75g River's Edge (Farlowella pics 11/5)

octopus44 · 11-03-2009, 01:15 AM

It's been a while since Iv'e been on here (mostly due to school) but my tank is starting to look nice and I've got a bit of free time so I'd figured I'd start a new journal.

I started this tank last fall but due to neglect the tank never became much of anything. Here is that journal if you'd like to take a look.

This summer I decided to start over, emptied the tank and grew some HC emersed on the "hill" for a few months. I think that I will always start HC emersed now. So much easier!

I filled her up on October 3rd and here are the results. After battling some hair algae (and winning) the tank is starting to look pretty good. Still working on the BBA and staghorn though

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Well here are some pics (sorry about the 2 mega-pixel camera).
Hope you enjoy!

A few days after planting:

And now (one month after set-up):

Right side:

Middle top view:

Base of Hill:

Inhabitants:

Flora: Vallisneria nana, Rotola Rotundiflora, Rotala sp Macrandra 'green', Needle leaf Java fern, Hemianthus callitrichoides, Utricularia graminifolia, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Bolbitis heudelotii, Cryptocoryne parva, Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown', Hygrophila sp. Purple, Ludwigia repens X arcuata, Polygonum kawagoneum, Polygonum praetermissum 'Porto Velho', Bacopa colorata, Limnophila aromatic, Staurogyne sp 'Low Grow' , Fissidens fontanus, flame moss, Elocharis acicularis, Limnophila sp. 'mini', Ceratophyllum submersum, Anubias barteri 'Petite'

Fauna: Black Neon Tetra, Farlowella acus, Octocinclus, Red Flying Fox, Aborichthys elongatus (sand loach), Nothobranchius Rachovii Beira, Neocaridina denticulata sinensis (cherry shrimp), Olive nerite

xiaxia · 11-03-2009, 06:10 AM

sweet looking tank!! ^^
quite a bit of algae huh?

octopus44 · 11-03-2009, 02:36 PM

Glad you like the scape.

Yeah, the algae is still a bit of a problem. You should have seen two weeks ago though. You could hardly see any plants because everything was covered in hair algae and clado. I think I've got everything balanced now and the rest of the algae is on the way out. The BBA is all turning red which puts a smile on my face

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octopus44 · 11-03-2009, 07:33 PM

Purple Algae!

Sprayed the BBA with H2O2 on Sunday and it is looking particularly unhappy today.

octopus44 · 11-04-2009, 08:28 PM

I just noticed that my Polygonum praetermissum 'Porto Velho' started putting out flowers!

davocean · 11-04-2009, 08:50 PM

I like this, similar to my layout(except mine hasn't grown out yet) which is nice for me to better visualize my own tanks path(hopefully)

octopus44 · 11-05-2009, 10:09 PM

Some pics of my Farlowella acus. One of my favorite fish.

blackandyellow · 11-05-2009, 10:41 PM

Wow it´s very nice, really like it. Love your Farlowella!

octopus44 · 11-06-2009, 12:23 AM

Thanks. The farlowella is a really cool fish. During the day it mostly stays very still trying to look like a stick (which it's very good at). It tries so hard to look like a stick that it doesn't swim away when I get close to him while trimming. He even allows me to touch him sometimes

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It's more active at night and cool to watch with the moonlights on.

davocean · 11-06-2009, 12:56 AM

Lol, you know, the more I look at your tank, the more similarities I see(and purely coincidental)
Pretty sure we have same tank, same light, same sub, same basic layout, same val back.
Mine just isn't as grown out.
It's like lookin into the future man!lol
At least our avatars are different enough, though I do have an octopus tattoo!lol

octopus44 · 11-07-2009, 04:32 PM

Yeah, I can see a bit of a similarity with the vals.

You have an octopus tattoo?! I have been saving up to get an octopus on my right shoulder with its tentacles extending down my forearm. Have any pics?

davocean · 11-07-2009, 06:44 PM

Sure do!

ZooTycoonMaster · 11-07-2009, 11:15 PM

Wow this is a very nice tank!

I think the algae looks very nice when it pearls IMO

How are you diffusing your CO2?

octopus44 · 11-08-2009, 12:29 AM

Cool tattoo davocean

. I can't wait to get mine.

