29 gal DSM Start

**Kevchan** · 10-26-2011, 01:39 AM

-Update 2012-1-7 I need some smaller stones to ad some depth to this scene. :\ any one wan a trade a handful of small ones for a big one? I would like to smash a big one but i feel like i would be destroying the purpose of harmonizing.

Hey all
This is my first real post on this site about my tank. Please tell me if I am doing something wrong...
Sorry don't have pics of the first day... or the lay out plan... kinda piss poor planning I guess.

This tank used to look like this

Then I got tired of the Dwarf hair grass taking so long so I tried the walstad meathod.

I know... Ugly... I was trying for a walstad method... but failed because I
1) Didn't mix shells or crushed coral in
2) Was impatient and didn't wash the dirt or screen it for all the trash in side...

So here are the specs:
29 Gal tank from Aqueon
Versa-top hood
Fluval plant stratum err bout 16 pounds?
Recycled Eco complete (separated the dirt and eco complete by rinsing... ALOT)
Aquatop CF-500
4x39watt wave-point lamp with 2 10000k bulbs and 2 6500 bulbs
no co2 atm but I'm expecting a reg, diffuser and... am looking for a tank...
I plan on having hc, Eleocharis Belem
and stones later

I realize that I probably should not have have layered the stratum on top of the eco complete... but what done is done... T___T

Day 4 of my dry start. I added a few more stems of HC that I took out of my Mini-S...

Mini-s that I pulled the hc from... that is sitting near my kitchen sink...

**Kevchan** · 11-07-2011, 05:27 AM

Update:
10-30-2011
Plants are growing... don't mind the miffy thermometer/humidity reader

11-3-2011
Added some seiryu stones...

11-6-2011
Just misted with some excel to get rid of some algae and took out excess water that was built up. A few strands of DHG is dying out... I guess I will pluck them when the time comes.

**Kevchan** · 11-24-2011, 03:53 AM

Update 11-11-23 still waiting for hc to grow... DHG is taking for ever to fill in... But old growth has died and I got a lot of new growth

**Kevchan** · 01-07-2012, 06:07 PM

Rescaped a bit... and filled the tank last night.

Currently I am at 5bps to compensate for the free gas exchange. I am not dosing at the moment because i know there will be a bit of melt and die off. I hope to start dosing next week when i get some dry ferts.

**Kevchan** · 01-31-2012, 03:48 AM

Added some guppies, Cory cat, flame moss, and marimo ball... Can't decide on what to do with the flame moss yet. Co2 at 3bp, ei dosing and 12 hours photo time

synaethetic · 01-31-2012, 05:51 AM

You've got a good looking tank. I'm a fan of the vast foreground approach. Your hc looks nice and healthy. I like your rock choice and placement.

**Kevchan** · 03-16-2012, 06:55 AM

yup added some flame moss... its turning out nicely... I guess i need to get rid of these snails

green_valley · 03-16-2012, 09:51 AM

Nice growth. So it took you about 2 months for the carpet?

**Kevchan** · 03-16-2012, 03:05 PM

Yeah it took about that long. The hairgrass in the back is still filling in though

green_valley · 03-16-2012, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevchan

Yeah it took about that long. The hairgrass in the back is still filling in though

I see. How was the transition? anything dying off from emersed to submersed?

**Kevchan** · 03-28-2012, 03:54 AM

there was no die off it went perfectly... but my tank is being torn down cause I have Orders over seas... T___T I will be posting in the for sale area soon so look out

**Kevchan** · 04-11-2012, 05:40 PM

So to prepare for my move to japan I have torn everything and parted with the plants. If you would like to win the tank please enter here...

KenRC51 · 07-04-2012, 06:28 AM

very nice, how many co2 setup you have for all 4 of your tank?

