My 125g Planted South American Tank Journal

[mhx]

Day:


Night:


Toys:
Eheim Pro 3 External Filter 2080
Coralife Turbo-Twist 6X - 18 Watt U.V. Sterilizer
Jager 250W Heater
10lb co2 & Milwaukee Reg

Light:
72 Inch 8x39 Watt AquaticLife T5 HO Light Fixture w/ 6 Lunar LEDs
Bulbs:
4 D-D Giesemann Powerchrome Aquaflora 39W 36 inch T5 High Output Fluorescent Lamp
Pending Adding 4 Midday bulbs

Substrate:
ADA Amazonian (5bags) & Black Pearl (7bags) mix..

Current Plants (Free ones from Matt):
Amazon Sword Compacta
Brazilian Penny Wart
Anacharis

Plants (on order should be here Thursday):
Sword, Ruffle (Echinodorus martii)
Telanthera Rosefolia (Alternanthera reineckii)
Heteranthera Stargrass (Heteranthera zosterfolia)
Sword, Rangeri Sword (Echinodorus rigidifolius)
Sword, Green Melon (Echinodorus Osiris)
Tonina fluviatilis
Sword, Uruguayensis (Echinodorus uruguayensis)
Brazil Sword (Spathiphyllum tasson)
Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis)

Fish:
Pending Fishless Cycle. Maybe 1.5 weeks.

2 Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlids
Maybe something like http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profi...ics/Apisto.jpg

5 blue rams
5 yellow rams
9 otos
7 Threestripe corys
25 blue tetra

Enjoy! I will keep this post updated as I add my plants & fish.

Thanks
Ryan

[Complexity]

Looks like an excellent start! I'll enjoy watching your journal as you continue to build it all.

What do you plan for your photo period? Do you plant to dose ferts?

[mhx]

I have some API leaf zone and these spikes that go near the roots. I wont start dosing until all of my plants are in.

[kmehlhorn]

Looks very nice can't wait to see it when there are moer plants

[mhx]

Updated Pics 8/29/09

About 17 blue Tetra
About 25 Ember Tetra
9 oto cats
10 corys
1 snail eater
2 blue rams
3 long fin german rams

I had a rough start and got a bad case of BGA but I was quickly able to get rid of most of it with that EM Erythromycin.

My water is a little more cloudy then I would like. As I update this post I am sure it will clear up over the next 2 months. My tank is still new.



My rare Tonina fluvitalis plant bunches & 1 of my blue rams from HAW


Rare Syngonanthus "Madeira" plant small in middle in front of wood. In front is chain sword. Its been expending well, i want it to take up the front part of the tank on the right side.

[fishlady]

very nice....thanks for the updated pics.....keep em coming.....

[Matt in Houston]

Not bad for a noob!

[mhx]

Update: 9/27/09


Healthier Swords:


Long Fin German Ram from HAW


Apisto Cockatoo Double Red from HAW:


Apisto agassizii:


Tonina fluviatalis rare been kinda hard to grow. Dont know if I have enough light. Tops grow good, but bottoms die off due to lack of light I think.


Baby Angels I got from Matt:


Still fighting BBA which sucks... Hopefully things will get better as my plants keep growing.

[Roujin]

Beautiful!

[Matt in Houston]

Lol that angel looks fat! He looks like he has been eating well!

[ddaquaria]

Try EXCEL for the BBA (this is in addition to your CO2). Watch the overdosing though.

[mhx]

Updated: Plants are growing good now. Solved all my Alg problems.












Next time I post I hope my hair grass will extend to the rest of the front of the tank.

[Mzungu]

Wow! Those Giesemann bulbs really make the colors pop! Nice job. :)

[Matt in Houston]

I see momma angelfish is now with her babies...

Looks good, hairgrass will fill in soon enough.

[naps]

Looking very nice!!