Fire and Water: 40g Breeder Adventures (New Plants and Pix 11/16!)

**skiboarder72** · 10-15-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by trev

nice start, cant beleive you pakced 100lbs of eco in there!! haha.

cant wait for plants!

Haha yea it was a bit excessive, but the substrate calcuator said that would give me roughly a 2.6" depth... turns out its closer to 3-3.5" now

Quote:

Originally Posted by prjct92eh2

In! I'm thinking about getting that light in the 48" variety for a 55 gallon i'm moving over to.

Yea its an awesome light, I think it was the same price for the 55g one as well

**ZooTycoonMaster** · 10-15-2009, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skiboarder72

Haha yea it was a bit excessive, but the substrate calcuator said that would give me roughly a 2.6" depth... turns out its closer to 3-3.5" now

Those things always lie

Great start! I can't wait to see how it'll turn out.

foster400 · 10-15-2009, 10:18 PM

<--jealous i dont have a cool spot for a tank like that. At first i was nervous for you to put 400-500lbs of tank/water/equipment on that shelf, but obviously it was built sturdy enough.

gonna be a good one

CL · 10-15-2009, 10:27 PM

Great job so far! I can't wait to see this progress.

FSM · 10-15-2009, 11:08 PM

I don't see the 3x39W fixture anywhere on the Catalina website.

FloridaFishGuy · 10-15-2009, 11:11 PM

Here it is. You have to ask for 36" in the comments section

Matsu49 · 10-15-2009, 11:54 PM

Wow that light looks pretty awesome. I just wish that the legs looked a little better. I can't wait to see how your tank turns out.

**skiboarder72** · 10-16-2009, 05:26 AM

You know its an addicting hobby when you are up past midnight updating your planted tank journal when you have work in a few hours.

Anyways, thanks for all the comments and everything... especially for a bunch of pictures of lights, bags of gravel, and empty tanks.

Well do I have an update for you... I'll let the pictures tell the story as it's more exciting that way.

Woke up this morning to the moonlights... still on from the night before

Then I flipped on one light...

Then I flipped one more light...

Then I flipped all three on...

While I don't plan on doing this everyday, I figured it would help all of you compare the amount of light output and pattern from one, to two, to three T5 bulbs on. And yes all elements of photographic exposure were held constant for these three photos.

Anyways... on to the new stuff

Got back from work today to a package from Mr. Barr. Opened it up and found a ball of green mess inside (you know its sad when you get excited over getting a package that looks like this in the mail).

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Low and behold though, when I straightened all the weeds out. They became beautiful aquarium plants.

Then I flipped on one light...

So I decided it would be a good time to plant them

Then i fired up the good ol' Co2... complete with bubble ladder madness

After meeting with Jimmy (prjct92eh2 who also happens to have some beautiful tanks), he gave me with some more awesome plants. After I planted those I decided it would be time to take a few glamour shots.

I'm really pumped about how well its going. A big thanks to Tom Barr for LOADING me up with some awesome plants. And for Jimmy (prjct92eh2) for some free extra plants. I wasn't supposed to get my catalina light until tonight, but here I am basking in the glow of an awesome tank and (already) pearling plants

FloridaFishGuy · 10-16-2009, 05:33 AM

Looks Great!

hydrophyte · 10-16-2009, 05:36 AM

Nice. I really gotta see about moonlights for some of my setups--you have me convinced.

Those look like great plants. I look forward to seeing a plant list.

Again, nice photography too.

**prjct92eh2** · 10-16-2009, 01:05 PM

Looks good Josh! btw, which bulbs did you get from Catalina?

**skiboarder72** · 10-16-2009, 01:15 PM

Thanks guys!

Jimmy - They are the 6500k 39w 36" T5HO lights from catalina

**skiboarder72** · 10-16-2009, 03:58 PM

I'm going to start this tank off nice and easy. I have two of my T5 lights setup to run for 7 hours a day (~2wpg). I'm going to leave the third off for now, and see how things are growing. No ferts yet... I've heard its good to wait a few weeks before starting to dose those. I have my Co2 setup at 1bps, diffused through the bubble ladder.

This is just my starter scape, I have some awesome driftwood that is soaking now, and I'll swap out a lot of the stems for some more attractive plants as soon as everything gets fairly established. Might try a carpet too for the foreground. Lots to come, stay tuned!

FSM · 10-16-2009, 08:45 PM

Looks good. I have the 48" version of the fixture, minus the moonlights.

**skiboarder72** · 10-18-2009, 02:44 AM

Got a new filter, and did some trimming earlier! New pictures soon!

