CRS Tank Adventure!(Updated 12-20-08)

**A Hill** · 02-14-2007, 01:15 AM

Hey everyone! I keep talking about how I'm going to make a CRS tank journal and I've been waiting! Well now its started to mark the advent of my 2000 post mark. I'll add all the BLAH BLAH stuff later when I have time.

10g. Stock light. HOB filter. Cheap Heater.

I bought some Florabase Substrate to bring the PH down. Got it free from credits on RCS!

Today: Brought the two gay GBRs to the LFS and got a good credit for them. Also gave the guy some moss since he's been having a really harsh time with his in his display tank (It was a $40 piece

) I came home with half a dozen FW clams

and a FF shrimp, bamboo probably. But I'm just happy that the rams willn't be sold and well be in the new display tank

.

This week I plan on emptying the tank, This weekend or monday (might be skiing this weekend

) I will completely redo the tank. Aquascaping will come once it's stable.

Well WOOT on 2K posts! Pictures will come tomorrow!

-Andrew

I felt I needed A picture and the 10g pic. is MIA so here are the CRS I have atm!

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Finch_man · 02-14-2007, 05:02 AM

Good luck with your CRS!!!! I wish I had some of my own!

Color Me Blue · 02-14-2007, 11:14 AM

Congrad on your 2K post Andrew!

Looking forward to seeing this CRS tank.

**A Hill** · 02-14-2007, 10:57 PM

Thanks guys!

Today wasn't too eventful. Planned the scape out a little bit. What I'm going to try and do right now (could change..) Is make a "root" and then have some rocks in the back. The "Root" will hide the filter intake and heater and will be covered in moss either fissidens fonatus or willow, or a mix of the two. Then the backround will have some larger rocks I collected with fissidens on them probably maybe some pelia. Behind the rocks will be some italian vals. the back left will be some crypts easing the way from the hardscape (root/rocks) to the foreground which will be a nano moss lawn. The front right corner will probably be left open and I might put a clam or two in that part.

Oh, And I'll have Giant DW and some water lettuce on top and random stems in the tank in the beginning to suck up the nutrients!

My plans and plants might change some but thats it for now.

Hopefully this week I will take the last of the remaining things out of the 10g and then start the tank friday probably maybe tomorrow depending on how busy I am.

Then I'll play with the plants and scape for a month or two, then add the CRS I already have and eventually get some others, and Diamonds...

-Andrew

**A Hill** · 02-20-2007, 01:15 PM

Sunday afternoon I tore the rest of the 10g down. All it had was some DW and rocks and radom pieces of moss. Then I took out the flourite (most of it) and added the Florabase. I kinda "dry scaped" but didn't really scape since I just filled it in with some fast growers that I had on hand. Then I added a dozen or so MTS and a Asian FW Clam (which is awesome!) Now its slowly getting to normal tank status. I think it should be cycled by today or tomorrow, because I left all the mulm in the bottom and then I also squeezed the filter stuff and lots of the other mulm from the flourite was dumped in.

I'll have LOTS of pictures later today.

-Andrew

RESGuy · 02-20-2007, 09:48 PM

Sounds like great progress! WOW pictures??? It's about time you post pictures on here!!

sandiegoryu · 02-20-2007, 10:29 PM

I have a big feeling your clam would eat your baby CRS if you're planning to keep them in your CRS tank. After all clams are filter feeders and a baby shrimp is like big plankton :-D. Just a thought.

And you probably won't have your tank 100% cycled in a day lol. But plants would help with the water. I wish you great luck with your CRS!

**A Hill** · 02-21-2007, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RESGuy

Sounds like great progress! WOW pictures??? It's about time you post pictures on here!!

LOL yeah I know I know... I'm so picture lazy... But no one would want to see my other tanks lol...

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandiegoryu

I have a big feeling your clam would eat your baby CRS if you're planning to keep them in your CRS tank. After all clams are filter feeders and a baby shrimp is like big plankton :-D. Just a thought.

And you probably won't have your tank 100% cycled in a day lol. But plants would help with the water. I wish you great luck with your CRS!

