OhNo123's Mr.Aqua 17g UPDATE 11/14

[OhNo123]

I got this tank this past monday and had to transfer everything from my 10g into it as I replaced the 10g with the Mr.Aqua tank.

Specs:
Mr.Aqua 24" x 12" x 14.4"
Lighting: Nova Extreme T5 2x24w
Filter: Eheim 2213
CO2: Red Sea Paintball CO2 setup
Heater: 50w Stealth Heater
Substrate: Tahitian Moon Sand.

Flora:
Subwassertang
Riccia
Taiwan Moss
Peacock Moss
Fissidens Fontanus
Blyxa Japonica
Anubias Nana
Anubias Nana petite
Crypt Parva
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Needle Leaf Java Fern
Rotala Colorata
Bacopa Monnieri
Crypt Undulata
Ludwigia Cuba
Myriophyllum Tuberculatum
Red Tiger Lotus
Dwarf Lily
Hemianthus Callitrichoides
Mini Pellia

Fauna:
8 Glowlight Tetras
1 Tiger Endlers
4 Betta Simplex males
2 Otocinclus
1 Olive Nerite snail

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I added the picture right here so you can compare the before and after pictures if you would so like.

I will also update on the thread itself, but I will also continue to update the original post.

[TeamTeal]

very clean, love the scape

[OhNo123]

thanks.

I want to fill in the rest of the foreground with HC and maybe add one or two more varieties of stem plants in the background. I also kind of want a red tiger lotus plant.. just because i've never had one before.

The Ohko stones are two different colors; the ones on the right are more red whereas the ones on the left are more white. Pretty unique I guess.

[VadimShevchuk]

what are those floating moss balls?

[Lil' Swimz$]

Those moss balls are really cool. Looks really clean, shiny. Congrats it looks great.

[OhNo123]

thanks for the comments.

@vadim - there are 3 moss balls, 2 are made of peacock moss and one is made of taiwan moss. They are just moss tied to a bioball and then tied down to a small fragment of rock which i buried in the substrate. I can't wait until it grows out

[VadimShevchuk]

are you using fishing line to hold them up in the "air'? Something like this? 3rd pic down

http://www.blueaquarium.org/2010/01/...ra-large-tank/

[dj2005]

Awesome work. Everything fits together so well.

[OhNo123]

Thanks dj2005

Vadim- yes they are tied down with a clear fishing line.

[ddtran46]

What did you use to tie your moss on? A foam ball or something?

[OhNo123]

ddtran, I used a bioball. you know... those black balls people use in their sump filters.

[Hilde]

Love it!

What type of moss is dark green under the rock?

[OhNo123]

That dark green moss would be fissidens fontanus. It's not as dark anymore though. It was only that dark because of some sort of algae I'm guessing. The new growth is a lighter green, though still not as light as the floating balls of moss.

I got a shipment of plants that should be coming later this week. I'll update with pictures after I plant.

[problemman]

This is really neat you got me thinking of how to improve my tank

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[OhNo123]

i'm glad i could help