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lol...been there, still there xD. You must be having fun budgeting it all out. Luckily its low light/low tech.
New World 90gal Low Tech- a Pictoral Journey! 11/11- planned teardown!
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ya i can't wait to see how this grows in and fully stocked.
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Sweet work.. Only thing I would change is the location of the spray bar. I have mine on the left side panel pushing it across the tank from left to right instead of from front to back. Helps push the suspended particulate matter to the intake.
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great. i like how the clowns group.
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O wow, I have just read this entire thing !! wow, !! I have a 90 sitting in limbo' LOL< I have no idea what I want to do , I was thinking of a river' and your idea is totally diff then my thoughts, but so far, WOW< great tank !! I love the stup' part of the look of the wood, I think when it all fills in it will be sooo awsome !! I still have to buy, or build a stns and canopy,.lights, and everything else 
LOL< yes it will be awile b4 I start my journal, I do have 10 other tanks I could post thow, just havent done so yet . ...... well I will be reading and so far your doing great !! I wouldent have put the tiger barb or the loaches with the rcs, but live and learn, they had some expesive snacks, sorry bout that ' ,. if your ever ready for more in a diff tank, lemme know, I have juvis for sale now !! anyway will keep watching !
LOL< yes it will be awile b4 I start my journal, I do have 10 other tanks I could post thow, just havent done so yet . ...... well I will be reading and so far your doing great !! I wouldent have put the tiger barb or the loaches with the rcs, but live and learn, they had some expesive snacks, sorry bout that ' ,. if your ever ready for more in a diff tank, lemme know, I have juvis for sale now !! anyway will keep watching !
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James- Let me run down my expenses so far (typical woman- I'm proud of my comparison shopping- it's about how much I SAVED, not how much I spent ROFL:
90gal tank and glass canopy (used) $125
Stand (new from Dr.F&S) $150
216 watt 48" Solar T5HO light fixture (new off Ebay) $175
175lb mixed substrate (Fluorite, Colorquartz, gravel) $175
Driftwood (Manzanita from the S&S) $40
AquaClear 110 (new from LFS) $70
Rena XP2 and Hydor 300watt inline heater (used- ReefCentral) $120
Spent so far on plants (primarily from the S&S) approx. $100
Only new livestock, 6 Amano shrimp = $12; the rest I already owned.
Ozy- me either!
fsh- thanks! I actually am pretty limited with my filter placement due to the AquaClear HOB plus the length/reach of the tubing for the XP2 since it was used. That being said, between the two there's actually a really good circular current running across the top of the tank, down the front, and sweeping up stuff from the bottom back to the intakes; I think it's working pretty well?
Sea- yeah, the Tiger barb was pretty pathetic looking till I put the clown loaches in the 90gal with him; they've all grown up schooling together since I got them all within a year of each other more than 7 years ago... I wasn't planning on putting the barb in this tank but I guess I'll let this tank be his "Old Fish Home" as it were...
Star- thanks, and I look forward to seeing your journal when you decide you're ready to work on that 90! I will be wanting more RCS once I set back up my 10gal again...
90gal tank and glass canopy (used) $125
Stand (new from Dr.F&S) $150
216 watt 48" Solar T5HO light fixture (new off Ebay) $175
175lb mixed substrate (Fluorite, Colorquartz, gravel) $175
Driftwood (Manzanita from the S&S) $40
AquaClear 110 (new from LFS) $70
Rena XP2 and Hydor 300watt inline heater (used- ReefCentral) $120
Spent so far on plants (primarily from the S&S) approx. $100
Only new livestock, 6 Amano shrimp = $12; the rest I already owned.
Ozy- me either!
fsh- thanks! I actually am pretty limited with my filter placement due to the AquaClear HOB plus the length/reach of the tubing for the XP2 since it was used. That being said, between the two there's actually a really good circular current running across the top of the tank, down the front, and sweeping up stuff from the bottom back to the intakes; I think it's working pretty well?
Sea- yeah, the Tiger barb was pretty pathetic looking till I put the clown loaches in the 90gal with him; they've all grown up schooling together since I got them all within a year of each other more than 7 years ago... I wasn't planning on putting the barb in this tank but I guess I'll let this tank be his "Old Fish Home" as it were...
Star- thanks, and I look forward to seeing your journal when you decide you're ready to work on that 90! I will be wanting more RCS once I set back up my 10gal again...
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Been keeping up with your journals for a couple of months now. It is really looking great, Glad to see it all starting to come together.
So I guess you didnt win the marathon- prize for the longest journal thread ever with still not a drop of water in the tank!!!!:icon_lol:
So I guess you didnt win the marathon- prize for the longest journal thread ever with still not a drop of water in the tank!!!!:icon_lol:
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new pix??
