tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627888198025631562024-03-05T22:37:28.060-08:00Russell's Aquarium JournalsRussell Ballihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681942002415153684noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462788819802563156.post-29175473807699571772010-08-04T22:20:00.000-07:002011-10-21T20:44:27.459-07:0075 Gallon Tank JournalA lot has changed with this tank past couple of months. the livestock includes about 35 cardinal tetra's, for German blue rams, a bunch of bristle plecos, several dozen cherry shrimp, a couple of ottos, some assassin snails and a couple of nerite snails. The tank hasn't finished growing in yet, but when it does I think I'll be pretty happy with it. Here are some pictures that I took recently. <br />
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<meta charset="utf-8"><div style="text-align: center; ">April 24, 2011</div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center; ">WAY too much time without an update. I have been doing more on this journal (<a href="http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/tank-journals-photo-album/114110-rballis-75-gallon-planted.html">75 gallon journal</a>). Here are some updated photos. </div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">(click photos for full-size, can't figure out the formating for such big pics)</div><a href="http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/rballi/IMG_3291.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1023px; height: 682px;" src="http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac210/rballi/IMG_3291.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
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October 29, 2010</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I haven't updated my blog in a while cause I have been more diligent about my online journal on plantedtank.net (<a href="http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/tank-journals-photo-album/114110-rballis-75-gallon-planted.html">75 gallon journal</a>). Here is a bunch of pictures to catch up where I haven't updated yet.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center; ">New additions. Two juvenile super red discus.</div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu7da4ybZwp7yxiS90BMJ6ENluzODZ6EpA3vWL0ymL11x1UK0eYHq8WFKbHraZJjQ_7BR-0jotWz43xMl5s5dm5dvsFbEPPL2rFjyMyBsOLSyL4oMkOsZSKzgpySLEnOpSAB3kJ_MncY/s400/IMG_8133.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533705470815715154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih14aDRvw0Ayp3U687kKh5nZaahwChpgxs4HJP2I8mIYv79tQ9rlNOCDpGJEHUGyMQVssTRiuCKw73-LYO4AM59LIq91-YpXmkYxtFX7BDCxL0hyw7h3chejkdtmSVz2Tdoowwcf4neDw/s400/IMG_8156.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533705480822591026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">New scape!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQywOUiQt-9qbNbklzeuFauPTVujm3AZbII6oZes5ceF8w1uDio4dKBbun909YDzIlZBdfyAZv0h-O91VpkfHkHaOHNUWmSHuzCxeLbfj94tsdXkQZ43QEKDtZNR_AwSGKPAIIQ2UYfY/s400/IMG_8158.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533705483648729874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This is the picture of my combo inline heater/co2 reactor that I recently did to improve efficiency.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">October 3, 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlD92qpBf_Xb2CBtRdKOBvB5WBde2HP15VUiFHlZSqdFhFJPkwdvd90T59XDQil1hyphenhyphenyI05VNXM9GPLExvrhpav_pW5UBqT7y5Yn-DpA1X07j_Zt4NSrjMhXPcA2d36ix86hbDjvgT1d8/s400/IMG_8074.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524050342114544402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Tank after 6 days. No algae, but no incredible growth either. Lemons and rummynose all died one night. Must have cycled, really stinks. Last week I picked up a school of Cardinal Tetras. I am doing 50% water changes every 3rd day and things seem to have stabilized. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">September 27, 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Got the tank planted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Driftwood got here! Here is a picture of how I arranged it. Also added another school of rummynose tetras and lemon tetras. Discus are to come in the next couple of weeks...</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">It has been a while since I have posted because we haven't had internet in our new apartment, but we are all moved in now and started getting this bad boy going. It has been a bumpy road though....</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyhQAMvMg8uWUXIhJz6iJzyWDN6mVGpyBTEpSD6VCjc1fuQU1d0ldLwBqN5XNmFMtY7ptqCpzCaU2ciwCB0zRz5aJR-bdALmiZaUWzhLADJObiEW66kRQskyjiJtBDW4TYaIQyDXb-48/s400/IMG_7884.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517760848333536946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Here is the placement in the apartment. I put an additional piece of trim that made it 3 inches tall and wider, and the doors no longer close to sit flush. It looks a lot better.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwWiTE04IpJrnqD_82FyQzMBCu5DdHvZW4raXWaRad14lIsR7vm9OSlj2i7BM-_2EnkgkZ9sDWdAsWeUi9r9Cm_DclOqd8zyxN8pN4RdzL-U43fEgrIZqFhpTBB-HW_bi5gPogzmoLtk/s400/IMG_7892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517762717543762706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">2x55 watt kit installed, waiting for 2nd to come in the mail.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">View of underneath the tank. Running a Eheim 2217 and 2215. One of the tubes from the 2215 came undone and ended up putting about 10 gallons of water on the floor. That was a fun cleanup.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br />
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</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Got the tank running again and hooked up all of the filter and everything and it has been running for about a week now. I ordered plants from sweetaquatics.com and driftwood from manzanita.com. Both should be here in the next couple of days and I got a school of 8 bronze corys to start getting the tank going. Even in a bare tank they are fun to watch. I will get some more pictures up later.</span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
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</div><div>August 15, 2010</div><div><br />
</div><div>Haven't updated in a while, but here is the finished product with the canopy that I didn't document at all. It was definitely the trickiest part of everything. I couldn't get the front to line up so I had to shimmy the side so it is 1/8 inch higher than the right side. I guess everything can't be perfect. I guess I have to be ok with that. After all, this is an AQUARIUM stand, and people will be hopefully looking at the fish and not the minor messups.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeVjJCJlZxOakNmbAZwdPtk4nTzIlrMwJTO_IrI9pBKicX1utnn2dduIc40uG9yt6gitKkRpYjK9J17tiWm4RoktmM7uHDjfsWBBEb_vhMwsArkF1qmQvw3k8mUv2BSWV15QCDkXQOBY/s400/IMG_7774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505833570098765026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
