The official EDGE thread

[Idaho]

new to planted tank..

here's my fluval edge.

with white LEDs and 10 watt CFL on..





10 watt cfl only..



anubias nana
java fern
java moss

2 white clouds
2 cardinals
1 panda cory cat

baby snail that sneaked in on my plants

i bought 2 cherry shrimp last week...but haven't seen them since their first night when they were hiding under a rock..did notice them out later that night when the lights were out...

these pics were taken a little over 2 weeks ago..

plants seem to be doing well...and the fish love the real plants.

the cory is always chillin' on the anubius leaves...

cool site here..

[DreamProductions]

Heres mine:




Feel free to comment.

[xJaypex]

Just rescaped my tank and will place new photos soon :P

as for co2 ive been dosing with flourish excel, but been itching to try those 30 dollar non pressurized systems like this one

http://www.azgardens.com/p-240-the-t...io-system.aspx


anyone used anything like it?

[xJaypex]

Originally Posted by DreamProductions

Heres mine:
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Feel free to comment.

are those CRS i see?

whats your water temp? i thought CRS needed cooler water, please let me know how they do as i want to add some bee shrimp to mine but afraid of the temp killing them

[volatile]

Originally Posted by xJaypex

Just rescaped my tank and will place new photos soon :P

as for co2 ive been dosing with flourish excel, but been itching to try those 30 dollar non pressurized systems like this one

http://www.azgardens.com/p-240-the-t...io-system.aspx


anyone used anything like it?

It says it lasts about a month and each refill is $6? You're better off buying a real CO2 system. It costs like $10 to fill a 5lb tank and you can probably run that for 2 years or more on the Edge.

[xJaypex]

yeah my 20 has pressurized but, its in the living room. Ill probably save up and buy that fancy ADA co2 set up for nanos.

[xJaypex]

Here are some pics





MY HC was starting to grow but got destroyed when i changed the substrate.
But its a good thing i saved some in my other tank :P

[Cichlid Junkie]

That's a good looking tank. What are you going to stock it with?

[xJaypex]

i have 2 clown killies and 1 that looks like its a mini gar that only gets 1 inch long pretty sweet looking fish.

And i have 7 green shrimp and 8 bee shrimp to add once i receive them next week

[DreamProductions]

Originally Posted by xJaypex

are those CRS i see?

whats your water temp? i thought CRS needed cooler water, please let me know how they do as i want to add some bee shrimp to mine but afraid of the temp killing them

Ya those are CRS, thats not the tank temp thats the room temp. I keep it between 72-76 for the CRS.

[dkbmxr18]

Here's an update of mine. I took out a few plants to make it a little more clean. My Java Moss has finally started to grow in the last week.

[dkbmxr18]

Originally Posted by xJaypex

Here are some pics





MY HC was starting to grow but got destroyed when i changed the substrate.
But its a good thing i saved some in my other tank :P

What lights are you using under that custom hood?

[xJaypex]

i use 3 6500k 7 watt bulbs i bought from lowes.

[Chrisinator]

An EDGE would look so nice on my desk.

[guerdonian]

Here is my edge so far:
Lighting:
Upgraded LED lights
Ikea LACK lights See Detail Picture
Plant list:
cryptocoryne willisii x3
Anubias nana x1
Java moss all over
Otherstuff:
driftwood stump
Java moss "wall" in the left corner (just placed, needs to fill in)
Manzanita branches
seachem flourite red substrate, with seachem flourish
Livestock:
Nothing yet, still cycling


I plan on adding maybe another anubias nana in the right corner, and also the additional light under the hood. As far as livestock, i plan on adding some cherry red shrimp, about 5 galaxy rasbora (celestial pearl danio is the new name) and an otocinclus. I also hope to add the in-filter heater and reduce the length of the filter "snorkel" to get a cleaner look.


I have learned that long tweezers come in handy for placement, the branches were soaked for 2 weeks prior to placing them in the tank to eliminate tannins, but made them a bit more flexy to fit through the tiny hole. I also have a feeling that my lack of access to the glass will be a bit of a problem in a few weeks when algae starts showing up.