Oasis/ Journal of a 20L

[waterfaller1]

I finally began my journey yesterday. I will get some pics of the progress today if the water clears, so far it looks like it will.

Yesterday...
20L{long}
Mission style wood stand
Eheim Ecco 2234{changed to 2215}
ADA Amazonia, Brite sand, Estes white sand
RO water
Coming~Yamaya stone-10 Lbs
Still need~Driftwood, CO2 set up






One can dream...

[CobraGuppy]

nice tank placement.

Is that stand for the tank for did you find it/have it? It looks perfect lol.
What in the blue bag?

[rountreesj]

its not a blue bag...its the booklet with the pics of the aquatic layout 2008...correct me if I'm wrong.

You can always tell when a tank is going to look good by looking at the equipment and materials beforehand. You got all the equipment and materials...so all you got to do is make the tank look good.

what kind of plants are you planning?

[blazeyreef]

looks awesome
Your B&G is beautiful , we need pics of him/her
cant wait to see this all "done"
pics of the reef would be neat as well. I failed as a reef keeper

[waterfaller1]

Originally Posted by CobraGuppy

nice tank placement.

Is that stand for the tank for did you find it/have it? It looks perfect lol.
What in the blue bag?

I bought the stand online from petco. It was on sale w/ free shipping.
The blue thing is an entry form into the ADA International Aquatic Plants layout Contest 2008. I was just messing around, I am not even close to anything worthy of an entry in such an event. Yet..

Originally Posted by rountreesj

its not a blue bag...its the booklet with the pics of the aquatic layout 2008...correct me if I'm wrong.

You can always tell when a tank is going to look good by looking at the equipment and materials beforehand. You got all the equipment and materials...so all you got to do is make the tank look good.

what kind of plants are you planning?

Well..not all the equipment, but I hope it will come out nice. Baby steps..and patience..
I have lots of choices I can do for plants. Here are my tanks on pg 7, give some suggestions from the plants you see.
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...ics-4-a-7.html

Originally Posted by blazeyreef

looks awesome
Your B&G is beautiful , we need pics of him/her
cant wait to see this all "done"
pics of the reef would be neat as well. I failed as a reef keeper

Reefs..pg 7 too..lol
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...t-reefs-7.html

And Sheba says hey..& thanks for the compliment.

[Orlando]

Wow! your feathered friend is nice. I have kept parrots my whole life until now. Lived in Panama for years and had all kinds of Green Amazons and what not. Your tank with all that ADA soil will grow like mad weeds! I cant wait to see this develop. I see your salty to the side there, drooling.
Ive never had a tank on carpet before, keep your shop vac close

[rountreesj]

From the plant list you already have in your other tanks, I'm liking the fizzidens, flame moss, HC, D. hairgrass, Anubias petite, and some of the stems are nice too (I had trouble identifying some of them).

do you have any plan as far as hardscape goes? And what lighting are you using?

[waterfaller1]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Wow! your feathered friend is nice. I have kept parrots my whole life until now. Lived in Panama for years and had all kinds of Green Amazons and what not. Your tank with all that ADA soil will grow like mad weeds! I cant wait to see this develop. I see your salty to the side there, drooling.
Ive never had a tank on carpet before, keep your shop vac close

Thanks for the well wishes and words of encouragement Orlando. I bartered Sheba for work at a reef shop when I first began the hobby of reefkeeping. She is great..used to be in Disney's Rainforest cafe's bird show. They discontinued the show...lucky for me.

I can only pray the tank would totally ruin the carpet..that would be sweet! This home was built in the 50's, we bought it a little over a year ago. Part of their idea of flipping the house was to remove the wooden floors and replace it with carpet. My dog and we have already trashed it, and it was brand new. I really do not like carpet, especially with pets. I would rather of had old beat up wooden floors I could have refinished than brand new carpet. Come on Eheim..spill your guts..

J/K

[waterfaller1]

Originally Posted by rountreesj

From the plant list you already have in your other tanks, I'm liking the fizzidens, flame moss, HC, D. hairgrass, Anubias petite, and some of the stems are nice too (I had trouble identifying some of them).

do you have any plan as far as hardscape goes? And what lighting are you using?

Thanks for your input! Hardscape is coming..Yamaya stone & driftwood. How it will look I have no clue until it is in my hands.
Lighting is going to be the 2 X 24 wt T-5 Nova Extreme fixture from the ten gal. I want to get a pressurized Co2 unit from Orlando/Green Leaf Aquariums. I feel the lighting won't be enough, we'll have to see. I am toying with the idea of this..

http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/prod...oducts_id=1414

[Orlando]

Your Macaw surely is a magnificent one. Good luck on your tank, oh I almost forgot. Do you plan on cycling the aqua soil in a bucket or do you have other plans for that?

[CobraGuppy]

haha, oops sorry :3

Wow, nice macaw, i can't believe i missed it in the 2nd pic.

[rountreesj]

That light would be better than your current setup...you have much more options, but you will want to change the color K in the fixture.

Orlando is a cool guy and will hook you up with some co2...just check out his store...

[waterfaller1]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Your Macaw surely is a magnificent one. Good luck on your tank, oh I almost forgot. Do you plan on cycling the aqua soil in a bucket or do you have other plans for that?

The aquasoil is brewing in the tank with the sand. I plan on water changes for the first two weeks, then the introduction of some good bacteria to kick it into gear, and more water changes as we go. However long it takes to complete before anyone is moved over.
With the catalina set up you can choose any bulbs you want. They even have geiseman bulbs.
Orlando & Laura are great..I have learned this without even purchasing anything yet.
Sheba says..you are making her blush..{lol Blue & Gold macaws do 'blush'..and hang their head..}

[lauraleellbp]

Happy shopping!!

PS did you see we have a new initiate into the "little black dot" club? I told Naja he has to move to FL now to join us in QT! hehehehe

[waterfaller1]

Hi Lauralee..heheh, I missed that. Will have to go check it out.
Todays pics.

still cloudy..and umm..it looks green..



Heartly..my carpet thrasher..