New World 90gal Low Tech- a Pictoral Journey!! 11/13 Replanting Begins

[lauraleellbp]

Thanks, everyone! I'm really happy with them, too.

Originally Posted by forddna

Did you get those cardinals from boxlotfish? If not, where? How did they all turn out? Any casualties?

Nope, the only fish in the tank left from BoxLot are 6 Corydoras Schwartzii (down from 8) and IDK how many Otos (I started off with 12 but I never see more than 4 at a time now... they're probably still mostly in there somewhere...)

These Cardinals are from Boardroom Aquatics in Fort Myers. So far I haven't lost any of the 35 Cardinals, or any of the 6 GBRs or 25 Pristella tetras that I bought there- which I'm absolutely thrilled about.

[lopez_316us]

After taking care and maintenance on them and your tank, How are they going to die!!!

Congratulations!

I lost my school due to over dose dry Fertz! and the few alive my angel had a good snack.( I'm not sure what trigger the attack )..... Now I'm looking for a good home for my angel! Anyway, that's another history......

Your tank looks really good!!!!!!

[forddna]

Lopez, I had cardinals die after 2-3 weeks of QT, then in my tank for 3 weeks, then one died every day for about a week. No abnormal water params, major changes to water chemistry, etc.

[lauraleellbp]

Yeah, it's really really hard to get good stock. They just go through so much between being caught and held and shipped and exposed to all kinds of new water parameters, pathogens, stressors... This is the first time I didn't lose at least 1/3 right from the getgo.

[lauraleellbp]

OK so I made my filter decisions.

The XP4 and the AquaClear 110 are going on the 90gal.

The Eheim 2217 will go on the 46gal.

XP2 on the 29gal.

XP1 on the 10gal.

Leaves the Penguin 330 and AquaClear 70 as backup filters in case of emergencies.

Order from Big Als came in today.

[James From Cali]

Laura, its coming along greatly and I love how the wood stands out against the green. Whatever you put in the Feeding/Foraging spot would be great, even though I personally would leave because it reminds me of exiting the jungle into a clearing .

[lauraleellbp]

Thanks, James. How are your tanks doing? Haven't seen an update on them in a while (hint hint...)

I keep flipping back and forth, but I may end up putting my Rose sword in that spot.

[James From Cali]

My 29g is doing well. I had to reduce the lighting on it as my income is getting smaller. I have a new crayfish in there that me and my friend caught and I am curious as to what it species but dont have a camera(mine broke )

I was trying to do a search for a pic on a rose sword. What is the scientific name of it? I think any of the smaller swords would look nice and go well with the theme of the tank.

[lauraleellbp]

No scientific name since they're a cultivar. I believe the more "formal" name would be Echinodorus sp. 'rose'

Here's pics of the actual plant (currently hanging out potted in my 46gal with a bunch of other miscellaneous plants...)

[James From Cali]

Ooooo, pretty plant. I think that will be really nice in the corner, but I would try it first to see how it looks in the corner first before making a final decision. I think it looks nice empty. I may have to get one of those for my tank lol.

[lauraleellbp]

Yeah, they're lovely plants. I really like the contrasts; yellow veining, new leaves are pink, then change into a lovely bright green as the leaves get older.

Still haven't made my final decision about placement, though. We'll see.

Paid for the XP4 today, and also snagged another Hydor 300 watt inline so that I can leave the other Hydor in the XP2 and run it on the 29gal.

I'm going to finally start on the setup for both my 29gal and my 10gal this weekend. We'll see how far I get.

[lescarpentier]

Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

Paid for the XP4 today,

Hope it was cheap. jk

How about some new FTSs

[lauraleellbp]

Less than $150 shipped, Les.
Nothing really has changed. I just realized now that I can actually take the sponge prefilter off the AquaClear 110- there's no more RCS in the tank to worry about getting sucked in. The sponge keeps growing algae b/c it's so close to the light, so I'm going to take it out.





Kleiner bar is flowering again


Best pics of my Cories to date


A cool pic of my Salvinia (or maybe it's Pistia??)


Stargrass is finally growing great in my tank this time around


A GBR wearing camo and going undercover to visit with the Plecos and Amanos


E. tenellus carpet is filling in slowly but steadily


E. angustifolius may try and take over


E. africanus are finally starting to grow taller, but my E. 'vesuvius' keeps getting pulled up


And a final parting shot

[lescarpentier]

Looks really nice LL.

[CL]

Nice stargrass LL