[UDGags]

I don't think I would go much higher. I already struggle with not blowing over all the stems.

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[chayos00]

I don't think I would go much higher. I already struggle with not blowing over all the stems.

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Haha yeah if that's happening then maybe not a good idea. However the pump I picked up is a Jebao DC-12000 with about 1866gpm @6.5 feet. However it's a variable speed DC pump so I'm sure it will be set slower than max speed.

I bought it from www.fish-street.com for about $160 with shipping.

 

[nerdariostomp]

Holy cow, talk about hi tech Great work so far! Glad to have you in PASO

 

[UDGags]

Holy cow, talk about hi tech Great work so far! Glad to have you in PASO

Thanks

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[Overfloater]

Any updates on this tank?

 

[UDGags]

I'll get to it this weekend

 

[UDGags]

So quick update before good pictures this weekend...

I've noticed a very different CO2 slope with the poret foam. I'll dive more into this in the future once my CO2 is functioning correctly (see below).

I broke my CO2 plumbing last week so my CO2 has been inconsistent while I await the replacement parts from GLA (Thanks Orlando!) This has led to some hair algae and BBA. Once I get the solenoid back in place everything will be fine. I don't get home until 6pm so tank is without CO2 for like 2.5hrs with lights.

Here is a quick cell phone picture of the tank a few minutes ago. Plants still need to grow some more but its coming along.

 

[Overfloater]

Looking great from 10.

Are you going to the CAFE convention?

 

[Phil Edwards]

That's looking a lot better! Sorry to hear about the busted CO2 rig, that blows. I'm interested to see how the foam has changed your filtration and CO2.

 

[UDGags]

Looking great from 10.

Are you going to the CAFE convention?

Thanks...probably not but I haven't ruled it out.

 

[UDGags]

That's looking a lot better! Sorry to hear about the busted CO2 rig, that blows. I'm interested to see how the foam has changed your filtration and CO2.

Yeah, it's getting there. I don't like some of the plant placements but that's easy to change once they grow a bit more. Some of the Ludwigia 'Red' is really starting to take the dark color like it did last year in my tank, which is what I was looking for. When I get them in from H4N they were the lighter red.

Yeah, I'm holding off on drawing conclusions because the CO2 rig was broke and I switched a ton of biomedia out for new foam so my bacteria cycle was messed up (which I can always see from pH readings). I figure I'll let everything stabilize and than make some comments.

 

[Phil Edwards]

I have the same problem. It's really difficult for me to leave the plants alone after a rescape when I see things that need to be tweaked.

 

[UDGags]

So I did some trimming and rearrangement yesterday.

First we have the before picture...

And some after pictures

 

[Overfloater]

Looks great. I really like the 3 foot long moss covered wood "leg."

 

[UDGags]

Big picture update

But first my thoughts...

• I think I'll move the Grandulosa to the front right corner. It's not growing tall enough to show over the wood like I want. Might give it another couple weeks but I see it moving.
• I'm happy I bought the poret foam. Things have really stabilized once I got my CO2 regulator fixed.
• I'm running about 90 ± 10 PAR
• Ludwigia 'Red' has filled in nicely just needs to grow up now that the spaces is filled in.
• I still have some BBA in places but it's much better and under control.

Overall Tank Shot

Ludwigia Grandulosa

MM/XMas Moss/Bacopa Japan/Ludwigia 'Red'

Baby Tears-I really like how this is filling in

Here is a comparison of the Rotala Macrandra Green I got from H4N. It really changed shape/colors in my tank.

As-Received

Current

Some random pictures

Hmm, what's going on here?

 

[jfynyson]

I'm really liking the MM carpeting. How often do you have to trim it ? Only when it gets leggy ? Any idea why the yellowing or was that due to the CO2 issues you had ? Either way things are filling in nicely !

 

[UDGags]

I've never trimmed the MM. I pull out runners that get too far away. The CO2 was fixed a few weeks back so I doubt that is the issue. I have a lot of CO2 ppm wise. If I had to guess I would say too much light, similar to Blyxa Japonica.

 

[t2ak]

Wonderful tank!

I would like to say Thank You for taking the time with your Flora picture to label the plants. As someone who is new to the planted aquarium, it was nice to see the names and have a reference to what they look like all in one space. I usually have to search them name by name to find the one I am interested in.

Thanks again!

 

[FishStix]

Your tank looks great. Want to come scape my new tank. ha

 

[UDGags]

Wonderful tank!

I would like to say Thank You for taking the time with your Flora picture to label the plants. As someone who is new to the planted aquarium, it was nice to see the names and have a reference to what they look like all in one space. I usually have to search them name by name to find the one I am interested in.

Thanks again!

I've heard this a couple times and I really need to do my current full tank shot like I did last years. Maybe tonight but if not this weekend I'll do an updated one.