Tom's 180 wood scaping

[Pyt]

Originally Posted by Martin

damn. I can't believe it..
I've NEVER seen this in Denmark.
go figure.

Sounds like it's just coldpressed Linseed Oil. (Danish = Koldpresset Lindolie)

Kind of a national heritage in Denmark

About the tempered bottoms or not in ADA aquariums - I never understood why anyone would want to temper their tanks. A single hit with a sharp object and your glass is in 1000 pieces... Makes no sense to me to risk that.

Anyway, nice tank Tom. I've been wanting a tank with Starfire/OptiWhite/Diamant Clear glass(choose you own name for low-iron content glas) for while now.

All you people in here are nothing but a constant source of inspiration. Keep up the good work everyone.

/Jens

[jaidexl]

Tom, if you don't mind helping me finish up the plans for my rimless build...

About how much space from the back glass should be aloud for bulkhead fittings when drilling the bottom glass? Also, is there a particular bulkhead size you prefer? Those are the only measurements I need before sending plans to the glass man.

Thanks in advance -J

[crabcake]

Tom,

I have a quick question. You mentioned that the tank was built with Starfire glass. Are all four vertical panels Starfire, or just the front?

[plantbrain]

3 sides are SF glass.

I finally planted the HC, dry start method.
So it'll be 2-4 weeks before I fill it.

I did all the lighting and ballast set up, timers, got all the pluming mapped out, just another 4-5 more hours and it's filled and set up.

I'm opting for the Vor-tec wave maker. I had a left over unit that would not fit in a reef I did, I'm using some modified Maxi jets for that, so this will have a nice home here in this tank.

The more tanks I set up, the more systems I observe, the more I see current and CO2/O2 as main drivers for fish and plant health.

I have the 60 Cube for the AF rift fish set up and running.
Still have the tweak a few things.

The 38 cube is done, but needs filled up.
AS is soaking and ready for the Utricularia.

Just the 120 and a 60 Reef to do.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[epicfish]

Hey Tom,

Let's go hunting for more wood. Haha. I'll be in need of some once I move back to Sacramento and setup a large tank.

[lauraleellbp]

Any pics, please?

[plantbrain]

I'll get a few pics up sometime this coming weekend.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[fishscale]

How do you get it to stay down when you fill the tank? I did the dry start method, which worked phenomenally, until I filled the tank, and the pearling action pulled the HC up bit by bit every day.

[mpodolan]

Mine stayed down fine using Aquasoil II.

Can't wait to see the pics of this one, Tom

[Orlando]

Wow a 180! with an HC carpet. this will be very cool to see. keep em coming T.

[plantbrain]

The tank would look pretty nice with HC alone.

I'm trying the clump method since the HC was already pre grown in ADA AS and all I needed to do is lay each clump into a depression, then pad a bit.

Took about 10 minutes or so to plant about 3 sq ft.
Simple common sense tricks.

I'm itching to finish the tank at this point.
I have some real nice healthy fish sitting in the tiny grow out tank.
The Red ark or coral Red Pencil fish are really doing well, same with the fat cardinals, P leopardus plecos, King Emperor tetras and the clown Killis.

These fish, some Gold Nuggets, some Sturisoma's, 2 species of Apistos, some N espei pencils and I'm pretty well set

I'm not sure about the clown killis, they are doing so well, large, eating great, but they jump out like no other fish(most killis) and are just too small for some tanks I have planned. I'll have Congo Tetras in the 120 gal now, so they will not mix well with them.

The Kings will likely end up in the 38 Gallon.

As far as HC uprooting, never really had much issue with that.
If it's growing well, there's no issue near as I can tell.

I had to yank it out pretty good when I transplanted.
Also, adding a little bit of already mature aqua soil to the new tank seeds the sediment rapidly.

So if you can, pre grow the HC in AS, then add to the new tank, using a small depression to plant, pad and you are done.

This is really not much different than terrestrial horticulture methods, you just use an aquatic sediment and flood later is all, but all the prep etc, lends itself well to terrestrial gardening.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[chasely]

I can't wait to see this thing!!! I'll be anxiously awaiting the next set of pictures.

Chase

[macclellan]

Originally Posted by plantbrain

I'm not sure about the clown killis, they are doing so well, large, eating great, but they jump out like no other fish(most killis)

Yeah, that tank would be a death sentence for the clowns I think.
The rest of stocking list looks tops though!

~ Joel

[stargate_geek]

This is a wicked thread! Subscribed!

[CmLaracy]

yeah it'd be awesome if we could see some picks of your killer tank this year LOL

but on the serious note, this tank is definitely gonna look STELLAR