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</div><div>The madness continues as I still don't have a job and so I spent the last 3 entire days working on this project. We are almost done! Finished putting the frame together with all of the pieces of trim.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVU6iUK1u3flr6_-oLKxiqjUMbFSMZRo7hDBnG5ICYA_k5wdKV3keGViAcBMkPWpl-hbcdlkl0d-nz0iWI4TY651TGQfvdkOAojR1fjUZYOpCfKek2UT3nBV6yVbwwc9lpvxZUE69HtU/s400/IMG_7659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502750297998129522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSYP1X2ym7NZOAtDzrxTNjkE1hWImcugAMMNW4jNbY0ZEFHBF5MHX7hWmX3MjCdxtbywsUKewVoIYAm7ZesCJ_YaIZmptRoLwYQLHg54wzhhoiAIFPteh62Ivu_KyLJmZqYMf_L6349w/s400/IMG_7670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502750306124953010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>The whole thing is made out of pine, and I am about $125+ into this thing with everything so far, not including the canopy, which will be about another 35 or so....i am hoping atleast. Still way better than spending twice or three times that for a crappy particle board stand from petsmart.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZHGPgMR9DgLJpBX7prRU94lCR3b4rlqMh0TrtBc5xGy_Y9j6tR2IDrQGgF9jyPrJ9dgaOJ5Vm3JbFpZjDTP2QHQM3Quak1pwiYMBW5nJ5xDcvUYO6JefF65qF4tl3EPRQo2naez1zOs/s400/IMG_7683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502755508107651378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Made the doors out of 1x4 pine boards and framed with 1x2 pine strips. They came out looking really nice, but if you look closely they arent 100% square. Good enough though.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBx6c6MU2TpI4ztw4xbRHbvMb4ism-Hwfmh8mzpJqKAjgV-TRRUk-me8jMAt3w91fyS0RtHxHjNSrg-Yh_5y-X6tWSjQGFYEpgbzEucmlobbWW4QpKSJQs5pjnwEMUvecbaMD8jkGQpc/s400/IMG_7687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502755517833040018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey7008AXKoRlA1k8LVJSAzctCPbKXe-20ndmvXxjBkL7k30K8kN-XXV1c5C1YS1fxwuMwagd5WknSvAzRKPkkx4E4qdK9ivG8T2UBT5obSrDxoJuzFN4uJMaz0dyP1FtQIJN1savZF7A/s400/IMG_7686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502755515564069554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div>Doors are hung (after much frusteration and tweaking), sanded, and ready to stain. We decided to go with a darker, redish color. It is minwax mahogany 225.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgoTbgJ0OcYsUn4kOWVO2qps5y3nYkDZAyWpK2rCNAMhz0H5Oxcx9fmqEbLdZ23kUZKhoPwQZLYOZcEZy9mRjf1QpQGn6FKuCUbluZnk7blT46S1zF8p8EoD_N1JqvHJcb5J9mbODuM0/s400/IMG_7689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502757346278416562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Only one coat and i think that might do it.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0YIQ7vMOdEQc8ahC3y_GjeiCyD1izSSS_UUlKm1s7xZlkQThr4LzD6OuJ8xctj4odTNsEpGGB1FVTnxOdR_S4iSQKneM9z4DfLnLG00BCbRzmuY47swzpxW3mOj0tLm4B7yRVWGoMYw/s400/IMG_7700.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502758518506269314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtjv6FGMk7z6x2NBU9fmdBKSk1VDt33advnZLIyeGaTZkDvrnz_j-W_vl_4q709GGMI5-C2SQZHy0ATXS0mC5kIpUQ6tY4bIL47ghgVt1U7VKkF-xG8hXbDGc2NBzfHUrdLrRlgE4rlo/s400/IMG_7703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502758524481997746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div>Wiped off the excess stain the next day and things are looking good. Going to put a couple layers of polyurethane over the top to give it a nice protective coating. It is turning out pretty good for my first ever woodworking project....I can't wait to get to the fish part of this though. I am looking for a used 75 (or 90) gallon tank with minimal scratches and then I can start on the matching canopy.</div><div><br />
</div></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">So finally moved out to Denver and we are starting to get settled. As I started looking a prices for stands it became apparent that I could build one for much cheaper and it would last much longer. I did my planning in Adobe Illustrator.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1vpL4U0KpkQikYhBL_L_hs2s10NmWA_aeFG6kIt2zOSf5xL3-fAu6Au9JuzGBIDkW_ZoGDGmpXPwHS-YDG9PIJPeZda2xs-JQVAetMnAZHbk2qMSZjqUrp4cKedMWCJ261l2cI_JHAo/s400/Russell's+aquarium+stand+design%231.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501815387706950450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 351px; " /></span></div><div>The more yellowish color wood is to show the pine frame. The lighter color is whitewood. It is a pretty simple design but I have had a lot of fun designing it and putting it together. The tank will sit 37 inches off the ground, with a lip of the stand coming up to 39 inches, Perfect for looking at the tank. I am hoping I can finish the tank for around $125 total. I am not nervous about the tank fitting the stand, but I am going to wait till I get the glass before I build the canopy. It will be about 8.5 inches high and will utilize a piano hinge with toy chest hinges to support it when i am doing maintenance, and feeding. My wife wants a darker looking stain on the tank, but I dont know anything about doing that.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I would like to make this into a discus tank, , with a harem of apistos, but discus are so stinking expensive it might be a little while till I have a school there. I already have 2x55 watt kit from AH supply, (going to buy one more) and a eheim 2217 canister filter. I want to go to a hydor inline heater to eliminate the clutter in the tank. Substrate will be 80 lbs of eco-complete with a Co2 injection. (not sure how I am going to diffuse...any suggestions?) Here are some pictures my wife took while I got the main structure of the stand finished.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br />
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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://russellsaquarium.blogspot.com/2009/11/megans-10-gallon-neolamprologus.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></u></span></a><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://russellsaquarium.blogspot.com/2009/11/megans-10-gallon-neolamprologus.html">(CLICK TO SEE JOURNAL)</a></span></u></div></span></u></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">25 HIGH PLANTED ANGEL TANK</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://russellsaquarium.blogspot.com/2009/10/25-planted-gallon.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuxm3XpJNmF-BHW1LzPE6phXAtYODLlgalQrqqVPRn5pHQQpqlnSAvHkPZtddAYfmcpbysiqgNyVRFEkdxSh1SkcCPnbFQI2sitrt6RMo8uWSdOIUBFKLd1DJsqdnNJnaURIUapFCm0s/s400/IMG_6744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408295350179130578" style="text-align: center; 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<br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">June 7, 2010
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<br />Most recent photo, maybe the last of this tank. We are moving soon to Denver and as soon as I get things the way I want them, it is time to break down the tank and start over again. Though, my wife has said that she will let me get a 75+ gallon tank, which means I will be parting the three setups that I have here out within the month. Hopefully I can get enough to buy a tank and everything I need to get a 75 going. This time I am going to buy all used stuff, no need for new aquarium stuff.
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<br />May 21, 2010
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<br />Updated photo after trim
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<br />April 8, 2010
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<br />Here are some updated shots after a trim and a couple rearranging.
