Bigstick120's 29 Gallon (56k warning)Update 3-8-08

**bigstick120** · 05-30-2007, 09:53 PM

Thank you everyone for the comments!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betowess

Whooh, your Erio cinereums are PERFECT!. Downoi too. I only wish my Erios looked so fine. Are you using AS in there now? Nice, nice!

Thanks! The substrate is Eco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerald the Mouse

I would let the foreground fill in a little more, then it would be ADA Contest worthy.

I agree, I said that above

MrJP · 05-31-2007, 06:29 PM

Amazing tank BS - what an inspiration! I also find your choice of equipement interesting considering what would have been sugggested here on TPT:
- XP1 instead XP2, which most would consider underfiltered or not enough circulation
- 1x 65w. I know you added T-5 along the way, but you still got beautifull growth before it.
- Rinox 1000 rated for below 20g instead of 2000. And even claiming that the 2000 model would have been to much for this size tank!

I am in the process of planning a 29g that I have laying arround. My list of equipment consist of XP2, 2x65w and rhinox 2000 from the info I have been gathering on this forum. Now I wonder if I should reconsider my list? I would love to hear your input on that, or anyone elses for that matter.

Great tank!

JP

styxx · 06-02-2007, 07:04 AM

You are obviously doing something right. Keep it up. Awesome tank. (I'm actually at a loss for words for once, can you believe it! ha ha ha)

dodgefreak8 · 06-02-2007, 09:31 PM

WOW your rotala sp. 'mini' looks awesome. I still have the stems you sent me but I have a brown algea covering them. I think once my tank stablizes it will start to grow better. I HOPE!!

**bigstick120** · 06-03-2007, 01:12 AM

Thank you all for the nice comments!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrJP

Amazing tank BS - what an inspiration! I also find your choice of equipement interesting considering what would have been sugggested here on TPT:
- XP1 instead XP2, which most would consider underfiltered or not enough circulation
- 1x 65w. I know you added T-5 along the way, but you still got beautifull growth before it.
- Rinox 1000 rated for below 20g instead of 2000. And even claiming that the 2000 model would have been to much for this size tank!

JP

JP, thats an interesting observation, and Im glad you enjoy the tank, as far as the equipment everything that I have on the tank is very acceptable.

XP1 is rated for up to a 40 gallon tank I believe, its more then enough for the tank, XP2 would have to be run turned down, but a good choice if you plan on getting a larger tank soon
Light-65 watts was enough to grow just about any plant in the tank, including HC. The added lights add a boost to the rear corners that cause some of the stems to lean into the center to get more light. With 2 X 65 things can go wrong very quickly and you will have to stay on top of things, little to much light IMO

The Rhinox-1000 is plenty, produces very fine bubbles, I run a 2000 in my 55 and its just right for that tank

Hope that helps with your tank!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodgefreak8

WOW your rotala sp. 'mini' looks awesome. I still have the stems you sent me but I have a brown algea covering them. I think once my tank stablizes it will start to grow better. I HOPE!!

Thanks! Im sure you will get it going soon, mine took a little while to get going as well.

Goldfishcrazy11 · 06-04-2007, 12:50 AM

Hey, could you give me the info on how you made your C02 thingy?

**bigstick120** · 06-04-2007, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goldfishcrazy11

Hey, could you give me the info on how you made your C02 thingy?

What thingy? The glass diffusor? I bought it from aquaticmagic on ebay

styxx · 06-10-2007, 10:16 PM

Tuesday it will be two weeks since you last post, Bigstick120! Can we get an update? I can't wait to see how that HC is coming along!!

**bigstick120** · 06-11-2007, 01:14 AM

HC is growing slow, the warmer summer temps raise the water and slow this plant down. It looks about the same, not a muck to update. Ill be redoing the tank in the next month or so

Steve Z · 07-21-2007, 05:46 PM

what kind of filteration system do you have

**bigstick120** · 07-21-2007, 06:08 PM

I am using a Rena XP1 on this tank, nice filter!

Steve Z · 07-21-2007, 06:19 PM

someone told me a rena xp2 would be good. which is better the xp1 or the xp2?

where do you get your equipment,and plants?

what brand of heater do you use?

**bigstick120** · 07-21-2007, 06:58 PM

XP1 and 2 are basically the same filter. You buy based on the size of your tank. The XP2 is for a larger tank, not sure what size but if you look on a site Im sure it will tell you.
I buy my equipment at various places, LFS, Dr. Fosters, Big Als.

I use Visa-Therm stealth heaters

gas · 07-22-2007, 11:48 AM

wow really pretty.
It's the first time I see rotala sp. mini and its a cool plant I think.
Just one thing I don't like so much is the delimitation between the midground and the foreground which is too straight IMO.

