40B High Tech Planted Aquarium/Riparium

Assassynation · 02-15-2012, 04:53 AM

Hello TPT community:

I thought it would be time to get a journal up now that I have some progress going. I have had this tank for about a year now, with a few tear downs/re-do's.

I started out with a 20 gal RCS tank that is still up and running, but is now at my Grandmas with my first Fluval 205 filter and now has Gold fish. Then during one of petco's $1 per gallon sale I picked up a 40B. The tank sat in a corner of my room for a few months til I saved up enough to buy a the rest.

I do light cleaning w/ 30% weekly water changes

Equipment list:

Black Pine Stand
Fluval 405 filter
ZooMed 36' dual T5HO light
60lbs of Eco-complete
150watt heater
Blue LED Marina light
Red LED Marina light
Green LED Marina light
Milwaukee 957 regulator
10lbs Bottle
Glass diffuser
Digital Thermometer
Stainless Steel intake Strainer

Fauna List:

11 - Pygmy Cories
09 - Galaxy Rasboras
04 - Scarlet Badis Badis
02 - L46 Zebra Pleco
01 - BN Pleco
400 - Red Cherry Shrimp

Flora list:

Anubias Nana 'Petite' - Anubias barteri v. nana 'Petite'
Dwarf Sagittaria - Sagittaria subulata
Glossostigma - Glossostigma elatinoides
Java Moss - Taxiphyllum barbieri
Madagascar Lace Plant - Aponogeton madagascariensis

Now some pics:

My old 20gal when I had it

Upgrade to the 40B

3/2011

Tear down 8/2011 for slate tile background

1/2012 Installed wood latter on wall above the tank and lifted the light 16'

1/2012 Bought new power strips and new CO2 regulator/tank

Stainless Steel Intake Strainer

Starting the Riparium

Installed door handles

Ozone · 02-15-2012, 05:01 AM

wow nice going ....

SlammedDC2 · 02-15-2012, 01:39 PM

I'm liking it so far

Assassynation · 02-16-2012, 10:29 PM

Thanx, it a work in progress so opinions are welcomed.

grogan · 02-17-2012, 05:15 AM

baller man. hmm now i want to experiment with ripariums.

Assassynation · 02-22-2012, 02:46 AM

Thanks Logan, I'll let ya know when I'll have them set up. plants are in the mail.

Assassynation · 02-24-2012, 09:51 AM

Stop Taking in Stray Animals. Get Rid of Cable, and Upgrade to Direct T.V.

crowconor · 02-24-2012, 03:34 PM

I love the backround, looks good

Assassynation · 02-26-2012, 10:50 PM

ttt

2in10 · 02-26-2012, 10:58 PM

Looking great, love to see what it looks like when the plants come in

grogan · 02-29-2012, 03:16 PM

Any updates Aaron?

Oh and those killi fish look awesome in my tank :p

Assassynation · 03-01-2012, 09:09 PM

I just got the plant box today. After school I'll open it

Assassynation · 03-06-2012, 06:35 AM

What's in the Box...

RipariumGuy · 03-06-2012, 12:58 PM

Riparium plants? And if they are riparium plants... Probably Pilea cardierei, some sort of Cyperus, some sort of Bacopa, and maybe a Ruellia or two?

Assassynation · 03-14-2012, 08:38 AM

Plants arrived in great condition thanks to hydrophyte! Now that the plants took...

02-15-2012, 04:53 AM	#1
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	40B High Tech Planted Aquarium/Riparium Hello TPT community: I thought it would be time to get a journal up now that I have some progress going. I have had this tank for about a year now, with a few tear downs/re-do's. I started out with a 20 gal RCS tank that is still up and running, but is now at my Grandmas with my first Fluval 205 filter and now has Gold fish. Then during one of petco's $1 per gallon sale I picked up a 40B. The tank sat in a corner of my room for a few months til I saved up enough to buy a the rest. I do light cleaning w/ 30% weekly water changes Equipment list: Black Pine Stand Fluval 405 filter ZooMed 36' dual T5HO light 60lbs of Eco-complete 150watt heater Blue LED Marina light Red LED Marina light Green LED Marina light Milwaukee 957 regulator 10lbs Bottle Glass diffuser Digital Thermometer Stainless Steel intake Strainer Fauna List: 11 - Pygmy Cories 09 - Galaxy Rasboras 04 - Scarlet Badis Badis 02 - L46 Zebra Pleco 01 - BN Pleco 400 - Red Cherry Shrimp Flora list: Anubias Nana 'Petite' - Anubias barteri v. nana 'Petite' Dwarf Sagittaria - Sagittaria subulata Glossostigma - Glossostigma elatinoides Java Moss - Taxiphyllum barbieri Madagascar Lace Plant - Aponogeton madagascariensis Now some pics: My old 20gal when I had it Upgrade to the 40B 3/2011 Tear down 8/2011 for slate tile background 1/2012 Installed wood latter on wall above the tank and lifted the light 16' 1/2012 Bought new power strips and new CO2 regulator/tank Stainless Steel Intake Strainer Starting the Riparium Installed door handles Last edited by Assassynation; 02-15-2012 at 11:02 AM..

02-15-2012, 01:39 PM	#3
SlammedDC2 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 1,481	I'm liking it so far __________________ Semper Fi 125g dirt tank 15g (wife's) classroom tank Some people are like slinkys...they don't do much...but still make you smile when you push them down the stairs

02-26-2012, 10:58 PM	#10
2in10 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 2,585	Looking great, love to see what it looks like when the plants come in __________________ *2in10's 75 Gallon Jungle part duex* *2in10's 75 Gallon Jungle part 1* 8 Gallon Biocube Canon Pimp Club #041

03-06-2012, 12:58 PM	#14
RipariumGuy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 3,614	Riparium plants? And if they are riparium plants... Probably Pilea cardierei, some sort of Cyperus, some sort of Bacopa, and maybe a Ruellia or two? __________________ "My next hobby is going to be tearing up $100 bills while simultaneously banging my head against a wall and flooding my basement." "Ask not what the hobby can do for you, but what you can do the the hobby" - ScapeFu The Jake-arium Wabi-Kusa Pimp #3

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02-15-2012, 05:01 AM	#2
Ozone Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Howard Beach, NY Posts: 148	wow nice going ....

02-16-2012, 10:29 PM	#4
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	Thanx, it a work in progress so opinions are welcomed.

02-17-2012, 05:15 AM	#5
grogan Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Anchorage Posts: 302	baller man. hmm now i want to experiment with ripariums.

02-22-2012, 02:46 AM	#6
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	Thanks Logan, I'll let ya know when I'll have them set up. plants are in the mail.

02-24-2012, 09:51 AM	#7
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	Stop Taking in Stray Animals. Get Rid of Cable, and Upgrade to Direct T.V.

02-24-2012, 03:34 PM	#8
crowconor Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: MASS Posts: 98	I love the backround, looks good

02-26-2012, 10:50 PM	#9
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	ttt

02-29-2012, 03:16 PM	#11
grogan Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Anchorage Posts: 302	Any updates Aaron? Oh and those killi fish look awesome in my tank :p

03-01-2012, 09:09 PM	#12
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	I just got the plant box today. After school I'll open it

03-06-2012, 06:35 AM	#13
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	What's in the Box...

03-14-2012, 08:38 AM	#15
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	Plants arrived in great condition thanks to hydrophyte! Now that the plants took...