Glad you like the tank zootycoon. I am using one of those cheap boyu diffusers. It works very well and its nice to have the diffuser out of the tank. The only downside is tons of tiny bubbles which cloud the tank.

nismo tetra · 11-08-2009, 12:38 AM

Farlowella's are awesome. Somewhat rare to. Awesome tank man

11-03-2009, 01:15 AM	#1
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	75g River's Edge (Farlowella pics 11/5) It's been a while since Iv'e been on here (mostly due to school) but my tank is starting to look nice and I've got a bit of free time so I'd figured I'd start a new journal. I started this tank last fall but due to neglect the tank never became much of anything. Here is that journal if you'd like to take a look. This summer I decided to start over, emptied the tank and grew some HC emersed on the "hill" for a few months. I think that I will always start HC emersed now. So much easier! I filled her up on October 3rd and here are the results. After battling some hair algae (and winning) the tank is starting to look pretty good. Still working on the BBA and staghorn though . Well here are some pics (sorry about the 2 mega-pixel camera). Hope you enjoy! A few days after planting: And now (one month after set-up): Right side: Middle top view: Base of Hill: Inhabitants: Flora: Vallisneria nana, Rotola Rotundiflora, Rotala sp Macrandra 'green', Needle leaf Java fern, Hemianthus callitrichoides, Utricularia graminifolia, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Bolbitis heudelotii, Cryptocoryne parva, Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown', Hygrophila sp. Purple, Ludwigia repens X arcuata, Polygonum kawagoneum, Polygonum praetermissum 'Porto Velho', Bacopa colorata, Limnophila aromatic, Staurogyne sp 'Low Grow' , Fissidens fontanus, flame moss, Elocharis acicularis, Limnophila sp. 'mini', Ceratophyllum submersum, Anubias barteri 'Petite' Fauna: Black Neon Tetra, Farlowella acus, Octocinclus, Red Flying Fox, Aborichthys elongatus (sand loach), Nothobranchius Rachovii Beira, Neocaridina denticulata sinensis (cherry shrimp), Olive nerite __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down) Last edited by octopus44; 11-05-2009 at 10:07 PM..

11-03-2009, 06:10 AM	#2
xiaxia Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 178	sweet looking tank!! ^^ quite a bit of algae huh? __________________

11-03-2009, 02:36 PM	#3
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	Glad you like the scape. Yeah, the algae is still a bit of a problem. You should have seen two weeks ago though. You could hardly see any plants because everything was covered in hair algae and clado. I think I've got everything balanced now and the rest of the algae is on the way out. The BBA is all turning red which puts a smile on my face . __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down)

11-03-2009, 07:33 PM	#4
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	Purple Algae! Purple Algae! Sprayed the BBA with H2O2 on Sunday and it is looking particularly unhappy today. __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down)

11-04-2009, 08:28 PM	#5
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	I just noticed that my Polygonum praetermissum 'Porto Velho' started putting out flowers! __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down)

11-04-2009, 08:50 PM	#6
davocean Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Encinitas CA Posts: 146	I like this, similar to my layout(except mine hasn't grown out yet) which is nice for me to better visualize my own tanks path(hopefully) __________________ 150g mixed reef,75g planted,20g hex planted goldfish

11-05-2009, 10:09 PM	#7
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	Some pics of my Farlowella acus. One of my favorite fish. __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down) Last edited by octopus44; 11-08-2009 at 12:32 AM..

11-05-2009, 10:41 PM	#8
blackandyellow Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 544	Wow it´s very nice, really like it. Love your Farlowella!

11-06-2009, 12:23 AM	#9
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	Thanks. The farlowella is a really cool fish. During the day it mostly stays very still trying to look like a stick (which it's very good at). It tries so hard to look like a stick that it doesn't swim away when I get close to him while trimming. He even allows me to touch him sometimes . It's more active at night and cool to watch with the moonlights on. __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down)

11-06-2009, 12:56 AM	#10
davocean Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Encinitas CA Posts: 146	Lol, you know, the more I look at your tank, the more similarities I see(and purely coincidental) Pretty sure we have same tank, same light, same sub, same basic layout, same val back. Mine just isn't as grown out. It's like lookin into the future man!lol At least our avatars are different enough, though I do have an octopus tattoo!lol __________________ 150g mixed reef,75g planted,20g hex planted goldfish

11-07-2009, 04:32 PM	#11
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	Yeah, I can see a bit of a similarity with the vals. You have an octopus tattoo?! I have been saving up to get an octopus on my right shoulder with its tentacles extending down my forearm. Have any pics? __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down)

11-07-2009, 06:44 PM	#12
davocean Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Encinitas CA Posts: 146	Sure do! __________________ 150g mixed reef,75g planted,20g hex planted goldfish

11-07-2009, 11:15 PM	#13
ZooTycoonMaster Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (31/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Santa Clara, California Posts: 3,742	Wow this is a very nice tank! I think the algae looks very nice when it pearls IMO How are you diffusing your CO2? __________________ Eheim Classic 2213 Eheim Pimp #341

11-08-2009, 12:29 AM	#14
octopus44 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 322	Cool tattoo davocean . I can't wait to get mine. Glad you like the tank zootycoon. I am using one of those cheap boyu diffusers. It works very well and its nice to have the diffuser out of the tank. The only downside is tons of tiny bubbles which cloud the tank. __________________ 75 Gallon 55 Gallon (torn down)

11-08-2009, 12:38 AM	#15
nismo tetra Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 320	Farlowella's are awesome. Somewhat rare to. Awesome tank man __________________ Pics of Nismo's fishroom first try at plants, 20 gallon!

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