New Plants today (150 G) New Algae!

plecostomouse · 10-14-2011, 10:47 PM

cool!
like the wendtii tropica

cableguy69846 · 10-14-2011, 11:48 PM

Looks a lot better without all the green lily pipes in the tank. Did you plump that awesome spray bar up the the canisters? If so, how?

150EH · 10-15-2011, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plecostomouse

cool!
like the wendtii tropica

Somehow I knew you'd like a Crypt!

Quote:

Originally Posted by cableguy69846

Looks a lot better without all the green lily pipes in the tank. Did you plump that awesome spray bar up the the canisters? If so, how?

I'll post some shots later this weekend but I'm too beat tonight, I put 2 Eheim 2217's each with it's own Hydor 300w inline heater and one also has a CarbonDoser EXT5000 external CO2 reactor, all plumbed together with quick disconects in between then finally the intake is 1" cpvc with a 6.5" x 1" filter intake wraped with vinyl screen to protect shrimp and the exhaust and spraybar is 3/4" cpvc painted black.

It does work very well but was a pain to install, but it confirms that Amano know the best way to do things in the aqurium or atleast if he prints it, it works. The flow is very strong across the front glass with flow from water surface to substrate and it returns to the intake fast, it was a matter of minutes and the intakes screen was full of debris, but there is 528 gph flowing between the 2 filters, Eheim classics can't be beat in quality and price, in my book!

Club meeting at "That Pet Place" in PA. tomorrow, yaaaaaaawhoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Auction plants, new fish, a bubble chest that fill with air !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**jkan0228** · 10-15-2011, 01:17 AM

Very nice! More PICS!

cableguy69846 · 10-15-2011, 03:58 AM

I may have to invest in an Eheim for my 20 gallon once I get it going. HOB filters just don't deliver enough power. And that tank looks a lot better now.

150EH · 10-15-2011, 01:51 PM

The water is soooooooooooo clear this morning!!!

TactusMortus · 10-15-2011, 03:04 PM

So take some pics!

150EH · 10-16-2011, 03:42 AM

Sorry I was out shopping all day and made a pretty good score. We had a club meeting at "That Fish Place That Pet Place" in PA and their prices were really good, the 500 ml bottle of Excel $9.29, not bad. The club offered the maintenance kit from one of their group buys for $20, a member sold me the driftwood for $5, another member gave me a bag of Hygrophila pinnatifida gratis, and the other bags of plants totaled no more than $15 or so, I got Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green Gecko', Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae thanks to Mscichlid spliting her bag with me, Hygrophila corymbosa 'angustifolia', Hygrophila polysperma 'Sunset', and Mayaca fluviatilis.

Afterward we stopped by Racheals house and met her family and got to see her fish room, not to mention she fed us pizza and beer. After she got me drunk she tricked me into buying some more RCS and Chili Rasboras, it was horrible.

Oh and I got the dog a bone, gota show some love to fido.

cableguy69846 · 10-16-2011, 03:43 AM

Nice haul man.

**jkan0228** · 10-16-2011, 03:57 AM

Looks like its an early Christmas.

haha

Those tools looks very nice.

Craigthor · 10-16-2011, 10:41 AM

After she got you guys drunk did she make you clean the tanks?

150EH · 10-16-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Craigthor

After she got you guys drunk did she make you clean the tanks?

I see you've been to Rachaels before.

msjinkzd · 10-16-2011, 04:06 PM

bwahahahaha

150EH · 10-16-2011, 08:00 PM

This is a shot of the right side, I pulled a dozen Corkscrew Vals and put in the Hygrophila pinnatifida and a very small but dense patch of Mayaca fluviatilis

On the left side what a jungle but in the bottom right corner you can see the C. wendtii green gecko and this was my favorite buy, in the back I ripped out my failing Ludwigia Peruensis and moved the Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae in it's place, I added 4 new plants and this is another favorite. Plus I added some Hygrophila polysperma 'Sunset'

I also added 4 or 5 Hygrophila corymbosa 'angustifolia' to the back, left of center to fill in a bit more, but it will need time to straighten and grow. I'm not really crazy about this plant but it will do for now as a filler. I was look for S. sp. porto velho to fill in the foreground and Fissidens but there was none for sale at the auction, maybe next time.

The plumbing under the tank is nothing special but it will make it easier in the future, I had to prime it by hooking my python to the hose connection on the intake side and I got my first mouth full of fish water ever, surprisingly it was not foul but had a rather clean taste just like tap water but there was a short period of teeth brushing and Listerine. It's less crowded but really still a mess under there but I will get the RO/DI unit (2012 maybe) and install a drain hose to the front lawn flower bed and that will be nice, but it will be a while before it happens.

The flow from the 2 x 2217's is high with all the plants laying over a bit, the circulation pump is off and will be removed and it is not needed, but the upgrade from the 2215's is huge and I couldn't imagine having a 2262 or FX5 it would just be too much for this tank. Most tanks of this size and larger are 6, 7, & 8 feet long so the 2262 or FX5 would then come in handy and that's a long way to blow flow.

This isn't even a good photo but I like how her feeler is twice her body lenth, she's cleaning that so I can remove it! Thanks for looking.

**audioaficionado** · 10-16-2011, 09:27 PM

I love Hygrophila pinnatifida as a mid-ground plant. I also love Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae as a background plant in place of Vals. Both are easy to grow and look very lush once they fill in. Looking good

10-14-2011, 10:47 PM	#121
plecostomouse Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: new zealand Posts: 326	cool! like the wendtii tropica __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/fishingnerd36?feature=mhee sunsun pimp #62

10-14-2011, 11:48 PM	#122
cableguy69846 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,859	Looks a lot better without all the green lily pipes in the tank. Did you plump that awesome spray bar up the the canisters? If so, how? __________________ *The Fraternity of Dirt #39* *Just because its dirt doesn't make it low tech* *Cable's Madness* Fish tanks are like cups of coffee, one is never enough.