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Rek, thanks- getting this far had definitely been a long time coming! LOL
DeM- I hope to have convinced my hubby to build a pond long before the loaches outgrow this tank. I've had the spot picked and some intial sketches done since before we built this house,
Sea- nothing's changed! LOL
DeM- I hope to have convinced my hubby to build a pond long before the loaches outgrow this tank. I've had the spot picked and some intial sketches done since before we built this house,
Sea- nothing's changed! LOL
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Nothing to do with my tank, but here's the sweet girl that showed up skin and bones in our backyard 2 weeks ago; she went to the vet on Monday and actually is in pretty good health considering- fleas, ticks, and hookworms but nothing that isn't being pretty easily taken care of! She's at least mostly if not a purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback. I was really surprised she isn't microchipped or fixed (yet)?
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She wouldn't let us get anywhere near her for the first week (she's been abused for sure) so we figured Animal Control wouldn't be able to catch her anyways (we're in such a rural area she would have taken off back into the woods). Me being me, I can't allow a domesticated animal to starve, so of course we started feeding her, and last weekend she finally decided that I was OK and came up to be petted and have her belly rubbed... took her a little longer to warm up to my hubby but now she thinks she's a lap dog! LOL
She loves her crate:
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She wouldn't let us get anywhere near her for the first week (she's been abused for sure) so we figured Animal Control wouldn't be able to catch her anyways (we're in such a rural area she would have taken off back into the woods). Me being me, I can't allow a domesticated animal to starve, so of course we started feeding her, and last weekend she finally decided that I was OK and came up to be petted and have her belly rubbed... took her a little longer to warm up to my hubby but now she thinks she's a lap dog! LOL
She loves her crate:
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aw, so cute!!!! I bet she loves it there!!!
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soo cute :tongue:
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Yeah our Beagle mostly sulks about going her crate (she's quite the character and the Queen Bee of the house), so it's quite a relief that the big dog doesn't have to be shoved in LOL I posted more pics in the Lounge I'm a little excited about her, might even be broken-hearted if owners show up to claim her? She's busy prancing all around the house carrying toys back and forth from my office to the bedroom ATM
I'm a little excited about her, might even be broken-hearted if owners show up to claim her? She's busy prancing all around the house carrying toys back and forth from my office to the bedroom ATM 
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If I were to do this I think I'd pass out...I've split my receipts into two different files so I don't have to look at them all at once! You really saved some serious cash, you smart lady shopper you!
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Shopping's half the fun! :fish:
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She's? so cute. alot better looking than my familys dogs.
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Sea- checked out the pics in the Lounge; I love the hair on Malteses- I think your family's dogs are beautiful! And what faces... hehehe
Actual tank update for Sat. 4/26/08
For the most part, the plants and fish are all doing very well. The RCS are definitely all gone; C'est la vie?
It's not looking good though for the Didiplis diandria; the stems keep rotting off in the substrate instead of rooting and I'm not seeing any new growth. I'm thinking they truly do need a higher tech tank than mine. If they don't make it I will replace them with regular Stargrass. Too bad b/c I really liked the looks of the Didiplis?
Oh I forgot about the Moss issue; turns out the moss that was supposed to be Willow moss when arrived was in fact Java moss... so it's floating around in my 46gal clogging up my filter till I figure out what I want to do with it. I'll get around to getting some real Willow moss for the tank sometime soon...
I still need to put in my root tabs. I may get motivated and get that done tonight...
The only other issue is a few strands of the Bacopa pantanal just refuse to stay planted. Those stems are just so slender that they won't stay down, fish swimming by knock them out, and they get sucked into the filter intakes Most of it is doing great, however. I can't tell if it's already growing or just straightening up to reach towards the light?
Actual tank update for Sat. 4/26/08
For the most part, the plants and fish are all doing very well. The RCS are definitely all gone; C'est la vie?
It's not looking good though for the Didiplis diandria; the stems keep rotting off in the substrate instead of rooting and I'm not seeing any new growth. I'm thinking they truly do need a higher tech tank than mine. If they don't make it I will replace them with regular Stargrass. Too bad b/c I really liked the looks of the Didiplis?
Oh I forgot about the Moss issue; turns out the moss that was supposed to be Willow moss when arrived was in fact Java moss... so it's floating around in my 46gal clogging up my filter till I figure out what I want to do with it. I'll get around to getting some real Willow moss for the tank sometime soon...
I still need to put in my root tabs. I may get motivated and get that done tonight...
The only other issue is a few strands of the Bacopa pantanal just refuse to stay planted. Those stems are just so slender that they won't stay down, fish swimming by knock them out, and they get sucked into the filter intakes
Most of it is doing great, however. I can't tell if it's already growing or just straightening up to reach towards the light?
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Do you have one of these? This makes the job of plunging the root tabs into the substrate very simple.It also has an attachment to prune the leaves off of your plants.It is also good for picking out snails,dead fish,and loose leaves.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/StoreCa...ery=toms+aquatic+gardener&queryType=0&offset=
Do you have one of these? This makes the job of plunging the root tabs into the substrate very simple.It also has an attachment to prune the leaves off of your plants.It is also good for picking out snails,dead fish,and loose leaves.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/StoreCa...ery=toms+aquatic+gardener&queryType=0&offset=
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