GONE LIVE!! - Mark's 55 gal Tank Journal, (Dissolved) (NO 56K)

orchidsnfish · 03-27-2008, 06:27 PM

Well I'm just impressed that you have been able to create such a stunning tank without a pressurized system. Kind of takes some of the rush off me getting one seeing your tank doing so well. I have been taking the CO2 out of the tank at night but it's a PITA.

**dewalltheway** · 03-27-2008, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by orchidsnfish

Well I'm just impressed that you have been able to create such a stunning tank without a pressurized system. Kind of takes some of the rush off me getting one seeing your tank doing so well. I have been taking the CO2 out of the tank at night but it's a PITA.

Thank you, but I have to tell you that it takes alot of work. I don't have the tech tanks like a lot of people have on here that have the auto dosing and the auto topoffs, the controllers and monitors and such so I have to spend time doing those things. Every 2 weeks I redo the CO2 bottles, and I just started the EI method of dosing, so I do that on my lunch hour everyday. I keep an excel spreadsheet that shows what I do everyday and then I test a couple of times a week for PH & KH so I can keep in check my CO2 level. I have to say though that I love it and it is my stress reliever at the end of my workday.

**dewalltheway** · 03-27-2008, 07:06 PM

And please, by no means am I saying that people that have the tech tanks don't spend time with their tanks. Some of the most beautiful tanks I have seen are high tech but it is the time spent trimming, cleaning, prunning etc. that makes these tanks beautiful and not the equipment.

lymabean · 03-28-2008, 04:56 PM

wow cool setup, and nice plants

**dewalltheway** · 03-29-2008, 06:49 PM

Just a weekly updated pic..

**dewalltheway** · 03-31-2008, 09:58 PM

Just updated pics. I am just amazed at the growth speed of the Asian Ambulia. I am already seeing a difference since I went to the EI method and it has not even been a week. Enjoy! (I sure do)

**fishman9809** · 03-31-2008, 10:00 PM

wow, it looks amazing!!!

**TheCryptKeeper** · 04-02-2008, 03:40 AM

this planted tank looks great! you have to be doing something right! good job!

**dewalltheway** · 04-22-2008, 11:18 PM

I haven't updated for awhile so I thought I would. I bought some new plants from several different planted tank members and they are in the process of growing in so it doesn't look quite what I want it to yet.

Suggestions or comments always welcome. Thanks for looking.

**dewalltheway** · 05-04-2008, 11:35 PM

Just wanted to updated my journal. Today I switched to using Purigen in my Fluval filter and when I did my 50% water change, I filled it back up with RO/DI water. I purchased a Coralife RO/DI unit from Dr. Foster's & Smiths this past week. I lowered my KH from 18 to 8 with this water change. I am anxious to see what difference this will have with my plants and their growth and appearance.

Updated pic:

@marko@ · 05-05-2008, 01:17 AM

everything looks so much brighter! are you sure you didnt get a new light?

i love the shadow under the riccia.

Green Leaf Aquariums · 05-05-2008, 01:21 AM

Awesome! Looking very pleasant.

SeaSerpant · 05-05-2008, 01:21 AM

Very nice. I like the variety in colour. Is that blank spot under the one looming plant (prominent one on the right with the shadow under it) keeping you from putting plants under it?

**dewalltheway** · 05-05-2008, 02:04 AM

Marko....Nope. That is the same light.

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Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

Very nice. I like the variety in colour. Is that blank spot under the one looming plant (prominent one on the right with the shadow under it) keeping you from putting plants under it?

I believe you are speaking of the riccia. It is not keeping me from putting plants under it. I actually want the hairgrass to spread in front of the rock and what it is hiddering is the light getting to the grass. I need to trim that because it is getting to big.

Thank you all for the kind words.

**TheCryptKeeper** · 05-05-2008, 02:48 AM

tank looks great! what is the tall red plant on the right side at the back of the tank?

