ringram's 90g -- Updated 3/6/09!

**JustOneMore21** · 11-09-2007, 05:15 PM

Your tank is beautiful! The plants are growing in nicely.

Congrats on the baby news!

ringram · 11-09-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tazcrash69

Hey Ryan, Congrats. You might want to start converting this to a low-tech, low maintenance tank.
The tank is growing in nice.

Nahh. I'm sure I'll be able to find time once a week to spend an hour or two doing maintenance. I stay up late

briandmiles · 11-10-2007, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ringram

I stay up late

So do babies.

Brian

ieplayboy · 11-12-2007, 10:58 AM

waitting for update!

Architect1 · 11-17-2007, 11:41 PM

Oh wow beautiful tank you have there, love how green and lush it is.

styxx · 11-18-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JustOneMore21

Your tank is beautiful! The plants are growing in nicely.

Congrats on the baby news!

I agree. I especially like how your Glosso is coming along...very nice so far....

ringram · 01-10-2008, 04:16 AM

Well, it's been almost two months, so here's a shot I just took today.
The HM bush is getting pretty big. lol
The java fern / lobelia cardinalis bush is getting huge also.

It may be tough to see in this picture, but I recently added a few rocks (6 I think) with xmas moss tied to them. I also have a couple areas that I sparcely planted some bronze-looking e. tennelus (middle and front-right).

I have some HC in the fridge that I may either plant, or save for the 45cm ADA tank that I plan on getting next weekend --- yes, you heard that right!
I still have a few sprigs of HC in the foreground, but not that much.

This first picture I took last night after a water change. I was gawking at how nice it looked while doing the wc and felt the inclination to take a picture before I trim it.
The main plant you see is pogostemon stellatus and the round-leaved plant is almost certainly ludiwigia repens (I received at a plant swap a couple months ago). There's also some rotala sp. 'green' on the left, which is coming back from the last pruning.

The second picture is quite simply, the tank. I'm pretty happy with it as it is right now. I only do wc's once a week or so, I only trim about every 2-3 weeks and only dose once or twice a week. It's looking the best that it's possibly ever looked, in my opinion.

-Ryan

Looking at this picture now, it's not bad, but it certainly doesn't do the tank justice. There are so many details in the shadows that don't even show up. Not to mention that there are a TON of shrimp (mostly RCS).

**Question: What is causing my blackening leaves of stargrass (front left)? It's a very delicate plant, so I used to think it was either fish bumping it, or from my replanting...but it's like that on nearly every leaf.

kzr750r1 · 01-10-2008, 04:36 AM

That is quite a HM ball you have going these days. I wish my cardinals would come out once in a while. I rarely see them in mass...

Thanks for the update.

ringram · 01-10-2008, 05:30 AM

I really like the cardinals, even if they don't school too well. I have 13 of them.

**jinx©** · 01-10-2008, 05:42 AM

Great looking tank ringram.

Drop me a line if you ever need to sell off a handful of your RCS or other shrimp. I havent had any luck finding shrimp at any of the LFS in our area.

digthemlows · 01-11-2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Great looking tank ringram.

Drop me a line if you ever need to sell off a handful of your RCS or other shrimp. I havent had any luck finding shrimp at any of the LFS in our area.

Same here, although the owner of Exotic Aquarium assured me they'd have shrimp in today! I'll be calling before I drive..........

ringram · 01-12-2008, 02:31 AM

True, but you get adults with questionable history and health for about $2.50/ea and I sell juvenile's, typically, for about $1/ea (ie, longer life and healthier)

I've seen RCS at another LFS for $6.99...maybe that's why I haven't seen them in a while. I've also seen RCS, green shrimp and (I think) amanos at Fish Planet, but that was at least 6-8 months ago (and only once) and I haven't seen any shrimp since.

demonbreedr16 · 01-30-2008, 01:40 AM

It looks great...so sad you traded your fish though........The white thing at the bottom...Cory?

ikuzo · 01-30-2008, 07:06 AM

you need a carpet

the center plant with hammered long leaves is amazing. are those crypt balansae?

ringram · 01-30-2008, 08:28 AM

The white one you see at the bottom is one of the three albino/bronze cories. I also have a couple schwartzii cories. I like the albino ones much more. They're always out grazing and seem to have so much character. My wife loves them also.

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Originally Posted by demonbreedr16

It looks great...so sad you traded your fish though........The white thing at the bottom...Cory?

