New planted tank journal!

[eklikewhoa]

setting up a new tank to replace the 20g with a 30g long!!

30g long all-glass 36x12x16
ADA powersand special S 3x2L
ADA aquasoil amazonia 2x9L
ADA tourmaline BC
ADA pollen glass
ADA co2 drop checker
coralife dual daylight 6700k 36" 192w
eheim 2213 w/eheim lily pipe(maybe later add ADA lily pipes)
beer beverage/clippard regulator/solenoid
10lb aluminum co2 tank
coralife digital timer going to add a grasslin timer for the dual daylight effect

flora....

Rotala macrandra
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala rotundifolia 'Green'
cabomba carlinania
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Hemianthus micranthemoides
java fern
windelov
lace fern
blyxa japonica
downoi
red tiger lotus
some sort of crypt
fissiden


fauna......

3x dwarf puffer
1x koi angelfish
? niger o-cat?
? red cherry shrimp?

will update with pictures and progress later, got the new stuff laying all over the floor and the old tank needing to be taken down.

[eklikewhoa]

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[armthehomeless]

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impressive!

[eklikewhoa]

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thanks Tim! i have you to thank for getting me into this...

[Mzungu]

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Great, I can't wait to see the setup!

[HFBfounder]

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cool! 8)

[naps]

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can't wait to see it in action!! 8)  8)  8)

[szidlon]

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Is it done yet?  :wink:

[eklikewhoa]

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took me the most part of the day and halfway through it i decided to go look for the flip over legs for the coralife but couldnt find a set.

waiting for pitures to upload now.

[eklikewhoa]

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ok here we go.......

removed plants from old tank and layed them out...



tank with powersand special S



next i put the tourmaline on top of the powersand

[eklikewhoa]

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in went the aquasoil amazonia 3" up front 4" in the rear



planting the HC


got really dizzy trying to plant the plants so i didnt take anymore pictures while planting but it was pretty straight forward.

right side of the tank



left side of the tank

[eklikewhoa]

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HC shot with bubbles all over the substrate



full tank shot with all 192w going.



also updated the flora list...

[armthehomeless]

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looks nice

can't wait to see until after the foreground is filled in...

[eklikewhoa]

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thanks tim

[naps]

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looking really nice, great job so far!! Can't wait to see whne the plants start growing in! 8)  8)  8)