• You are viewing the forum as a Guest, please login (you can use your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Microsoft account to login) or register using this link: Log in or Sign Up

my 120P

Beautiful iwagumi layout with very healthy plants :clap:
 
You're ready for the money shot!

Time to remove the glassware, scrub the big rock a little, lower the water level (say 2-3cm about the tonkinensis), grab the hair dryer and camera and... get some fish in there (where did they go??).

It really has turned out brilliant!
 
You're ready for the money shot!

Time to remove the glassware, scrub the big rock a little, lower the water level (say 2-3cm about the tonkinensis), grab the hair dryer and camera and... get some fish in there (where did they go??).

It really has turned out brilliant!
Holding thumbs for the 28th September, hopefully my fish arrives...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Had these made out of 19mm stainless... Nice and big so the two Eheims can flow without too much restriction...

cd6c7533f3e03dec5cc0e55f29798be9.jpg


9b68cd73575a41a5c51442f25d358e94.jpg


e6342f2bc51ec94e90f8cc95aab794d7.jpg


1e731aaccbe95624b229e18f8a838842.jpg


a8c1749679cf75c5f0cc754ee9e39793.jpg


299361ff2b024b672e7df4eac93ce0ec.jpg



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
What a beaut! Your cabinet arrangement is so nice and neat. How many bps are you running in your reactor? Do you have all of your 6 T5-HO tubes turned on during the photoperiod?
 
How many bps are you running in your reactor
I can comfortably count to about 6 bps in the drop checker, and then i turn it up just a bit more... :) yellow side of green in the checker.

Do you have all of your 6 T5-HO tubes turned on during the photoperiod?
Lights on for 5 hours
2 tubes from 16:00 to 19:00
2 tubes from 17:00 to 20:00
2 tubes from 18:00 to 21:00

Full intensity of all 6 tubes only for 1 hour a day.
 
Last edited:
So, still buzzing with excitement, the majority of the fish that I've been patiently waiting for finally arrived on Tuesday evening...
Brigittae Rasbora x 50
Pygmy Corydoras x 100

The tank is now looking like there's a bit more life in it...

Not the best video, but it gives you an idea..:

 
Will post an update soon, been very busy with exams and work over the last few weeks. Got some strange sort of slimy green thread algae that is bothering... On the rocks and plants, comes off easy with syphon, so I'm not too worried, tank is still fairly new... So algae is expected... Writing my last paper on Monday, so then I'll have plenty of time and tlc for my tank again...

8fbde1c5d20326b991eeb165794614df.jpg


The majority of the live stock is doing well. We had a heatwave a few weeks ago and the temperature rose to almost 30deg C in the tank and I lost all my CRS.

Installed some fans on a timer and that solved the problem, back to a comfy 24 deg C.
Ordered an industrial digital temperature controller yesterday with a thermocouple, to be connected to the fans, should give me better control over the water temperature.
Will post details on that DIY when I'm done.

Also planning on redoing / scaping my 18L Nano shrimp tank in the kitchen, super excited for that...


Catch you later!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Last edited:
Oh, and the carpet is desperately due for a trim... LOL
Keep it short to keep it healthy, otherwise it might decide to lift off at some stage ;)
 
Upgraded the electrical system yesterday... Very OCD, be warned...

2c334a3605bbd7464648891739679a17.jpg

2428dfb0be54d1df6793afdab615aaf4.jpg

5e54eeadb85f06aae5bc79048ed95468.jpg

7c2430f219427151b0d29062d03bb8ee.jpg

593b6a0543708fb3ef9b0efde9ec643e.jpg

af9bc95ec75e054368cbb87969b5f4af.jpg

534e2ee2b83b1b5639224a6c17ccfbeb.jpg
1c5693f11339b96f68e0e13fe85bc4f0.jpg

34b89928ad59816bff5609467b765c3c.jpg
1eca5fbf0f871cee1fea9cc9bcb14fef.jpg
7b3c0c8d0642dd5546136376c869e3e2.jpg