10-15-2009, 10:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
foster400 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: usa Posts: 54	<--jealous i dont have a cool spot for a tank like that. At first i was nervous for you to put 400-500lbs of tank/water/equipment on that shelf, but obviously it was built sturdy enough. gonna be a good one __________________

10-15-2009, 10:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
CL Aquascaper (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 6,929	Great job so far! I can't wait to see this progress. __________________ GLA 48 Rimless \| 10 Reef \| 7.2 Rimless Cube \| 5.4 Rimless Nano \| Pimp→ GLA #1 - Victor #49 - Eheim #298

10-15-2009, 11:08 PM	#20 (permalink)
FSM Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 497	I don't see the 3x39W fixture anywhere on the Catalina website. __________________ High tech 75 gallon journal

10-16-2009, 05:26 AM	#23 (permalink)
skiboarder72 Plant Photographer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 399	You know its an addicting hobby when you are up past midnight updating your planted tank journal when you have work in a few hours. Anyways, thanks for all the comments and everything... especially for a bunch of pictures of lights, bags of gravel, and empty tanks. Well do I have an update for you... I'll let the pictures tell the story as it's more exciting that way. Woke up this morning to the moonlights... still on from the night before Then I flipped on one light... Then I flipped one more light... Then I flipped all three on... While I don't plan on doing this everyday, I figured it would help all of you compare the amount of light output and pattern from one, to two, to three T5 bulbs on. And yes all elements of photographic exposure were held constant for these three photos. Anyways... on to the new stuff Got back from work today to a package from Mr. Barr. Opened it up and found a ball of green mess inside (you know its sad when you get excited over getting a package that looks like this in the mail). [/IMG] Low and behold though, when I straightened all the weeds out. They became beautiful aquarium plants. Then I flipped on one light... So I decided it would be a good time to plant them Then i fired up the good ol' Co2... complete with bubble ladder madness After meeting with Jimmy (prjct92eh2 who also happens to have some beautiful tanks), he gave me with some more awesome plants. After I planted those I decided it would be time to take a few glamour shots. I'm really pumped about how well its going. A big thanks to Tom Barr for LOADING me up with some awesome plants. And for Jimmy (prjct92eh2) for some free extra plants. I wasn't supposed to get my catalina light until tonight, but here I am basking in the glow of an awesome tank and (already) pearling plants __________________ Fire & Water... 40g Breeding Adventures \| Greenville, SC Automotive Nature and Wedding Photography

10-16-2009, 05:36 AM	#25 (permalink)
hydrophyte Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,750	Nice. I really gotta see about moonlights for some of my setups--you have me convinced. Those look like great plants. I look forward to seeing a plant list. Again, nice photography too. __________________ Hydrophyte

10-15-2009, 11:11 PM	#21 (permalink)
FloridaFishGuy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Longwood, FL Posts: 166	Here it is. You have to ask for 36" in the comments section

10-15-2009, 11:54 PM	#22 (permalink)
Matsu49 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mililani, Hawaii Posts: 93	Wow that light looks pretty awesome. I just wish that the legs looked a little better. I can't wait to see how your tank turns out.

10-16-2009, 05:33 AM	#24 (permalink)
FloridaFishGuy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Longwood, FL Posts: 166	Looks Great!

10-16-2009, 01:05 PM	#26 (permalink)
prjct92eh2 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 220	Looks good Josh! btw, which bulbs did you get from Catalina?

10-16-2009, 01:15 PM	#27 (permalink)
skiboarder72 Plant Photographer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 399	Thanks guys! Jimmy - They are the 6500k 39w 36" T5HO lights from catalina __________________ Fire & Water... 40g Breeding Adventures \| Greenville, SC Automotive Nature and Wedding Photography

10-16-2009, 03:58 PM	#28 (permalink)
skiboarder72 Plant Photographer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 399	I'm going to start this tank off nice and easy. I have two of my T5 lights setup to run for 7 hours a day (~2wpg). I'm going to leave the third off for now, and see how things are growing. No ferts yet... I've heard its good to wait a few weeks before starting to dose those. I have my Co2 setup at 1bps, diffused through the bubble ladder. This is just my starter scape, I have some awesome driftwood that is soaking now, and I'll swap out a lot of the stems for some more attractive plants as soon as everything gets fairly established. Might try a carpet too for the foreground. Lots to come, stay tuned! __________________ Fire & Water... 40g Breeding Adventures \| Greenville, SC Automotive Nature and Wedding Photography

10-16-2009, 08:45 PM	#29 (permalink)
FSM Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 497	Looks good. I have the 48" version of the fixture, minus the moonlights. __________________ High tech 75 gallon journal

10-18-2009, 02:44 AM	#30 (permalink)
skiboarder72 Plant Photographer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 399	Got a new filter, and did some trimming earlier! New pictures soon! __________________ Fire & Water... 40g Breeding Adventures \| Greenville, SC Automotive Nature and Wedding Photography

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