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<br />March 21, 2010</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Times;font-size:100%;" >
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<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It has been way to long since I last posted anything. So I finally went to a pressurized co2 system using a 20 lb cylinder and a Milwaukee regulator and solenoid. I also ordered some dry ferts from bestaquariumregulator.com (Rex Griggs site), and I the difference has been quite dramatic. I have since dealt with some algae problems, mainly BBA, but hopefully that will subside as things settle in. Since the last time I also picked up a couple of male German Blue Rams and fit in really nicely in this tank and also added to my school of Corys. The last NACU meeting I went to they had some manzanita they were selling for cheap so I picked some of that up and rescaped my tank today. It took way longer than I though it was going to, but it turned out pretty good, still not thrilled about the wood position, but it was the best I could do for right now. I am thinking about putting some flame moss</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">on the branches, but we will see. I added a couple new plants to the tank. alternanthera </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">lilacina and roseafolia, diplidis diandra (a couple of stems you can hardly see on the right), </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">myriophyllum mattogrossense (recovering from mostly floating for a couple of weeks) and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hemianthus Micranthemoides. Here some photos of the recent developments.</span></span></span></span></div></span></span>
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<br />January 26, 2009</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I would have taken a picture before I trimmed everything, cause now it looks almost the same as the last post, other than the glosso is starting to fill in and I trimmed a bunch of moss and put it in on the other piece of driftwood. My wife really wanted a gold angelfish so we picked one up the other day too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">January 5, 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Canister filter got here a day early so I spend some getting that set up and trimming up some of the straggling plants. I am pretty happy with the scape. now I am just hoping everything starts to grow in well. I am curious to know how these lights with the reflectors I have on here really work. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">January 4, 2010</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Got my 55 watt bulbs today! Cleaned up the glass top and it is pretty impressive how bright this fixture is. Just waiting till wednesday to get my C02 going through my canister filter. You can see lots of plants floating around that I need to replant. </div><div>
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<br /></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><div style="text-align: left;">January 3, 2010</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Santa brought some fun fish stuff this Christmas! I got a 2x55 Watt Bright Light Kit from AH Supply (ahsupply.com), found a used 29 gallon with black stand, and broke down both my 20 and 25 gallon tanks to put this together. I built a matching canopy out of 1/2 inch MDF board and installed the power compacts right into it with the ballast. It fits perfectly with the tank empty but when it has water in it the tank bows about an 1/8 inch on each side which makes a little gap, but it is hardly noticeable. I had to catch about 65 shrimp out of my 20 to put them into the 10 gallon apistogramma tank (now empty) in order to make it work. I sold the embers and rummynose tetras and so the stocking of this tank is:</div><div>
<br /></div><div>4 Angelfish</div><div>3 Apistogramma Cacatuoides "Orange Flash" (1 Male 2 Female)</div><div>6 Harlequin Rasboras</div><div>6 Black Neons</div><div>3 Otocinclus</div><div>2 Corydora</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I am thinking of putting some cherries in here but don't think they will last long, but with the amount of hiding space I have in here, it might work....</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I am still waiting for a Penn Plax Cascade 1000 Canister Filter that I ordered, it will get here wednesday, so for now I will just be using a powerhead for circulation. </div><div>
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<br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tank and Stand I got for $40!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Here is the Ah Supply 2x55 watt bright light kit installed into the canopy I built. Those are just 36W bulbs until I get them in the mail in the next few days. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew2Eg1O-8GmUlMiWnnr1jzbz-Z1K85mCRjL0iQvyEqb0tuR_SNtkVTwFB0OqLr-g-p2D5sLTG5A1GifJcBNa34VBPZqBslAHexAuoTh5PxJeVuw0ibwS3gOnNs-R4rWxZwSXNmLKg4dQ/s400/IMG_7095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422724993141290946" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><div style="text-align: center;">Planting Glosso is a lot easier with just a little bit of water in the tank. It can be a pain in the rear to get planted right, but sure makes an awesome carpet once it gets going. </div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">
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<br />Russell Ballihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681942002415153684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462788819802563156.post-72960932908359929512009-11-24T23:34:00.000-08:002009-11-25T22:20:17.922-08:00Megan's 10 Gallon Neolamprologus Multifasciatus TankAfter all of this aquarium stuff my wife decided she wanted to try a tank of her own when she came back from the thrift store with a 10 gallon. So we did some research and decided to get some Multies in here. We found someone in Salt Lake who bread these guys and sold us some for really cheap to start our own colony. We also bought 4 bushynose plecos. It is fun that she is getting so excited about this stuff. Here are some pics of her setting it all up. 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text-align: center; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57jLlVOqxxvwRPKv37WBNN2sevE_I2CDE043B-XAy5JiiOyosOpvwFug8ZVuQ-gpGsveG-cEB1138L1-DBP-K4GvBSJ-jDtN7t8Dm7NSjPBDb9z7PeogQO8LsmD49Y1WCO9u2iw092dc/s1600/IMG_6836.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwwPZIzJr-qbi7hYhE1cVfxft5GaM8UviPqFCIs7zVgM_T6dlE2H5tUFRfq1lUXhx6Icmdw-tRAHO4uYFPLyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div></div>Russell Ballihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681942002415153684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462788819802563156.post-89294816677612312902009-10-31T20:35:00.000-07:002010-03-25T23:40:16.987-07:0010 Gallon Rimless<div style="text-align: center;">25 March, 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rescape!