oldpunk's 29g(56k)

[oldpunk78]

not a whole lot has changed. i was bored this afternoon and took this picture. i there is a small new piece of dw along with a c. spiralis and some e. quadricostatatus(sp?) that i haven't quite figured out what to do with. the c. spiralis should eventually hide the surface skimmer (i hope). i also added a gallon of diy co2 this week. that brings me up to three total.
only thing else that has happened is that i finally won the battle with the bga. thank you 'blue-green algae remover'.



thanks for looking...

[eyebeatbadgers]

Looks good!

[chase127]

very nice, the crypts are awesome.

[Homer_Simpson]

Looks great! Excellent job, OldPunk. Ludwiga Repens may make a nice addition to the tank if your are looking to rescape with new/additional stem plants.

[oldpunk78]

Originally Posted by eyebeatbadgers

Looks good!

thank you!

Originally Posted by chris127

very nice, the crypts are awesome.

thanks, they are taking over...

Originally Posted by Homer_Simpson

Looks great! Excellent job, OldPunk. Ludwiga Repens may make a nice addition to the tank if your are looking to rescape with new/additional stem plants.

is this what you are talking about?


i wonder where i could fit it in there?
thanks homer!

[Homer_Simpson]

Originally Posted by oldpunk78

...is this what you are talking about?


i wonder where i could fit it in there?
thanks homer!

You are welcome.
Yes, that is what I am talking about. You could perhaps, plant it in the left rear corner to help hide some of the equipment.

[Pinto]

This is such an awesome layout.
What kind of fish are in there? Cardinals?

[oldpunk78]

Originally Posted by Homer_Simpson

You are welcome.
Yes, that is what I am talking about. You could perhaps, plant it in the left rear corner to help hide some of the equipment.

i just put some c. spiralis back there in hopes it would kind of hide the surface skimmer. it's in the middle of a melt. i need to thin out my rotallia(sp?) though... hmmm

[oldpunk78]

Originally Posted by Pinto

This is such an awesome layout.
What kind of fish are in there? Cardinals?

umm, no. there are rummy-nose tetras(red/white), rasbora borapetenis(green stripe)(i hope that's right, the lfs had them labeled as brillant rasbors), an oto, anther rasbora that i can't catch to move(can't remember the name), ghost shrimp, one crs(he was a test, i hadn't seen him in 2 months before today, lol), and countless pond snails.

[brion0]

Your tanks coming along, starting to look very nice.

[itstony]

love how the tank is turning in the right directions! also, i see the improvement in pic quality

[oldpunk78]

Originally Posted by brion0

Your tanks coming along, starting to look very nice.

Originally Posted by itstony

love how the tank is turning in the right directions! also, i see the improvement in pic quality

thanks for the praise guys! it keeps me motivated...

[oldpunk78]

this morning:


what i removed:


i will try and take an 'after' photo later once the tank clears up and it gets dark out. i took homer's advice and put some ludwigia repens in there. i guess i will have to wait until it grows out some more to see what it looks like though. it's hiding behind the crypts now. i like the color and it seems like it's going ad some more diversity.

[oldpunk78]

ok, so here's the post trim pic. it looks a little uneven, i know. i think it will improve over the next few week weeks.

[oldpunk78]

alright, here is an update:

did a trim, tweaked the co2 a little, and removed the blyxa. that's about it. i've been experiencing a bit of a crypt melt lately. i guess they didn't like the change in PH due to higher co2 levels.