Need ideas and opinions

[tcampbell]

Hi there.
Just wanting to upload some pictures and get some opinions to tell what others thing and maybe get some new Ideas about the tank.



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Centre of the tank:


Right side of the tank:






Left side:





Previously without the forground plant (I know it isn't a foreground plant really) and just some fast growing stem plants on the left as I was having an algae issue and I though they could suck up anything excessive and also grow to be used in another tank I was setting up for a friend. (it worked)





Anything I am missing. I assume when the Blyxa Japonica grows in more it will look fine in the tank. I have found issues everytime I grew foreground plants like hair grass and HC so I would rather not have a small plant that is harder to maintain and often gets algea with me.

Tank specs:
50 gallon (90cm X 45 X 45)
CO2 on 1 hour before lights and off 1 hour before lights - pressurized
Ista Mix Max external CO2 reactor
Tetra EX Power 120 External Cansiter filter 1260L/hr
Lights 120 watts T8 (On 9 hours a day now)

Plants start pearling within the first 2 hours of lights on and continue until lights off(and after that)
No algea (we some green spots on the glass)

Ferts are PPS now, previous EI but I dropped down the lights from 180 watts and I wanted slower controlled growth.

Water changes still 50% weekly with treated water.

[tcampbell]

These are previous stages of the tank over the last few years


June 2006


July 2006


November 2006


December 2006


Can't find any picturea after that until April 2007


June 2007

[tcampbell]

Well this is the moss, maybe mislabled, I am not sure. Can you identify it?

Is it Taiwan moss?
I just remove it from the wood, sort through it and retie it to the wood every 8 months or so as it grows rather thick and the bottom part can rot and become loose.

[Merviso]

Wow! Nice tank! Wish I can do up something like this too

Should be fun thou to see some small cherry shrimp running around your interesting moss forest Great Job!

[taz_boy]

very nice tank!!!