A Valley of grass...ADA style

melanotaenia · 05-05-2013, 05:36 PM

I set this tank up last week and have been now growing it for about 5 days now.

Echinodorus tenellus in rear left
Sagittaria subulata in rear right
DHG up front on the right, HC on the right
Seiryu stone layout
Amazonia and Power Sand
ADA Bubble Counter, Diffuser, Poppy Glass Intake
Finnex 24" LED
Eheim Canister
Pressurized CO2 at 2BPS
ADA Brighty K, Green Gain, Python Git, Step 1

Pics:

Planted

Today (Day 5)

That70sfishboy · 05-05-2013, 05:38 PM

Wow-That tank is beautiful!

sapphoqueen · 05-05-2013, 05:44 PM

YES! Can't wait for the fist after trim photos

becky3086 · 05-05-2013, 05:49 PM

Wow, that is really nice. What did you use for a background?

Daleo · 05-05-2013, 06:08 PM

That should fill in pretty quick! Can't wait to see it grown in.

wolf sa · 05-05-2013, 11:42 PM

Nice looking tank
Can you tel us more about that 24" led

melanotaenia · 05-06-2013, 12:30 AM

Thanks everyone!

The tank is showing progressive growth very quickly; I planted heavily because I found it to be better than sparse planting with the Aquasoil. The water changes are a pain in the butt.

The background is a glossy Crayola white board cut to fit behind the tank

The light is a 24" Finnex daylight with 192 LED bulbs. They are economical and have been good plant lights for me so far.

I will update in a week or so after the slow changeover to R/O water as I slow up the water changes to every other day starting Wednesday.

melanotaenia · 05-26-2013, 09:41 PM

Updates:

Added some S. repens to the L hand side for some brighter coloring against the DHG and also as a surround for the L Seiryu stone:

Bonus: Snowball Shrimp and a few of my Red Shrimp after a feeding; I hope to move them over to the 60P eventually...we'll see!!

Comments welcome

starfire12 · 05-27-2013, 05:55 PM

Very nice. I really like the shrimp to.

Kehy · 06-06-2013, 02:56 AM

Looks beautiful. Any worries about the shrimp interbreeding?

melanotaenia · 06-06-2013, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kehy

Looks beautiful. Any worries about the shrimp interbreeding?

Thanks!

The shrimp probably won't have enough time to interbreed (fingers crossed); I originally planned on moving them to the 60P but after I took over these yellow guys, I decided to put together separate tanks for them. I have a Mini M and a AquaTop Cube that are currently being readied for them; hopefully they don't get busy in the next week or two

. They are currently in a Fluval Spec V but I will be taking that tank down after I move the shrimp over

Updated shot:

I am still undecided on fish for the 60P; I originally wanted cardinal tetras but now I am not so sure; ideas are welcome! I want to keep it a species tank like my Emporer Tetra tank on the right hand side.

I use R/O water and re-mineralize so I can pretty much customize the water for any species.

How convenient they lined up right as I was taking the front tank shot, so I took this (there are currently 4 in the 60P)

water-kitties · 06-06-2013, 04:41 AM

So beautiful! One day I'll break down and just do a beautiful field of grass too. I need to join the party.

jiejian · 06-06-2013, 12:16 PM

may i know the plant list in the tank with the white background?

melanotaenia · 06-06-2013, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiejian

may i know the plant list in the tank with the white background?

Sure!

Echinodorus tenellus
Glossostigma elatinoides in fron L hand foreground
Hemianthus callitrichoides on the R hand foreground

That's all

melanotaenia · 06-09-2013, 09:48 PM

HC finally starting to grow better, algae has reduced dramatically:

05-05-2013, 05:36 PM	#1
melanotaenia Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Manhattan Posts: 153	A Valley of grass...ADA style I set this tank up last week and have been now growing it for about 5 days now. Echinodorus tenellus in rear left Sagittaria subulata in rear right DHG up front on the right, HC on the right Seiryu stone layout Amazonia and Power Sand ADA Bubble Counter, Diffuser, Poppy Glass Intake Finnex 24" LED Eheim Canister Pressurized CO2 at 2BPS ADA Brighty K, Green Gain, Python Git, Step 1 Pics: Planted Today (Day 5)

05-05-2013, 05:38 PM	#2
That70sfishboy Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 41	Wow-That tank is beautiful! __________________ My Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/That70sfishboy ~5 Gallon Nano Journal~ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=323946

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sapphoqueen Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 385	YES! Can't wait for the fist after trim photos __________________ Sent from the back of my wardroid, taping on a tin can bongo

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starfire12 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Burlington, Washington Posts: 282	Very nice. I really like the shrimp to. __________________ I used to keep an open mind but my brains kept falling out.

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05-05-2013, 05:49 PM	#4
becky3086 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Thomson, GA Posts: 29	Wow, that is really nice. What did you use for a background?

05-05-2013, 06:08 PM	#5
Daleo Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: United States Posts: 17	That should fill in pretty quick! Can't wait to see it grown in.

05-05-2013, 11:42 PM	#6
wolf sa Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2013 Location: cape town south africa Posts: 3	Nice looking tank Can you tel us more about that 24" led

05-06-2013, 12:30 AM	#7
melanotaenia Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Manhattan Posts: 153	Thanks everyone! The tank is showing progressive growth very quickly; I planted heavily because I found it to be better than sparse planting with the Aquasoil. The water changes are a pain in the butt. The background is a glossy Crayola white board cut to fit behind the tank The light is a 24" Finnex daylight with 192 LED bulbs. They are economical and have been good plant lights for me so far. I will update in a week or so after the slow changeover to R/O water as I slow up the water changes to every other day starting Wednesday.

05-26-2013, 09:41 PM	#8
melanotaenia Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Manhattan Posts: 153	Updates: Added some S. repens to the L hand side for some brighter coloring against the DHG and also as a surround for the L Seiryu stone: Bonus: Snowball Shrimp and a few of my Red Shrimp after a feeding; I hope to move them over to the 60P eventually...we'll see!! Comments welcome

06-06-2013, 02:56 AM	#10
Kehy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ellensburg, WA Posts: 428	Looks beautiful. Any worries about the shrimp interbreeding?

06-06-2013, 04:41 AM	#12
water-kitties Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 77	So beautiful! One day I'll break down and just do a beautiful field of grass too. I need to join the party.

06-06-2013, 12:16 PM	#13
jiejian Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Malaysia Posts: 13	may i know the plant list in the tank with the white background?

06-09-2013, 09:48 PM	#15
melanotaenia Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Manhattan Posts: 153	HC finally starting to grow better, algae has reduced dramatically: