My 90g planted journal - DSLR - Updated 5/29/10 - Tank progress since 4/17/10 pics

[Digital]

Just wanted to start a journal as far as the development of my 90g goes. This is considered a low light tank, seeing that there I'm running only about 180watts over a 90g (standard size)

Here's a video of the tank as it is now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC4Vfs4alAo

Lighting: Corelife 2x65 + Hagen Glo T5 HO 1x54 (I'm going for the amano lighting setup)
CO2: N/A
Ferts: Flourish, Flourish Potassium, Flourish Root tabs
Water Changes: 2x weekly
Filtration: AC110, Emp400 (temp until my Eheim 2217 gets here this week)
Temp: 78-80

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Comments welcome.

[YY7]

Your tank is looking very nice, love your congo tetras. Can't wait to see future pics, Im sure with time it will look a lot nicer. What plants are in your tank? co2? Substrate?

[Digital]

Originally Posted by YY7

Your tank is looking very nice, love your congo tetras. Can't wait to see future pics, Im sure with time it will look a lot nicer. What plants are in your tank? co2? Substrate?

Thank you!

I just have amazon swords, jungle vals, and some other unknown as of right now petco plants. Oh and one crypt that I've had for yeaaaaaaaaaaaars! It's small but just simply will not die.

No co2 as of right now, and substrate is the most inert, plain black gravel with root tabs near the swords.

[xJaypex]

180w over a 90g is considered High Light FWI

[xJaypex]

Oh, and youre tank looks amazing!! :P

[Digital]

Originally Posted by xJaypex

180w over a 90g is considered High Light FWI

Originally Posted by xJaypex

Oh, and youre tank looks amazing!! :P

So this is high light? I'd think this was moderate.. but alright, I can always just use the T5 HO 54 only till I get co2...

Thank you kindly!

I get my co2 now from water changes! 40% twice a week! hehe

[xJaypex]

So dslr, is that what you use to take pictures?
Youre angels look amazing.

and about the light i might be wrong, but check out this link
http://www.fitchfamily.com/lighting.html

[Digital]

Originally Posted by xJaypex

So dslr, is that what you use to take pictures?
Youre angels look amazing.

and about the light i might be wrong, but check out this link
http://www.fitchfamily.com/lighting.html

Yes it is, I've been trying to get better with my fish photography...

I'll check and read the link now. Thanks for the info!

The angels, hopefully they look that good from eating plankton, brine shrimp, bloodworms all day 2 x a day and 2 x a week water changes...

Trying to get them BIGGER!

Thank you for the compliment on the angels

[Digital]

That is the exact site I came up with the 180 watts to put over my 90g. :shrug:

[xJaypex]

btw, which camera and lenses are you using?
I sold my camera, but my gf got mad at me since i forgot her graduation was coming soon and she wanted me to take pictures of it, long story short i found a good deal and bought a used Sony a300 DSLR and wanted to know if its capable of taking great pictures like yours.

[Digital]

Originally Posted by xJaypex

btw, which camera and lenses are you using?
I sold my camera, but my gf got mad at me since i forgot her graduation was coming soon and she wanted me to take pictures of it, long story short i found a good deal and bought a used Sony a300 DSLR and wanted to know if its capable of taking great pictures like yours.

I'm using a digital rebel xt with a tamron 17-50mm lens.

[RipariumGuy]

That looks great! Wether you have high or low lighting also depends of what type of light you have. If you had 180w of T5HO light, you would have an algae filled glass container. If you have 180w of T8 lighting, you have a medium lighting.
Jake

[Digital]

Originally Posted by JakeJ

That looks great! Wether you have high or low lighting also depends of what type of light you have. If you had 180w of T5HO light, you would have an algae filled glass container. If you have 180w of T8 lighting, you have a medium lighting.
Jake

I have T5 HO 54watts x 1 and a Corelife PC 65x2...

[Digital]

Just got my 2217 in, took the time to clean and organize my cabinet and make a spot for the filter. Pictures will be uploaded once I get this filter installed...

Edit: ALSO got 7 BEAUTIFUL jungle vals off ebay, man they are the biggest widest leaves I've ever seen on a jungle val, healthy healthy looking plants, no stringy little vals.

[!shadow!]

very nice pictures the 3rd and 5th are my favorite