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**Torpedobarb** · 07-07-2009, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by beginerplanted

you know for a second i didnt think anybody on here knew about aquariumplants.com(s) very own plant substrate exept me until i saw this journal.
your torpedos look awesome (i cant afford them)
and i wish i had some of you bogwood like yours i cant find any up here in south dakota unless its attached to an underwater tree that i happen to snag (wich seems to happen alot with me) while fishing for bass or walleye.

the wood is manzanita. get ahold of badcopnofishtank, he sells it. that is where I got that piece from!

the aquariumplants.com substrate is nothing more than SMS (soil master select) which is much cheaper!

beginerplanted · 07-07-2009, 04:53 PM

dam they lied to me

ganjero · 07-08-2009, 06:05 AM

what fixture are you using?

**lauraleellbp** · 07-12-2009, 01:14 AM

I think he's got a Solar T5HO on there?

I really like the black substrate, Ken... of course, I'm biased, but I really think it's making the plants and those torpedo barbs pop.

trigun808 · 07-13-2009, 11:46 AM

GREAT Scape i love it! i use to have topredo barbs, they are so awesome!

**Torpedobarb** · 07-16-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

I think he's got a Solar T5HO on there?

I really like the black substrate, Ken... of course, I'm biased, but I really think it's making the plants and those torpedo barbs pop.

yes it is.. works great! I have a 10hr photo period with a 2.5hr noon burst. trying to keep the intensity down which has worked so far.

still have no one to take the barbs. I had a deal with a member here (forgot the member's name) and it kept getting put on hold with meet up issues. I had a problem with my account here and it deleted all of my pm's. I had no way to contact him again. I was trading 5 roselines for 10 male congos. oh well.

greekfish · 08-16-2009, 07:53 AM

what size bucket did you order from aquariumplants.com? and what color did you order?

**Torpedobarb** · 08-22-2009, 06:09 PM

I will be updating this thread soon... i picked up more congos and the roselines are gone now. I have picked up some nice stems lately and need to get some updated photos.
everything is going fine.. I do have some BGA but I am keeping it at bay.

**Torpedobarb** · 08-22-2009, 10:16 PM

I did pick up more congos so I have about 30 total and they look awesome!

I also picked up 5 yellow tailed congo tetras. one of the most beautiful fish I have ever seen.
general picture not mine. I will get some taken. the yellow tail is more vibrant than it is in the picture

**Torpedobarb** · 08-27-2009, 12:09 PM

yellow tailed congo

regular congos

fts

diversifolia has been trimmed down. this was right after I added golden nesaea and red. my crypts are growing amazingly still. I added some java fern it is just small still but it will be popping up amongst the crypts. the crypt lutea in the center is awesome! doesn't look like it but it is over 10" tall.

I have about 30 congos with 7 of them females.. beautiful shoaling!

there it is... long over due. I am still battling some bga and a little bit of bsa but nothing that I can't keep under control with normal maintenance. I change the water every few weeks mostly to suck out waste. when there is alot of lower ground cover there is alot of poo!

hydrophyte · 08-27-2009, 04:35 PM

Hey here's this tank. It's looking great. I love those Congo tetras.

**Torpedobarb** · 08-28-2009, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by hydrophyte

Hey here's this tank. It's looking great. I love those Congo tetras.

thanks alot, I do love those congos too. they have a great personality, always chasing and playing around especially racing across the tank.

do you like the crypts? they are huge with the topsoil in there.

**dewalltheway** · 08-28-2009, 03:00 PM

Looking really good!

I love the congos! I want to get some so bad. I also really like the yellow tailed one as well. Is that P. Stellatus broad leaf in the back right?

**Torpedobarb** · 08-30-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dewalltheway

Looking really good!

I love the congos! I want to get some so bad. I also really like the yellow tailed one as well. Is that P. Stellatus broad leaf in the back right?

yeah.. it is the broadleaf version. it is growing huge crowns in the topsoil. the stalk on some of the older stems are about 3/8" diameter. I have trimmed down the plants since these pictures. I can't wait for the green crypts that I just planted to take off.. same with the java fern.

**Coltonorr** · 08-30-2009, 07:16 PM

Sweet Congo's!
Tank is looking great!

07-12-2009, 01:14 AM	#754 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	I think he's got a Solar T5HO on there? I really like the black substrate, Ken... of course, I'm biased, but I really think it's making the plants and those torpedo barbs pop. __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

07-13-2009, 11:46 AM	#755 (permalink)
trigun808 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: hawaii Posts: 394	GREAT Scape i love it! i use to have topredo barbs, they are so awesome! __________________ ~Hawaii Ftw~ Trigun's 4g Nano Tank Journal Trigun's ADA 60P Mist Journal!-Updated 6/30/09!-

08-22-2009, 06:09 PM	#758 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 2,924	I will be updating this thread soon... i picked up more congos and the roselines are gone now. I have picked up some nice stems lately and need to get some updated photos. everything is going fine.. I do have some BGA but I am keeping it at bay. __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

08-22-2009, 10:16 PM	#759 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 2,924	I did pick up more congos so I have about 30 total and they look awesome! I also picked up 5 yellow tailed congo tetras. one of the most beautiful fish I have ever seen. general picture not mine. I will get some taken. the yellow tail is more vibrant than it is in the picture __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

08-27-2009, 12:09 PM	#760 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (78/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 2,924	yellow tailed congo regular congos fts diversifolia has been trimmed down. this was right after I added golden nesaea and red. my crypts are growing amazingly still. I added some java fern it is just small still but it will be popping up amongst the crypts. the crypt lutea in the center is awesome! doesn't look like it but it is over 10" tall. I have about 30 congos with 7 of them females.. beautiful shoaling! there it is... long over due. I am still battling some bga and a little bit of bsa but nothing that I can't keep under control with normal maintenance. I change the water every few weeks mostly to suck out waste. when there is alot of lower ground cover there is alot of poo! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

07-07-2009, 04:53 PM	#752 (permalink)
beginerplanted Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Letcher, South Dakota Posts: 28	dam they lied to me

07-08-2009, 06:05 AM	#753 (permalink)
ganjero Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 304	what fixture are you using?

08-16-2009, 07:53 AM	#757 (permalink)
greekfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Whitestone, NY Posts: 20	what size bucket did you order from aquariumplants.com? and what color did you order?

08-27-2009, 04:35 PM	#761 (permalink)
hydrophyte Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,743	Hey here's this tank. It's looking great. I love those Congo tetras. __________________ Hydrophyte

08-28-2009, 03:00 PM	#763 (permalink)
dewalltheway Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (86/100%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,047	Looking really good! I love the congos! I want to get some so bad. I also really like the yellow tailed one as well. Is that P. Stellatus broad leaf in the back right? __________________ Tranquility L'arbre Sous L'eau Les Collines Rouges

08-30-2009, 07:16 PM	#765 (permalink)
Coltonorr many plants...little time (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 1,254	Sweet Congo's! Tank is looking great! __________________ 90 Gallon Tanganyikan Cichlid 54G Bowfront Journal 100G Mineralized Journal 29G Low Tech

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