itank Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Well i have started to get my tanks in order. i have been a bit lax in the last few months and after helping dexter out i have got the WAF to get my tanks in better shape. I had Jaypee buil;d me a real real nice stand and hood but due to my measuring the tank i have currently is a little too big.. I got on to a place down in browns plains to build me a real nice custom tank wich wont be ready for about another month. So on to my little 45 litre tank. I wanted a small tank in the office as i spend most of my time in there working or playing. So while waiting for stuff to transfer or burn i wanted something to loose myself in. This will be a slowish worklog as cash flow is a little slower these days but i have basically everything bar plants and fish. So this tank i bought a couple of years ago as a all in one tank but after a couple of pump failures it has sat dormant for the last few months. Here come the photos As it sat up until a couple of weeks ago Top So i removed everything from the inside and scrubbed till my hands almost bleed. Pulled the whole lid apart cleaned up everything cleaned wiped removed the old fan and have tidied up everything. I put a strip of LED's just to show I then pulled my desk apart (took me three weeks to get right) and placed the tank for looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Got my new filter today. Fluval U2 Interior shots Gonna replace these crappy noodles with matrix and maybe a little purigen. Carbon and foamish side bits Gonna have a try at my own home brew CO2 system for this i think. Thats about all for now have to go get a foam piece for underneath the tank then wash some substrate and decide what i want to put in it. Damo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric yellow cichlids Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 looks good mate..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPee Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Coming along nice can't wait for the other one to be up and running. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 neither can i jaypee. there will be a fair bit of planning involved getting it done ive got about half a ream of paper with ideas and stuff stashed away just waiting for the day i can get it setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 quick update ordered a few things from guppys tonight. got some matrix to replace the flimsy crap in the U2, 500ml flourish, some airline and a thermometer. Should be able to get the substrate and filtration done this weekend. have to arrange the power to the tank as i have enough in the wall in the office as it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Well got all my gear this week.decided to go get some plants and try to get my little tank up and running. i got some tips of a mate down south and after heading off with dexter to get some plants i was on the way. started off with a light layer of sphagnum moss. spent ages washing out some black sand then a light alyer of osmocote plus Then more black sand then finally some lighter stuff for the final layer. I stopped tanking pictures after this for a while because wet hands and such. After trimming, trimming and more trimming i got the best of the plants sorted. I started planting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Finished planting Being such a small tank there isnt too much to show ill update every couple of days Thanks for looking Damo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Ok quick update after the planting and after the first night i was interested to see if the plants had perked up at all I am dosing stability to help cycle the tank. Also dosing flourish for plant life. This picture is straight after the setup yesterday afternoon This was taken only a couple of hours ago. All the plants have perked up a bit and straightening up. noticed this little nasty on one of the logs he came out mighty quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Day 2 update ph at 7.6 ammonia at 0 nitrite at .25 and nitrate at 0. i dont get the nitrite reading but whatever. the plants are really starting to open a little. If i do this everyday i know i will continue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Ok so after the upheavel of the last couple of days a bit of an update. i noticed on tuesday night some kind of milky something on the bottom of the tank so i got as much out as i could and did a 25% water change i didnt do the tests as i was worried i would get an incorrect reading. tonights reading is a bit worrying ph is still at 7.6 ammonia has gone up to 2.0 ppm nitrate and nitrite. im not sure what isnt right is it i think it is the osmocote wich is causing the issue. here are some photos first couple is the strange milky stuff on the bottom this is the stuff growing on one of the plants and the growth pic should i pull this apart and redo this just to get rid of the osmocote the tank being this young would it be ok to do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPee Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 MMMMM don't know what it is mate. Did you cycle the tank to start off with ?? I haven't done a planted tank before so I'm no help to ya. Hope you get it sorted out pronto. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 this is a brand new setup mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 The white stuff is just wood fungus. You can pull it off with tweezers or just leave it. Most things like bristlenoses like to eat it even more than algae. I would let ya tank do its cycle. wait until ammonia and nitrite get to 0ppm and then add in some small siamese flying foxes they will tidy it up in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 ive got a few bn's in my old 3 foot that i dont know what to do with i might stick 1 or 2 of the smaller ones in there i wouldnt care if they croaked i have a number of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 ok day 7 update water has finally gone almost clear and the tank is really starting to look really nice growth pic Tank Shot Ok so parameters are going crazy at the moment ph no change at 7.6 ammonia is up to 4ppm nitrite has skyrocketed up to 2ppm nitrate is still at 0 the milky stuff has all but gone there is still a little here and there i have put a baby Bristlenose in there to see if he can clean it up and help with the cycle. Got 2 more days of stability to dose then it has all been dosed i wont start dosing flourish until the tank has settled down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 9th day grow pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu333 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 What type of tank is this? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 its a little hailea all in one tank. After repeated pump failures i removes the filter setup in the tank stripped it clean and bought an internal filter. The setup was a good idea though. I think what they tried to do was an inbuilt sump kind of idea but i dont think they got it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itank Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 ok finally had some time to do some work checked parameters tonight and was a little surprised ph 6.6 ammonia 2 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 i had to head off to toowoomba for over a week and came back to this so i have to get to work tonight im going to to a 30% or so water change try to clean up the mess and then there is a couple of things i have to replant im just hoping the growth pic plants will come back the stalks all are very green so im hoping that with some careful looking after i can bring them back. Im not sure if i should go back to dosing flourish but ill see how it goes after the water change and a couple of days to settle down. ideas lol DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockssracer Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Plants that are cuttings will never do as well as plants with a root system. That is something to take into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
