Tropical rainforest with a twist

**gbbudd** · 17th Jun 2007, 08:46

92 gallon corner tank ,lighting is and this eveyone always says is NO GOOD is Quartz hallogen. yes it is a little yellow but a picture is worth a thousand words.

Eheim canister filter. plants include FOREGROUND Pogostemon helferi, Pellia,Dwarf sagitaria the bronze grass i do not know what it is if anyone knows please let me know. Mid ground nesea, rotala green, water sprite-wisteria.anubias petiet, baby tears,fissden. ph is kept at 6.8 -7.0 by Co2 injection. 10 bubbles per second due to the two foot drop with the waterfalls. Yes i know the more surface movement the less Co2 concentration or more injection is needed but the water fall is A HUGE part of my system, i have always gone against the norm and found a way to work things out. ALL the plants around the tank are feed from the water fall. i water nothing ever. all runnoff drops right back into the tank. 50-70% water change weekly. 8 agoo boos, 4 peacock digeons 3 flying fox 4 otto cats 2 simease algea eaters, 20 true red nose rummies 20 haliquin razboras countless ghost shrimp and ammano shrimp. two khulii loaches and a golden piscostomous . this should about cover it at a 1/4 th the price of a reef tank the old boring fresh water tank is making it's mark in the hobby.

**CK Yeo** · 17th Jun 2007, 09:01

It is a lovely tank. The plant growth looks good too.

I am not sure if the bronze plant you are refering to is Blxya japonica?
10 bubbles/sec is really high! How do you manage to count them?

ck

**BFG** · 17th Jun 2007, 11:34

Your lighting is able to provide for the surface plants as well as the aquatic plants. What lighting are you using?

**gbbudd** · 17th Jun 2007, 11:50

look closly theres three "desk" lamps 150 watts each using QUARTZ HALOGEN .two are just above the waters surface a third which is on low 90% of the time is aimed higher at the plants above water line there's also standard track lighing 35 watts each for high lights very rarely use except for company the tank is actualy at it's best when i turn the lights on low the soft lighting makes everything pop whoops sorry the third light can't be seen in this pic look at this one http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/topten.php/s_9

**ranmasatome** · 17th Jun 2007, 14:11

Hey.. i think this is wonderful... only goes to show light is light...
And of course its cheaper than a reef tank..haha..
Lovely tank... i would be proud as well if i had this in my home..

**Aquaculture** · 18th Jun 2007, 10:24

Its really beautiful. What is the dimensions of the tank? The width looks really broad to create such an effect. Wish I was as creative as you...

**juggler** · 18th Jun 2007, 17:15

Wow - amazing!
I can imagine some crikets chirping above at night... that would add to the theme.

**grey_fox** · 19th Jun 2007, 10:50

gbbudd,

Amazing stuff! I really like the waterfall and the layout of your plants. I can just imagine viewing that after a hard day at work, very soothing!

Again, good job!

**gbbudd** · 19th Jun 2007, 10:54

as many have said,and know corner tanks are hard to aquascape so it kinda made me to think out side the box. some times the biggest sucess is the worst night mare, in the beginning . 48 wide/long, 24" tall ,36" to the extreme back at a point.

**Ah_ZhaN** · 19th Jun 2007, 21:22

Wow Wow Wow.

I love the layout!!

**richietay** · 20th Jun 2007, 10:57

The whole thing blends well together, the waterfalls and layout of plants.

Thumbs up!

**luenny** · 20th Jun 2007, 12:45

Wow!! Very nice. Not only inside the tank but on top of it as well. Love the water fall system.

Keep us posted!!

**mrbman7** · 20th Jun 2007, 13:37

Bravo

**skysky** · 20th Jun 2007, 21:08

impressive! your school of fish is having a good time in your mini naturalscape.

But somehow i always wonder will mosquito , flies or insects lay eggs at those damp area above water level ...

**gbbudd** · 21st Jun 2007, 05:49

Originally Posted by skysky

impressive! your school of fish is having a good time in your mini naturalscape.

But somehow i always wonder will mosquito , flies or insects lay eggs at those damp area above water level ...

yes they could but has not happened as far as i know but in the waterfall it's self the pools that i have are rather fast flowing water there not that large larve need stagnet non moving pools may flies could possible but they drift with the water which would feed the fish so no problems as yet. if you just jinxed me i'm a comeun lookin for yeah .

**skysky** · 21st Jun 2007, 17:50

hahahahha...nah...not cursing you just that here in singapore , we are supercautious with mosquito

Actually the concern is not those areas where the waterfall water will passes by but rather those damp areas splash wet by the water.

**gbbudd** · 22nd Jun 2007, 18:38

i supose it's not out side the relm of possibility, but the mosquetos here need pools not just damp from what i understand. if not to much can i see your tank. for the most part i'd assume an open top tank for you then would even be asking for trouble huh ?