jinsei888's 40G Planted Tank Journal - Pressurized CO2!!! (Page 4)!

[AzFishKid]

Beautiful! I'd love to get a 40 gallon and set it up exactly like that.

Nice job!

[hoa101]

What are the pipes you are using with your 2217 there? I'm kinda sick of my green ones - thinking about moving away from spray bars - but don't want to splurge on glass. Really nice setup on the tank.

[hydrophyte]

Your tank is looking great! What cool pictures you took.

[cole99v]

Beautiful 40 g's you got :P i'd love to have my 40 gal set-up nice, right now its just a pile of plants.

[jinsei888]

Originally Posted by hoa101

What are the pipes you are using with your 2217 there? I'm kinda sick of my green ones - thinking about moving away from spray bars - but don't want to splurge on glass. Really nice setup on the tank.

I know what you mean! I'm just using a leftover joint from my old Fluval 303 filter for the time being. The plastic inlet/outlet joint is a single plastic piece, so the pipes are side by side. I am admittedly waiting for ADG to get the glass pipes that I need in stock. They're pricey, but I am drooling over them!

Thanks for the kind words everyone! My brother just picked up a 30cm square ADA tank and is recently set it up this evening. I've got him on these forums now and I think he'll be posting pics up soon in a journal!

Here's the thread:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...e-journal.html

[DrinkTheYeastMix]

I dig the new signature. By the way one of the full tank shots from your first post is still the background on my comp looove the neg space man

[hoa101]

I have another random question for you... Do you keep the 2217 cranked all the way up?

In order to keep all my plants swaying, I need to open the stops almost all the way on my 36" 30g. However, my stargrass at the opposite side form the output looks like it is getting absolutely buffeted by the flow. Maybe it is just because the stems/leaves are so thin on that particular plant.

On the other hand, my Apistos seem to be unable to fight the flow easily in certain areas of the tank as well... not sure if that is bad or not. My rummies don't seem to mind.

This hobby is so confusing.

Can't wait to see the glass! That should be sick in your tank.

[MrJG]

Not sure yow I missed your thread but fantastic job for your first planted tank and layout!

[jinsei888]

Originally Posted by hoa101

I have another random question for you... Do you keep the 2217 cranked all the way up?

In order to keep all my plants swaying, I need to open the stops almost all the way on my 36" 30g. However, my stargrass at the opposite side form the output looks like it is getting absolutely buffeted by the flow. Maybe it is just because the stems/leaves are so thin on that particular plant.

On the other hand, my Apistos seem to be unable to fight the flow easily in certain areas of the tank as well... not sure if that is bad or not. My rummies don't seem to mind.

This hobby is so confusing.

Can't wait to see the glass! That should be sick in your tank.

It's true, I'm cranking this sucker to full blast and I have a feeling I could use a bit more power. Because of the layout, imagining that your looking from the top-down on the scape, the water swirls around and stops short when it hits the tall Rotala 'Green' at the end of it's current push. I'm at the point where I'm even considering getting a 2213 on the back right corner of the tank to strengthen the water current. I have a feeling replacing the 2217 with another single, strong filter may not necessary remedy the issue of current hitting all parts of the tank--I think my scape's shape is the bigger obstacle here, not the filter's power.