eb5531ca10f5b83c53fa8cb09b76a98e.jpg

e297b19f5a14b3cf47beefde324dd0d0.jpg

27462aba9d800e3e4e08bb9e56659bbc.jpg

c8a440d2dcf252677dd6ffeea84b8fa2.jpg

7d42f3387967f43d0dae6769b6ee9bf1.jpg

f912a43283186f7c16c220cfb16471e7.jpg



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

Attachments

  • 34b89928ad59816bff5609467b765c3c.jpg
    34b89928ad59816bff5609467b765c3c.jpg
    548.9 KB · Views: 329
  • 34b89928ad59816bff5609467b765c3c.jpg
    34b89928ad59816bff5609467b765c3c.jpg
    548.9 KB · Views: 317
  • 34b89928ad59816bff5609467b765c3c.jpg
    34b89928ad59816bff5609467b765c3c.jpg
    548.9 KB · Views: 319
  • 7b3c0c8d0642dd5546136376c869e3e2.jpg
    7b3c0c8d0642dd5546136376c869e3e2.jpg
    464.8 KB · Views: 295
  • 7b3c0c8d0642dd5546136376c869e3e2.jpg
    7b3c0c8d0642dd5546136376c869e3e2.jpg
    464.8 KB · Views: 295
  • 7b3c0c8d0642dd5546136376c869e3e2.jpg
    7b3c0c8d0642dd5546136376c869e3e2.jpg
    464.8 KB · Views: 287
  • 1eca5fbf0f871cee1fea9cc9bcb14fef.jpg
    1eca5fbf0f871cee1fea9cc9bcb14fef.jpg
    488.6 KB · Views: 320
  • 1eca5fbf0f871cee1fea9cc9bcb14fef.jpg
    1eca5fbf0f871cee1fea9cc9bcb14fef.jpg
    488.6 KB · Views: 299
  • 1eca5fbf0f871cee1fea9cc9bcb14fef.jpg
    1eca5fbf0f871cee1fea9cc9bcb14fef.jpg
    488.6 KB · Views: 296
  • e297b19f5a14b3cf47beefde324dd0d0.jpg
    e297b19f5a14b3cf47beefde324dd0d0.jpg
    398.4 KB · Views: 294
  • e297b19f5a14b3cf47beefde324dd0d0.jpg
    e297b19f5a14b3cf47beefde324dd0d0.jpg
    398.4 KB · Views: 299
  • e297b19f5a14b3cf47beefde324dd0d0.jpg
    e297b19f5a14b3cf47beefde324dd0d0.jpg
    398.4 KB · Views: 311
  • eb5531ca10f5b83c53fa8cb09b76a98e.jpg
    eb5531ca10f5b83c53fa8cb09b76a98e.jpg
    494.3 KB · Views: 297
  • eb5531ca10f5b83c53fa8cb09b76a98e.jpg
    eb5531ca10f5b83c53fa8cb09b76a98e.jpg
    494.3 KB · Views: 301
  • eb5531ca10f5b83c53fa8cb09b76a98e.jpg
    eb5531ca10f5b83c53fa8cb09b76a98e.jpg
    494.3 KB · Views: 311
  • 27462aba9d800e3e4e08bb9e56659bbc.jpg
    27462aba9d800e3e4e08bb9e56659bbc.jpg
    372.4 KB · Views: 303
  • 27462aba9d800e3e4e08bb9e56659bbc.jpg
    27462aba9d800e3e4e08bb9e56659bbc.jpg
    372.4 KB · Views: 304
  • 27462aba9d800e3e4e08bb9e56659bbc.jpg
    27462aba9d800e3e4e08bb9e56659bbc.jpg
    372.4 KB · Views: 300
  • 7d42f3387967f43d0dae6769b6ee9bf1.jpg
    7d42f3387967f43d0dae6769b6ee9bf1.jpg
    337.7 KB · Views: 284
  • 7d42f3387967f43d0dae6769b6ee9bf1.jpg
    7d42f3387967f43d0dae6769b6ee9bf1.jpg
    337.7 KB · Views: 313
  • 7d42f3387967f43d0dae6769b6ee9bf1.jpg
    7d42f3387967f43d0dae6769b6ee9bf1.jpg
    337.7 KB · Views: 295
  • c8a440d2dcf252677dd6ffeea84b8fa2.jpg
    c8a440d2dcf252677dd6ffeea84b8fa2.jpg
    315.8 KB · Views: 282
  • c8a440d2dcf252677dd6ffeea84b8fa2.jpg
    c8a440d2dcf252677dd6ffeea84b8fa2.jpg
    315.8 KB · Views: 293
  • c8a440d2dcf252677dd6ffeea84b8fa2.jpg
    c8a440d2dcf252677dd6ffeea84b8fa2.jpg
    315.8 KB · Views: 298
  • f912a43283186f7c16c220cfb16471e7.jpg
    f912a43283186f7c16c220cfb16471e7.jpg
    425.2 KB · Views: 306
  • f912a43283186f7c16c220cfb16471e7.jpg
    f912a43283186f7c16c220cfb16471e7.jpg
    425.2 KB · Views: 286
  • f912a43283186f7c16c220cfb16471e7.jpg
    f912a43283186f7c16c220cfb16471e7.jpg
    425.2 KB · Views: 299
Everything runs with good old kettle plugs now, no more messy multi plug units.
Both Eheims have separate 24V power supplies built into the DB and the doser it's own 12V power supply. Needed only one digital timer for the co2, the overhead light has its own timer built in...

All works really well.
Was a nice and challenging little project for a Sunday afternoon


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
-+
40 Brigittae rasboras
100 pygmy Cory
15 ember tetras
6 Ottos
Some Amano shrimp

That's about it...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Back
Top