Hi, I am new to this site so I though I'd share my tank
Tech Specs
Tank: US 55Gal 48L in X 18D X 12W (my first eva tank
)
Lighting: 3 X 4ft Aquastar T8 10K, 1 X 4ft T8 Quadphosphor Phillips?, 1 X 4Ft T8 Cool White Vanilla
CO2: 2 X 2ltr Coke Bottle DIY with DIY Powerhead + Gravel VAC Diffuser
Substrate: Kitty litter (atapulgite clay)
Filter: Aquaone CF1200, Atman Cannister (I know.... over filtered) 1 is for my second tank
Fertilizer: Flourish Excel (Yes its a miricle in a bottle!!! Seriously this stuff is the key for beginners (Algacide )
Flora: ***Shame*** sorry not my thing they're just plants to me, Anubias (5 diff varieties), pearl weed, hair grass, some crypts, christmas moss, java moss, java fern 3 diff var., an amazon sword, luwigia, hygroflolia, many unidentfied local creek plants
Fauna: 20X Local Creek rainbow (2 diff species), 1X SAE, 1X clown loach (who seems to avoid snails GRR!), 10^10 local creek shrimp varieties (Some are wood shrimp?), 1 X Glass fish (local), 3 X Smelts (local)
Well as you can see its on the cheap, so here the pics. I am moving so it is in grow out no aquascape mode until the move
here is a long shot of the tank (yes its a jungle in grow out mode)
CO2 DIY 2 X 2 ltr coke bottles yeast + sugar + flour
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm51/pixel00706/CO2reactor.jpg
CO2 reactor
Lights 5 X 4 ft T8's 8 hrs photo by timer
Substrate Kitty litter + some left over gravel
closer up shots
Far Left
Middle left
Middle right
Far right
Some wood a soaking
My fav shot
Weel thats it until tear down and aquascape when i move in about a week.... will post more
Tech Specs
Tank: US 55Gal 48L in X 18D X 12W (my first eva tank
)Lighting: 3 X 4ft Aquastar T8 10K, 1 X 4ft T8 Quadphosphor Phillips?, 1 X 4Ft T8 Cool White Vanilla
CO2: 2 X 2ltr Coke Bottle DIY with DIY Powerhead + Gravel VAC Diffuser
Substrate: Kitty litter (atapulgite clay)
Filter: Aquaone CF1200, Atman Cannister (I know.... over filtered) 1 is for my second tank
Fertilizer: Flourish Excel (Yes its a miricle in a bottle!!! Seriously this stuff is the key for beginners (Algacide )
Flora: ***Shame*** sorry not my thing they're just plants to me, Anubias (5 diff varieties), pearl weed, hair grass, some crypts, christmas moss, java moss, java fern 3 diff var., an amazon sword, luwigia, hygroflolia, many unidentfied local creek plants
Fauna: 20X Local Creek rainbow (2 diff species), 1X SAE, 1X clown loach (who seems to avoid snails GRR!), 10^10 local creek shrimp varieties (Some are wood shrimp?), 1 X Glass fish (local), 3 X Smelts (local)
Well as you can see its on the cheap, so here the pics. I am moving so it is in grow out no aquascape mode until the move
here is a long shot of the tank (yes its a jungle in grow out mode)
CO2 DIY 2 X 2 ltr coke bottles yeast + sugar + flour
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm51/pixel00706/CO2reactor.jpg
CO2 reactor
Lights 5 X 4 ft T8's 8 hrs photo by timer
Substrate Kitty litter + some left over gravel
closer up shots
Far Left
Middle left
Middle right
Far right
Some wood a soaking
My fav shot
Weel thats it until tear down and aquascape when i move in about a week.... will post more
