Andrew T
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Greetings from US.
Just recently quit the reefing side and have been planning to turn this ADA 60p into a planted tank.
The tank has been drilled, about 4 times total
Reef synergy Shadow overflow plumbed bean animal style and 2 return nozzles hooked up to 2 Eheim return pumps for a total of 600GPH .
The sump is a 20 gallon long DIY, 3 baffles. Water drains into a sock with bio media just underneath it in the first baffle of the sump.
Middle section of the sump which holds about 5 gallons will be used for floating plants for fast nutrient uptake, probably on a reversed lighting cycle to also keep the PH more stable between day and night time. Is that advisable for a planted tank?
ATI Sunpower T5 lighting : still need to change the bulbs. These are 10k+ bulbs , hence the blue hue.
ATO: Tunze osmolator.
No heater.
The plan is to hide the overflow and return nozzles as good as I possibly can since this is what I have to work with at the moment .
My scape is something that I wanted to do for quite some time.
A dark tropical forest kind of setting full of overgrown moss on branches with lots of shade for fish to hide that meets a nice white sandy beach; hence the darkness to light theme.
Whether I’ll be able to replicate it or not, still remains to be seen.
This is the scape that I could come up with: small rocks right side up will disappear . They’re out of place.
The foreground will have Monte Carlo filling everything left to the sand and up the slope to the right side.
All the way up near the return nozzle A.R mini bunch will be planted for contrast and the whole wood will be covered in Fissidens moss.
Dark areas and rock around the driftwood base will be getting some crypts or buces. Kind of a simple plant list. I’m open for suggestions though!
The moss will be blended and brushed onto the wood a la @George Farmer recipe with a 2 week DSM.
Hopefully it’ll attach good and grow well for me.
For daily misting of the moss (about 4 times a day)I chose to seal all drain lines and one return line (second return line left open for some fresh air), insert my kids breathalyzer tube through the top and have it mist about 10ml of water 4 times a day to keep the moss happy.
Here’s a picture of the preliminary test I’ve done on it. Seems to work quite decent and gets the tank really foggy and keeps the wood wet.
Lights will be hung a little higher than what they’ll be at and only 2 bulbs used (already at 58watt).
Some moss will be attached to the flat rock on the sand as well for a little more contrast.
Co2 system will be ready by the time the tank is ready to be flooded.
Constructive criticism always welcomed !
Just recently quit the reefing side and have been planning to turn this ADA 60p into a planted tank.
The tank has been drilled, about 4 times total
Reef synergy Shadow overflow plumbed bean animal style and 2 return nozzles hooked up to 2 Eheim return pumps for a total of 600GPH .
The sump is a 20 gallon long DIY, 3 baffles. Water drains into a sock with bio media just underneath it in the first baffle of the sump.
Middle section of the sump which holds about 5 gallons will be used for floating plants for fast nutrient uptake, probably on a reversed lighting cycle to also keep the PH more stable between day and night time. Is that advisable for a planted tank?
ATI Sunpower T5 lighting : still need to change the bulbs. These are 10k+ bulbs , hence the blue hue.
ATO: Tunze osmolator.
No heater.
The plan is to hide the overflow and return nozzles as good as I possibly can since this is what I have to work with at the moment .
My scape is something that I wanted to do for quite some time.
A dark tropical forest kind of setting full of overgrown moss on branches with lots of shade for fish to hide that meets a nice white sandy beach; hence the darkness to light theme.
Whether I’ll be able to replicate it or not, still remains to be seen.
This is the scape that I could come up with: small rocks right side up will disappear . They’re out of place.
The foreground will have Monte Carlo filling everything left to the sand and up the slope to the right side.
All the way up near the return nozzle A.R mini bunch will be planted for contrast and the whole wood will be covered in Fissidens moss.
Dark areas and rock around the driftwood base will be getting some crypts or buces. Kind of a simple plant list. I’m open for suggestions though!
The moss will be blended and brushed onto the wood a la @George Farmer recipe with a 2 week DSM.
Hopefully it’ll attach good and grow well for me.
For daily misting of the moss (about 4 times a day)I chose to seal all drain lines and one return line (second return line left open for some fresh air), insert my kids breathalyzer tube through the top and have it mist about 10ml of water 4 times a day to keep the moss happy.
Here’s a picture of the preliminary test I’ve done on it. Seems to work quite decent and gets the tank really foggy and keeps the wood wet.
Lights will be hung a little higher than what they’ll be at and only 2 bulbs used (already at 58watt).
Some moss will be attached to the flat rock on the sand as well for a little more contrast.
Co2 system will be ready by the time the tank is ready to be flooded.
Constructive criticism always welcomed !
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