03-27-2008, 07:06 PM	#93 (permalink)
dewalltheway Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,380	And please, by no means am I saying that people that have the tech tanks don't spend time with their tanks. Some of the most beautiful tanks I have seen are high tech but it is the time spent trimming, cleaning, prunning etc. that makes these tanks beautiful and not the equipment. __________________ Journals: Tranquility ~~~~ Les Collines Rouges ~~~~ Restful Hideaway Riparium

03-29-2008, 06:49 PM	#95 (permalink)
dewalltheway Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,380	Just a weekly updated pic.. __________________ Journals: Tranquility ~~~~ Les Collines Rouges ~~~~ Restful Hideaway Riparium

03-31-2008, 09:58 PM	#96 (permalink)
dewalltheway Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,380	Just updated pics. I am just amazed at the growth speed of the Asian Ambulia. I am already seeing a difference since I went to the EI method and it has not even been a week. Enjoy! (I sure do) __________________ Journals: Tranquility ~~~~ Les Collines Rouges ~~~~ Restful Hideaway Riparium

03-31-2008, 10:00 PM	#97 (permalink)
fishman9809 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (36/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 4,197	wow, it looks amazing!!! __________________ Eheim Pimp #300 - Eheim Classic 2213 and Eheim Ecco 2234

04-02-2008, 03:40 AM	#98 (permalink)
TheCryptKeeper Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (96/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 3,103	this planted tank looks great! you have to be doing something right! good job! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

03-27-2008, 06:27 PM	#91 (permalink)
orchidsnfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Paris, Texas Posts: 11	Well I'm just impressed that you have been able to create such a stunning tank without a pressurized system. Kind of takes some of the rush off me getting one seeing your tank doing so well. I have been taking the CO2 out of the tank at night but it's a PITA.

03-28-2008, 04:56 PM	#94 (permalink)
lymabean Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 12	wow cool setup, and nice plants

04-22-2008, 11:18 PM	#99 (permalink)
dewalltheway Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,380	I haven't updated for awhile so I thought I would. I bought some new plants from several different planted tank members and they are in the process of growing in so it doesn't look quite what I want it to yet. Suggestions or comments always welcome. Thanks for looking. __________________ Journals: Tranquility ~~~~ Les Collines Rouges ~~~~ Restful Hideaway Riparium

05-04-2008, 11:35 PM	#100 (permalink)
dewalltheway Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,380	Just wanted to updated my journal. Today I switched to using Purigen in my Fluval filter and when I did my 50% water change, I filled it back up with RO/DI water. I purchased a Coralife RO/DI unit from Dr. Foster's & Smiths this past week. I lowered my KH from 18 to 8 with this water change. I am anxious to see what difference this will have with my plants and their growth and appearance. Updated pic: __________________ Journals: Tranquility ~~~~ Les Collines Rouges ~~~~ Restful Hideaway Riparium

05-05-2008, 01:17 AM	#101 (permalink)
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 3,751	everything looks so much brighter! are you sure you didnt get a new light? i love the shadow under the riccia. __________________ Eheim Pimp #296 Eheim Ecco 2232 (x2), Eheim Ecco 2234 (x1)

05-05-2008, 01:21 AM	#102 (permalink)
Green Leaf Aquariums Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (80/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SWAMP Posts: 4,106	Awesome! Looking very pleasant. __________________ Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts Forum & The Planted Aquarium Blog

05-05-2008, 01:21 AM	#103 (permalink)
SeaSerpant Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 1,279	Very nice. I like the variety in colour. Is that blank spot under the one looming plant (prominent one on the right with the shadow under it) keeping you from putting plants under it? __________________ Thanks Jonathan/SeaSerpant __________________________

05-05-2008, 02:48 AM	#105 (permalink)
TheCryptKeeper Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (96/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 3,103	tank looks great! what is the tall red plant on the right side at the back of the tank? __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

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