Scrap tank I've grown to love.... 7/11 going low tech

[sewingalot]

So pretty! I love it. Simple, algae free and green. The best of everything. I am not a fan of wisteria, but I love it cut short like that. Looks like a different plant.

[fastfreddie]

Originally Posted by skinz180189

I like how the tank looks, yet another source of future inspiration for me.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Craigthor

what type of java fern is that? looks great.

Craig

Thanks! You know I'm not sure. I've had it since 2004. It just won't go away and keeps getting bigger.

Originally Posted by hbosman

The display at the museum looks great except they should have put that 50 gallon drum of Excel away.

Hahaha. That's hilarious. You are right! That's a lifetime supply.

[fastfreddie]

Originally Posted by sewingalot

So pretty! I love it. Simple, algae free and green. The best of everything. I am not a fan of wisteria, but I love it cut short like that. Looks like a different plant.

Thanks! Yeah, the wisteria looks so much better in a slow growing tank. Way more compact. I had some in my higher tech and it looked like all stem.

[sewingalot]

I am going to have to get some of this from you.

[fastfreddie]

You got it! I'll see if I can work up a little collection of it. I just gave about 5 huge plants of it to a friend who started his first tank. It died right away though.

[demonbreedr16]

Beautiful tank!! If you have any of that Green Hygro to spare...nvrmind I'll just PM you!

[Hilde]

Originally Posted by fastfreddie

This 10g has been up since November

What light system is over the 10gallon tank? I am thinking of putting all of 29 gallon into 2 10 gallon tanks for move to Florida next year.

[demonbreedr16]

If I'm not mistaken, he tore this tank down in favor of the 15gal...but I found the lights he was using and then the new ones. I know what lights he used...and BTW, your moving to Florida?! Where @ in FL?...Well, PM me. I don't like threadjacking!

Lighting:
"Well, I swapped light fixtures on this tank:
FROM: 6700k 36w CF [The picture you quoted's lighting]
TO: 24" Coralife 2x14W T5 NO with a 6700k bulb and a Colormax bulb[in later pics]."

[fastfreddie]

Yep you got it demonbreedr.

Hilde, the pic you posted was a 1x36 w bulb from the hood of a nano cube I was no longer using. It worked great, but you can't really purchase it without buying the whole darn tank.

Then I swapped to the 24" Coralife T5 2x14w fixture, and as demonbreeder mentioned, I am now using that fixture on my 15 gallon.

This is the only picture I have of that fixture.


Hilde, I will take pics of the CF and the T5 fixture and send them to you though. It's hard to tell what you are getting from the Coralife pics on the web. I think the used CF fixture you ended up getting will probably be perfect.