Grogans 60p

**Geniusdudekiran** · 09-22-2012, 01:37 PM

Fantastic job, Grogan. I know I said I didn't like the driftwood in the beginning but I really like what you've done with it.

driftwoodhunter · 09-22-2012, 02:06 PM

Beautiful tank! I like the driftwood, I like the bold strong lines created by the straight limbs.

I get so sick to my stomach every time I see posts by you lucky folks in Alaska. It looks like Heaven to me! If I were younger & knew I could get a job, I'd move in a second. I should have moved there back in the day when I was much younger! I'm lucky to be in Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, but I would love to be where you are! Someday I'm going to take a month off from work & just go for an extended vacation...

grogan · 12-08-2012, 07:21 AM

A long overdue update:

Okay so this tank is still kicking and growing rapidly. I added a Kessel LED light and started using ADA fertilizers. Together they provide excellent growth. The carpet is still struggling to take off but the glosso is far from dying. I also added a inline heater to cut down on in tank equipement. I also found a neat little lily pipe magnet scraper. It makes cleaning the tubes and glass a breeze. Here are some quick phone pictures.

marioman72 · 12-08-2012, 08:05 AM

wow looks amazing, looks like everything is really filling in now. cant wait to see the glosso carpet.

**chad320** · 12-08-2012, 08:16 AM

Im curious about the Kessil light. Is that their arm/holder/clamp or did you get it somewhere else? How long has it been on this tank? Your tank look great. Id really like to try these lights but im really looking for some good confirmation that they will do everything a T5-HO will do.

tex627 · 12-08-2012, 01:31 PM

Awesome setup! Try trimming the glosso, it'll promote horizontal growth! Keep up the good work! the tank looks really clean

grogan · 12-11-2012, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chad320

Im curious about the Kessil light. Is that their arm/holder/clamp or did you get it somewhere else? How long has it been on this tank? Your tank look great. Id really like to try these lights but im really looking for some good confirmation that they will do everything a T5-HO will do.

Thats their "goose neck" mounting arm. And it works amazing. I wouldn't order a kessel without one. It gives you easy control of the light. You can adjust the distance from the surface and direction of focus with ease. I have had the light running for about 3 weeks now and have no complaints. None of my plants are dying and algae growth is minimal. So I highly recommend the light.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tex627

Awesome setup! Try trimming the glosso, it'll promote horizontal growth! Keep up the good work! the tank looks really clean

Thanks for the tip.

Green_Flash · 12-11-2012, 04:59 AM

it looks sweet, is that an ada drop checker?

grogan · 12-11-2012, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green_Flash

it looks sweet, is that an ada drop checker?

It sure is. I could have got a cheap Ebay one...but that isn't my style.

Green_Flash · 12-11-2012, 05:22 AM

oh no, it looks great, like a piece of art itself.

thats next on my buy list along with the ada ferts. you use step 1, 2 and special lights?

I also like the color rendition on your LED light.

forget to mention I also subscribed.

GMYukonon24s · 12-11-2012, 09:52 AM

Nice clean setup!

grogan · 12-11-2012, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green_Flash

oh no, it looks great, like a piece of art itself.

thats next on my buy list along with the ada ferts. you use step 1, 2 and special lights?

I also like the color rendition on your LED light.

forget to mention I also subscribed.

Yup those are the ferts Im using. The simplicity of having the pumps is really convenient. Plus they seem to work rather we'll. Thank you for the compliments.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMYukonon24s

Nice clean setup!

Thanks, that's what I was going for.

grogan · 01-03-2013, 07:29 AM

Update:

I just did my weekly water change and trimmed the glosso down. I am waiting to trim the stems and moss till this weekend. Ill be saving the stems and donating them to the local shop so they can put together some cheap grab bags. I also added an ADA cabochon ruby check valve to my CO2 system. My regulator already has built in NASA grade check valves but when I saw how clean these things look, I just had to have one. With a $410 regulator, might as well have double water protection.