I'm pretty sure the clam is Shrimp safe

. They filter a LOT! but I don't think it could take in the smallest baby CRS. And yea my tank is cycled already

. Just double checked today and nitrates and ammonia both tested at 0 or too small of an amount to pick up

So Yeah, rules on cycle where thrown out the window

But I wont be adding shrimp for about a month, maybe two.

RESGuy · 02-21-2007, 12:38 AM

Sure we want to see pictures of all your tanks!

So much for cycling rules

**A Hill** · 02-21-2007, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RESGuy

Sure we want to see pictures of all your tanks!

So much for cycling rules

Well they're going on my photobucket acct now, then they will be posted...

Whats a Cycle???

-Andrew

**A Hill** · 02-21-2007, 01:14 AM

Alright so here are the pictures from me tearing down the tank and refilling it.

Before tank demolished!

Just substrate

In bucket

Mulm and a little bit of substrate left

FLORA BASE!

They FLORA BASE Pyramid!

My hand didn't think the FLORA BASE Pyramid scape would be liked by anyone...

Plants on plate includes: italian val, Jungle Val, Java fern, some other random things...

Plants in tank, no water.

Stringy moss

Jungle Val

Italian Val

Java fern
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...2-20-07019.jpg

Crypt

There are a few more pictures but I have to go, so I'll upload them tomorrow. They're the w/water pictures. But I'll also get pictures of it tonight to give a nice comparison.

Thanks for wasting your time looking at these crazy pictures

-Andrew

sandiegoryu · 02-21-2007, 01:29 AM

We Need W/H2O Pictures!!!! GAAAH!!

Also, how long does Florabase work. Is it better than Aquasoil? JW.

Soo wait a second. Where are your CRS at the moment?

RESGuy · 02-21-2007, 02:00 AM

Sweet! Thanks for the "nice" pictures lol Can't wait to see the pictures of the tank with water in it lol

02-14-2007, 01:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
A Hill 7.5 hours later.. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (46) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,050	CRS Tank Adventure!(Updated 12-20-08) Hey everyone! I keep talking about how I'm going to make a CRS tank journal and I've been waiting! Well now its started to mark the advent of my 2000 post mark. I'll add all the BLAH BLAH stuff later when I have time. 10g. Stock light. HOB filter. Cheap Heater. I bought some Florabase Substrate to bring the PH down. Got it free from credits on RCS! Today: Brought the two gay GBRs to the LFS and got a good credit for them. Also gave the guy some moss since he's been having a really harsh time with his in his display tank (It was a $40 piece ) I came home with half a dozen FW clams and a FF shrimp, bamboo probably. But I'm just happy that the rams willn't be sold and well be in the new display tank . This week I plan on emptying the tank, This weekend or monday (might be skiing this weekend ) I will completely redo the tank. Aquascaping will come once it's stable. Well WOOT on 2K posts! Pictures will come tomorrow! -Andrew I felt I needed A picture and the 10g pic. is MIA so here are the CRS I have atm! __________________ Atlanta was fun, now I'll be around for a while hopefully! Yeah I have some moss/shrimp addiction problems. At least I'm not in the red because of them, yet. J'étais Fish Newb Last edited by A Hill : 01-20-2008 at 09:30 PM.

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Color Me Blue Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 843	Congrad on your 2K post Andrew! Looking forward to seeing this CRS tank. __________________ *~CHRISTIN~* Eheim Pimpette #235: Eheim 2217 Classic Canister Filter

02-14-2007, 10:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
A Hill 7.5 hours later.. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (46) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,050	Thanks guys! Today wasn't too eventful. Planned the scape out a little bit. What I'm going to try and do right now (could change..) Is make a "root" and then have some rocks in the back. The "Root" will hide the filter intake and heater and will be covered in moss either fissidens fonatus or willow, or a mix of the two. Then the backround will have some larger rocks I collected with fissidens on them probably maybe some pelia. Behind the rocks will be some italian vals. the back left will be some crypts easing the way from the hardscape (root/rocks) to the foreground which will be a nano moss lawn. The front right corner will probably be left open and I might put a clam or two in that part. Oh, And I'll have Giant DW and some water lettuce on top and random stems in the tank in the beginning to suck up the nutrients! My plans and plants might change some but thats it for now. Hopefully this week I will take the last of the remaining things out of the 10g and then start the tank friday probably maybe tomorrow depending on how busy I am. Then I'll play with the plants and scape for a month or two, then add the CRS I already have and eventually get some others, and Diamonds... -Andrew __________________ Atlanta was fun, now I'll be around for a while hopefully! Yeah I have some moss/shrimp addiction problems. At least I'm not in the red because of them, yet. J'étais Fish Newb

