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SergioTheFishDude · 04-18-2011, 08:41 PM

After realizing that instead of having 40watts, the hood I had actually only had a 17 watt flourescent bulb. So I saved up a bit and 2 weeks ago, bought myself a 36" T5 HO dual flo bulb light over my tank =D. I'm basically going from 0.9wpg to 2.7wpg.

I now have two 39w bulbs, one 34" ZooMed 6500k Daylight bulb and one 34" ZooMed 5000k "Plantgro" bulb. I've got a lot of blue in both and some pretty good reds in the 5000k bulb so I'm pretty satisfied. I also:

1. Removed the Java Fern on the driftwood and moved it to another tank, replaced it with a little rock cave.
2. Bought some Sagittaria Sublata for the foreground, although they haven't really grown too much.
3. Sold my 2 juvie Discus (Loved the little guys but I can't get a bigger tank by saving up my unemployment checks ={) and got some Cardinals.
4. Added some more Hygrophilia Difformis that were kinda growing horizontally before so I think they create a bit of a contrast in my background.
5. Removed my background, it was pissing me off. Anyways, pictures!

A FTS:

Another FTS, hopefully a little clearer:

The right side of my tank, with my driftwood kinda on the right side where I'm hoping it'll kinda create a focal point. I plan on growing Fissidens Fontanus on it once I make a pilgramage to Aqua Forest Aquarium (in SF) over the weekend.

Not sure Val. Spiralis was a great choice, I wanted to move the Repens I had by the filter intake to something that's not gonna get sucked into it but it's pretty much been slowly dying over the last month. Hopefully with my new light fixture I'll some fuller growth from this section of the tank, where I was kinda hoping for a really bushy effect.

I saw this rock at a LFS n I decided it might make a good rock cave for my German Blue Rams. I'm gonna take some cuttings from a couple of Java Ferns I have in another tank and tie them all over the rock, so it's eventually fully covered by many different ferns. That way it won't be distract from the driftwood I have next to it. Well, that's the plan at least:

Any ideas or suggestions? I'm still having a little trouble trying to get the basics of Aquascaping down so any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

PS: Davemonkey, by now I've realized it's neither R. Indica or R. Rotundfolia, however, I still have no idea what it is. Either way, I'm probably going to toss it as even though I've upped my lighting/ferts, it's still withering away.

04-18-2011, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
SergioTheFishDude Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 12 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points:	Re: Need Help Redesigning My 29gal! After realizing that instead of having 40watts, the hood I had actually only had a 17 watt flourescent bulb. So I saved up a bit and 2 weeks ago, bought myself a 36" T5 HO dual flo bulb light over my tank =D. I'm basically going from 0.9wpg to 2.7wpg. I now have two 39w bulbs, one 34" ZooMed 6500k Daylight bulb and one 34" ZooMed 5000k "Plantgro" bulb. I've got a lot of blue in both and some pretty good reds in the 5000k bulb so I'm pretty satisfied. I also: 1. Removed the Java Fern on the driftwood and moved it to another tank, replaced it with a little rock cave. 2. Bought some Sagittaria Sublata for the foreground, although they haven't really grown too much. 3. Sold my 2 juvie Discus (Loved the little guys but I can't get a bigger tank by saving up my unemployment checks ={) and got some Cardinals. 4. Added some more Hygrophilia Difformis that were kinda growing horizontally before so I think they create a bit of a contrast in my background. 5. Removed my background, it was pissing me off. Anyways, pictures! A FTS: Another FTS, hopefully a little clearer: The right side of my tank, with my driftwood kinda on the right side where I'm hoping it'll kinda create a focal point. I plan on growing Fissidens Fontanus on it once I make a pilgramage to Aqua Forest Aquarium (in SF) over the weekend. Not sure Val. Spiralis was a great choice, I wanted to move the Repens I had by the filter intake to something that's not gonna get sucked into it but it's pretty much been slowly dying over the last month. Hopefully with my new light fixture I'll some fuller growth from this section of the tank, where I was kinda hoping for a really bushy effect. I saw this rock at a LFS n I decided it might make a good rock cave for my German Blue Rams. I'm gonna take some cuttings from a couple of Java Ferns I have in another tank and tie them all over the rock, so it's eventually fully covered by many different ferns. That way it won't be distract from the driftwood I have next to it. Well, that's the plan at least: Any ideas or suggestions? I'm still having a little trouble trying to get the basics of Aquascaping down so any pointers would be greatly appreciated. PS: Davemonkey, by now I've realized it's neither R. Indica or R. Rotundfolia, however, I still have no idea what it is. Either way, I'm probably going to toss it as even though I've upped my lighting/ferts, it's still withering away.