zane Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Tank 70cm x 25cm x 40cm Rimless, Braceless etc. 10mm Glass Panels Bevelled Polished Edges Neoprene alternative under tank instead of styrofoam. Custom built by Mick from Southport Aquarium and Petland. Substrate 2 x 9L ADA Africana. 1 x ADA Penac P 1 x ADA Penac W 1 x ADA Clear Super 1 x ADA Tourmaline BC 1 x ADA Iron Bottom Filtration and Heating -Aqua One Aquis 500 Canister filter (might need to upgrade...) -Hydor 200w Inline Heater -13mm black hosing to deter algae buildup. Lighting and Co2 Setup 1 x 20watt LED Floodlight. (giving this a try as my old 3ft T5HO didn't suit it). eBay Australia: Buy new & used fashion, electronics & home d 1x Warm White Flexi Lamp for alternate viewing while the grow light is off 1x Aqua Medic Solenoid 1x Aqua Medic Regulator 1x 6KG Co2 Bottle 1x GLA diffuser. 1x CAL aqua clip 'n' drop checker 1x CAL aqua bubble counter 1x Clear Co2 Hosing. Fertilisers EI dosing as per grubs recipe. (working wonders in my 5ft tank) Dosing with Grubs - My DIY Fert Regime. Hardscape -Housebricks - simply to raise the hardscape -Tortoise Shell Rocks -Mini Bonsai Trees. (will put these in once the tank has grown in a bit.) Plants Initially I was planning to do an all moss scape, however after laying out the hardscape I think a few other plants might contribute well. I want to keep the scale of the mountain so I will be using very small leaf plants such as HC/HM etc. Im thinking maybe even a smaller rotala for the back left hand corner? but will see how things turn out. The main moss I am going to use will be peacock moss. If you saw my peacock mountain tank about a year ago you'll know what I mean. It grows out so thick and lush with a really nice dark green. Another moss called bushy moss that I noticed in one of JAL's threads caught my eye. I might give this a try also. I have never tried mini pellia But that could add some lighter hues to the tank also. (Any suggestions on this?) Livestock I want to try my hand at selective breeding shrimp. Not so much the CRS/CBS but some of the other colour morphs. I absolutely fell in love with the sunkist (orange) ones that sold on here a while ago. Some of those are my ideal livestock at this stage. Another idea I have been toying with is to selectively breed the yellow shrimp to try and get a lime green colour variant. Open to thoughts though at this stage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Qwerty Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Good job, looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 That looks awesome so far mate. Looking forward to seeing it grow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Waaaaaah get into the plant section like the rest of us . Looks great btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 woah! and theres not even any plants in it yet. that is a nice job of setting up those rocks man. epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangles Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Awesome.Its great to see some more serious planted tanks on this forum.Keep up the great work zane.Will be keeping a close eye on this to see how the led spotty goes. Cheers Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 love it good posts, good plans, good work and bloody good luck mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolute_vodka01 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Looks Great Zane. Can't wait to see plants and shrimp in there. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkozana Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 This is not related but.. oh.. rebecky23 beat me to it! I love the picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zane Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Good job, looks great. That looks awesome so far mate. Looking forward to seeing it grow Waaaaaah get into the plant section like the rest of us . Looks great btw. that is a nice job of setting up those rocks man. epic. Awesome.Its great to see some more serious planted tanks on this forum.Keep up the great work zane good posts, good plans, good work and bloody good luck mate! Looks Great Zane. Can't wait to see plants and shrimp in there. Thank you SOOO much guys! I really love the feedback and I can't wait to see it progressing too! I like the pic on the wall too as a side note. Cant wait to see it when its got plants This is not related but.. oh.. rebecky23 beat me to it! I love the picture! Ha I tried to squeeze that into the shot. Mural painting is one of my other hobbies that I'm trying my hand at. Once I build my confidence a bit I want to look at it as a job on the side. Heres a better shot plus one of the other wall in my room that I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassius Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 That mural on your wall is seriously cool......and your scape is awesome too.....nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 nice job mate if you need hc fissidens or mosses just give me a ring should be able to get enough to totaly plant up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zane Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Thanks jeff thats super generous of ya. Will see how much peacock moss I have for now and still need to let the tank cycle before I start blasting it with light. But thanks again I'll let you know . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan013 Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Mirrored ceiling? Or did you paint that as well? Murals looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 yeh I'd be having sweet dreams in that bedroom with the chick on the wall lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric A Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Nice scape man. I'm hopefully going to be upgrading my piddly arse 18L tank to a 2.5' tank later this year and will try again at aquascaping. Unfortunately I had to alter mine for the fish and it ruined it haha. Very nice murals too. If you happen to decide to go into mural painting as a side job I might have a bit of work for you up in my shed with a little holden ford rivalry . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus_noob Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Dude did you paint them on your wall? That is epic I did not even know haha!! Where is an update come on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chels1289 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Really wanna see this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 it will be interesting to hear how good the led flood light goes on plant growth,keep us up to date ,oh btw whats the kelvin rating on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
