Gorillas in the Mist - New Project

**youjettisonme** · 03-01-2012, 10:18 PM

Here are a few pics of my progress so far on my relatively lo-tech shrimp project. It will be a BKK tank, and I'm dry-starting the moss with a reptile fogger - Hence, "Gorillas (BKK) in the Mist (Fogger)".

Tank: ADA 90p
Substrate: Akadama Double-Red w/Osmocote
Lighting: 2 Current USA TrueLumen Pro Led bars. For the dry-start only, I am using a 150w MH as well with ADA bulb.
Fauna: BKK. May focus on WR. Will have a neo component as well. May be PFR, may be the very bluest of my blue pearls or blue rili. Not decided.
Flora: Mini Pelia carpet. Mini pelia attached to rock scape via dry-start. Willow moss for some branches. Belem in a few key spots. I haven't decided on any background stems yet. May pull from other tanks. Still a consideration.
CO2: I will likely pump in CO2 post flood to prevent any chance of melting. Later, I will consider jettisoning this all together as the TrueLumen Pro may not put out enough PAR to make me excessively worry about algae.
Filtration: I nixed the UGF, and I'm going with a SunSun 403b coupled with two sponge filters that will be hidden. The SunSun will be attached to a Jaqno 1.5L external pre-filter for ease of maintenance and more bio. A steel pre-filter on the intake glass (likely acrylic) will further slow down flow.
Rocks: They are a combination of ADA and found rocks. Focused mostly on color for consistency. Obviously, since this is a 90p, all the rocks turned this from a 48 gallon to a.... great question. I don't know the size any longer. It could be more like a 25 now.

Plan: I want to dry-start this for a few months since MP is one of the slowest growers possible. Best-laid plans... so we'll see. I'm only a few weeks into it now. As I'm using an external reptile fogger to keep it uber-humid, it's not much of a hassle yet. The mini-pelia stays super damp on rocks, and not so much on branches. May use more willow moss then first thought.

The biggest part of the experiment will be to see how a dry-started moss like MP clings to the larger pebbles of the Akadama post-flood. For rocks? I've done this experiment already so I am not worried on that front quite yet. It will stick and flourish no problem.

***I should add that there is a handful of smaller, foreground rocks going into place soon that will be seen in newer updates. This is done to further tie the scape together and make it less disjointed.

Nocturnal · 03-02-2012, 04:18 PM

Can't wait to see the final outcome! Looks great already

ThePig · 03-21-2012, 11:13 AM

looks good but wheres the gorrilas?

ucantimagine · 03-21-2012, 11:30 PM

Interesting. I'm intrigued.

douten · 03-22-2012, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePig

looks good but wheres the gorrilas?

In the mist, obviously

Great hardscape so far btw

I'm very interested in seeing how the moss will grow on the rocks

NyteBlade · 03-22-2012, 03:59 AM

Eagerly awaiting the gorillas...
But seriously, nice scape!

mahko · 03-22-2012, 04:44 AM

Mini pellia looks great when grown in. Unique scape!

Pugman · 03-23-2012, 03:45 AM

Cool looking tank. The shrimp crawling over those giant rocks will look great.

GMYukonon24s · 03-23-2012, 03:34 PM

Ya them are some nice big rocks for that tank.

tumbleweedz · 03-23-2012, 04:28 PM

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing.

**youjettisonme** · 03-27-2012, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tumbleweedz

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing.

I ended up moving this thread to the journal section.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...ore-flood.html

03-01-2012, 10:18 PM	#1
youjettisonme Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (25/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA U Posts: 686	Gorillas in the Mist - New Project Here are a few pics of my progress so far on my relatively lo-tech shrimp project. It will be a BKK tank, and I'm dry-starting the moss with a reptile fogger - Hence, "Gorillas (BKK) in the Mist (Fogger)". Tank: ADA 90p Substrate: Akadama Double-Red w/Osmocote Lighting: 2 Current USA TrueLumen Pro Led bars. For the dry-start only, I am using a 150w MH as well with ADA bulb. Fauna: BKK. May focus on WR. Will have a neo component as well. May be PFR, may be the very bluest of my blue pearls or blue rili. Not decided. Flora: Mini Pelia carpet. Mini pelia attached to rock scape via dry-start. Willow moss for some branches. Belem in a few key spots. I haven't decided on any background stems yet. May pull from other tanks. Still a consideration. CO2: I will likely pump in CO2 post flood to prevent any chance of melting. Later, I will consider jettisoning this all together as the TrueLumen Pro may not put out enough PAR to make me excessively worry about algae. Filtration: I nixed the UGF, and I'm going with a SunSun 403b coupled with two sponge filters that will be hidden. The SunSun will be attached to a Jaqno 1.5L external pre-filter for ease of maintenance and more bio. A steel pre-filter on the intake glass (likely acrylic) will further slow down flow. Rocks: They are a combination of ADA and found rocks. Focused mostly on color for consistency. Obviously, since this is a 90p, all the rocks turned this from a 48 gallon to a.... great question. I don't know the size any longer. It could be more like a 25 now. Plan: I want to dry-start this for a few months since MP is one of the slowest growers possible. Best-laid plans... so we'll see. I'm only a few weeks into it now. As I'm using an external reptile fogger to keep it uber-humid, it's not much of a hassle yet. The mini-pelia stays super damp on rocks, and not so much on branches. May use more willow moss then first thought. The biggest part of the experiment will be to see how a dry-started moss like MP clings to the larger pebbles of the Akadama post-flood. For rocks? I've done this experiment already so I am not worried on that front quite yet. It will stick and flourish no problem. ***I should add that there is a handful of smaller, foreground rocks going into place soon that will be seen in newer updates. This is done to further tie the scape together and make it less disjointed.

03-21-2012, 11:13 AM	#3
ThePig Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 17	looks good but wheres the gorrilas? __________________

03-21-2012, 11:30 PM	#4
ucantimagine Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/90%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 847	Interesting. I'm intrigued. __________________ My First Shrimp Tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...has-begun.html

03-22-2012, 03:59 AM	#6
NyteBlade Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (40/100%) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 750	Eagerly awaiting the gorillas... But seriously, nice scape! __________________ Chris Canon Pimp #20

03-22-2012, 04:44 AM	#7
mahko Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Calgary Posts: 174	Mini pellia looks great when grown in. Unique scape! __________________ 65L Iwagumi Journal

03-02-2012, 04:18 PM	#2
Nocturnal Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston Posts: 57	Can't wait to see the final outcome! Looks great already

03-23-2012, 03:45 AM	#8
Pugman Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chico Posts: 144	Cool looking tank. The shrimp crawling over those giant rocks will look great.

03-23-2012, 03:34 PM	#9
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,792	Ya them are some nice big rocks for that tank.

03-23-2012, 04:28 PM	#10
tumbleweedz Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Monroe, UT USA Posts: 153	Fun stuff, thanks for sharing. __________________ I'm not new to fish or plants, but am new to planted tanks. It is fun to learn new things and plantedtank.net is a great place to do it.

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