Questin

FX5 has 1" diameter tubing and does 925 gph and stops every 24 hours to clear out air, so it really is not a good filter for inline anything. But thats for another thread, don't mean to take away from Jessies beautiful tank, just giving a heads up about CO2 for such a large tank.

Thanks for the info thou Jeff, I will still look into that possiblity, but I think I will be going to a 350 magnum with inline items and just have this second filter on the tank.

Jess, the tank is looking great =)

Jessie

Questin! Thanks You know... that's two pointers heading me back into reactors. Once I can spare the cash, I'm going to grab one of those Max Mix off Robert's store and use that.

Here's some recent shots of the tank. I'm still waiting for some crypts to fill in on the sides, but they are responding very well so far to their transition. I also removed the creepy sea monster-head piece of Manzanita from the right side.





Right side, after removing wood. Sorry about the glare!


The pathetic state my Alternanthera is in:


An unclear image of Ludwigia repens and Polygonum:


Just for grins, here's Kazoo's new little sister who is definitely pleased with the big fish tank in her home. She seems to have a very close bond with the SAE's, I think they understand eachother.



and here's my WTF of the week. These little "eggs" are scattered all over, sticking to the glass, leaves, etc. I don't have any cories and that I know of, none of my fish would lay eggs that would stick to glass. How do nerite snails breed? That's the only candidate that comes to mind:


You guys like that nice algae on my Anubias leaf, don'tcha?

all in all, it's coming along. I've begun piecing the HC apart and saying mean words to intimidate it into staying put.

Questin

Your cat pics are funny, always a goofy look from them =) Taking out that wood helped keep the focus on the tank and plants overall I think, the wood no longer sticks out like it use to.

gas

Really pretty tank
I like it. You are doing a very good job.
I can say this is nerite snail eggs on your leaves ... mine do the same and it's very difficult to remove them.

Jessie

Questin-
Thanks My cats are my biggest critics, haha
I agree, too. I gave the layout a chance to work with that wood, but it became pretty clear that it was just too overbearing in general. So out it came!

House-
Thank you
I'm always willing to increase the efficiency of my system, and I will gladly admit that I'm still "green" on the technical and scientific side of things. If it is possible that I can save gas by using a [correct] reactor, then that's a definite plus. I've done some research on the combination of diffuser + decent circulation in the water. Not necessarily surface turbulence, but I do try to maintain plenty of circulation throughout the entire tank to carry CO2 and keep the fish happy. Perhaps this is a good balance to strike?

Thank you very much Leelee!

houseofcards

Jessie tank looks good.

If Jessie's drop checker is correct it proves that the co2 is making it's way across six feet of tank, not necessarily with a direct mist on the plant leaves, but it's being diffused across that volume of water. I personally believe it is. I only run 158gph on my 72g and I've never noticed any difference in the plants on one side of the tank compared to the other side with my one ceramic diffusor. The plants grow, pearl and look the same. And that's 158gph out of the box it's more effectively around 80gph. I have similiar results on my 46g where I'm only running an eheim 2213 which is about 116gph out of the box. There is absolutely no difference in plant growth anywhere in the tank.

leelee

You certainly are diversified! Your last pictures show it really coming along, whatever your doing keep it up!

Chuppy

Holy!!!! it's been a while since i visited this thread and that is very , i mean very beautiful and big tank.. everything is growing up real nicely.. all those vals were going-

Val #1: Let's reach for the lights!!!1
Val #2: Okay!
Together: weeeeeeeeeeee~~~~
Together: OUCH!!
Val #1: was there a rock??
Val #2 : no its the water surface.. we ran out of 'sky'... and i thought this was a big tank(it is though) =(

LOL just a little comic strip that appeared in my mind.. it's okay if nobody gets it.. i mean i sometimes even do not understand myself :P

Drew

Jessie

Drew-
hahahaha! That's pretty much how they are. Actually, they're pretty upset with me right now because I chopped em up to let light through to the other plants.

redstrat

Wow, I can't beleive I haven't seen your tank untill now, looks great!! I really like your layout and woodwork the oportunities it gives to create points of interest are everywhere, it really works well for your tank size. I bet its even more impressive in person. Good luck with your Ludwigia Grandulosa