**bigstick120** · 08-01-2007, 05:21 AM

Update! About a month ago

06-02-2007, 07:04 AM	#93 (permalink)
styxx Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 693	You are obviously doing something right. Keep it up. Awesome tank. (I'm actually at a loss for words for once, can you believe it! ha ha ha) __________________ Ehiem Pimp #182 All ADA 90P Tank, In/Outflow Lily Tubes & Check Valve, Ehiem Pro II 2126, 36" Current USA Outer Orbit 1x150W 10K HQI-MH w/ 2x96W Dual 8K CPF, 18W Helix UV Sterilizer, 5lb. Pressurized CO2 w/Mikwakuee Regulator

06-02-2007, 09:31 PM	#94 (permalink)
dodgefreak8 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brush,colorado Posts: 370	WOW your rotala sp. 'mini' looks awesome. I still have the stems you sent me but I have a brown algea covering them. I think once my tank stablizes it will start to grow better. I HOPE!! __________________ 29gal

06-04-2007, 12:50 AM	#96 (permalink)
Goldfishcrazy11 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 74	Hey, could you give me the info on how you made your C02 thingy? __________________ 10g- 1 Red Crowntail Male Betta, 5 Ember Tetras 20g- 3 American Flagfish, 1 Bristlenose Pleco 29g- 6 Glowlight Tetras, 1 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish, 1 Apistogramma cacatuoides pair, 1 Albino Corydoras Catfish Plants: Echinodorus amazonicus, Mayaca fluviatilis, Vallisneria, Alternanthera reineckii, Microsorum pteropus, Rotala indica, Echinodorus parviflorus 90g- 1 Shubunkin Goldfish, 1 Sarasa Common Goldfish, 2 Common Goldfish http://goldfishcrazy.tripod.com/home.html

06-10-2007, 10:16 PM	#98 (permalink)
styxx Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 693	Tuesday it will be two weeks since you last post, Bigstick120! Can we get an update? I can't wait to see how that HC is coming along!! __________________ Ehiem Pimp #182 All ADA 90P Tank, In/Outflow Lily Tubes & Check Valve, Ehiem Pro II 2126, 36" Current USA Outer Orbit 1x150W 10K HQI-MH w/ 2x96W Dual 8K CPF, 18W Helix UV Sterilizer, 5lb. Pressurized CO2 w/Mikwakuee Regulator

06-11-2007, 01:14 AM	#99 (permalink)
bigstick120 Algae Eater (View User Tanks) PTrader: (162/100%) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,638	HC is growing slow, the warmer summer temps raise the water and slow this plant down. It looks about the same, not a muck to update. Ill be redoing the tank in the next month or so __________________ My Photography site See the evolution of my 55 gallon My 29 Gallon

05-31-2007, 06:29 PM	#92 (permalink)
MrJP Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Haiti Posts: 43	Amazing tank BS - what an inspiration! I also find your choice of equipement interesting considering what would have been sugggested here on TPT: - XP1 instead XP2, which most would consider underfiltered or not enough circulation - 1x 65w. I know you added T-5 along the way, but you still got beautifull growth before it. - Rinox 1000 rated for below 20g instead of 2000. And even claiming that the 2000 model would have been to much for this size tank! I am in the process of planning a 29g that I have laying arround. My list of equipment consist of XP2, 2x65w and rhinox 2000 from the info I have been gathering on this forum. Now I wonder if I should reconsider my list? I would love to hear your input on that, or anyone elses for that matter. Great tank! JP

07-21-2007, 05:46 PM	#100 (permalink)
Steve Z Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chariton ,IA Posts: 121	what kind of filteration system do you have

07-21-2007, 06:08 PM	#101 (permalink)
bigstick120 Algae Eater (View User Tanks) PTrader: (162/100%) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,638	I am using a Rena XP1 on this tank, nice filter! __________________ My Photography site See the evolution of my 55 gallon My 29 Gallon

07-21-2007, 06:19 PM	#102 (permalink)
Steve Z Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chariton ,IA Posts: 121	someone told me a rena xp2 would be good. which is better the xp1 or the xp2? where do you get your equipment,and plants? what brand of heater do you use?

07-21-2007, 06:58 PM	#103 (permalink)
bigstick120 Algae Eater (View User Tanks) PTrader: (162/100%) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,638	XP1 and 2 are basically the same filter. You buy based on the size of your tank. The XP2 is for a larger tank, not sure what size but if you look on a site Im sure it will tell you. I buy my equipment at various places, LFS, Dr. Fosters, Big Als. I use Visa-Therm stealth heaters __________________ My Photography site See the evolution of my 55 gallon My 29 Gallon

07-22-2007, 11:48 AM	#104 (permalink)
gas Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: France. Posts: 7	wow really pretty. It's the first time I see rotala sp. mini and its a cool plant I think. Just one thing I don't like so much is the delimitation between the midground and the foreground which is too straight IMO.

08-01-2007, 05:21 AM	#105 (permalink)
bigstick120 Algae Eater (View User Tanks) PTrader: (162/100%) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,638	Update! About a month ago __________________ My Photography site See the evolution of my 55 gallon My 29 Gallon

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