Ebi-topia: Shrimp godz are pleased.

D3monic · 03-15-2012, 11:46 PM

UPS finally managed to get a ebi here without shattering it!

Originally I was going to use stone but after I ordered It I read that kind of stone raises the PH so driftwood it is.

I am still trying to decide on the scape layout. Which do you guys like best?

Toss up between these two

What do you guys think? I plan on getting this started today Maybe emersed just until the Moss's take hold. Anubius I can affix with hot glue.

**crazydaz** · 03-15-2012, 11:55 PM

I vote on Number 2 option.......but I couldn't begin to tell you why Bro!

Just looks a bit more natural to me with a better flow. Either way, it'll look killer!

What moss are you planning on using? I would go all fissidens, if you can afford it. That would look pretty stunning to me! I think most mosses are kind of over-used. Just my opinion!

pedropete · 03-16-2012, 12:12 AM

i have an Ebi, too, and so far, it's been great! i like the very last photo you posted - one larger piece and one smaller piece - two peaks jutting up. shrimp love moss, so make good use of it!

D3monic · 03-16-2012, 01:12 AM

Me too!

algarciajr · 03-16-2012, 01:13 AM

I like #3

dtfleming · 03-16-2012, 01:13 AM

LOL, I see you are hooked.

tenzero1 · 03-16-2012, 01:24 AM

I vote #3 would look sweet with a carpeting plant coming out of the hollowed log/cave looking deal with tall stem plants behind it!

D3monic · 03-16-2012, 02:24 AM

I was thinking a bunch of anubius around the bottom of the driftwood.

what would be a good foreground plant for that low of light?

Even better question. What do you think for the background?

D3monic · 03-16-2012, 05:41 AM

tenzero1 · 03-16-2012, 01:10 PM

That looks great, awesome start! There are so many background plants to chose maybe get some with some red or purple to them for some contrast.

DesmondTheMoonBear · 03-16-2012, 05:43 PM

Fluval ebi FTW!!! Love the scape, I probably should have gone minimalistic since mine is now a complete jungle. Mine is very messy, but the shrimp love it, and something new is always going on.

What do you plan on having in there?

D3monic · 03-16-2012, 07:01 PM

Not sure yet, what ever high end shrimp I can afford. My high grades will probably go into the ebi and the rest into the 75gal.

So far I like

CRS SSS+, K14's, shadow panda's, BKK, OEBT and blue bolts. Which one's can go together I still need to figure out.

GMYukonon24s · 03-17-2012, 02:19 AM

I like the tanks.

D3monic · 03-22-2012, 05:08 AM

Well I decided to fill the tank today, mosses held for the most part. The moss on the ground level still is a little floaty though.

I was in the garage sanding the canopy for the 75gal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...rs-edge-5.html

when my wife called me into the house. I found this.

Hot glue was most definatly not a adequate adhesive for aquatic environment even though it was given ample time to dry.

Still clearing up

I will just use black contact paper on the back and half the sides instead of the background.

D3monic · 03-22-2012, 01:33 PM

nice and clear this morning

03-15-2012, 11:46 PM	#1
D3monic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 497	Ebi-topia: Shrimp godz are pleased. UPS finally managed to get a ebi here without shattering it! Originally I was going to use stone but after I ordered It I read that kind of stone raises the PH so driftwood it is. I am still trying to decide on the scape layout. Which do you guys like best? Toss up between these two What do you guys think? I plan on getting this started today Maybe emersed just until the Moss's take hold. Anubius I can affix with hot glue. __________________ Canon Pimp Club #019 "I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" Ebi-topia 75g Rivers Edge Dario H. Breeding Log Last edited by D3monic; 04-24-2012 at 02:55 PM..

03-15-2012, 11:55 PM	#2
crazydaz Friggin. Conformist. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (65/100%) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 1,256	I vote on Number 2 option.......but I couldn't begin to tell you why Bro! Just looks a bit more natural to me with a better flow. Either way, it'll look killer! What moss are you planning on using? I would go all fissidens, if you can afford it. That would look pretty stunning to me! I think most mosses are kind of over-used. Just my opinion! __________________ Kinder. Goth.

03-16-2012, 01:12 AM	#4
D3monic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 497	Me too! __________________ Canon Pimp Club #019 "I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" Ebi-topia 75g Rivers Edge Dario H. Breeding Log

03-16-2012, 01:24 AM	#7
tenzero1 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Platteville, WI Posts: 258	I vote #3 would look sweet with a carpeting plant coming out of the hollowed log/cave looking deal with tall stem plants behind it! __________________ I tried to just get my feet wet...but instead I dove in head first...planted tanks are addicting... The brandy bowl and pride rock

03-16-2012, 02:24 AM	#8
D3monic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 497	I was thinking a bunch of anubius around the bottom of the driftwood. what would be a good foreground plant for that low of light? Even better question. What do you think for the background? __________________ Canon Pimp Club #019 "I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" Ebi-topia 75g Rivers Edge Dario H. Breeding Log

03-16-2012, 12:12 AM	#3
pedropete Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 71	i have an Ebi, too, and so far, it's been great! i like the very last photo you posted - one larger piece and one smaller piece - two peaks jutting up. shrimp love moss, so make good use of it!

03-16-2012, 01:13 AM	#5
algarciajr Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 55	I like #3

03-16-2012, 01:13 AM	#6
dtfleming Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 22	LOL, I see you are hooked.

03-16-2012, 05:41 AM	#9
D3monic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 497	__________________ Canon Pimp Club #019 "I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" Ebi-topia 75g Rivers Edge Dario H. Breeding Log

03-16-2012, 01:10 PM	#10
tenzero1 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Platteville, WI Posts: 258	That looks great, awesome start! There are so many background plants to chose maybe get some with some red or purple to them for some contrast. __________________ I tried to just get my feet wet...but instead I dove in head first...planted tanks are addicting... The brandy bowl and pride rock

03-16-2012, 05:43 PM	#11
DesmondTheMoonBear Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/80%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 430	Fluval ebi FTW!!! Love the scape, I probably should have gone minimalistic since mine is now a complete jungle. Mine is very messy, but the shrimp love it, and something new is always going on. What do you plan on having in there?

03-16-2012, 07:01 PM	#12
D3monic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 497	Not sure yet, what ever high end shrimp I can afford. My high grades will probably go into the ebi and the rest into the 75gal. So far I like CRS SSS+, K14's, shadow panda's, BKK, OEBT and blue bolts. Which one's can go together I still need to figure out. __________________ Canon Pimp Club #019 "I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" Ebi-topia 75g Rivers Edge Dario H. Breeding Log

03-17-2012, 02:19 AM	#13
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,842	I like the tanks.

03-22-2012, 05:08 AM	#14
D3monic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 497	Well I decided to fill the tank today, mosses held for the most part. The moss on the ground level still is a little floaty though. I was in the garage sanding the canopy for the 75gal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...rs-edge-5.html when my wife called me into the house. I found this. Hot glue was most definatly not a adequate adhesive for aquatic environment even though it was given ample time to dry. Still clearing up I will just use black contact paper on the back and half the sides instead of the background. __________________ Canon Pimp Club #019 "I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" Ebi-topia 75g Rivers Edge Dario H. Breeding Log

03-22-2012, 01:33 PM	#15
D3monic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 497	nice and clear this morning __________________ Canon Pimp Club #019 "I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" Ebi-topia 75g Rivers Edge Dario H. Breeding Log

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