ADA 120cm tank w/ DIY stand update Jan 07

**ianiwane** · 10-10-2006, 07:23 AM

120cm ADA tank
eheim 2217 filter
Tek light 6x54w
Lilly pipes
17 mm V-7 inflow
13 mm P-4 outflow (no one has the P-6 in stock)
DIY stand
1 bag Power sand special M 6L
3.5 bags Aquasoil Amazonia 9L
Mulm w/ some aquasoil from my old tank

Just started this tank up on Sunday. I had a lot of help, thanks to Bill, Eric, Marc, Andrew, and Boun. The Rocks in the hardscape was picked up at a local stone yard at 10 cents a pound.

Plants used
HC
Crypt nurii
Crypt cordata "rosanergiv"
Crypt parva
Blyxa japonica
Downoi
Anubias barteri "Marbled"
Anubias nana "gold"
Anubias nana "petite"
Polygonum "Sao Paolo" (gonna be taken out, used as filler)
Nymphaea micrantra
Hygrophila sp "Araguaia"

Here are some pictures of the progression

Building the stand

Stand Finished

Stand opened

Bill puting together the light hangers. He made them out of electrical conduit.

Stand with tank on top

Stainless Steel mesh over the powersand and old aquasoil/mulm

Hardscape placed, starting to fill with water

Planting some HC

Crytocoryne Rosanergiv planted

With more plants

Tank almost filled

Tank getting a diatom treatment

Full tank shot after the about an hour of the diatom filter

Picture of the Nymphaea micrantra

More pictures are posted here with some close ups.
Link

Steven_Chong · 10-10-2006, 07:39 AM

Good deliberate set up as always man, and interesting plant choices. Lilies?

BTW, do you ever visit Hawai'i? Ah, and by your chop I guess I know your name now, eh? jk Good luck with this set up bra.

**ianiwane** · 10-10-2006, 07:50 AM

Eric (ibn) actually took and processed the pictures for me. I do get back to Hawaii, normally during the winter. Work is keeping me busy, well kind of. I had lillies and thought it would be cool plant in this tank. It almost flowered in my other tank, maybe it will in here. Thanks, I hope it starts to fill in soon.

PasD · 10-10-2006, 08:11 AM

Wow, is that the same tank at aquaforest that was stored above their planted tanks? I've been eyeing that tank for the past two weeks. BTW those rocks look great. Did you get them at Broadmoor Lumber in South City?

Steven_Chong · 10-10-2006, 08:55 AM

Winter eh? If you get there this winter send me a PM, maybe we could meet. I'll also get back there for break from school.

**ianiwane** · 10-10-2006, 03:14 PM

I got the rocks from a stoneyard in marin somewhere. A friend was driving so I don't know the exact location. I could find it out though. Steven I will be back in Hawaii for a couple of weeks in Dec, I'll shoot you a pm then.

**plantbrain** · 10-10-2006, 04:11 PM

Probably Shamrock there in San Rafeal, being from Marin, I know most of the rock yards.

Nice light hanger and stand.

Regards,
Tom Barr

**ianiwane** · 10-10-2006, 04:16 PM

Thanks Tom, are you gonna ship the ruby check valve today? I'll still check out that rock place when I am up in sac, it will probably be next month.

**Ibn** · 10-10-2006, 04:21 PM

That's one fun tank to set up. Really interested in seeing how it fills in.

the_noobinator · 10-10-2006, 07:19 PM

i like how modern you made the wood look. you'd think it was a heavy plastic.

bharada · 10-10-2006, 07:41 PM

Was a lot of fun, albiet a bit crowded, helping Ian set this thing up. I'm just glad I got there after he'd already torn down his 50g so didn't have to get too dirty.

The steel mesh may be good for keeping down the Power Sand, but made it difficult to anchor the bigger rocks as you could only push them down into the AS so far before they hit the mesh. Good thing Ian bought so many rocks, although Eric and Andrew did have to take a couple out back to "downsize" them for better fit.

At the end of the day all Ian kept on saying was, "please take home some plants." His apartment looked like a Tropica delivery truck over turned in it. lol

**ianiwane** · 10-10-2006, 08:19 PM

I did try to get rid of a lot of plants. Not to mention a lot of my fish too. I had excess of everything, lol. It was a fun day that was well spent.

CardBoardBoxProcessor · 10-10-2006, 10:30 PM

you used metal mesh.. do you think filter floss would work? I tone of it.

bharada · 10-10-2006, 11:20 PM

Boy, in the last pic you can really see the difference in color between the GE 6500 and the Coralife 10000K bulbs.

**ianiwane** · 10-10-2006, 11:25 PM

Filterfloss would not work to keep the soil down. Most people do not use stainless mesh, it is not a requirement.