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Apistos spawned again but I didn't take out the male in time and probably took care of most of the youngins. I ripped everything out there after having moved the male into the 29 gallon and found 3 little fry that had survived! So in a couple of months I will have 4 apistos that I will be selling. I got rid of all the rock and stuck with one piece of driftwood and only using three species of plants this time to keep it simple. HC, Rotala Indica and Microsword. Thinking about maybe adding something to the back, maybe some blyxa japonica, but that stuff might get to big...I really like how it makes this little 10 gallon look so big. The one female apisto is in there alone (with a stowaway cherry shrimp) and will be putting the male back in in a couple of days. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSRHVCL-ADqbevJP5YbzDutRMQnKkRCQ5TJ_NT4NbwzEu4Srcf_2awcJ4sbfajXBqlmGSsu4LlGHSRTNTlEBALAMDBPSs5FeFZQl2JEE8-QGCJX40oe3RHw5hTzXhwdLYGL0lQwCKovs/s400/IMG_6297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452828157566619394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcLKcD5BH53xY3kh8DzQn2pSytuXRZ38XvTGGVzKctza65cMhhH_-BpyNGnO9CguvKJxeTFSGqFILs6ItsdxcZbq95h2ms4E1AeeORYxSOZhIQWhMtP1qQi9jX2Ra_bRPGtljNX93vro/s400/IMG_6290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452828149782834034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">January 26, 2009</div><div><br /></div><div>I since have moved the apistos into the new 29 gallon that I setup and thinking that none of the fry survived, put about 65 cherry shrimp and 2 amanos in there. I built a stand to get it off of the dresser and drained most of the water to move it. A couple of days ago we got a couple harlequin rasboras to make it a little more exciting, and we spotted a little tiny apisto hiding in one of the rock caves! Pretty amazing that it survived! Then we watched him find a baby shrimp and eat it. So I know that he is eating well! I thought all of that was pretty cool. Here are some new pictures of the new scape that I did a couple of days ago. I just put a black background on it and it looks a little better, but I think it looks nice, doesn't look like a 10 gallon in these pictures. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-8YtHrYkKg1z9l492h_GnWsfY0Ya2Egbt6YblvKHB0Sp7iotT1VSIdNcb7rIgldTezjVF5uhh0mjBswptgtKzfQxnbsDKm7ISkk_x3MT-RxLe625fZ0rpVpf3Sf3Ahn6TnRfHizljMo/s400/_1255357.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431319293022480674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>December 15, 2009</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I was looking closely at the tank the other day after realizing the female had started very yellowish and becoming more and more territorial over a cave she picked out. I reasoned from the reading I had done that there was probably some eggs somewhere in that cave. When I looked closer I saw about 15 tiny little free swimming fry staying close to mommy! It was pretty cool! They are terrific parents and have such great instincts. She isn't too hard on the male too when he gets a little too close. I have heard of many cases where they female will kill male after spawning cause of how protective. I originally got 2 females but put her with the angels after noticing a lot of aggression from the other pair, and she seems to be doing fine, maybe I will get another male and stick him in the angel tank with her. I will try to get some pictures up later or a movie so you can see the little buggers.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div>November 25, 2009</div><br />I finally put some fish in this tank! Bob Allen got me some great looking apistos and I am excited to see these get bigger and more intense color. I got 2 females and 1 male.<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJw3mXYqPI01mkhJAsslVnJsaw_To1yezIHElnxdkPcKHLpwsDuRtKHejCDiSGhISwdoozd-W_S9UOTeLedyErELmMwRJZjNLOP4Uv5KWQHHZlMth2Ncn9kiJueMcYHSVe83O3i3EMAo0/s1600/IMG_6906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJw3mXYqPI01mkhJAsslVnJsaw_To1yezIHElnxdkPcKHLpwsDuRtKHejCDiSGhISwdoozd-W_S9UOTeLedyErELmMwRJZjNLOP4Uv5KWQHHZlMth2Ncn9kiJueMcYHSVe83O3i3EMAo0/s400/IMG_6906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408285109349204994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDXwMA9uWycxkch-DnTA94pqGn6Phrs-aCQ_vVWr0k6JUR0ydqICDrpeNbfb68r6w1iqaPtEjP-7FJ5GlhT5HmleY8-Ndm4I0UNX0D0TsLBPRb7GynnHdGO4hXtm9O50PHRRznkk1oDc/s1600/IMG_6908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDXwMA9uWycxkch-DnTA94pqGn6Phrs-aCQ_vVWr0k6JUR0ydqICDrpeNbfb68r6w1iqaPtEjP-7FJ5GlhT5HmleY8-Ndm4I0UNX0D0TsLBPRb7GynnHdGO4hXtm9O50PHRRznkk1oDc/s400/IMG_6908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408285100976861842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDw1VOwPj2s1O5cCc1RoXzkrXcxn7jEWIJclnKnFuyn9dUa4DPFU7a8Alf-4L38OFG0eIYfvaJ3oPPynCRxETbmYct9Lj6SyJ45yvH0eaHfGcJ42YiC875UlvXoqfBmaCYhP-LJUaEQc/s1600/IMG_6909.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDw1VOwPj2s1O5cCc1RoXzkrXcxn7jEWIJclnKnFuyn9dUa4DPFU7a8Alf-4L38OFG0eIYfvaJ3oPPynCRxETbmYct9Lj6SyJ45yvH0eaHfGcJ42YiC875UlvXoqfBmaCYhP-LJUaEQc/s400/IMG_6909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408284663737452690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhqxSnM9NBGPI1ZlSgEdJ5vrHI1m1_B_TSSs_mdT_q35VhkmdisijEphF0UuRfge1QmnNHvj8CyrxtnsXRpSjLv1yNi0THL7i7vFMKTTxGhtUynciEPZOfeHz5q80IIOvThVQsk1qHRE/s1600/IMG_6915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhqxSnM9NBGPI1ZlSgEdJ5vrHI1m1_B_TSSs_mdT_q35VhkmdisijEphF0UuRfge1QmnNHvj8CyrxtnsXRpSjLv1yNi0THL7i7vFMKTTxGhtUynciEPZOfeHz5q80IIOvThVQsk1qHRE/s400/IMG_6915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408284432830322354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQIZMJkrt6ceZGYWoB4zADNA9ky6KQquI-9OI_WZc1er17aaHV85qtwXPVEJykTRPtnTYR2vkvpIlLdSyqAA94yMtmXgTXtt56OX9znnPS_NUJIos-xiucl45glKZELl9VPK95bfGKyA/s1600/IMG_6916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQIZMJkrt6ceZGYWoB4zADNA9ky6KQquI-9OI_WZc1er17aaHV85qtwXPVEJykTRPtnTYR2vkvpIlLdSyqAA94yMtmXgTXtt56OX9znnPS_NUJIos-xiucl45glKZELl9VPK95bfGKyA/s400/IMG_6916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408284275039737730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />November 14, 2009<br /><br />Got this tank set up how I want it to look, just need things to grow in a little. I also ordered a 6700K bulb and got rid of the 50/50 and also put a 15 watt fluorescent bulb with an old desk lamp that I had to give me 5.1 watts per gallon which should be enough to grow just about anything in here. I used clippings from other tanks to get this started up. I am hoping the HC grows in well. Still haven't figure out what I want to stock the tank with. I have 4 cherry shrimp in here, about to have a bunch of little ones soon. As I only have an HOB filter, I am worried about the Co2 levels in the tank, but with some daily Flourish Excel, I think it should be alright.