speedie408's 39G Journal R.I.P.

**speedie408** · 01-24-2009, 03:48 AM

8/11/09 - All inhabitants will be moving today to the new tank. There's still quite a few plants left that need to be sold or RAOK'd if necessary. I have a FS post floating around the S&S for those plants.
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8/5/09 - Sadly for this tank I've hit a milestone and have upgraded to a 40g breeder, with more depth to play around with

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Scroll for progress and pictures of my tank. Thanks for looking!

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Tank size - 39 gal
Substrate - Eco-Complete
~~DIY CO2 injection into filter inlet (not sure if this is the best way to disburse)~~
Lighting - Nova Extreme HO-T5 2x39W freshwater setup, ~~1x20W Hagen Flora-gro T8 bulb.~~
Ferts - Dry NPK & micro (dosing as recommended for 40gal tank) doing 50% water change weekly.

Here a pic: Let me know what you experts think of my newb setup.

itstony · 01-24-2009, 04:13 AM

thats a nicely setted up tank. i just started mine and i still have alot to buy lol

lauraleellbp · 01-24-2009, 04:29 AM

Welcome to TPT!

Nice setup!

josh1604 · 01-24-2009, 04:50 AM

WELCOME!!!

Good lookin tank

brion0 · 01-24-2009, 05:53 AM

Looks good to me. Welcome.

**speedie408** · 01-24-2009, 07:11 AM

Thanks all for the warm welcome!

**oldpunk78** · 01-24-2009, 05:53 PM

welcome to the forum!

**speedie408** · 02-18-2009, 07:51 AM

Just thought I'd post up an update of my tank for anyone who is interested to see the little progress and drawback I've had. Basically I've been dosing EI method and doing 50% wc weekly. I've added quite a few fish and some new plants as well. Trimmed here and there to replant... Staghorn algae is begining to show up on my crypts and the tip of my vals. I've read to up the CO2 and keep dosing... what else do you vets reccomend to combat this ugly algae? Here are some pics:

Trallen44 · 02-18-2009, 01:46 PM

It looks like you are off to a great start and that your tank is working on filling in good.

CAM6467 · 02-18-2009, 02:21 PM

What kind of rams are those that you have. They are beautiful, and I'm thinking of stocking my tank with a few in hopes of successful breeding.

**speedie408** · 02-18-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CAM6467

What kind of rams are those that you have. They are beautiful, and I'm thinking of stocking my tank with a few in hopes of successful breeding.

I bought these from a LFS and I was told they were regular GBR's. Although after doing some research, my female does not have the same finnage as regular GBR's. Instead of having rounded fins, she has longer pointy fins (very beautiful might I add) She already spawned with my male a week after I purchased them, but my tank is way too congested for them to rear any fry. All the eggs got eaten by my Synodontis Lucipinnis'. I think the only way I would succeed in breeding this pair is to setup a breeder tank for them.

**speedie408** · 03-15-2009, 11:45 PM

Got new plants, new filter (Eheim 2217), and rearranged some things here n there. Got some awesome Limnophila aromatica from Crispino Ramos, E. Tennellus from maclellen, Rex style reactor from Left C, and awaiting my pressurized CO2 setup.

Here are some pics. Let me know what you guys think... what works, what don't, stuff like that.

My Female GBR again.

**speedie408** · 04-07-2009, 06:28 AM

Well the tank don't look anything how it looked a month ago, thats for sure. Thing's I've added/changed:
Pressurized CO2
Rex style reactor
Eheim 2217
Giesemann Midday & Aquafloura bulbs (these bulbs are truely night n day difference)

Updated pics from the new Canon 40D. My son broke my Rebel XT, so I was down for a good month without a camera. Feels good to be shooting again.

**speedie408** · 04-12-2009, 08:29 AM

So happy! I finally won the Algae battle. No more staghorn and bba. I spot dosed h202 and double dosed Excel and cut down on phosphate dosage. Feels so nice to be algae free.

**Regloh** · 04-13-2009, 03:35 AM

I like the way your tank looks! Very nice.

I would try to replace your reactor with something that's not so visible, but that's a question of taste.

I have a question. Your pictures are very good. I assume you have some experience with photography. What kind of camera do you use? Maybe I'll reward myself with a new camera, when I win my algae battle

