20 gallon long~Oasis

[waterfaller1]

Hello! This tank will replace my ten gallon.
My latest project:
20 gallon long AGA
Santa Fe Stand
Eheim 2234 Ecco
ADA Amazonia
ADA Brite Sand
Estes white sand
Lighting will be~ 2X 24 wt T-5 Nova Extreme & 2 X 18 wt Coralife FW
Yamaya stone
Manzanita Driftwood
The stuff

The tank cycling...water is very amber from the Amazonia

The stone

First hardscape

2nd attempt

I will be planting today..more to come.

[Jervis]

More pix please

[waterfaller1]

A water change and first plants~

[Panut]

Nice job

Hoping to see more in the next few weeks!

[bubberls™]

looks really good now and look forward to more updates... nice driftwood...

[waterfaller1]

Thanks magic and bubberls! I have some mini rotala coming for this tank. I just need my CO2 set up now.

[Cpark188]

Nice setup for this tank and you have good idea of layout of the rocks and the white path like river showing the depth of the tank. Keep it up and post more pictures for us to learn.

[waterfaller1]

I made a change to the wood on the right, what do you think?



Thank you for such nice and thoughtful replies!

edit:I made one more change~

[Verminator]

Change to the wood on the right hand side definately for the better. It opens up that middle section of white and compliments the shape better. Was more opressive facing down, good choice turning it to face up.

Tank will look good when plants have matured and spread a little. Great job, i look forward to tracking the progress of this tank.

[torque6]

Very nice placement of driftwoods and stones.

[C_Aquatics]

me likey, me likey alot....cant wait

How much was your complete lighting system?

[waterfaller1]

Well..sorry to anyone who liked it the second way, I turned it back the way it was. I like it that way..it's different. It's supposed to look natural, and in nature a branch can be just about any direction.
The Nova Extreme was about $65., the Coralife fixture about $30. & shipping on both. So about $115.. Thanks everyone for your input and nice compliments.

[waterfaller1]

Today's photo

Plant list so far~
lobelia cardinalis
mini pelia
potamogeton gayi
rotala wallichi
fissidens fontanus
flame moss
limnophylia aromatica
stargrass
dwarf hairgrass
needle leaf ludwigia
rotala indica
rotala macranda
alternanthera reinecki
sunset hygro
myrio green
mayaca fluviatilis
didiplis diandra
dwarf chain sword
lileopsis maritius
green temple

coming~mini rotala II
looking for~eriocaulon & toninas

[blue33]

Hi. You can reverse your inlet hose, at least you don't have to saw it or tilted into current direction to make it straight. It will look nicer. Well done for the setup. Looks great with alot of potential.

Cheers

[Jervis]

Love the wood formation on the left... more pix please

[waterfaller1]

I took a pvc pipe cutter, and cute the intake tube last evening. I need a background of some sort now. Thanks for your comments.

[Jervis]

I got a feeling black will look deep and mysterious... will accentuate your wood arrangements

[Jungle-mania]

Yeah, I second that, get a black oyama paper for your backdrop.

[waterfaller1]

Did it today..went to an office supply and picked up a flat black foam presentation board. I just need to cut it and figure out a way to attach it. I found some erios, but it will be several weeks before they are ready. My CO2 will be here this week...yay! Unfortunately..mini rotala II turned out to be rotala I, and most of it was covered in algae. I kept two pieces.

[waterfaller1]

here it is without the background and intake was not cut yet

intake cut and new background in place