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21yOiTYMWHS_J2pZOXJkQNrfcQKrk2XPbfw_AdB1VLNAetWozzmA447QFHjmGcst_0eD4IhM2CMj5iEr0S26k28Sr-UQL8foAJr2-EVRpQlz2DBR1VUx1e2zD7q9XLgykbXBDDrQTrwA/s1600-h/IMG_6733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21yOiTYMWHS_J2pZOXJkQNrfcQKrk2XPbfw_AdB1VLNAetWozzmA447QFHjmGcst_0eD4IhM2CMj5iEr0S26k28Sr-UQL8foAJr2-EVRpQlz2DBR1VUx1e2zD7q9XLgykbXBDDrQTrwA/s400/IMG_6733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404224602831285106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My amazing wife let me get another fish tank! I wanted to find something cheap and try to use as much stuff that I had. You always end up spending more than you want though. It is a standard 10 gallon that I took the rim off, with a 36W compact fluorescent 50/50 fixture, HOB filter, 100 watt heater EcoComplete substrate, and DIY Co2. I haven't totally decided what I want to put in here, other than some cherry shrimp. But i think 2 blue rams would be cool too, but that would be a no-no on the cherries if I went that direction. Anyone have any ideas about what to stock this with?<br /><br />October 31, 2009<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-IHLUfPkz64veme4Gl-SpaYtPFgCZkJrK33veq2VgdZEmAbIxkYJYqUPjq97LPPWYMp-eH1FA0rgJf6ZN2wSoPZtZhKdfrt3l-PLvrbUrbkdj8Yls1gYUkTHrmlkerM9yv4_2jROX64/s1600-h/IMG_6689.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-IHLUfPkz64veme4Gl-SpaYtPFgCZkJrK33veq2VgdZEmAbIxkYJYqUPjq97LPPWYMp-eH1FA0rgJf6ZN2wSoPZtZhKdfrt3l-PLvrbUrbkdj8Yls1gYUkTHrmlkerM9yv4_2jROX64/s400/IMG_6689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398975545836668674" border="0" /></a>Russell Ballihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681942002415153684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462788819802563156.post-1344981425278607682009-10-01T22:45:00.000-07:002009-11-18T00:48:21.427-08:0025 Gallon Planted Angel Tank<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">So I have become a compulsive classified ad checker now, and I found a really good deal on a 25 gallon high tank with an eclipse lid and so my wife let me buy it. I have heard that because of the design of the hoods they aren't great planted tanks, but I decided to do some DIY alterations to get it working. So, I popped a whole in the hood where I had about 4 inches of space and put two spiral compact fluorescents in there and used some PVC to rig an outflow that wouldn't cause surface agitation on the filter. With a Co2 diffusor that I made out of a powerhead and gravel vac, i started getting some pretty good Co2 levels. I moved the growing angelfish from my 20 and brought the corys too, and then a couple weeks later added some Harlequin Rasboras and some bigger ghost shrimp. The guy that I bought the tank from had gravel too, so i layered fluorite in between. I got some malaysian driftwood from someone off of KSL classifieds and it all started to come together for a lot cheaper than my other setup. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div>November 18, 2009<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd3kmilre8kHOs6pf8SQljZ2Cn6ICKpDGS1XjpvAfjJjyku_8hjqw1_UiII4EwS-SsPtFikwqrC45Un5U4We53ySzZYJHghdBPOH_6r4_xd_O4SXsshPErxjQ_xcMTOUKubLxEkGVehM/s1600/IMG_6744.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd3kmilre8kHOs6pf8SQljZ2Cn6ICKpDGS1XjpvAfjJjyku_8hjqw1_UiII4EwS-SsPtFikwqrC45Un5U4We53ySzZYJHghdBPOH_6r4_xd_O4SXsshPErxjQ_xcMTOUKubLxEkGVehM/s400/IMG_6744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405362697128982978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I got sick of the old scape, so I found some rocks and pulled all of the plants out, and replanted. It makes the tank look bigger, more space for fish to swim and the composition seems better put-together (thanks to my artist wife who never spares me her opinion). I think it looks way better.<br /><br /></div><div>October 17, 2009</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinjbCpnQUTGWVk2Fk__tM2uAjvKVGrVCljar9BGE4ZKcrXJa-yuq4vH0O6mPs6U7RBlI3LKZ7Ti6FjdHMT7Y6KLcPOYZkhERCZD9BRWTDkzPb47BKOvav_5X3-xMOFH7c8aswaTr_ugY/s400/IMG_6648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393792264920512706" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" border="0" /></span></div><div>Did some trimming of the ludwigia. Got rid of one of the melon swords cause they weren't doing well and to give the rotala more light. The ludwigia glandulosa wasn't doing well either so i put it into my 20. </div><div><br /></div><div>October 8, 2009</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2UN_FgZZsF8UqbRoS2wzL0eV2vJPIx-DdeVy63zUMjkSBwDyDwV7-dDur7voXiDeYJblenLCm3yutKNkmFV_a45Fj9svjUEBTF617-R8CMed1eQEky9aTI-oFqUbcaA9NlOMLPxBsO0/s400/IMG_6613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390350824595965890" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div>Got a new angelfish from a friend and I repositioned some plants and transfered some from the 20. I took the sagitaria, vallesneria, red myrio, and put in bacopa, and a big bunch of rotala indica. I moved the melon sword to the right to hide the equipment better and moved the ludwigia glandulosa over to the left. I also got rid of the piece of rock i had in there for more room for some stems.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>October 5, 2009</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBTqGDmTZyWfvnxVkLXiY7oBrOfnyVpLetK8QvxabqDurevX_91PEgBw97QfOoD8_nIG9ygH0nDsrVHt2rSnBLqQh7zmfK1SoQU0shmddqhXGtJlS46XWdkQWtSEPzUvXzrScjVOEUIU/s400/IMG_6526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390351392188264242" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Going to need to redo some placement soon, things are growing well</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>October 1, 2009</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The L. Repens has grown a good 6-8" in a little over 2 weeks time. The vals and crypts have melted a little, but I have heard once they adjust to the new water parameters they really take off. It is finally starting to block the view of the filter and Co2 diffusor.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyupbbKLF-dklmytzJFcecrjMnl_U43SUVPwCyYAwNw2nutlC-Tu_qmDm1falb_Dw-jrawXR0ahpEU_-2p_na2yk6rB8zycKQCR-fJO2vrgSzzbz7MXJU_R0wbSH9uhlLfqWnbOrKaoTc/s400/IMG_6517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387883269482117202" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">September 26, 2009</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL80AdH6UVP2b7VtnNJE0Dk73o6A_UKNakOal2VYJYrXGAU5K_QwwRVtggd7V55DOfEaohFZCYqjUjPL5YuuaCp4oYMe2krkqnTF8K48fsaZKEXwM6OExKR-NVOUrwkLg_SnR30ncrqI/s400/IMG_6503.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387885480877243362" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" border="0" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Put in the rest of the shipment from S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">weetaquatics.com. Some different variations of Valisneria, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dwarf Sagittaria, Red Myrio, L. Glandulosa, Kleiner Bar Sword, Dwarf Hairgrass, Nesea Pedicellata, Cryptocoryne Undulata, and Narrowleaf Java Fern.