unirdna's ADA 90P

[Randy Lau]

Fantastic thread and a fantastic tank. I remember reading this thread about a year ago and actually very much enjoy how the tank has evolved.

Unirdna how do you keep your sand looking clean and algae free?

-Randy

[danepatrick]

Originally Posted by CL

I love how over the years the hardscape was slowly taken away That's a lot of nana.
Oh wait, I see the wood now. It's hidden well though Amazing work. The nice hedges of anubias are great and I love how you can see their roots.

i agree. i think the roots give the tank such a more natural look and do so much for the tank.

[unirdna]

Thanks for all the comments, folks. I hadn't realized that the thread had been lifted back to the front page.

DavidSu, I think that a Solar 1 would be plenty strong for the tank dimensions you stated. With each passing year into this hobby, I rethink how much light our plants really need.

In fact, I've taken to a new approach to limit algae in this tank. I run the light for 4 days in a row, 8 hours per day - followed by three days with no light. This was the first summer I tried this. I did it to slow down the metabolism of the tank, as well as make it difficult on algae. Summer is very busy for me. I never give the tank proper maintanence - sometimes going a month in between water changes. Nutrients get depleted, but the robust rhizomes of the anubias and java have large enough storage to prevent any crashes.

Randy, The sand stays algae-free. It always has. I credit much of the cleaning to the cories. They constantly kick up the gunk into the water column, where it is removed by the filter. Still, every 6 months or so, I give the sand a "toss" to whiten things up.

The tanks chugs along... The nana has gotten so congested that it is now sending out leaves with long stems (to get above the preexisting leaves). And the anubias near the surface has acclimated to "life on the outside".

[CL]

Wow, and it looks like you get a ton of pearling too. How high does the light have to be to get the best coverage over the tank. I'm considering a MH for my 3 footer that I'm getting, but I'm not sure about coverage.

[Bastian]

Still looks awesome. Nice maintaining of the tank aswell =) Could you perhaps tell me how you clean your lily pipes?

Greets,

Bastian

[danepatrick]

still one of the most beautiful tanks i've ever seen...

[Orlando]

Originally Posted by unirdna

Thanks for all the comments, folks. I hadn't realized that the thread had been lifted back to the front page.

DavidSu, I think that a Solar 1 would be plenty strong for the tank dimensions you stated. With each passing year into this hobby, I rethink how much light our plants really need.

In fact, I've taken to a new approach to limit algae in this tank. I run the light for 4 days in a row, 8 hours per day - followed by three days with no light. This was the first summer I tried this. I did it to slow down the metabolism of the tank, as well as make it difficult on algae. Summer is very busy for me. I never give the tank proper maintanence - sometimes going a month in between water changes. Nutrients get depleted, but the robust rhizomes of the anubias and java have large enough storage to prevent any crashes.

Randy, The sand stays algae-free. It always has. I credit much of the cleaning to the cories. They constantly kick up the gunk into the water column, where it is removed by the filter. Still, every 6 months or so, I give the sand a "toss" to whiten things up.

The tanks chugs along... The nana has gotten so congested that it is now sending out leaves with long stems (to get above the preexisting leaves). And the anubias near the surface has acclimated to "life on the outside".

How is the Anubias doing in its new place?