My 3week old 6 footer

[markuk]

Here are some pics of my 3 week old 6ft planted tank, the camera is poor, better pictures will be updated soon. Any comments please!



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[vishy100]

Looking good, whats that big plant at the back in the second photo?
Thanks
Matt

[juggler]

I think it is very nice. Can't wait to see it in more glorious colours.
BTW - the tank don't seem high. Is it 1.5ft or so?

[seagul]

i like it!! very lush and green

[markuk]

Thanks for the replies, the large plant in the background is Eusterallis Stellata, which is growing like crazy, also the tank measurements are 72x18x18". I will follow up shortly with the tank data. thanks

[anttz]

Nice. Can give some spec

[Fei Miao]

Welome to AQ! nice set-up for a 3week old tank! the plant growth very lush & healthy some parametres on the tank would be great. What are the fauna you have in there?

[arclaveus]

Nice job bro! Very lush greenery u haf there! Love to haf a 6footer in the future!!

[markuk]

Nice. Can give some spec

Thanks, everyone,a bit of tank spec for you, Temp 28, gh 5, kh 4, ph 6.8,c02 is between 20-30mg/l. I am using 5x 58w T8 tubes 1 is a growlux and the other 4 are sylvania 965,get this,these are called sad tubes,when i say SAD, these are what they use to help people with a condition called seasonally affected disorder, i.e. sad. they have a good lumen of 6500 and a color rating of 98, they are as close to the tropical day time as a tube can get apparantly. But they seem to be working ok, i'll dig my list out of plants that i've used and post it,theres quite a lot, i've used hemianthus callitrichoides as a carpet which is taking very well, also riccia, big mid back plant is Eusteralis stellata,thats going mad needs a good pruning, will post full list shortly,cheers

[markuk]

Welome to AQ! nice set-up for a 3week old tank! the plant growth very lush & healthy some parametres on the tank would be great. What are the fauna you have in there?

At the moment i have 3 sunset platys, 3 sailfin mollies, they've given me 15 sunset babies,and 1 sailfin baby. Also there are 8 cardinals, which i plan to eventually have about 30,and there are about 8 amano shrimp, plus 3 otocinclus,and no algae.

[michael lai]

Hi Markuk,
Lovely work man,

[markuk]

[U]Here are some updated pictures with a better quality camera...

What do you think?

It was planted 31st Of July this year.













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[jho51e]

how much substrate did you end up using if i may ask?

[|squee|]

Powerful scape. More cardinals to complete the look even more!

[Fei Miao]

Beautiful! The substrate looks like ADA soil? Agree with Terence, more cardinals would be good, IMO about 300 pcs at least

[congshao88]

The Hc in front looks like downoi from far.. Suddenly triggers me that scattering some downois here and there in the foreground might look quite cool.. IMHO

[plumboy21]

Very nice tank! Really inspiring.

[wadzzup]

Think your tank is fabulous. Really lush and serene looking