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">September 22, 2009</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDceUDNUWKcOXLJJdYE6hbpbNELYwZbJbUXjBNvl6ZuHZoZXJ5gZyJMWGFnvX3j_DzuuEjEVIhEByrDp7n2QVcDvBxE8eD3bM0ro-OP5K0ig8U9Cef06ZffYPYVNWAbg009KETnq86eHI/s400/IMG_6487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387879730486125810" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The L. Repens really has taken off and everything is coming in all right, just the equipment really bugs me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">September 15, 2009</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcbUIZa2rAMIJ5yAR4ojgQRCAtmsMC75H_UJxCz27WvWbeDmQyXJVgp8rJBMZhjsJ43YmvLzznp9uXWDu60jXDq9bUL-MJ2TYz-E3ViCvOiySDE9vWr76-qFjmnBj0hi0USsGZxyWUNM/s400/IMG_6458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387878837709929010" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I picked up some Ludwigia Repens, which did really well in my other tank, and the more difficult Ludwigia Glandulosa to test my luck. I also transferred one of my Anubias' to this tank.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">September 12, 2009 </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fP_qjRhESgKy3Scr39p-XyLViZ15cmaAMLye5zsloscLwgGYQceo6iPzkz9MnOiDkqCZilnYHnTcyj5VJho769cL0DJAKkPsSCe_HovXDGZhKMehyphenhyphenXMemzHw9Pn-NfsPF2sXq6q80yg/s400/IMG_6426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387877813239990418" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Just planted a bunch of swords, some crypts, and java moss with some clippings of rotala from the other tank in the back. You can see the PVC at the top getting some good water circulation around the tank. The equipment is unsightly, but when things grow in, hopefully you won't notice it as much.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,serif;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Russell Ballihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681942002415153684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462788819802563156.post-19234253900714248482009-10-01T14:28:00.001-07:002010-01-03T18:44:08.738-08:00Progression of 20 Gallon<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRLXuP7qQEojnjs7kVmTAgk4Ff8Ip-sI2zfuRk-78JGn1PWqshxEidWtOenJcRGmVtUU0gRpzPi7FA4-gYG_1nuu0xx5iyadSsrdn10cIxdJjwaKflDbvm7KRGTgVmPkiOPDNAA7WMT0/s1600-h/IMG_7088.JPG"></a>December 31, 2009<div><br /></div><div>Last photo of the tank before I broke it down. Got a 29 Gallon and going to combine the 25 high and this one to get the 29 started (and to cover the cost). Sad, but I am excited for my new tank!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRLXuP7qQEojnjs7kVmTAgk4Ff8Ip-sI2zfuRk-78JGn1PWqshxEidWtOenJcRGmVtUU0gRpzPi7FA4-gYG_1nuu0xx5iyadSsrdn10cIxdJjwaKflDbvm7KRGTgVmPkiOPDNAA7WMT0/s400/IMG_7088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422709716913984898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><br /></div><div>November 25, 2009<br /><br />Tank cleared up so I thought I'd post another picture and a video.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oZHIsI_z87MwrIydD_R2EqFeGR2TtCfqpqEYj9CBBHIWS5GBChmp2nSuMimEVIoFPFe-SBrR94HGvffO803y1y9m3N2NlbveipujxtZEMoxYvwp2dnBasYkI7XFLyysDoXL-wBMyvaA/s1600/IMG_6899.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oZHIsI_z87MwrIydD_R2EqFeGR2TtCfqpqEYj9CBBHIWS5GBChmp2nSuMimEVIoFPFe-SBrR94HGvffO803y1y9m3N2NlbveipujxtZEMoxYvwp2dnBasYkI7XFLyysDoXL-wBMyvaA/s400/IMG_6899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408127800001701282" border="0" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw9TcjtXAzE2_K2k40XN5hulPoEuL_lVn8Md3L4Q9NvEG1ZcmxTxudvbSDs8MsKaxrQOBAo1Qti942uy9qFaA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />November 24, 2009<br /><br />I put the rotala in the back, and put some more rock in to define the space better. I really love the depth of this design and i think it will be easier to maintain. I really like the way it turned out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMrK0D6XMe17vFrPm5OhkYXGU7UUOMpp4DbBqH-jJwm1KP13UQMDpVQoX6cZFY460adm6jZo6OcsJm6fd4zQQBR5JfBYmoanDZFGrR8cZFylcW_HOLW-4BUdVfmG_jjA_-l186LfSUDY/s1600/IMG_6841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMrK0D6XMe17vFrPm5OhkYXGU7UUOMpp4DbBqH-jJwm1KP13UQMDpVQoX6cZFY460adm6jZo6OcsJm6fd4zQQBR5JfBYmoanDZFGrR8cZFylcW_HOLW-4BUdVfmG_jjA_-l186LfSUDY/s400/IMG_6841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407940231097532274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9_1itk29pt1KdQ_aoDNYrsuMlvMnH1q0yu93zQe3souECOXVzil02I_adkifc80VsSdqzOE5E6eamZYZZeORMTXd6DCjv3Bn9c_MsBT6YZl9_uumwFXlm762-bZtEA2QHeJOYIuImtc/s1600/IMG_6843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9_1itk29pt1KdQ_aoDNYrsuMlvMnH1q0yu93zQe3souECOXVzil02I_adkifc80VsSdqzOE5E6eamZYZZeORMTXd6DCjv3Bn9c_MsBT6YZl9_uumwFXlm762-bZtEA2QHeJOYIuImtc/s400/IMG_6843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407940385499604482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4WAvYkTupf9pkWL6W-mBYF7v8CCnuQ4JsbSg1J5rLr9nokeeZs_fDw8Tl7txmMQpabgEmH0PaPbGR-KoHKB-LP1GkG79ocvXnYQ5wc6zbVVLRjS8swOiYLj7Q52-9GL1ccqn9C41qqY/s1600/IMG_6842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4WAvYkTupf9pkWL6W-mBYF7v8CCnuQ4JsbSg1J5rLr9nokeeZs_fDw8Tl7txmMQpabgEmH0PaPbGR-KoHKB-LP1GkG79ocvXnYQ5wc6zbVVLRjS8swOiYLj7Q52-9GL1ccqn9C41qqY/s400/IMG_6842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407940575670060130" border="0" /></a>Still is a little cloudy from moving everything around.<br /><br />I took the microsword out and put it in the 10 gallon and eventually I want to fill that space in with glosso. It is filling in really well and sending runners all over the place. Waiting for everything to grow out so I can try to sell a bunch of clippings, or trade them for some different plants. Someone suggested putting some Apistos in here, but I don't know much about them. Anyone have any experience with these fish?<br /><br />November 14, 2009<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5n_Tz5NHEdyjSqAUdPJdR7KwSlR9oK3onxcUIABkX3Mk1DJvnK-TRjISBe4ns6djRBasJn8YsFJDDmroBy_0m__0D8HZmSel2ogrAmI9ZQplpGG8gQx1E98y8u8rYEH1Lru4IeC25mMQ/s1600-h/IMG_6734.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5n_Tz5NHEdyjSqAUdPJdR7KwSlR9oK3onxcUIABkX3Mk1DJvnK-TRjISBe4ns6djRBasJn8YsFJDDmroBy_0m__0D8HZmSel2ogrAmI9ZQplpGG8gQx1E98y8u8rYEH1Lru4IeC25mMQ/s400/IMG_6734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404229481255333714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJVTT-Do4nNIVej_ko3s3pGSW5mebfHW7vleKWbZ7zg-bI0zjmrld8l2ivQjpBuEpbosRCeaeI7vWQgFVTkDvIKfHNbuSyppEoYOzHZ1Zdr1x4-Tbwu56GvD1cKiqoyoRHVop30X5jEk/s1600-h/IMG_6697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJVTT-Do4nNIVej_ko3s3pGSW5mebfHW7vleKWbZ7zg-bI0zjmrld8l2ivQjpBuEpbosRCeaeI7vWQgFVTkDvIKfHNbuSyppEoYOzHZ1Zdr1x4-Tbwu56GvD1cKiqoyoRHVop30X5jEk/s400/IMG_6697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399249007282881746" border="0" /></a><br />For a while I thought all of the cherry babies were getting eaten by the tetras, but as of now looks like my tank is going to be over run with these guys pretty soon. It is fun to see even smaller shrimp that these.