my tank journal + process

chinaboy1021 · 07-28-2003, 05:55 AM

any questions and suggestions are welcome!
the tank has been setup for 2 weeks. within a week, i did some rearranging. planning to add java fern + driftwood + fish + riccia

at the beginning after filling

HOT magnum took care of the dust in 5 hours

close ups:

3 days later bacteral bloom. you can see my jungle fizz factory co2 bell

milky

side view:

did 95% water change, planted new plants, filled:

bacterial bloom has not gone away after the water change:

added 30 more watts of light in the white HD fixture. inserted carbon in filter. bloom is gone.
[img]http://www.pricenetwork.ca/photos/chinaboy1021/fish4.jpg[/img
clear tank, fuzzy picture:

today added the micro sword:

tank area:

cleaning micro sword before adding.

2 days later, you can see the growth about 2 inch in the rotala already. also you see diy co2 setup.

specs:
10 gallon (standard)
45 watts. full spec + 4100k + bad bulb, switching to 5500k soon.
100% reg flourite
ferts: postash + jobes fern root sticks.
filter: ac 200. floss/foam/foam
plants: rotala, jungle val,amazon sword,1 tiger lotus leaf(rest were rotted from LFS, the only leaf i got left popped out my gravel 2 days after planting),micro swords,hydrocotyle,cyperus

will update regularly on request and upon interest. thanks for looking. comments and ?s welcome.[/img]

**GulfCoastAquarian** · 07-28-2003, 01:16 PM

Looks like a nice setup! Be patient and let the tank stablize without disturbing it too much.

datkatliono · 07-29-2003, 03:23 AM

Yes your tank is beautiful. May I ask how do you seal your DIY CO2 system. It looks pretty different from anything i've had suggested.

chinaboy1021 · 07-29-2003, 04:10 AM

oh ignore the co2 seal. it's a bad example. what happened was at first i sealed it wtih bathroom sealant. but i was in a hurry to use it, therefore i didnt wait long enough for it to dry completely. it started to leak, so i just took plastic wrap and wrapped it in a way that i was complete sealed. it took me about 20 mins to get it sealed. next time ill just wait 36 hours before i use it.

vfish2003 · 07-29-2003, 05:28 AM

whats that tall grassy palnt, and nice setup and how big is the tank?

chinaboy1021 · 08-03-2003, 01:58 AM

updated pic.
added live stock:
4 amano shrimp
2 endler guppies

added plants. camomba, glossos,unknow red plant. everything is giong crazy and growing like mad.

07-28-2003, 01:16 PM	#2
GulfCoastAquarian Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,577	Looks like a nice setup! Be patient and let the tank stablize without disturbing it too much. __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

07-29-2003, 03:23 AM	#3
datkatliono Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bronx, New York Posts: 4	Yes your tank is beautiful. May I ask how do you seal your DIY CO2 system. It looks pretty different from anything i've had suggested. __________________ "I Had a vision of love and it was all that you've given to me!"

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07-28-2003, 05:55 AM	#1
chinaboy1021 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2003 Location: toronto Posts: 283	any questions and suggestions are welcome! the tank has been setup for 2 weeks. within a week, i did some rearranging. planning to add java fern + driftwood + fish + riccia at the beginning after filling HOT magnum took care of the dust in 5 hours close ups: 3 days later bacteral bloom. you can see my jungle fizz factory co2 bell milky side view: did 95% water change, planted new plants, filled: bacterial bloom has not gone away after the water change: added 30 more watts of light in the white HD fixture. inserted carbon in filter. bloom is gone. [img]http://www.pricenetwork.ca/photos/chinaboy1021/fish4.jpg[/img clear tank, fuzzy picture: today added the micro sword: tank area: cleaning micro sword before adding. 2 days later, you can see the growth about 2 inch in the rotala already. also you see diy co2 setup. specs: 10 gallon (standard) 45 watts. full spec + 4100k + bad bulb, switching to 5500k soon. 100% reg flourite ferts: postash + jobes fern root sticks. filter: ac 200. floss/foam/foam plants: rotala, jungle val,amazon sword,1 tiger lotus leaf(rest were rotted from LFS, the only leaf i got left popped out my gravel 2 days after planting),micro swords,hydrocotyle,cyperus will update regularly on request and upon interest. thanks for looking. comments and ?s welcome.[/img]

07-29-2003, 04:10 AM	#4
chinaboy1021 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2003 Location: toronto Posts: 283	oh ignore the co2 seal. it's a bad example. what happened was at first i sealed it wtih bathroom sealant. but i was in a hurry to use it, therefore i didnt wait long enough for it to dry completely. it started to leak, so i just took plastic wrap and wrapped it in a way that i was complete sealed. it took me about 20 mins to get it sealed. next time ill just wait 36 hours before i use it.

07-29-2003, 05:28 AM	#5
vfish2003 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 47	whats that tall grassy palnt, and nice setup and how big is the tank?

08-03-2003, 01:58 AM	#6
chinaboy1021 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2003 Location: toronto Posts: 283	updated pic. added live stock: 4 amano shrimp 2 endler guppies added plants. camomba, glossos,unknow red plant. everything is giong crazy and growing like mad.