50gal Ugly Tank

57096 Views 224 Replies 23 Participants Last post by zer0zax, Aug 11, 2010

zer0zax

Discussion Starter · Oct 24, 2008

This thread will waste your time! Go away!
Still here? You have been warned....

I am setting up this 50 gal solely to grow out plants, test different soil mixes and try my hand at some DIY. The plan is to fill up the tank with 30 gallons of water and grow some Tropica swords, moss, pellia emersed, and as the plants fill out plant them submersed. So basically a paludarium/growout/DIY experiment tank.

Quick stats:
50 gallon aquarium
2 x 32 watt T8 elcheapo 6,500k
Fountain pump
3.75 cups Topsoil with 1/2 cup bone meal (3-15-0)

Rules:
#1. No laughing in this thread, I take this hobby very seriously.:tape2:
#2. No talking about anything on topic, this tank will be boring and a waste of breath.

#3. Go back to #1.

Let the journey begin!

1 - 20 of 225 Posts

Sunstar

· #15 · Oct 25, 2008

you have a wonderfully ugly tank! Keep up the pics, keep up with the humour.

Sunstar

· #31 · Oct 26, 2008

hey, you are prettifying it....

Lord Starscream likes it.

Sunstar

· #36 · Oct 28, 2008

LOL DIE PRIME DIE!

that robot thing...is it a type of lego?

I do that sort of thing from time to time on my own website... so minor highjack.

See less See more

2

Sunstar

· #38 · Oct 28, 2008

would those work in a brackish tank?

Sunstar

· #41 · Oct 28, 2008

So, the addition of phosphate bearing bone meal into the tank and cap it with flourite? that would work?

Sunstar

· #46 · Oct 28, 2008

excellent article. I am bookmarking that.

make some fert balls might be good.

Sunstar

· #48 · Oct 28, 2008

So the purpose of this tank is a progation tank?

I was thinking of doing that with my other tank. I just need lights and some way to get it working. But I was not planning on doing that until my tank reset. I was thinking of using my current inert subtrate in it, put my shrump in it for the time being until the flourite and the main tank stabalises. I was thinking propagation so I might....keep my hobby fed.

Sunstar

· #54 · Oct 29, 2008

it probably is as type of fungus. if it is what I think it is, it is because the tank isn't cycled yet and the bacteria in a cycled tank will out compete it.

Sunstar

· #57 · Oct 29, 2008

I get the webby fungusy stuff on driftwood sometimes. it goes away or I unlease snails on it.

Sunstar

· #58 · Oct 29, 2008

zer0zax said:
I know what you are thinking right now, you are probably saying "Gee zer0zax, we know you like taking pictures and have entirely to much time on your hands, but what does this have to do with planted aquariums?" Well, the simple answer is EVERYTHING! Planted aquariums are love & hate, peace & war, all rolled into one! If you do to much or to little and don't weigh the consequences, bad stuff starts to happen! Pay attention so this doesn't happen to YOU!

And knowing is half the battle YO JOE!

Sunstar

· #61 · Oct 30, 2008

My trumpet snails like it. One's pretty large now. they burrow quite merrily and I saw one baby being born... or more like dropped into the world.

Anyway, All hail lord Starscream again...

See less See more

Sunstar

· #68 · Oct 31, 2008

I read it all. trick or treat!

Sunstar

· #70 · Oct 31, 2008

I make them every year. Last year was Sunstorm and the great pumpkin.

Sunstar

· #84 · Nov 3, 2008

I found blue coloured "beads" in my spagnum moss.

Sunstar

· #99 · Nov 7, 2008

make sure you have a thick thick layer over the UGF, the back of my tank was at least 3 inches. It's using a powerhead.

Sunstar

· #106 · Nov 10, 2008

I often add pills as suppliments below the roots of heavy feeders such as my lotus, swords, apongeton and whatever else. It seems to work. I use calcium/magnesium and iron.

Sunstar

· #108 · Nov 10, 2008

there are some addatives to the iron pills. Mostly pure organic in nature.

The calcium/magesium is pure dolomite.

Sunstar

· #110 · Nov 10, 2008

interesting and curiouser.

Sunstar

· #121 · Nov 11, 2008

Its an interesting mass of plants and things. Another note about willow. that is where asprin originates. So I am sure the plants didn't feel any pain when you chewed them up so mercilessly.

Sunstar

· #125 · Nov 12, 2008

AAAH is that where it comes from? I had hydra once... nasty nasty. I'll check in canada for Permanganate...not entirely sure if we have it avail like americans might. I had issues getting hold of panacur.

1 - 20 of 225 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.