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNX_pj5yyJlcypVvwlJxlkDZ9XxFBDBcxsuFglxH1YvUwDu6T80mDzlxn9XwYFMRuhSjesDjlZ5JL-t4bJdScwP24saEChVfo5LYHE05ghoGXw0jtJf9jmI_tEpAaqwsmKwcY_7EGnSs/s1600-h/IMG_6690.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNX_pj5yyJlcypVvwlJxlkDZ9XxFBDBcxsuFglxH1YvUwDu6T80mDzlxn9XwYFMRuhSjesDjlZ5JL-t4bJdScwP24saEChVfo5LYHE05ghoGXw0jtJf9jmI_tEpAaqwsmKwcY_7EGnSs/s400/IMG_6690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399248566017768002" border="0" /></a>The glosso is finally starting to fill in better and within a couple of weeks should be a pretty good carpet. I am thinking about taking the microsword out and putting glosso all over the front. Feels good to finally get this stuff to grow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAid4VXft8FNeRw3qEzIaGujp5mMvCSgHyTXSSMtmLnvqm2j0APPV0kVkXeTUCqWOsquhS235T5l0K-psBHk34MqfpgqPPkJxO0QJKXOu_MJxwBC6F1-g0V01H9QGKc0nrxnZquhuQ-Uc/s1600-h/IMG_6692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAid4VXft8FNeRw3qEzIaGujp5mMvCSgHyTXSSMtmLnvqm2j0APPV0kVkXeTUCqWOsquhS235T5l0K-psBHk34MqfpgqPPkJxO0QJKXOu_MJxwBC6F1-g0V01H9QGKc0nrxnZquhuQ-Uc/s400/IMG_6692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399248350177072242" border="0" /></a>November 1, 2009<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the Trim....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTui-5Q6AG7eGh7875_mtJqdm3qbx5OB4l7cRBn-cTVW2BxOekHOATcuGjcJBvRyl99i9bmx8D2UuxgnFdr04Kc2AvCvU6F3kbfanpAUwHuUTgq2GSEo-ATpH1r3ffCrcPlxgRu_xZUOc/s1600-h/IMG_6653.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTui-5Q6AG7eGh7875_mtJqdm3qbx5OB4l7cRBn-cTVW2BxOekHOATcuGjcJBvRyl99i9bmx8D2UuxgnFdr04Kc2AvCvU6F3kbfanpAUwHuUTgq2GSEo-ATpH1r3ffCrcPlxgRu_xZUOc/s400/IMG_6653.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396283272599916466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjKnM2GjBQOoREOwHZlYgVsZoTF6mh4oc4EceZ-8CEB6eVV67c3diBULT7TGhczQ6gfDb1YmrZnb9xm3MlmWqoa4m5dBa6PMjwPAJyaZbedhxHommIbdgklBMu_Hud1nE6tdkrpR4160/s1600-h/IMG_6649.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjKnM2GjBQOoREOwHZlYgVsZoTF6mh4oc4EceZ-8CEB6eVV67c3diBULT7TGhczQ6gfDb1YmrZnb9xm3MlmWqoa4m5dBa6PMjwPAJyaZbedhxHommIbdgklBMu_Hud1nE6tdkrpR4160/s400/IMG_6649.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396254810406610066" border="0" /></a><br />October 23, 2009<br /><br /><br />The tank is ready for a trimming. I love how full it looks. I am almost to the point where I wont be able to replant any stems in either one of my tanks. Yesterday picked up 3 more rummynose and amber tetras. Now my tank is stocked and I wthink the fish like the company.<br /><br />October 17, 2009<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZymK0Jl7RlWtpqXQwcLYA0jebZF7qLV4cT4Ezqs3dD8AxGaJUwxroaTUcq36DRyZPEmdIqfp69zcQblKGVjrGk_AL2_ubr0tAOHxc_aLHVA_hYDwVXIc8Xf267vG0UPPVx57nhrXnvE/s400/IMG_6647.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393802897763732866" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Did some minor rearranging and put some java moss on the driftwood. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwHUUHsv34k_nhrceGwvjZFcrMsVr1aa3YCzamAQ3QIiq9yu0QcIm3m4vrwc53bDzv3A-tRF85YV_1H-nz4kunAkBcb3PD5d1D8Bm1R4p8wBfqBVvdyWstWSbaQ9U7Hy69AOmQyDk3vM/s1600-h/IMG_6607.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">October 16, 2009</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rkKdSenPB29mUZD8rkHqsRj-jMiW0-ebjnV6hX1dF4Ihg73EFtvLW8p19XjmsUNz9Ck907LEwZ1xfG85OSRFeCeBFOvRecqhwW3Py1AVG62buK3zaHAMz4YiFRemDtzpOUUlNpZ4OYc/s400/IMG_6646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393803549797754690" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 333px;" border="0" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I found some baby cherry shrimp in my tank and it made me so excited! It is pretty hard to make out with this photo, but it is in the little red circle. </div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwHUUHsv34k_nhrceGwvjZFcrMsVr1aa3YCzamAQ3QIiq9yu0QcIm3m4vrwc53bDzv3A-tRF85YV_1H-nz4kunAkBcb3PD5d1D8Bm1R4p8wBfqBVvdyWstWSbaQ9U7Hy69AOmQyDk3vM/s400/IMG_6607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390340790844352498" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" border="0" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br />October 8, 2009<br /><br /><br />I got some ideas and decided to redo the scape of this tank, things were growing in nice but that was about it. I was somehow able to make three pieces of driftwood look like one and it really helps to separate and give shape to it all. I ripped out all of the glosso and cut it up and replanted it all. That alone took like 2 hours. But I think it will be worth it once it grows in. Let me know what you think! I think it makes the tank look a lot bigger with more space. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">October 4, 2009</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeJ-YbCGk9CFhnIABZjWUc0RsvDIKsOnR9r_2Pr0SgPJKutMkd4oPP6OTRaT6k1yct4mEtVPrbZZtNDJ0KXqe8T5X09mD6LUJRi2ApdQEW6K1C5IeWrNQIYj51YEGYoSerLovp8lCX1Y/s400/IMG_6523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389335470952643858" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" border="0" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Any ideas about what I should do to re-scape this?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">October 1, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYWJ9ILNfNsB-8AcsXf_xgbxGQRN8ndH00uGl9_tA8-W1g8Fs02zFOGe4cAydMYa1gCQBdAOfQiCuVxP7MvXOnBEFDkVO5zBJAaoy0kekgTn9IKrrX41X2UW_d5V7fu4yQn-C98lxtpE/s400/IMG_6515.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387765316610697522" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Waiting for everything to grow in some more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">September 29, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-Tt0OUvDK1IynR4rS24k8UlrwClH8_Y5SALXZFCxSmU6my0ppfW3vIpjhlXHiHZt_x0YEf-AXVEfjnio_-7-rPpWcHRSC_H7EvdB64YYF1p9-lPwMt26zLM6pSfyaMGa8yvcdLU2Dfo/s400/IMG_6509.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387762406860996066" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Got another shipment of plants from sweetaquatics.com (my last one for a while, I had to promise my wife). Split the shipment with this and another tank. Added Red Myrio, Ludwigia Glandulosa, narrowleaf microsword, Anubias Nana, Crypt. Wendtii. Also, some new fish I picked up introduced Ich into my tank and have lost quite a few. Oh well, thank goodness it isn't a discus tank.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">September 24, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oMF78p8EiVI6SZ6WAp66dQ7p2GBWgUpIkX8Y9MmB8426kVjZJ6h1Hq6dBwBCUeWrY12xZBhK6F0ezwTGUSWklh5316gShGCl3hfr0QfhEGcqN44g3YSgPQMY5trOFENXPBRGCKPdRnM/s400/IMG_6493.