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

[lauraleellbp]

Sea- the more I looked at it the more I agreed with you... I think this is better? Keep in mind a large sword will go in front of it... and I'm going to have to regroup the E. tenellus

[fishman9809]

Its doing great!!!!! What else are you putting in?

[BiscuitSlayer]

Lauralee -

Thanks for getting that pic of you planting the tank. Your pic is definatly swaying me to lean towards a 75... LOL.

I am about 1/2 way between you and your husband at about 5'8", so I think I would struggle a bit with my bad back trying to get into the tank like that.

Thanks for catering to my request as well as sharing!

[lauraleellbp]

Actually, with long tweezers and a stepstool it wasn't that bad? I"m only standing on the first rung of my 3-stepper...

[SeaSerpant]

Well looking at it i think it looks more prominent because the bottom is black from the shadow. i will keep in mind that there will be plants going in front of it.

[BiscuitSlayer]

Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

Actually, with long tweezers and a stepstool it wasn't that bad? I"m only standing on the first rung of my 3-stepper...

I know this is going to sound weird, but would you mind measuring the height from the first step to the floor on your step ladder and provide and estimate of how far the distance is from your finger tips to the substrate as well as the approximate substrate depth? LOL

I figure that since I am 5'8" ish and you are 5'4", that would give me about a 2" reach advantage which might not be too bad. If you have a 4 inch depth on your substrate though, there goes my advantage, because I only plan on about 2".

The other thing though, is that my stand might actually be shorter than yours at 27.5" from the floor to the bottom rim of the tank.

I'd really like a 90, but I'm worried that it might be too high for me to work on.

Your tank is going to look great. I am interested to see how that T5 fixture works for you.

[lauraleellbp]

Biscuit:

First step to the floor is 8 1/2 "

49-3/8" x 19-3/8" x 28-1/4"H are the specs Dr.F&S gives for my stand.

I can touch the substrate in the front with my fingertips even without standing on the stepladder, but I do have 4 1/2" of substrate on the far left, only 2" on the right side (and I can still touch, though I have to stand on tippy toes). The stepstool helps me reach the back of the tank and gives me height so I can see what I'm doing.

Fish- if you go back through the thread, I've got lists and pics of what's going in this tank.

[BiscuitSlayer]

Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

Biscuit:

First step to the floor is 8 1/2 "

49-3/8" x 19-3/8" x 28-1/4"H are the specs Dr.F&S gives for my stand.

I can touch the substrate in the front with my fingertips even without standing on the stepladder, but I do have 4 1/2" of substrate on the far left, only 2" on the right side (and I can still touch, though I have to stand on tippy toes). The stepstool helps me reach the back of the tank and gives me height so I can see what I'm doing.

Oh man, everything sounds good except for (49-3/8" x 19-3/8" x 28-1/4"H ).

I thought that the 75 gallon and 90 gallon tanks had the same foot print with regards to width and length. Sounds like they are a bit different. A standard 75 is 48 and 3/8" X 18 3/8" measuring either the bottom or top plastic rim.

Thanks for the info Laura Lee. Your sharing of info in this tank journal is very helpful. I am looking forward to it unfolding as it matures.

Thanks again!

[lauraleellbp]

Biscuit- they are the same- my stand is rated for either a 75 or a 90gal tank; there's 1/2" of stand showing all around the edges of the tank.

[JustOneMore21]

Excellent start, Laura! I love how you have the substrate in there, with the gravel on the side. That driftwood is awesome too! I'll be checking this out to see your progress!


Are you worried about the loaches eating the Shrimp? My thoughts would be that they would eat them, but I'm not sure. I know you'll have a ton of shrimp, but it would be awesome to see them all out and about with the schooling fish. Have you thought about an alternative, like Sidthimunki loaches (Dwarf Chain)? They are super cute! I'd also be afraid of big Clown Loaches running over the Cories! I had some Yoyo loaches that did that and they weren't as big as Clowns.

[lauraleellbp]

Thanks, Kristen

I'm not happy with the driftwood yet... I really like that long branch but it's giving me a headache; I've moved it 2 more times since the last photo... LOLOL Oh well I have several more days to play with it before my moss should come in...

[lauraleellbp]

oops you added some more while I was typing...

I HOPE the clowns can go in this tank; they're outgrowing my 46gal and I've had them for about 8 years now? I'm going to let the tank get established and add them last for a test run... If they don't work out I'll have to either rehome them or take them to my LFS (they've moved from TX with me! )

[SeaSerpant]

are you attached to the clown loaches because you have had them for a while then.

[JustOneMore21]

Sorry! I tend to add stuff once I've posted....

I didn't realize you already had the Clowns. That makes sense why you want to incorporate them into the tank. I can understand that you wouldn't want to give them up now, after 8 years.....wow...that's a long time!

Your Rummynose school is going to be amazing! I can't wait to see pics.

[SeaSerpant]

Wow i really can't sleep. anything new?