**Kevchan** · 07-04-2012, 10:16 AM

3 are co2 based the 4th might be

**chunkychun** · 07-04-2012, 01:21 PM

nice tank! Where in japan are you going? Was in Okinawa and was a nice place

10-26-2011, 01:39 AM	#1
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	29 gal DSM Start -Update 2012-1-7 I need some smaller stones to ad some depth to this scene. :\ any one wan a trade a handful of small ones for a big one? I would like to smash a big one but i feel like i would be destroying the purpose of harmonizing. Hey all This is my first real post on this site about my tank. Please tell me if I am doing something wrong... Sorry don't have pics of the first day... or the lay out plan... kinda piss poor planning I guess. This tank used to look like this Then I got tired of the Dwarf hair grass taking so long so I tried the walstad meathod. I know... Ugly... I was trying for a walstad method... but failed because I 1) Didn't mix shells or crushed coral in 2) Was impatient and didn't wash the dirt or screen it for all the trash in side... So here are the specs: 29 Gal tank from Aqueon Versa-top hood Fluval plant stratum err bout 16 pounds? Recycled Eco complete (separated the dirt and eco complete by rinsing... ALOT) Aquatop CF-500 4x39watt wave-point lamp with 2 10000k bulbs and 2 6500 bulbs no co2 atm but I'm expecting a reg, diffuser and... am looking for a tank... I plan on having hc, Eleocharis Belem and stones later I realize that I probably should not have have layered the stratum on top of the eco complete... but what done is done... T___T Day 4 of my dry start. I added a few more stems of HC that I took out of my Mini-S... Mini-s that I pulled the hc from... that is sitting near my kitchen sink... Last edited by Kevchan; 01-07-2012 at 06:18 PM..

11-07-2011, 05:27 AM	#2
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	Update: 10-30-2011 Plants are growing... don't mind the miffy thermometer/humidity reader 11-3-2011 Added some seiryu stones... 11-6-2011 Just misted with some excel to get rid of some algae and took out excess water that was built up. A few strands of DHG is dying out... I guess I will pluck them when the time comes. __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

11-24-2011, 03:53 AM	#3
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	Update 11-11-23 still waiting for hc to grow... DHG is taking for ever to fill in... But old growth has died and I got a lot of new growth Attached Thumbnails __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

01-07-2012, 06:07 PM	#4
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	Rescaped a bit... and filled the tank last night. Currently I am at 5bps to compensate for the free gas exchange. I am not dosing at the moment because i know there will be a bit of melt and die off. I hope to start dosing next week when i get some dry ferts. __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S Last edited by Kevchan; 01-22-2012 at 05:51 PM..

01-31-2012, 03:48 AM	#5
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	Added some guppies, Cory cat, flame moss, and marimo ball... Can't decide on what to do with the flame moss yet. Co2 at 3bp, ei dosing and 12 hours photo time __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

01-31-2012, 05:51 AM	#6
synaethetic Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Morgan Hill Posts: 216	You've got a good looking tank. I'm a fan of the vast foreground approach. Your hc looks nice and healthy. I like your rock choice and placement.

03-16-2012, 06:55 AM	#7
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	yup added some flame moss... its turning out nicely... I guess i need to get rid of these snails __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

03-16-2012, 09:51 AM	#8
green_valley Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: California Posts: 1,098	Nice growth. So it took you about 2 months for the carpet? __________________ *********** Green ********* Green's Resurrection Aquarium Gallery**

03-16-2012, 03:05 PM	#9
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	Yeah it took about that long. The hairgrass in the back is still filling in though __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

03-28-2012, 03:54 AM	#11
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	there was no die off it went perfectly... but my tank is being torn down cause I have Orders over seas... T___T I will be posting in the for sale area soon so look out __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

04-11-2012, 05:40 PM	#12
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	So to prepare for my move to japan I have torn everything and parted with the plants. If you would like to win the tank please enter here... __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

07-04-2012, 06:28 AM	#13
KenRC51 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Gabriel Posts: 328	very nice, how many co2 setup you have for all 4 of your tank? __________________ Do!Aqua 60-F 9g Rimless CRS/CBS 12G Rimless Club Sheltie Planet Kenneth Ng Photography NIKON Pimp Club #063

07-04-2012, 10:16 AM	#14
Kevchan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 207	3 are co2 based the 4th might be __________________ All gave some, Some gave all Active tanks 2013 66 Gal Hill Top tree / 2013 ravine Retired Tanks 2011 29g with a DSM / 2011 Thrown together Mini-S / 2012 Iwagumi Mini-S

07-04-2012, 01:21 PM	#15
chunkychun Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: fl Posts: 232	nice tank! Where in japan are you going? Was in Okinawa and was a nice place

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