Tom's 180 wood scaping

[plantbrain]

Well, the tank got water finally after the move last night.

the tank now has 700gph for Canister filters, 2000gph as a maxi jet sure flow conversion, and a 400gph needle wheel.

My 120 has had the most issues, but it bouncing back after all the plants that got cooked sitting in the heat in buckets for 1-2 weeks.

From that tank, I'll move the Blyxa and others into this 180 gal again.

I'm thinking about using HC again, but trying it without the DSM this time and comparing the two methods on the same tank with the same light etc.

I placed the wood at a slightly different angle and added another piece and secured it much better this time. The filter is much simpler and easier to tend to also, I am able to use the Hydor heaters easily without leaking and Tee's and other odd fittings.

I am using the old 18 month old+ ADA AS.
I am picking up a used Wet/dry and have a nice CPR 1200 gph overflow, which I might add at some point.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[macclellan]

Nice to see the tank back on the up and up!

Originally Posted by plantbrain

I'm thinking about using HC again, but trying it without the DSM this time and comparing the two methods on the same tank with the same light etc.
I am using the old 18 month old+ ADA AS.

I would think the old Aquisoil is a hugely confounding uncontrolled variable.

[CL]

Originally Posted by macclellan

I would think the old Aquisoil is a hugely confounding uncontrolled variable.

Why is the "i" bold?
I'm glad this tank is back up! That driftwood is too perfect.

[eyebeatbadgers]

Originally Posted by clwatkins10

Why is the "i" bold?
I'm glad this tank is back up! That driftwood is too perfect.

Ye of short memory.

I thought the same thing about the Aquisoil. The first go round you had more nutrients, not so much now. Also, bulb age will affect light output along with the water of course.

Have fun with the HC, I've moved on from it.

[billb]

I'm looking forward to seeing this build iteration! Any thoughts on what wildlife the tank will contain? Will the needle wheel be plumbed in line with the filter?

[macclellan]

Originally Posted by clwatkins10

Why is the "i" bold?

To highlight the inside joke. It's from a belovedly banned and metrosexual guy here, usernam rick-something or something.

[CL]

Originally Posted by eyebeatbadgers

Ye of short memory.

I thought the same thing about the Aquisoil. The first go round you had more nutrients, not so much now. Also, bulb age will affect light output along with the water of course.

Have fun with the HC, I've moved on from it.

Well, I remembered you spelling it wrong, but I thought that you were macclellan instead of ebb when you posted above haha.

The nutrients in aquasoil definitely do get used up, but I'm not sure if there is that much remaining nutrients in the aquasoil other than the powder that's in there when you first dump it in.

edit, hey mac

Originally Posted by macclellan

To highlight the inside joke. It's from a belovedly banned and metrosexual guy here, usernam rick-something or something.

I remember rick4him. Remember that big argument over the lily pipes?

[gmccreedy]

Originally Posted by clwatkins10

I remember rick4him. Remember that big argument over the lily pipes?

Flashbacks.... moderators worst nightmare.

[CL]

Originally Posted by gmccreedy

Flashbacks.... moderators worst nightmare.

ahahah
sorry about the slight hijack, Tom

[tcampbell]

As roughly 90% of the CO2 we add or more is lost to the air, I think there's less difference on methods and more is focused on mist and current as main predictors.

Is that true? 90% loss. wow. Only 10 % gets in there and it is that effective!

[CL]

Hey Tom, do you have any pictures of how the tank looks currently? You said you adjusted the wood a bit.

I'm also wondering if you have added any plants yet?

Maybe now that you are in a different place you can hang the light from the ceiling?