oldpunk's 29g(56k)

[oldpunk78]

this was the beginning.

[sewingalot]

I LOVE that driftwood. The shape is amazing.

[James From Cali]

OMG, I love thjat wood. I can never find a piece of wood that looks like that in my area.

[oldpunk78]

it took a bunch of waiting on different shipments to find one i wanted. i had time though, lol. this piece actually soaked out in the backyard for like six months (w/ weekly water changes and a couple of power heads) before i was ready to start up this tank. it looks all bleached when dry.

- glad you guys like the wood so far, i really hope that works out well with the scape i'm thinking of.

[oldpunk78]

after looking over low light lists and talking to you guys about what might work out for me this is what i just ordered, i hope it work out, lol...

2 -Wendtii, Bronze (Cryptocoryne wendtii v. ‘Tropica’)
3 -Crypt Lutea (Cryptocoryne lutea) Pot (medium size)
1 -Nana (Anubias barteri v. ‘Nana’)
2 -Green Temple (Hygrophilia corymbosa)
3 -Sword, Narrow Leaf Chain (Echinodorus tenellus)(Pot)
1-Retrospiralis (Cryptocoryne retrospiralis)
2-Rotalla Wallichii (Rotalla wallichii)

i can't tell how much this fill the tank, i figure this would put me about 1/2 way there??? but it's all i can afford right now. i wanted more Anubias and will probably add more later.

any thoughts?

i added a spray bar today. i also have a prob. w/film on the top and will be adding the surface skimmer when i find it.

[oldpunk78]

yay! just got my first order. i'll plant tomorrow...

[CL]

Looks like fun waiting to happen

[oldpunk78]

update:

this is as far as i got this afternoon. i still have to plant the Echinodorus tenellus. i also have to figure out what i'm doing on the left side.

so here is my first attempt ever, what did i do wrong?

[oldpunk78]

made some changes:



any thoughts?

EDIT -

i forgot, i now have a new found respect for all of you out there that can pull off a decent aqua scape. it's harder than it looks, lol.

[fastfreddie]

That looks nice! Are you going to try to grow any moss or anubias on the wood? I'd say that order got you halfway there for sure. Maybe something would look good in the back right corner?? Are you adding fish?

[oldpunk78]

i haven't decided on what to get for the wood. i have one nana but i don't think it will look like it belongs there. there's another piece of wood in the curing stages now, the nana is for that.

does anyone have a suggestion as to what might look good on the wood? i can't see it, lol.

the right corner - idk for now. thinking nana on wood or just narrow leaf chain sword. maybe some more colorful stems(my wife says it need more color(i wanted all green).

as for fish, ottos are going in tomorrow(tank just cycled). i planned angels, but that is up in the air now because i also like the look of small schooling fish. if i go that route, the top choice is either going to be black neons or cardinals(probably the black neons).

[oldpunk78]

anyone care to comment on what my photo period should be (1-65w pc 7" above water). no idea here, help needed!

substrate -

-eco complete

filtration -

- fuval 205

plants -

-Wendtii, Bronze
-Crypt Lutea
-Nana
-Green Temple
-Sword, Narrow Leaf Chain
-Retrospiralis
-Rotalla Wallichii

ferts -

-flourish comprehensive
-flourish excel
-flourish tabs

-following the directions seachem provided...

on a side note, i have noticed some of the leaves melting on the crypt lutea. is that normal? do they need to be removed?

[oldpunk78]

update:


the lfs messed up my order and i ended up getting more of the same(just one bunch). i needed more plants anyway...

[oldpunk78]

update:





it would seem that the hygro in the back is rotting at the bottoms. the tops are growing so if anybody wants to give a suggestion about that it will be very welcome.

i changed my lighting yesterday to 2 x 24w t5ho and also started some diy co2 the only algae so far is on the top of the piece of wood(very little).

i also added some Rotala roundifolia. love the color, i hope with the new lighting and co2 the other rotala will go back to being red. the new growth on it has been green/pink. also i've added 8 Rasbora hengeli.



^this is what i'm hoping will work as sunrise/sunset. i didn't really care for the moon light in my old fixture(the blueness). this one came out of a flash light and is 1 watt of white light. the power is from an old cellphone charger. i plan on installing tonight. i'll post a pic of the light output when i get done w/it. (it should be about double of the light that 2 blue moonlights put out)

[oldpunk78]

i didn't get it mounted(the led), just stuck it in there to see how it looks. this photo doesn't do it justice. it actually looks really sweet.