roybot73. ADA 60-P. 2.1 100% Crypts

**Craigthor** · 02-16-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by roybot73

Thanks guys! The 'belem' doesn't seem to be any harder to grow than regular ol' hairgrass. I didn't realize people were having problems growing it...

I've melted it complete twice, from 2 different sources that had really clean plants.

Craig

**MrJG** · 02-16-2009, 03:11 PM

Its looking great roybot.

The reds definitely add a needed splash of color into the mix. Your pics make me think I should go ahead and mount the 150W MH I got over my 40, I think when I tested it all the shadows stood out too much and looked so different than the PC fixture that it turned me off. Do you find that you have any difficulty with plant growth in those shaded areas?

Craigthor: Did you add your belem to a tank that was just set up with aquasoil? It seems like one that wouldn't handle the initial burst of ammonia that well. I melted a butt load of downoi doing that one time... never again. The eleocharis that I got at roughly the same time as you is well on its way to a blanket.

**Craigthor** · 02-16-2009, 03:14 PM

Yeah, it was added once right at start up and then again after about 2.5 weeks of initial setup. Melt crazy fast either time. Oh well live and learn. Funny thing was the UG loved the initial planting.

Craig

**roybot73** · 02-17-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MrJG

Its looking great roybot.

The reds definitely add a needed splash of color into the mix. Your pics make me think I should go ahead and mount the 150W MH I got over my 40, I think when I tested it all the shadows stood out too much and looked so different than the PC fixture that it turned me off. Do you find that you have any difficulty with plant growth in those shaded areas?

Thanks man! The shaded areas do seem to grow a bit slower, but the 'scape has kind of evolved according to this. The Anubias are absolutely loving all the shade from the Needle leaf Java fern -- minimal gsa growth on them as well!

I know now is not the time to offer advise on lighting, but IMO (I could be wrong...) I think 2 x 70W halides would be more effective than a single 150W on a 36" tank.

The spread would be more even, resulting in less shadowing issues...
...that being said -- Fire that beast up dude!!!

**fishboy87** · 02-17-2009, 04:24 PM

It'll look great when the foreground fills in! My only suggestion is that I think you should try some moss like taiwan on the visible pieces of wood. Other than that, GREAT JOB!

CmLaracy · 02-18-2009, 05:47 AM

looks great

**roybot73** · 02-18-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CmLaracy

looks great

Hey hey! He lives

Thanks a lot bro!

lizziotti · 03-08-2009, 04:37 PM

Hi Roybot, Just bumped into your post. I'm from Buffalo too! Love your tank! How come I don't have such nice rocks in my yard jealous here! I'm thinking of getting a rimless as well. I bet the shipping to Buffalo is high though! Anyway one of my main concerns are the jumpers. Wondering ..Do you think some of your earlier jumping issues were from dosing all that excel? I tried Cardinals mine all died too! I wonder if it's a local thing! I know they're sensitive but geez!

And one more thing if you ever want to sell any Downoi PM me. I'd be glad to pick it up!

Anyway great tank!

CmLaracy · 03-27-2009, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by roybot73

Hey hey! He lives

Thanks a lot bro!

LOL, yeah I'm alive and kicking, just retired

ICPjuggla · 04-22-2009, 07:17 AM

Nice tank from a fellow neighbor, from the B-lo...

**roybot73** · 10-04-2009, 01:11 AM

Rip.

ganjero · 10-04-2009, 03:40 AM

rip?

**legomaniac89** · 10-04-2009, 04:15 AM

Rest in Peace. I think he means he tore the tank down. Too bad...

CL · 10-04-2009, 04:42 AM

This tank too? Somehow I knew that this one would say this as well.

Are you getting out?

**roybot73** · 10-04-2009, 01:27 PM

I'm not completely out of the game, but life is just too damn busy these days to be able to properly maintain 2 planted tanks. Summer fun took it's toll on my 2 tanks, and they're both horribly disgusting cesspools of every kind of algae imaginable.
This tank got a light change a while back. I went with the AquaMedic T5 48W Sunbeam fixture. I like it. I'll probably set this one up again once the winter sets in. Low maintenance layout for sure - crypts, anubias, bolbitis... No carpet plants, very few (if any) stems. Something along the lines of Unirdna's amazing tank.
If anyone is interested in a AquaMedic 70W metal halide with 2 bulbs shoot me a pm.