11-09-2007, 05:15 PM	#151 (permalink)
JustOneMore21 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (38/100%) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 568	Your tank is beautiful! The plants are growing in nicely. Congrats on the baby news! __________________ *Kristin* 40g breeder, 20g long planted tanks 29g N. multifasciatus tank, 38g Reef tank My tank info page

11-12-2007, 10:58 AM	#154 (permalink)
ieplayboy Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Beijing , China Posts: 1	Great work waitting for update! __________________ Feel Good!

01-10-2008, 04:16 AM	#157 (permalink)
ringram Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (66/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,554	1/9/08 Update Well, it's been almost two months, so here's a shot I just took today. The HM bush is getting pretty big. lol The java fern / lobelia cardinalis bush is getting huge also. It may be tough to see in this picture, but I recently added a few rocks (6 I think) with xmas moss tied to them. I also have a couple areas that I sparcely planted some bronze-looking e. tennelus (middle and front-right). I have some HC in the fridge that I may either plant, or save for the 45cm ADA tank that I plan on getting next weekend --- yes, you heard that right! I still have a few sprigs of HC in the foreground, but not that much. This first picture I took last night after a water change. I was gawking at how nice it looked while doing the wc and felt the inclination to take a picture before I trim it. The main plant you see is pogostemon stellatus and the round-leaved plant is almost certainly ludiwigia repens (I received at a plant swap a couple months ago). There's also some rotala sp. 'green' on the left, which is coming back from the last pruning. The second picture is quite simply, the tank. I'm pretty happy with it as it is right now. I only do wc's once a week or so, I only trim about every 2-3 weeks and only dose once or twice a week. It's looking the best that it's possibly ever looked, in my opinion. -Ryan Looking at this picture now, it's not bad, but it certainly doesn't do the tank justice. There are so many details in the shadows that don't even show up. Not to mention that there are a TON of shrimp (mostly RCS). **Question: What is causing my blackening leaves of stargrass (front left)? It's a very delicate plant, so I used to think it was either fish bumping it, or from my replanting...but it's like that on nearly every leaf. __________________ 90g journal: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...rnal-pics.html --------------------------------------------------- SFBAAPS member - http://www.sfbaaps.com/ SAPS member - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacaquaticplant/

01-10-2008, 04:36 AM	#158 (permalink)
kzr750r1 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 1,212	That is quite a HM ball you have going these days. I wish my cardinals would come out once in a while. I rarely see them in mass... Thanks for the update. __________________ ~Sean 55g - Eheim 2026 and 2217 - DIY CO2 reactor - Turbo Twist 3x - Tek Light t5 pendant w/ 2x54 6500k - ecocomplete mixed with Red Sea florabase. "Better to be shot out of a cannon then squeezed through a tube" - HST

01-10-2008, 05:30 AM	#159 (permalink)
ringram Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (66/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,554	I really like the cardinals, even if they don't school too well. I have 13 of them. __________________ 90g journal: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...rnal-pics.html --------------------------------------------------- SFBAAPS member - http://www.sfbaaps.com/ SAPS member - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacaquaticplant/

11-17-2007, 11:41 PM	#155 (permalink)
Architect1 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hamilton Posts: 326	Oh wow beautiful tank you have there, love how green and lush it is.

01-10-2008, 05:42 AM	#160 (permalink)
jinx© Bucket Lugger (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,339	Great looking tank ringram. Drop me a line if you ever need to sell off a handful of your RCS or other shrimp. I havent had any luck finding shrimp at any of the LFS in our area. __________________

01-12-2008, 02:31 AM	#162 (permalink)
ringram Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (66/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,554	True, but you get adults with questionable history and health for about $2.50/ea and I sell juvenile's, typically, for about $1/ea (ie, longer life and healthier) I've seen RCS at another LFS for $6.99...maybe that's why I haven't seen them in a while. I've also seen RCS, green shrimp and (I think) amanos at Fish Planet, but that was at least 6-8 months ago (and only once) and I haven't seen any shrimp since. __________________ 90g journal: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...rnal-pics.html --------------------------------------------------- SFBAAPS member - http://www.sfbaaps.com/ SAPS member - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sacaquaticplant/ Last edited by ringram; 01-30-2008 at 08:25 AM.

01-30-2008, 01:40 AM	#163 (permalink)
demonbreedr16 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arcadia, FL Posts: 495	It looks great...so sad you traded your fish though........The white thing at the bottom...Cory?

01-30-2008, 07:06 AM	#164 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,813	you need a carpet the center plant with hammered long leaves is amazing. are those crypt balansae? __________________ Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

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