120P Journal - Aquascaping

Wonderboy · 07-13-2007, 09:49 PM

I'll be keeping a journal of all progress on this tank setup for all to learn from and critique.

Aquarium: ADA 120P tank
Stand: Leemar custom-built stand

This is exactly the same stand as the ones at Aquatouch...

Equipment:

Filter: Fluval 405 (had one laying around)
Heater: In-line Hydor 300w
UV: 36w Jebo uv-sterilizer
CO2: 5lb cylinder with milwakee regulator/solenoid

Lighting: Tek T5 HO 4x 54w fixture

CO2 equip.: rip-off co2 glassware, cabochon ruby check valve

Glass filter stuff: Cal Aqua lily pipes, glass softenizer

Substrate: ADA aquasoil, powersand, tourmaline bc, clear super, bacter 100

Decor: rocks.

And the fun part:
I had a friend of mine blow glass elbows so I could do this for my lily pipes' return and intake:

What do you think?

OKAY! I got all my plants, so without any further waiting:

Step 1: Tourmaline BC

2: Powersand, clear super and bacter 100

3: Aquasoil

4: Hardscape

5: Foreground planting

6: Background planting/final outcome!

And here's how the CO2 glassware turned out:

This is how the glass elbows for my filter intake and outtake looks when finished:

Plants used:
micranthemum micranthemoides, hc, blyxa japonica, eriocaulon cinereum, and didiplis diandra.

Wooo! What do you all think?

arowanaman · 07-14-2007, 12:09 AM

Well done B. nice to see you on APC. now too. I will need to see the tank once it fills in some. so far so good.

BigB · 07-14-2007, 12:37 AM

nice i like the stand and the glass elbows going into it maybe you can find a way to get some glass tubes to replace the plastic hoses from the elbow in the stand to the output/input for the filter that be AWSOME!!