01-24-2009, 03:48 AM	#1
speedie408 Canon Pimp #001 (View User Tanks) PTrader: (363/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Cali Posts: 7,918	speedie408's 39G Journal **R.I.P. 8/11/09 - All inhabitants will be moving today to the new tank. There's still quite a few plants left that need to be sold or RAOK'd if necessary. I have a FS post floating around the S&S for those plants. . . . . . . . . . . . 8/5/09 - Sadly for this tank I've hit a milestone and have upgraded to a 40g breeder, with more depth to play around with . This tank will be torn down next week. It was fun while it lasted and I've learned alot with this one. Scroll for progress and pictures of my tank.** Thanks for looking! The Beginning...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank size - 39 gal Substrate - Eco-Complete ~~DIY CO2 injection into filter inlet (not sure if this is the best way to disburse)~~ Lighting - Nova Extreme HO-T5 2x39W freshwater setup, ~~1x20W Hagen Flora-gro T8 bulb.~~ Ferts - Dry NPK & micro (dosing as recommended for 40gal tank) doing 50% water change weekly. Here a pic: Let me know what you experts think of my newb setup. Last edited by speedie408; 08-11-2009 at 08:27 PM.. Reason: Update

01-24-2009, 04:29 AM	#3
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (69/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 22,486	Welcome to TPT! Nice setup! __________________ Geckos galore: Geckos in Tails, and follow Geckos in Tails on Facebook 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank, 46 gal Betta simplex community, 90 gal Low Tech Community, Amazon Fishing; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin

01-24-2009, 04:50 AM	#4
josh1604 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (41/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 655	WELCOME!!! Good lookin tank __________________ Texas A&M-Commerce Track & Field

01-24-2009, 05:53 AM	#5
brion0 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Idaho Falls,ID Posts: 422	Looks good to me. Welcome. __________________ Brion 29 gal journal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...al-brion0.html 55 gal low tech http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tml#post775294

02-18-2009, 01:46 PM	#9
Trallen44 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 708	It looks like you are off to a great start and that your tank is working on filling in good. __________________ Tim Trallen44's True low tech 55 gal. journal

01-24-2009, 04:13 AM	#2
itstony Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: boston/randolph MA Posts: 96	thats a nicely setted up tank. i just started mine and i still have alot to buy lol

01-24-2009, 07:11 AM	#6
speedie408 Canon Pimp #001 (View User Tanks) PTrader: (363/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Cali Posts: 7,918	Thanks all for the warm welcome!

01-24-2009, 05:53 PM	#7
oldpunk78 newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (102/100%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 4,430	welcome to the forum!

02-18-2009, 07:51 AM	#8
speedie408 Canon Pimp #001 (View User Tanks) PTrader: (363/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Cali Posts: 7,918	Just thought I'd post up an update of my tank for anyone who is interested to see the little progress and drawback I've had. Basically I've been dosing EI method and doing 50% wc weekly. I've added quite a few fish and some new plants as well. Trimmed here and there to replant... Staghorn algae is begining to show up on my crypts and the tip of my vals. I've read to up the CO2 and keep dosing... what else do you vets reccomend to combat this ugly algae? Here are some pics:

02-18-2009, 02:21 PM	#10
CAM6467 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alvarado, Texas Posts: 591	What kind of rams are those that you have. They are beautiful, and I'm thinking of stocking my tank with a few in hopes of successful breeding. __________________ "Success is not the goal, it's merely a byproduct!" - The Fraternity of Dirt #66 - Just because it's dirt doesn't make it low-tech. Coach's 29 Gallon Coach's 10 Gallon (Retired) - Coach's 20L High-Tech (Retired)

03-15-2009, 11:45 PM	#12
speedie408 Canon Pimp #001 (View User Tanks) PTrader: (363/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Cali Posts: 7,918	update Got new plants, new filter (Eheim 2217), and rearranged some things here n there. Got some awesome Limnophila aromatica from Crispino Ramos, E. Tennellus from maclellen, Rex style reactor from Left C, and awaiting my pressurized CO2 setup. Here are some pics. Let me know what you guys think... what works, what don't, stuff like that. My Female GBR again.

04-07-2009, 06:28 AM	#13
speedie408 Canon Pimp #001 (View User Tanks) PTrader: (363/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Cali Posts: 7,918	Well the tank don't look anything how it looked a month ago, thats for sure. Thing's I've added/changed: Pressurized CO2 Rex style reactor Eheim 2217 Giesemann Midday & Aquafloura bulbs (these bulbs are truely night n day difference) Updated pics from the new Canon 40D. My son broke my Rebel XT, so I was down for a good month without a camera. Feels good to be shooting again.

04-12-2009, 08:29 AM	#14
speedie408 Canon Pimp #001 (View User Tanks) PTrader: (363/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Cali Posts: 7,918	So happy! I finally won the Algae battle. No more staghorn and bba. I spot dosed h202 and double dosed Excel and cut down on phosphate dosage. Feels so nice to be algae free.

04-13-2009, 03:35 AM	#15
Regloh Algae Farmer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Medford, MA Posts: 683	I like the way your tank looks! Very nice. I would try to replace your reactor with something that's not so visible, but that's a question of taste. I have a question. Your pictures are very good. I assume you have some experience with photography. What kind of camera do you use? Maybe I'll reward myself with a new camera, when I win my algae battle __________________ Eheim Pimp #363 - 2213, 2217 Tank journals: 55g, 10g

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