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**rekles75** · 02-01-2009, 05:34 PM

This is my other 55 gal, I was using as a holding tank. To grow out some plants but now I have decided to do something with it. I got this tank from Roundtreesj last year. It is identical to my other 55 gal except that he made his own light canopy. He did a damn good job with it also. It has 7 32 watt t-8 fourescents in it. It is very bright compared to my other light that I paid $100 for.

Ok Specs

55gal
7 - 32 watt t-8 custom made canopy w/ diy fans
2 - hydor nano powerheads. left side constantly ran, the right comes on with CO2.
10lb co2 cannister w/ 3 way splitter also going to a 10gal and 4 gal finnex
Milwaukee Reg. w/ 3 way splitter
Rena Xp - 3 Filter w/ purigen.
EI dosing regime
Hydor inline 300w heater
4 - 9l bags of Aquasoil

Plants
Needle leaf java fern
Bolbitis heudelotti
Anubias barteri v. "Nana"
Anubias barteri v. "barteri"
Althernantera Reineckii
Hemigraphis sp. Traian
Echino. Vesuvius
Eleocharis sp."Belem"
Others I dont know the names of, If I am missing anything please add.

Fish
9 Bleeding Heart Tetras
15 Rasbora Het
10 Glow Light Tetras
6 Ottos
2 Pygmy Gouramis
1 Amano Shrimp ( I thought they all died months ago, this little guy survived and has been hiding for at least 4 months.)

Other things
Maylaysian Drift Wood (MDW) from badcopnofishtank. This was left over from a my other 55 gal. I am not totally sold on the look right now. I may pull it out in the long run.

All rocks are from Dewalltheway. If you follow 55 gal tanks you know the one I am talking about. I am in no way trying to duplicate what Dew did, But I did like the wall idea and I tried my own wall to see what it looks like. I wanted the anabias' to come though holes in the wall.

This is the last pic which I took this morning. Unfortunately it is still cloudy.

Thats really cloudy. I am hoping it will clear up tomorrow.

02-01-2009, 05:34 PM	#1
rekles75 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (104/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 860	55 Gal "Dueces" Pic heavy - Now Algae Free This is my other 55 gal, I was using as a holding tank. To grow out some plants but now I have decided to do something with it. I got this tank from Roundtreesj last year. It is identical to my other 55 gal except that he made his own light canopy. He did a damn good job with it also. It has 7 32 watt t-8 fourescents in it. It is very bright compared to my other light that I paid $100 for. Ok Specs 55gal 7 - 32 watt t-8 custom made canopy w/ diy fans 2 - hydor nano powerheads. left side constantly ran, the right comes on with CO2. 10lb co2 cannister w/ 3 way splitter also going to a 10gal and 4 gal finnex Milwaukee Reg. w/ 3 way splitter Rena Xp - 3 Filter w/ purigen. EI dosing regime Hydor inline 300w heater 4 - 9l bags of Aquasoil Plants Needle leaf java fern Bolbitis heudelotti Anubias barteri v. "Nana" Anubias barteri v. "barteri" Althernantera Reineckii Hemigraphis sp. Traian Echino. Vesuvius Eleocharis sp."Belem" Others I dont know the names of, If I am missing anything please add. Fish 9 Bleeding Heart Tetras 15 Rasbora Het 10 Glow Light Tetras 6 Ottos 2 Pygmy Gouramis 1 Amano Shrimp ( I thought they all died months ago, this little guy survived and has been hiding for at least 4 months.) Other things Maylaysian Drift Wood (MDW) from badcopnofishtank. This was left over from a my other 55 gal. I am not totally sold on the look right now. I may pull it out in the long run. All rocks are from Dewalltheway. If you follow 55 gal tanks you know the one I am talking about. I am in no way trying to duplicate what Dew did, But I did like the wall idea and I tried my own wall to see what it looks like. I wanted the anabias' to come though holes in the wall. This is the last pic which I took this morning. Unfortunately it is still cloudy. Thats really cloudy. I am hoping it will clear up tomorrow. __________________ Thanks, Rekles75 55 GAL #1---55 GAL #2 ---10 GAL---4 GAL Finnex---ALL SCAPES HAVE BEEN RETIRED. Last edited by rekles75; 05-02-2009 at 12:12 AM..