Wolverine #1 55 Gallon Work in progress 10 Gallon Shrimp Tank 10 Gallon Planted QT 20 Gallon Shrimp Tank (Work in progress)

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EdTheEdge PlantedTank.Net Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lomita,CA Posts: 854	Wow quite a transformation!!! Great looking tank! What kind of rocks are those? THanks for sharing!! __________________ 90 Gal - 2 Eheim 2217s - 4 Rio 50s - 4X96watts CF - Flourite - 2X300w Visitherm - Pressurized CO2 25 Gal - Eheim 2236 - 36 watt CF - 28 watt CF - Flourite - 150w EBO Jager - Red Sea 500 Reactor - Pressurized CO2 15 Gal - Eheim 2215 - 36 watt CF -18 watt CF - Flourite - 150w Visitherm - Pressurized CO2 - Nano Diffusor 03 Gal - Eclipse system - DIY CO2

04-23-2008, 09:52 PM	#32 (permalink)
rountreesj Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 464	oh yeah... just a trick for a lot of you rena xp guys and gals out there...you can just cover that ugly blue intake with black electrical tape as you can see in my pics...it's much better on the eyes.

04-23-2008, 10:07 PM	#33 (permalink)
BigPaul Plant Nerd (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 106	Just have to say beautiful tank! It has a ton of depth for a 55.

04-23-2008, 11:25 PM	#35 (permalink)
rountreesj Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 464	thanks paul: I tried very hard to give it depth...it has a substrate depth of close to 9in. in the back and the rocks are stacked on top of each other to give it a since of mid ground without using too much space. I hope to get the plants to the suface if possible...we'll see. lauraleellbp: thanks for the compliment! I have been working hard to improve it daily...hopefully it will be show worthy sometime soon.

04-24-2008, 04:23 PM	#39 (permalink)
rountreesj Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 464	thanks guys! Fishscale: Yes I have tries moss, however I have 5 SAE's so they just devour it. I would like to use some fizzidens as they seem to leave it alone, but alas I it is not cheap. I plan on getting more needle leaf java ferns to add some contrasting color/texture soon. EdTheEdge: the rocks I am using are common granite found near any fresh road or bridge site. So essentially free rocks that are all the same color and texture.

04-25-2008, 03:53 AM	#40 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,417	are u sure thats ur tank its beautiful totally different from ur last scape. i give it 2 thumbs up __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site

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Reepicheep Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 29	Very very cool! Inspiration to all us 55 owners..

04-25-2008, 02:55 PM	#42 (permalink)
rountreesj Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 464	Thanks for the kind words everyone! Resowner92: Yes it IS my tank, and it is quite different from the last scape. But it's the same tank. Reepicheep: Thank you! and I do hope that this is helpfull for all with skinny tanks. I've found that the only way to create a sense of depth in this tank is to use the height and terrace each area. this gives the impression that things are farther back, but they are really just higher up. I'll keep you guys posted.

04-25-2008, 07:45 PM	#43 (permalink)
Raimeiken Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13) Join Date: May 2004 Location: glendale, arizona Posts: 271	That's sweet! I like the positioning of the driftwoods a lot. And I'll have to try do what you did to your intake tube! thats a great idea. How much light you got running on that tank? Oh and what you're fert schedule? and water parameters?

04-25-2008, 08:38 PM	#44 (permalink)
rasetsu Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 270	That's hot.

04-25-2008, 09:17 PM	#45 (permalink)
rountreesj Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 464	Lighting: 4x32watt 6500K T8 8hrs, 3x32watt 6500K T8 4hrs. I would love to get some 8000K T8 bulbs, but I don't think they make them... Ferts: 50% water change each week ½ teaspoon KNO3 three times a week ¼ teaspoon K2SO4 three times a week 1/8th teaspoon KH2PO4 three times a week Micros twice a week Iron twice a week ph6.5-6.0 gh-kh-unknown

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