very nice tank what are the specs and plants
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Thanks to the rain, I had the day off from work today, and as it goes got to thinking about changing my tank...
I have been having stunting issues for a while now with my rotalas, and I'm convinced it is because of circulation/CO2 issues. The idea for this 'scape is to try to place all the plants in spots where they will be happy, satisfy my collectoritis urges, and hopefully try to have a nice looking tank for once.
The tank this morning:
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The tank now:
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I have been having stunting issues for a while now with my rotalas, and I'm convinced it is because of circulation/CO2 issues. The idea for this 'scape is to try to place all the plants in spots where they will be happy, satisfy my collectoritis urges, and hopefully try to have a nice looking tank for once.
The tank this morning:
The tank now:
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Who gets the day off when it rains??? Gee...I need to get me a job like that! 
Some specs would be nice. Now all you need is to wait for the plants to grow back to get a better idea of where you're at. Hopefully those crypts dont suffer to much from being moved...
JP
Some specs would be nice. Now all you need is to wait for the plants to grow back to get a better idea of where you're at. Hopefully those crypts dont suffer to much from being moved...
JP
Don't forget the cell phone tower climbersWho gets the day off when it rains??? Gee...I need to get me a job like that!
And believe me, you don't want a job like that. Unsteady pay has been shown in the state of California to cause stress and heart attacks.And nice tank btw.
MrJP, RoseHawke: Yep, I'm a roofer. People seem to be a bit jealous when they hear how much time off I get, but don't seem to be jealous when I come home dirty, bleeding and feeling as if I got hit by a truck. Everything has it's trade offs...
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This was just one of my lame attempts to crack a joke guys...no harm or direspect intented! :icon_roll When I read this, I was sitting in my office while it was pouring outside...so it was just to good to pass up! Just trying to get a rise out of y'all!
Btw those 40 breeder look awesome and seem perfect for a medium size planted tank. I honestly tought the tank was much bigger than that...the extra dept really make a difference! Nice!
Cheers.
JP
none taken. I'd trade for your inside job any day, especially the rainy ones
MrJP, I assure you, no offense was taken. I can definitely understand wanting a day off
One week update:
My fish seem to really like the new 'scape. The harlequins like the expanded swimming area, the SAEs have claimed the newly cleared wood as their throne, and the otos seem to be very fond of the placement of the reineckii. As for plant health, the crypt melt was minimal, the macrandra looks better than it has in a really long time, and it seems that the najenshan and wallichii are stunting much less. There was a bit of a bump in the road where the CO2 was turned down to low for a day, and the plants responded negatively...
I do think I'm on the right track, but it is still too early to declare victory. I have also raised the lights a bit to further help the plants recovery.
Unfortunately, I still have a horrible oil slick on the surface, and I am seeing where some mid ground plants are going to come into conflict as they grow in. Over all, I'm still pretty happy with the set up, I can just see some tweaking is in store.
One week update:
My fish seem to really like the new 'scape. The harlequins like the expanded swimming area, the SAEs have claimed the newly cleared wood as their throne, and the otos seem to be very fond of the placement of the reineckii. As for plant health, the crypt melt was minimal, the macrandra looks better than it has in a really long time, and it seems that the najenshan and wallichii are stunting much less. There was a bit of a bump in the road where the CO2 was turned down to low for a day, and the plants responded negatively...
I do think I'm on the right track, but it is still too early to declare victory. I have also raised the lights a bit to further help the plants recovery.
Unfortunately, I still have a horrible oil slick on the surface, and I am seeing where some mid ground plants are going to come into conflict as they grow in. Over all, I'm still pretty happy with the set up, I can just see some tweaking is in store.
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Week 3 update:
I am nearly stunted plant free! I ended up buying a fabco needle valve to replace my clippard, and the difference is night and day. I took me only a few seconds to adjust my bubble count to exactly where I wanted (2.5 bps), and it has been rock steady ever since. My plants have all been very happy with the increased and steady CO2 rate. I still haven't quite dealt with the oil slick on the water, and I still have a bit of various algaes, but I will beat them
Week 2:
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Week 3:
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I am nearly stunted plant free! I ended up buying a fabco needle valve to replace my clippard, and the difference is night and day. I took me only a few seconds to adjust my bubble count to exactly where I wanted (2.5 bps), and it has been rock steady ever since. My plants have all been very happy with the increased and steady CO2 rate. I still haven't quite dealt with the oil slick on the water, and I still have a bit of various algaes, but I will beat them
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Week 3:
Excellent tank!
very well done!
roud:
Nice lotus/ Nuphar on the back right corner will feet excellent here.
very well done!
roud:Nice lotus/ Nuphar on the back right corner will feet excellent here.
Great job...I love the change. Adding the background also helps define it....nice looking tank ! roud:
roud:
That is gorgeous. Looking at your original 10/08/07 before the rescape compared to today's is also a night and day comparison. Well done!
Well done!
Lots of Co2, good lighting & healthy plants.....absolutely beautiful! Well done Minsc...Well done!Minsc said:2 months later:
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