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Revernance · 05-29-2008, 10:47 PM

I didn't know that you can use oak twigs in aquarium water. It doesn't rot?

foofooree · 05-29-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Revernance

I didn't know that you can use oak twigs in aquarium water. It doesn't rot?

oak is a good hardwood, i think it should last at least a while, of course, i could be wrong

foofooree · 05-30-2008, 08:14 PM

the filter (brown stuff is epoxy):

tank:

goalcreas · 05-30-2008, 08:52 PM

Looking good, subscribing to the thread so I can follow along.

foofooree · 05-31-2008, 12:31 PM

I added diy co2 last night and the hc is pearling away!
my tree got some of the white fuzz stuff on it but i added a snail and he's been eating it readily

hoppycalif · 06-01-2008, 12:12 PM

Very nice looking and congratulations on the HC growing emersed. If I had the nerve I would redo my 45 gallon tank that way. Are you going to add shrimp to the tank? If so, I suggest not using Excel.

I think the HC pearled right away because tap water contains quite a bit of CO2 out of the tap. DIY CO2 should be enough to keep that going. How do you plan to fertilize?

foofooree · 06-01-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hoppycalif

Very nice looking and congratulations on the HC growing emersed. If I had the nerve I would redo my 45 gallon tank that way. Are you going to add shrimp to the tank? If so, I suggest not using Excel.

I think the HC pearled right away because tap water contains quite a bit of CO2 out of the tap. DIY CO2 should be enough to keep that going. How do you plan to fertilize?

yeah, I was going to add shrimp, thanks for thee heads up on excel, I was thinking black bee shrimp because they would look like mini cows

, when i filled it up, I used water from my anubias garden, which has co2 and I have been fertilizing it. For ferts, I will probably use iron, potassium and maybe flourish if I need it.

andrew__ · 06-02-2008, 09:47 AM

just wondering if you have a link to or more details about that filter you have on there?

jmontee · 06-02-2008, 09:53 AM

I second Andrew. Any pics or info on DIYing that thing?

foofooree · 06-02-2008, 11:28 AM

well, for the filter, I used a submersible pump that I already had some 3/8 inch tubing, a ziplock twist and seal container thing, some gravel from one of my tanks (already had bacteria in it) some carbon and some filter floss.
I melted holes in the lid (if I used a drill, the lid would crack)
stuck the tubing through them and cut the end off of the plug (to get the wire through the hole) The pump sits on the bottom of the container and the output goes into the tank, the intake tube goes through the top so that the water goes through the filter media to the pump, which pumps the water back up the other tube and into the tank (sounds confusing, if you dont get it, just say so)