02-16-2009, 03:11 PM	#272 (permalink)
MrJG BBA farmer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (62/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lancaster, S.C. Posts: 893	Its looking great roybot. The reds definitely add a needed splash of color into the mix. Your pics make me think I should go ahead and mount the 150W MH I got over my 40, I think when I tested it all the shadows stood out too much and looked so different than the PC fixture that it turned me off. Do you find that you have any difficulty with plant growth in those shaded areas? Craigthor: Did you add your belem to a tank that was just set up with aquasoil? It seems like one that wouldn't handle the initial burst of ammonia that well. I melted a butt load of downoi doing that one time... never again. The eleocharis that I got at roughly the same time as you is well on its way to a blanket. __________________ 2.5G nano 10G Hex 20G long 29G Riparium 40G Breeder

02-16-2009, 03:14 PM	#273 (permalink)
Craigthor ADA Junky needing a Fix! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (90/100%) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 3,746	Yeah, it was added once right at start up and then again after about 2.5 weeks of initial setup. Melt crazy fast either time. Oh well live and learn. Funny thing was the UG loved the initial planting. Craig __________________ ADA Junky ELITE! My ADA Mini M Thread! The Pimp-em Club Straight pimpin' since 2009 -ADA Mini-M Pimp #3- President EIAA www.finflap.com

02-17-2009, 04:24 PM	#275 (permalink)
fishboy87 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Garden City, New York Posts: 746	It'll look great when the foreground fills in! My only suggestion is that I think you should try some moss like taiwan on the visible pieces of wood. Other than that, GREAT JOB! __________________ Ehfipimp #340!!!(2215) 29 Gallon planted 10 Gallon manzanita scape

02-18-2009, 05:47 AM	#276 (permalink)
CmLaracy Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ Posts: 1,529	looks great __________________ My 75P ADA Mark II

10-04-2009, 01:11 AM	#281 (permalink)
roybot73 Disengage The Simulator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (29/100%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 954	Rip. __________________ 20 Gallon Long ADA 60-P No Pimp Club.

03-08-2009, 04:37 PM	#278 (permalink)
lizziotti Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: buffalo Posts: 109	Hi Roybot, Just bumped into your post. I'm from Buffalo too! Love your tank! How come I don't have such nice rocks in my yard jealous here! I'm thinking of getting a rimless as well. I bet the shipping to Buffalo is high though! Anyway one of my main concerns are the jumpers. Wondering ..Do you think some of your earlier jumping issues were from dosing all that excel? I tried Cardinals mine all died too! I wonder if it's a local thing! I know they're sensitive but geez! And one more thing if you ever want to sell any Downoi PM me. I'd be glad to pick it up! Anyway great tank!

04-22-2009, 07:17 AM	#280 (permalink)
ICPjuggla Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Buffalo,NY Posts: 52	Nice tank from a fellow neighbor, from the B-lo...

10-04-2009, 03:40 AM	#282 (permalink)
ganjero Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 304	rip?

10-04-2009, 04:15 AM	#283 (permalink)
legomaniac89 Cryptocoryne Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 2,174	Rest in Peace. I think he means he tore the tank down. Too bad... __________________ Proud Member of the Michiana Aquarium Society "Halcyon" - 20g long 'scape --- Low Tech 20H --- Cacti and Succulents 10G Carnivorous Plants Terrarium --- 10g in the works --- 20g Crypt Setup

10-04-2009, 04:42 AM	#284 (permalink)
CL Aquascaper (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 6,929	This tank too? Somehow I knew that this one would say this as well. Are you getting out? __________________ GLA 48 Rimless \| 10 Reef \| 7.2 Rimless Cube \| 5.4 Rimless Nano \| Pimp→ GLA #1 - Victor #49 - Eheim #298

10-04-2009, 01:27 PM	#285 (permalink)
roybot73 Disengage The Simulator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (29/100%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 954	I'm not completely out of the game, but life is just too damn busy these days to be able to properly maintain 2 planted tanks. Summer fun took it's toll on my 2 tanks, and they're both horribly disgusting cesspools of every kind of algae imaginable. This tank got a light change a while back. I went with the AquaMedic T5 48W Sunbeam fixture. I like it. I'll probably set this one up again once the winter sets in. Low maintenance layout for sure - crypts, anubias, bolbitis... No carpet plants, very few (if any) stems. Something along the lines of Unirdna's amazing tank. If anyone is interested in a AquaMedic 70W metal halide with 2 bulbs shoot me a pm. __________________ 20 Gallon Long ADA 60-P No Pimp Club.

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