700 litre Rainbowfish home

sanj · 03-24-2012, 12:19 AM

I orginally posted this on the UK Aquatic Plant Society forum...so apologies if you have already seen it.

This is the smaller of my two display tanks. I just set this up last weekend:

45"x32"x30" approx

Lighting: LED lighting (Pacific Sun Metis).
Filtration: Eheim 2180
Circulation: Vortech MP10 ( maybe add another when I can afford it)
substrate: ADA Amazonia, dennerle and unipac black sand/gravel, tropica.
CO2: injection via TMC1500 diffuser
UV: Vectron 600
Hardscape: Manzanita wood and boulders/pebbles.

The empty tank in situ:

Starting the scaping:

The "looking a bit iffy" stage:

Positioning the branches:

The tanks planted and filled:

Now just waiting to settle in and grow.

PAR readings are good, the LEDs are reduced to 80% of power and producing ~40-50 micromols at substrate.

Fauna:

M.praecox "Pagai" F2s
M.sexlieata "Kiunga/Blaurucken"
M.muccullochi "Skull Creek"
M.pygmae
G. kabia "Paro Village"
C. alleni "Sirwio"

Prolly a few SAEs and thinking about corys... maybe.

Hope you like.

garuf · 03-24-2012, 01:49 AM

Oof, I'm jealous of your big tanks, they're always the bees knees!

RipariumGuy · 03-24-2012, 02:06 AM

Looks pretty good! I like the hardscape, but I'm not sure how those java ferns(?) on the manzanita will look. They seem a bit distracting.

JEden8 · 06-16-2012, 05:33 PM

Any updates? Love it so far!

sanj · 08-10-2012, 08:19 PM

This was recently featured in a magazine video. I have posted it in the other thread for the ~1600(1500?) litre thread.

sanj · 01-20-2013, 05:52 PM

Update is probably due.

hydrophyte · 01-20-2013, 06:57 PM

I know this tank from UKAPS and it's awesome. I love those naturalistic rounded stones that you used in combination with the driftwood. Do you have more pictures of the fish as well?

blink · 01-20-2013, 06:57 PM

That looks very nice, well done sir

Noahma · 01-20-2013, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrophyte

I know this tank from UKAPS and it's awesome. I love those naturalistic rounded stones that you used in combination with the driftwood. Do you have more pictures of the fish as well?

I was thinking of the same thing. Pictures of the fish too.

Awesome tank Sanj. Right up there with your large tank! (which is one of my favorite tanks!)

MiniFishRoom · 01-20-2013, 08:08 PM

Awesome Set up.

GOJIRADOR · 01-20-2013, 08:29 PM

Awesome setup and location! A mangrove tree would look amazing right there

jonathan · 01-20-2013, 08:32 PM

Nice! <3

What kind of ferts and maintenance ?

**knuggs** · 01-20-2013, 08:41 PM

Awesome looking tank! I love what you did with the needle leaf and always love big rainbowfish tanks!

rbarn · 01-20-2013, 08:43 PM

Bloody brilliant

izabella87 · 01-20-2013, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbarn

Bloody brilliant

I totally agree!!!! Love it !!

03-24-2012, 12:19 AM	#1
sanj Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 271	700 litre Rainbowfish home I orginally posted this on the UK Aquatic Plant Society forum...so apologies if you have already seen it. This is the smaller of my two display tanks. I just set this up last weekend: 45"x32"x30" approx Lighting: LED lighting (Pacific Sun Metis). Filtration: Eheim 2180 Circulation: Vortech MP10 ( maybe add another when I can afford it) substrate: ADA Amazonia, dennerle and unipac black sand/gravel, tropica. CO2: injection via TMC1500 diffuser UV: Vectron 600 Hardscape: Manzanita wood and boulders/pebbles. The empty tank in situ: Starting the scaping: The "looking a bit iffy" stage: Positioning the branches: The tanks planted and filled: Now just waiting to settle in and grow. PAR readings are good, the LEDs are reduced to 80% of power and producing ~40-50 micromols at substrate. Fauna: M.praecox "Pagai" F2s M.sexlieata "Kiunga/Blaurucken" M.muccullochi "Skull Creek" M.pygmae G. kabia "Paro Village" C. alleni "Sirwio" Prolly a few SAEs and thinking about corys... maybe. Hope you like. __________________ 96"x36"x28"h, 1600 Litre, 432W T5, Co2. Rainbowfish Haven

03-24-2012, 02:06 AM	#3
RipariumGuy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 3,614	Looks pretty good! I like the hardscape, but I'm not sure how those java ferns(?) on the manzanita will look. They seem a bit distracting. __________________ "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

06-16-2012, 05:33 PM	#4
JEden8 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 784	Any updates? Love it so far! __________________ 90 Gallon Rainbowfish/Angelfish Tank 27 Gallon Cube Cherry Shrimp & Albino Bristlenose Grow Out Tank *FILSTAR PIMP #173* Canon Pimp Club #44

08-10-2012, 08:19 PM	#5
sanj Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 271	This was recently featured in a magazine video. I have posted it in the other thread for the ~1600(1500?) litre thread. __________________ 96"x36"x28"h, 1600 Litre, 432W T5, Co2. Rainbowfish Haven

01-20-2013, 05:52 PM	#6
sanj Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 271	Update is probably due. __________________ 96"x36"x28"h, 1600 Litre, 432W T5, Co2. Rainbowfish Haven

03-24-2012, 01:49 AM	#2
garuf Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Leeds, United Kingdom Posts: 1,466	Oof, I'm jealous of your big tanks, they're always the bees knees!

01-20-2013, 06:57 PM	#7
hydrophyte Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (122/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 9,155	I know this tank from UKAPS and it's awesome. I love those naturalistic rounded stones that you used in combination with the driftwood. Do you have more pictures of the fish as well? __________________ hydrophyte Visit the Riparium Supply vendor forum!

01-20-2013, 06:57 PM	#8
blink Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 489	That looks very nice, well done sir

01-20-2013, 08:08 PM	#10
MiniFishRoom Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (15/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: MSP Posts: 235	Awesome Set up. __________________ "Semper Fi"

01-20-2013, 08:29 PM	#11
GOJIRADOR Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 65	Awesome setup and location! A mangrove tree would look amazing right there

01-20-2013, 08:32 PM	#12
jonathan Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Brooklyn NYC Posts: 121	Nice! <3 What kind of ferts and maintenance ?

01-20-2013, 08:41 PM	#13
knuggs ___________ (View User Tanks) PTrader: (67/100%) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,369	Awesome looking tank! I love what you did with the needle leaf and always love big rainbowfish tanks! __________________ My Fish Room Journal+My Main Tank+Journal of My First Planted Tank 29g+ First Shrimp Tank 10g Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

01-20-2013, 08:43 PM	#14
rbarn Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 698	Bloody brilliant

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