10-15-2011, 01:17 AM	#124
jkan0228 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 5,386	Very nice! More PICS! __________________ First Planted 95G Mr. Aqua 11.4 Crypts and Shrimp Post Your Rare and Pricey Crypts!

10-15-2011, 03:58 AM	#125
cableguy69846 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,859	I may have to invest in an Eheim for my 20 gallon once I get it going. HOB filters just don't deliver enough power. And that tank looks a lot better now. __________________ *The Fraternity of Dirt #39* *Just because its dirt doesn't make it low tech* *Cable's Madness* Fish tanks are like cups of coffee, one is never enough.

10-15-2011, 01:51 PM	#126
150EH Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Churchton, Maryland Posts: 5,369	The water is soooooooooooo clear this morning!!! __________________ Eheim Pimp #92 2.5 Gallon Shrimp Nano 10 gallon Metaframe Planted 150 Gallon Tank Journal

10-15-2011, 03:04 PM	#127
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10-16-2011, 03:42 AM	#128
150EH Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Churchton, Maryland Posts: 5,369	Sorry I was out shopping all day and made a pretty good score. We had a club meeting at "That Fish Place That Pet Place" in PA and their prices were really good, the 500 ml bottle of Excel $9.29, not bad. The club offered the maintenance kit from one of their group buys for $20, a member sold me the driftwood for $5, another member gave me a bag of Hygrophila pinnatifida gratis, and the other bags of plants totaled no more than $15 or so, I got Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green Gecko', Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae thanks to Mscichlid spliting her bag with me, Hygrophila corymbosa 'angustifolia', Hygrophila polysperma 'Sunset', and Mayaca fluviatilis. Afterward we stopped by Racheals house and met her family and got to see her fish room, not to mention she fed us pizza and beer. After she got me drunk she tricked me into buying some more RCS and Chili Rasboras, it was horrible. Oh and I got the dog a bone, gota show some love to fido. __________________ Eheim Pimp #92 2.5 Gallon Shrimp Nano 10 gallon Metaframe Planted 150 Gallon Tank Journal

10-16-2011, 03:43 AM	#129
cableguy69846 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,859	Nice haul man. __________________ *The Fraternity of Dirt #39* *Just because its dirt doesn't make it low tech* *Cable's Madness* Fish tanks are like cups of coffee, one is never enough.

10-16-2011, 03:57 AM	#130
jkan0228 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 5,386	Looks like its an early Christmas. haha Those tools looks very nice. __________________ First Planted 95G Mr. Aqua 11.4 Crypts and Shrimp Post Your Rare and Pricey Crypts!

10-16-2011, 04:06 PM	#133
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10-16-2011, 08:00 PM	#134
150EH Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Churchton, Maryland Posts: 5,369	Auction plants and minor rescape This is a shot of the right side, I pulled a dozen Corkscrew Vals and put in the Hygrophila pinnatifida and a very small but dense patch of Mayaca fluviatilis On the left side what a jungle but in the bottom right corner you can see the C. wendtii green gecko and this was my favorite buy, in the back I ripped out my failing Ludwigia Peruensis and moved the Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae in it's place, I added 4 new plants and this is another favorite. Plus I added some Hygrophila polysperma 'Sunset' I also added 4 or 5 Hygrophila corymbosa 'angustifolia' to the back, left of center to fill in a bit more, but it will need time to straighten and grow. I'm not really crazy about this plant but it will do for now as a filler. I was look for S. sp. porto velho to fill in the foreground and Fissidens but there was none for sale at the auction, maybe next time. The plumbing under the tank is nothing special but it will make it easier in the future, I had to prime it by hooking my python to the hose connection on the intake side and I got my first mouth full of fish water ever, surprisingly it was not foul but had a rather clean taste just like tap water but there was a short period of teeth brushing and Listerine. It's less crowded but really still a mess under there but I will get the RO/DI unit (2012 maybe) and install a drain hose to the front lawn flower bed and that will be nice, but it will be a while before it happens. The flow from the 2 x 2217's is high with all the plants laying over a bit, the circulation pump is off and will be removed and it is not needed, but the upgrade from the 2215's is huge and I couldn't imagine having a 2262 or FX5 it would just be too much for this tank. Most tanks of this size and larger are 6, 7, & 8 feet long so the 2262 or FX5 would then come in handy and that's a long way to blow flow. This isn't even a good photo but I like how her feeler is twice her body lenth, she's cleaning that so I can remove it! Thanks for looking. __________________ Eheim Pimp #92 2.5 Gallon Shrimp Nano 10 gallon Metaframe Planted 150 Gallon Tank Journal Last edited by 150EH; 05-04-2012 at 03:18 AM..

10-16-2011, 09:27 PM	#135
audioaficionado Planted Tank Overclocker (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Medford, Orygun Posts: 2,177	I love Hygrophila pinnatifida as a mid-ground plant. I also love Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae as a background plant in place of Vals. Both are easy to grow and look very lush once they fill in. Looking good __________________ Steve 45 gal tall high-tech : 2-23-12 update Complete CO2 Leak Test : How to build a CO2 regulator Never argue with a fool. Onlookers often can't tell the difference. Growing older is mandatory, growing up is optional. My advice is free and worth every penny.

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