Juwel Rio 400 ( new pics 09112009 )

wearsbunnyslippers · 03-26-2009, 05:55 PM

after my last tank sprang a leak, i have been pretty quiet, but i have been busy putting a new tank together

specs:

Juwel Rio 400
151 x 51 x 62 cm
400l / 100g
flourite
pressurized co2
6 x 54w t5's

EI dosing

pics to follow...

wearsbunnyslippers · 03-26-2009, 06:07 PM

pics:

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and this is where i am today...

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btmarquis · 03-27-2009, 12:14 PM

Wow, great tank. And it looks like it filled in very quickly.

wearsbunnyslippers · 03-27-2009, 01:16 PM

thanks btm

it doesnt feel quick, i have been battling bga and rhizoclonium, but i seem to be getting on top of it...

i had most of the plants from my last setup, but they took a bit of a knock, so i have just been letting them grow and propagate, it is time for a decent trim soon...

wearsbunnyslippers · 04-01-2009, 01:19 PM

first major trim

click the image for larger

chonhzilla · 04-02-2009, 05:16 AM

very nicely done!!!

wearsbunnyslippers · 04-06-2009, 07:06 PM

thanks chonzilla!

new pics...

things are growing in nicely after the trim, but it is looking like it is time for a trim again

i added some lobelia, and got some eustris stellata

i joined a couple of dutch forums, and they were absolutely horrified with the rocks, but i also had some positive comments so for now they are still staying. i have some new plants as well, but they are still tiny, if i can grow them and propogate them, i might use them in place of the rocks...

front - click for larger:

this is what the stellatus looked like when i got it - pretty sickly

this is what it looks like now - hopefully it is going to grow from strength to strength - i hope it makes the transition from emmersed to immersed ok

i have some glosso, hc and micranthum umbrosum floating

tiny cutting of rotala wallichii

CAM6467 · 04-06-2009, 07:25 PM

Wow. I love it. Sorry to hear about your other tank leaking like that, but it looks like you recovered very nicely. I really like how you put a bunch of pictures in sequence like that. It really shows off that rapid growth of yours. I'm very impressed with the tank! Also, please keep the rocks. I think that they really make this tank!

wearsbunnyslippers · 04-07-2009, 06:39 PM

thanks cam!

i have been battling with cyano, i think i just might have to look at dosing some antibiotics, the last bit just seems so stubborn

wearsbunnyslippers · 04-11-2009, 08:23 AM

new pic. trim and shape, made some space for the alternanthera on the left, and removed a lot of the hygro. polysperma to let the sunset hygro grow in to replace it.

click for larger:

wearsbunnyslippers · 04-28-2009, 09:40 PM

new pic, moved some plants around, comments welcome

Wasserpest · 04-28-2009, 11:05 PM

Beautiful tank. I have not much else to add...

I imagine it is a lot of work to keep fast growers in shape like that. But the result is worth it.

jim lockhart · 04-29-2009, 04:53 AM

Great job ! Very nice composition. I like that you added the rocks to the plants, but it looks like they have been there forever. It keeps changing just a bit, but maintains the same look.

wearsbunnyslippers · 04-30-2009, 10:34 AM

@ wasserpest - thanks man! it is getting to be a pain, i have to prune almost weekly...

@ jim - thanks, they just seem to be disappearing into the layout now...

i might start removing then as the start disappearing, like the one on the far right is totally invisible now...

amadillo.mx · 04-30-2009, 04:29 PM

You have a really nice Tank, the growth it's been really fast, I alkso have flourite in my tank ans seems to be working really well

I see that you also do EI dosing, what is it consists?

03-26-2009, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	Juwel Rio 400 ( new pics 09112009 ) after my last tank sprang a leak, i have been pretty quiet, but i have been busy putting a new tank together specs: Juwel Rio 400 151 x 51 x 62 cm 400l / 100g flourite pressurized co2 6 x 54w t5's EI dosing pics to follow... __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT Last edited by wearsbunnyslippers; 11-09-2009 at 07:32 PM.

03-26-2009, 06:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	pics: 25012009 01022009 08022009 22022009 11032009 12032009 and this is where i am today... 26032009 __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

03-27-2009, 01:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	thanks btm it doesnt feel quick, i have been battling bga and rhizoclonium, but i seem to be getting on top of it... i had most of the plants from my last setup, but they took a bit of a knock, so i have just been letting them grow and propagate, it is time for a decent trim soon... __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

04-01-2009, 01:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	first major trim click the image for larger __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

04-02-2009, 05:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
chonhzilla Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 286	very nicely done!!! __________________

03-27-2009, 12:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
btmarquis Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Posts: 91	Wow, great tank. And it looks like it filled in very quickly.

04-06-2009, 07:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	thanks chonzilla! new pics... things are growing in nicely after the trim, but it is looking like it is time for a trim again i added some lobelia, and got some eustris stellata i joined a couple of dutch forums, and they were absolutely horrified with the rocks, but i also had some positive comments so for now they are still staying. i have some new plants as well, but they are still tiny, if i can grow them and propogate them, i might use them in place of the rocks... front - click for larger: this is what the stellatus looked like when i got it - pretty sickly this is what it looks like now - hopefully it is going to grow from strength to strength - i hope it makes the transition from emmersed to immersed ok i have some glosso, hc and micranthum umbrosum floating tiny cutting of rotala wallichii __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

04-06-2009, 07:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
CAM6467 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Roanoke, Texas Posts: 350	Wow. I love it. Sorry to hear about your other tank leaking like that, but it looks like you recovered very nicely. I really like how you put a bunch of pictures in sequence like that. It really shows off that rapid growth of yours. I'm very impressed with the tank! Also, please keep the rocks. I think that they really make this tank! __________________ Ten Gallon Planted Project. My profile.

04-07-2009, 06:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	thanks cam! i have been battling with cyano, i think i just might have to look at dosing some antibiotics, the last bit just seems so stubborn __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

04-11-2009, 08:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	new pic. trim and shape, made some space for the alternanthera on the left, and removed a lot of the hygro. polysperma to let the sunset hygro grow in to replace it. click for larger: __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

04-28-2009, 09:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	new pic, moved some plants around, comments welcome __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

04-28-2009, 11:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 10,578	Beautiful tank. I have not much else to add... I imagine it is a lot of work to keep fast growers in shape like that. But the result is worth it. __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

04-29-2009, 04:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
jim lockhart Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 33	Great job ! Very nice composition. I like that you added the rocks to the plants, but it looks like they have been there forever. It keeps changing just a bit, but maintains the same look.

04-30-2009, 10:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
wearsbunnyslippers Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 171	@ wasserpest - thanks man! it is getting to be a pain, i have to prune almost weekly... @ jim - thanks, they just seem to be disappearing into the layout now... i might start removing then as the start disappearing, like the one on the far right is totally invisible now... __________________ my 100g natural dutch RAPT

04-30-2009, 04:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
amadillo.mx Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Morelia, Mexico Posts: 1	You have a really nice Tank, the growth it's been really fast, I alkso have flourite in my tank ans seems to be working really well I see that you also do EI dosing, what is it consists?

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