Saxtonhill · 01-03-2013, 11:41 AM

Following this thread with interest

Beautiful job and great explainations

RynoParsons · 01-03-2013, 07:49 PM

Love the tank. Love the kessil

09-22-2012, 01:37 PM	#31
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,355	Fantastic job, Grogan. I know I said I didn't like the driftwood in the beginning but I really like what you've done with it. __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

09-22-2012, 02:06 PM	#32
driftwoodhunter Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Christiansburg, Va Posts: 2,758	Beautiful tank! I like the driftwood, I like the bold strong lines created by the straight limbs. I get so sick to my stomach every time I see posts by you lucky folks in Alaska. It looks like Heaven to me! If I were younger & knew I could get a job, I'd move in a second. I should have moved there back in the day when I was much younger! I'm lucky to be in Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, but I would love to be where you are! Someday I'm going to take a month off from work & just go for an extended vacation... __________________ *The Fraternity of Dirt # 7* **- Daughter of the Dirt - Canon Club #018 Twin 29g Dirt Tanks on an Iron Stand - DIY 3D Backgrounds http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...stand-pic.html The Behemoth - 125 dirt tank** http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=199772

12-08-2012, 07:21 AM	#33
grogan Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Anchorage Posts: 302	A long overdue update: Okay so this tank is still kicking and growing rapidly. I added a Kessel LED light and started using ADA fertilizers. Together they provide excellent growth. The carpet is still struggling to take off but the glosso is far from dying. I also added a inline heater to cut down on in tank equipement. I also found a neat little lily pipe magnet scraper. It makes cleaning the tubes and glass a breeze. Here are some quick phone pictures. __________________ You always think that after this next project your tanks will be complete...there is no 'complete' in this hobby. There will always be something new

12-08-2012, 08:05 AM	#34
marioman72 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: bristol, RI, U.S. Posts: 317	wow looks amazing, looks like everything is really filling in now. cant wait to see the glosso carpet. __________________ 20L and 10g de-rimmed journal 3g betta iwagumi 29g "Jagged Peaks" _DSC5750 by marioman72, on Flickr

12-08-2012, 08:16 AM	#35
chad320 Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (101/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Spring Valley, IL Posts: 7,532	Im curious about the Kessil light. Is that their arm/holder/clamp or did you get it somewhere else? How long has it been on this tank? Your tank look great. Id really like to try these lights but im really looking for some good confirmation that they will do everything a T5-HO will do. __________________ My 65g jungle October rain http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...s-65g-new.html

12-08-2012, 01:31 PM	#36
tex627 Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19/91%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 214	Awesome setup! Try trimming the glosso, it'll promote horizontal growth! Keep up the good work! the tank looks really clean __________________ ^^ Click above to visit Aqua Design Innovations, Follow our Twitter, and Like our FB Page ^^

12-11-2012, 04:59 AM	#38
Green_Flash Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,458	it looks sweet, is that an ada drop checker?

12-11-2012, 05:22 AM	#40
Green_Flash Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,458	oh no, it looks great, like a piece of art itself. thats next on my buy list along with the ada ferts. you use step 1, 2 and special lights? I also like the color rendition on your LED light. forget to mention I also subscribed.

12-11-2012, 09:52 AM	#41
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,803	Nice clean setup! __________________ 110g Tropical Community & Sakura Shrimp 55g BN Breeding Grounds, Peacock Gudgeons, Panda, Pygmies, & Smudge Spot Cories, Rili Shrimp 10g RCS and show guppies MIAPG - Come join us - Plantedtank - MI - Greatlakesaquaria

01-03-2013, 07:29 AM	#43
grogan Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Anchorage Posts: 302	Update: I just did my weekly water change and trimmed the glosso down. I am waiting to trim the stems and moss till this weekend. Ill be saving the stems and donating them to the local shop so they can put together some cheap grab bags. I also added an ADA cabochon ruby check valve to my CO2 system. My regulator already has built in NASA grade check valves but when I saw how clean these things look, I just had to have one. With a $410 regulator, might as well have double water protection. __________________ You always think that after this next project your tanks will be complete...there is no 'complete' in this hobby. There will always be something new

01-03-2013, 11:41 AM	#44
Saxtonhill Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New England Posts: 177	Following this thread with interest Beautiful job and great explainations __________________ 20G tropical tank (re-learning about live plants & lighting conditions) 30G tropical tank (also re-learning plants here) 40G goldfish tank (natural rock hardscape, just a java fern here) 60G (has plants now...more education going on here also) 10G (live plants and a betta) "Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience." Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-03-2013, 07:49 PM	#45
RynoParsons Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: South Africa Posts: 40	Love the tank. Love the kessil

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