02-20-2007, 01:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
A Hill 7.5 hours later.. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (46) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,050	Sunday afternoon I tore the rest of the 10g down. All it had was some DW and rocks and radom pieces of moss. Then I took out the flourite (most of it) and added the Florabase. I kinda "dry scaped" but didn't really scape since I just filled it in with some fast growers that I had on hand. Then I added a dozen or so MTS and a Asian FW Clam (which is awesome!) Now its slowly getting to normal tank status. I think it should be cycled by today or tomorrow, because I left all the mulm in the bottom and then I also squeezed the filter stuff and lots of the other mulm from the flourite was dumped in. I'll have LOTS of pictures later today. -Andrew __________________ Atlanta was fun, now I'll be around for a while hopefully! Yeah I have some moss/shrimp addiction problems. At least I'm not in the red because of them, yet. J'étais Fish Newb

02-20-2007, 09:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
RESGuy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 887	Sounds like great progress! WOW pictures??? It's about time you post pictures on here!! __________________ -RESGuy RESGuy's RCS Journal 55g RES Turtle Tank 20 Gallon Tall Tank Paradise <- My site I have both AIM and MSN so message me when you like, I love talking with people that share the hobby!

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Finch_man Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (17) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beaverton Posts: 386	Good luck with your CRS!!!! I wish I had some of my own!

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sandiegoryu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,427	I have a big feeling your clam would eat your baby CRS if you're planning to keep them in your CRS tank. After all clams are filter feeders and a baby shrimp is like big plankton :-D. Just a thought. And you probably won't have your tank 100% cycled in a day lol. But plants would help with the water. I wish you great luck with your CRS! __________________ -Shumpei Maruyama Y.A.A. (Young Aspiring Aquascapers) Hahahahaha

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RESGuy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 887	Sure we want to see pictures of all your tanks! So much for cycling rules __________________ -RESGuy RESGuy's RCS Journal 55g RES Turtle Tank 20 Gallon Tall Tank Paradise <- My site I have both AIM and MSN so message me when you like, I love talking with people that share the hobby!

02-21-2007, 01:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
A Hill 7.5 hours later.. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (46) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,050	Alright so here are the pictures from me tearing down the tank and refilling it. Before tank demolished! Just substrate In bucket Mulm and a little bit of substrate left FLORA BASE! They FLORA BASE Pyramid! My hand didn't think the FLORA BASE Pyramid scape would be liked by anyone... Plants on plate includes: italian val, Jungle Val, Java fern, some other random things... Plants in tank, no water. Stringy moss Jungle Val Italian Val Java fern http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...2-20-07019.jpg Crypt There are a few more pictures but I have to go, so I'll upload them tomorrow. They're the w/water pictures. But I'll also get pictures of it tonight to give a nice comparison. Thanks for wasting your time looking at these crazy pictures -Andrew __________________ Atlanta was fun, now I'll be around for a while hopefully! Yeah I have some moss/shrimp addiction problems. At least I'm not in the red because of them, yet. J'étais Fish Newb

02-21-2007, 01:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
sandiegoryu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,427	We Need W/H2O Pictures!!!! GAAAH!! Also, how long does Florabase work. Is it better than Aquasoil? JW. Soo wait a second. Where are your CRS at the moment? __________________ -Shumpei Maruyama Y.A.A. (Young Aspiring Aquascapers) Hahahahaha

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RESGuy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 887	Sweet! Thanks for the "nice" pictures lol Can't wait to see the pictures of the tank with water in it lol __________________ -RESGuy RESGuy's RCS Journal 55g RES Turtle Tank 20 Gallon Tall Tank Paradise <- My site I have both AIM and MSN so message me when you like, I love talking with people that share the hobby!