10-10-2006, 07:23 AM	#1
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,463	ADA 120cm tank w/ DIY stand update Jan 07 120cm ADA tank eheim 2217 filter Tek light 6x54w Lilly pipes 17 mm V-7 inflow 13 mm P-4 outflow (no one has the P-6 in stock) DIY stand 1 bag Power sand special M 6L 3.5 bags Aquasoil Amazonia 9L Mulm w/ some aquasoil from my old tank Just started this tank up on Sunday. I had a lot of help, thanks to Bill, Eric, Marc, Andrew, and Boun. The Rocks in the hardscape was picked up at a local stone yard at 10 cents a pound. Plants used HC Crypt nurii Crypt cordata "rosanergiv" Crypt parva Blyxa japonica Downoi Anubias barteri "Marbled" Anubias nana "gold" Anubias nana "petite" Polygonum "Sao Paolo" (gonna be taken out, used as filler) Nymphaea micrantra Hygrophila sp "Araguaia" Here are some pictures of the progression Building the stand Stand Finished Stand opened Bill puting together the light hangers. He made them out of electrical conduit. Stand with tank on top Stainless Steel mesh over the powersand and old aquasoil/mulm Hardscape placed, starting to fill with water Planting some HC Crytocoryne Rosanergiv planted With more plants Tank almost filled Tank getting a diatom treatment Full tank shot after the about an hour of the diatom filter Picture of the Nymphaea micrantra More pictures are posted here with some close ups. Link __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano Last edited by ianiwane; 01-09-2007 at 02:55 AM..

10-10-2006, 07:39 AM	#2
Steven_Chong Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hawaii, but Claremont for school Posts: 1,231	Good deliberate set up as always man, and interesting plant choices. Lilies? BTW, do you ever visit Hawai'i? Ah, and by your chop I guess I know your name now, eh? jk Good luck with this set up bra. __________________ stevenchong-no-gmf.deviantart.com choutoshio.exblog.jp

10-10-2006, 07:50 AM	#3
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,463	Eric (ibn) actually took and processed the pictures for me. I do get back to Hawaii, normally during the winter. Work is keeping me busy, well kind of. I had lillies and thought it would be cool plant in this tank. It almost flowered in my other tank, maybe it will in here. Thanks, I hope it starts to fill in soon. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

10-10-2006, 08:55 AM	#5
Steven_Chong Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hawaii, but Claremont for school Posts: 1,231	Winter eh? If you get there this winter send me a PM, maybe we could meet. I'll also get back there for break from school. __________________ stevenchong-no-gmf.deviantart.com choutoshio.exblog.jp

10-10-2006, 03:14 PM	#6
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,463	I got the rocks from a stoneyard in marin somewhere. A friend was driving so I don't know the exact location. I could find it out though. Steven I will be back in Hawaii for a couple of weeks in Dec, I'll shoot you a pm then. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

10-10-2006, 08:11 AM	#4
PasD Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 250	Wow, is that the same tank at aquaforest that was stored above their planted tanks? I've been eyeing that tank for the past two weeks. BTW those rocks look great. Did you get them at Broadmoor Lumber in South City?

10-10-2006, 04:11 PM	#7
plantbrain Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (232/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The swamp Posts: 11,997	Probably Shamrock there in San Rafeal, being from Marin, I know most of the rock yards. Nice light hanger and stand. Regards, Tom Barr __________________ Regards, Tom Barr

10-10-2006, 04:16 PM	#8
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,463	Thanks Tom, are you gonna ship the ruby check valve today? I'll still check out that rock place when I am up in sac, it will probably be next month. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

10-10-2006, 04:21 PM	#9
Ibn Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 3,212	That's one fun tank to set up. Really interested in seeing how it fills in. __________________ Eric

10-10-2006, 07:19 PM	#10
the_noobinator Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 608	i like how modern you made the wood look. you'd think it was a heavy plastic. __________________ 30gal extra high: click to visit profile 10gal: click to visit profile

10-10-2006, 07:41 PM	#11
bharada Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,605	Was a lot of fun, albiet a bit crowded, helping Ian set this thing up. I'm just glad I got there after he'd already torn down his 50g so didn't have to get too dirty. The steel mesh may be good for keeping down the Power Sand, but made it difficult to anchor the bigger rocks as you could only push them down into the AS so far before they hit the mesh. Good thing Ian bought so many rocks, although Eric and Andrew did have to take a couple out back to "downsize" them for better fit. At the end of the day all Ian kept on saying was, "please take home some plants." His apartment looked like a Tropica delivery truck over turned in it. lol __________________ —Bill \| My site

10-10-2006, 08:19 PM	#12
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,463	I did try to get rid of a lot of plants. Not to mention a lot of my fish too. I had excess of everything, lol. It was a fun day that was well spent. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

10-10-2006, 10:30 PM	#13
CardBoardBoxProcessor Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 989	you used metal mesh.. do you think filter floss would work? I tone of it.

10-10-2006, 11:20 PM	#14
bharada Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,605	Boy, in the last pic you can really see the difference in color between the GE 6500 and the Coralife 10000K bulbs. __________________ —Bill \| My site

10-10-2006, 11:25 PM	#15
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,463	Filterfloss would not work to keep the soil down. Most people do not use stainless mesh, it is not a requirement. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

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