progression of tank.. 2 1/2 years in the making (very pic heavy, 56kwarning) 1/7/10

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msawdey

Discussion Starter · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

hey guys...

Thread is meant to show my tank from progression of no plants to plants over the past 2 years..

My current set up:
50 gallon tall Vizio with glass top
32 inch T5HO GLO light 54w X 2 with extra 16watt for color
2 Eheim ECCO 2234 filters
In tank Rena Smartheater 150W
DIY black stand that was horrible to build
CO2: Milwaukee pressure regular with solenoid
In line Aqua Ultraviolet 15w UV light

Hardscape:
7 blakc lava rock
3 inches of gravel mixed with black flourite

Plants:
Sunset Hygro
Rotala Indica
Ludwiga Ovalis
Dwarf baby tears
Dwarf hair grass
Wendtii, Red

Current inhabitants:
4 blue Angelfish
family of 6 Bolivian Rams
12 Pristilla Tetras
6 Sterba's cory cats
2 bushynose plecos
4 Otocinclus cats

Dosing: EI, but 1/2 of recommended per week
Equilibrium with weekly 20 gallon RO water changes

And now comes the fun part.. the pictures :hihi:

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msawdey

Discussion Starter · #2 · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

These are march of 2008... unplanted and of course a complete noob.. tank was a 29 gallon at this point

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

Within 2 months... it became planted

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #4 · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

June of 2009- jumped to a 40 gallon, with some new inhabitants

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

still june of 2009.. got a few new angels... the one in the last pic on the left recently just passed.. had him for about a year and half.. i was a little distraught...

Not sure how that middle one got in there

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #6 · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

September of this year.. upgraded once again to a 50 gallon.. and the current hardscape and some of the plants..also built my diy stand over the summer... big enough of course to hold something larger than previous

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

the previous month.. i lost both of my angels.. they were the best.. but 2 moves in a 3 months.. and then a new tank a month later was def too much stress... i then acquired the blue angels you see.. and they are amazing

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 17, 2010 (Edited)

the current set up.. new hardscape and some new plants

i love the status of my tank.. and want to thank all you knowledgeable people for making it happening.. and helping me out..

enjoy!

Cottagewitch

· #9 · Dec 17, 2010

Wonderful progression!

Pri

· #10 · Dec 17, 2010

Love your rock hardscape...those black rocks are beautiful...and a green carpet will enhanced them more...

My planted tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myTanks/2076-Pri.html
My Cichlid tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myTanks/2075-Pri.html
My DIY project Journal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/t...88-125g-pond-river-waterfall-diy-project.html
My Betta Pico http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/planted-nano-tanks/122780-black-white-planted-pico.html

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #11 · Dec 17, 2010

Pri said:
Love your rock hardscape...those black rocks are beautiful...and a green carpet will enhanced them more...

Thanks Pri... thats exactly what i was hoping for.. on the left are chain swords.. the middle is the dwarf hair grass.. and on the right the baby tears..

genEus

· #12 · Dec 17, 2010

I love your fish!! That's all I have - Angels and Bolivian Rams!

I actually got about 22 small Rams because I had a pair spawn every few weeks and I managed to raise 22 fry. They're about a year old but not very big. I can't figure out if it's because I didn't raise them well enough or because they just grow that slow. They are about the size of an average guppy in length now, after about a year. I figured they'd be fully grown by now. Anyone know? (Sorry for the hijack!)

Pri

· #13 · Dec 17, 2010

I'm subscribe and will wait for some updates later on to see the effect of the carpet and those black rocks.

My planted tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myTanks/2076-Pri.html
My Cichlid tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myTanks/2075-Pri.html
My DIY project Journal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/t...88-125g-pond-river-waterfall-diy-project.html
My Betta Pico http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/planted-nano-tanks/122780-black-white-planted-pico.html

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #14 · Dec 17, 2010

genEus said:
I love your fish!! That's all I have - Angels and Bolivian Rams! I actually got about 22 small Rams because I had a pair spawn every few weeks and I managed to raise 22 fry. They're about a year old but not very big. I can't figure out if it's because I didn't raise them well enough or because they just grow that slow. They are about the size of an average guppy in length now, after about a year. I figured they'd be fully grown by now. Anyone know? (Sorry for the hijack!)

haha.. its ok.. ive heard that they grow slowly.. but maybe its food.. i feed pretty high protein of blood worms few times a week with flakes in between for veggies.. but how large is the tank??

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #15 · Dec 17, 2010

Pri said:
I'm subscribe and will wait for some updates later on to see the effect of the carpet and those black rocks.

Ill try to update monthly!

MrMoneybags

· #16 · Dec 17, 2010

what type of sword plant is that in post #7?

I WANT ONE NAO!...of course will have to wait a while til I get a house and a bigger tank...but Ill remember

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #17 · Dec 17, 2010

MrMoneybags said:
what type of sword plant is that in post #7?

I WANT ONE NAO!...of course will have to wait a while til I get a house and a bigger tank...but Ill remember

just a normal amazonian sword.. i had to get rid of them.. two of them were taking up nearly half of my 50 gallon!... they love co2

MrMoneybags

· #18 · Dec 17, 2010

i had an amazon sword in a 10gal about a year ago...and the leaves went from nice oblate sphere shapes to something similar to a needle leaf java fern...i hated it so got ride of them (gave away or sold...dont remember)

genEus

· #19 · Dec 17, 2010

msawdey said:
haha.. its ok.. ive heard that they grow slowly.. but maybe its food.. i feed pretty high protein of blood worms few times a week with flakes in between for veggies.. but how large is the tank??

It's 29 gallons. You might say it's overstocked, but it's also a jungle in there. I haven't had a single casualty in a year (knock on wood!). But, in a couple weeks they'll all be moving into my new 55 gal. I can't wait

msawdey

Discussion Starter · #20 · Dec 18, 2010

genEus said:
It's 29 gallons. You might say it's overstocked, but it's also a jungle in there. I haven't had a single casualty in a year (knock on wood!). But, in a couple weeks they'll all be moving into my new 55 gal. I can't wait

haha best of luck.

I just did a clean and water change tonight.. ill put up a pic in a bit of it today!

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