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Old 05-14-2008, 03:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hello! I had to move out of the nano forum with this tank.. This tank will replace my ten gal.
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

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



The stone


First hardscape


2nd attempt


I will be planting today..more to come.
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Old 05-14-2008, 07:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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A water change and first plants~

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I've been following your posts about this project. It looks like you are off to a very good start!
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Thank you Left C!
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Great start you are on Waterfaller. Will this be a shrimp tank like some of your others? Update us when you can.
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Thank you for the compliment. Yes, it will have most of the inhabitants from the 10 gal. The shrimp are CRS, blue pearl, amano, and green lace. The fish are 10 Axelrodi rasboras, 4 corydoras habrosus,3 Kuhli loaches, and 2 Hara jerdoni.
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Nice looking tank already! I like the stand very much too.
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Nice start. What kind of rocks and plants are you using?

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Thanks for the compliments! The stone is Yamaya stone from aquaforestaquarium.com.
So far the plants are~
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
There are a few others, I have forgotten the names of.
coming~mini rotala II
looking for~eriocaulon & toninas

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Great setup/layout, hope more photos to update us......will follow your thread.
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