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387760449313872018" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Made a diffusor just from a small powerhead. This helped Co2 distribution a ton, helped clear up algae. Also started double dosing flourish excel along with Co2 and it has done wonders with algae growth.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">September 16, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkA2h1rO3D3bewcbrf8r8aq4he6NwNjefHzgOXe-FfAn2aHotFBt-PFbzuDskbZRNFt7geGiblxwzQnwFMvGXQSnFZiFZVTssNewMP4ZRnHKOCjRFG_AMNM9MKEWs5WFu6eni4Unq5oUs/s400/IMG_6468.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387759409032350354" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After a trim and some repositioning and another piece of driftwood. Algae has taken over the glass. Transferred angels and corys into other new tank. Also added some cherry shrimp.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">August 30, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVFmGX0I64Z3s310wNNchEoyZEpo-V06IOpYInFSe9dz5JwIrIUpDQ9DZXgcP0xlIsCHbXkm2lR278Iy39NwZBDUzsyZSzNhpPGslZLmFpz1mplNJwkWw6_A4h1lnOzfAKJMEDugKR9I/s400/IMG_6405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387758275838364082" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I made a bell diffusor of sorts to try to get better Co2 saturation to get the glosso and HC going in the foreground, but ended up growing a bunch of algae in the front, preventing it from doing much. Brought home some Otto cats as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">August 21, 2009</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrWxx3UuqnlBWBLXVSrQ1VFgqAo5lWhyZXtof0pcjEe8dm_t8jBgE057KZdQTFU00p2HwzWOVSxj1RjPsX7j3Yj1ScEGA-eBluXHRdOSa8wU66CTRumtEQGTtxKw0VyWg9rYMR_xBOx0/s400/IMG_6342.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387757547838388354" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" border="0" /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">August 8, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM35_gEC8LvlFtI51SJbBsdUia0PtoHt0sSyYXK1owBkI-dqlqKTZMqg63aHstHKDHr2L6gANdZSsA68ttjiVrqfK40XHHHqsT0RPubfeK2VSCu67t1tLpYYpcIz2FYRM0tvkiuCRncss/s400/IMG_6209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387756640066295586" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I got some small angelfish and a couple cory cats, knowing that I can't keep them in here for long term, but I just love angelfish. The rotala especially has grown in well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">July 30th, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GtbCs42fO9_yRrgPZ9t-V1W_-GCEOrWi2akJwLA0yzataqxYC6glN6z3z1TC525E949k-nbuYWnkA8HnoOLNmo0jyA2zQALetUQiiSuSg4RZv1usMRBXMHlD4Ze4L9JRYhxCNL3KwKI/s400/IMG_6151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387754469787575874" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;">Got a shipment of plants from sweetaquatics.com. The stargrass on the right didn't take the trip very well, but other than things got here in good shape. Did some repositioning. In order to get my watts/gallon up, i gutted my 18" T8 fixture and put in two spiral compact fluorescents at 26 watts each over a glass top. This gives me about 4.5 watts per gallon. But the spiral compacts aren't the most efficient, so who knows what I really have. Before this I had issues with diatoms, especially on the anubias, but this cleared up more or less when I got more light in there, but then came other algae problems.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">July 26, 2009</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgqhwrDJ47x_wD8vDNHflzRdJVvhwO0MKrS4r3uUwu9pwXnAMHYNgxjEKoePZPprrYC1HLKiTIGSRLGCZTfFer_YSFQSGnsZsGga7WLDAez7Qf_0JU-z_Kwzks1SnSF2U14_WzDgkgVo/s400/IMG_6123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387752392520506402" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Repositioned a couple of things and put in some neon tetras to start the nitrogen cycle. Almost ready for a trim.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">July 17, 2009</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QdKrGKoj6lhy07mDhTnRPcvok-LDvR_huTLnzzr1Pru57SFCyI_RTAQCSVuUsvx-3XOn51rO0Khcm1AecwrCMDxm9w7shkpS_TWTT8EJ4sO85Rny4m8FsLzrBxbsQkINdQbiCy90WgU/s400/P7177196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387751637639823186" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Got rid of the junk from Petsmart, and picked up some Cabomba Carolinia. Everything starts growing in nicely.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;">So my wife has been wanting me to participate in her blogging activities since we have been married, but I haven't done much so far. I recently got an aquarium for my birthday which</div><div style="text-align: left;">has caused a regression into my childhood. I don't remember how old I was, probably 11 or 12 when i got my first 10 gallon tank. As time went by, I saved up for a 55 gallon and had a pair of angelfish that I tried to breed, but couldn't ever raise the fry. Years went by and I always dreamed of the day when I could knock out a wall in my living room and put a 250 gallon tank. That day still hasn't come, but I can make due. I decided that I wanted to do a planted tank and have done so much reading and research online I thought I would blog about my experience. I started with a simple top fin 20 gallon kit from petsmart that was on sale. Doing it over again I would have bought everything used. Would have saved a lot of money that way, and got the equipment that I really wanted. I got a bag a fluorite, and a 18 inch power compact fluorescent fixture with a 50/50 bulb. I didn't know any better and should have got the 24 inch instead which would have given me 65 watts instead of just 36. But with the hood that came with the tank, it was enough light to get things going at a little less than 3 watts per gallon. I started DIY Co2 running it through my HOB filter. Here is what the tank looked like after it was set up and planted with a couple things I got a petsmart, and a couple other local pet stores.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is July 10th, 2009</div></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82k42_WsrssE7WlSbjCr4W9tAf4V-PYnXEg7vd8_kEOVP06_VolRYxw50Zq271fVEuX8qUn2PAwiJsry9zPZ4AYuDgSeIST-k5yC5PFTaXGz8CPTjGrCbe2-uXIKaJXWcRpyy-YxA4YI/s400/P7107168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387750689720872050" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: left; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I planted Water Wisteria, Bacopa Carolinia, anacharis, hornwort, anubias, and amazon swords. Two others sold were sold to me at petsmart but aren't true aquatic plants, kind of a shame they mark them as aquarium plants. But i got my money back.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Russell Ballihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681942002415153684noreply@blogger.com1