ADG Raffle Tank - Finally!

[Mzungu]

Well, almost...

I have everything I need, though! Woohoo!

Thank you Geoff for the lights, driftwood, and help moving it so long ago. :kissu:

And thanks Ryan (mhx) for the CO2, and ADG for the tank and the AquaSoil!

Here's the tank with the piece of driftwood I'm planning on using. (Originally Jacob's - thanks!)



Here's the fish-eye view:



And here's my planned plant placement (so far...Suggestions welcome!)



Dark Green = Madagascar Lace
Light Green = Dwarf Hairgrass
Pink = Some kind of Rotala or Ludwigia
Blue Dots = Bolbitis

I'm going to use AquaSoil Africana. :)

I'm so excited I get to finally set this up!

[DiscusKid]

wait is this the tank that was raffled in the Houston Plant Fest?

[Mzungu]

wait is this the tank that was raffled in the Houston Plant Fest?

Yup!

[thekarens]

Beautiful setup! Definitely keep posting pics.

[semper]

this is a very nice tank, glad you are finally getting to set it up.

looking forward to seeing it all done

[Darbex]

Nice MB

[Mzungu]

Thanks, you guys!! :biggrin:

I'm off to dump in the AquaSoil now...gently, of course.

[DiscusKid]

Grats lol this should be interesting ive never seen a tank set up with Africana! Good luck, and keep us posted :)

[myjohnson]

Very clean tank!

[Mzungu]

Grats lol this should be interesting ive never seen a tank set up with Africana! Good luck, and keep us posted :)

I love the Africana. I have some in a 10g right now. They say on the back of the bags that it replicates the red soil of Africa, or something. I can tell you first hand that it does. It's beautiful. :)

Taking a break, the tank's halfway full, plants are placed, and I'm on to setting up the filter next.

Forgot to post that the filter was also a raffle item that Geoff won at the last GHAC auction!! :love:

Posting pics as soon as they upload. I want to document everything about this tank, lol.

[Mzungu]

Just put in the AquaSoil, returning the driftwood to the tank after one bag. I used almost 2 bags for this tank. Through all my trials, I like putting the AS in the tank when there's just enough water to cover the planned depth of the substrate. Start with a LOW layer of water and then alternate between filling with water (GENTLY) and AS a couple times. I accidentally filled this too much - I prefer the water to be even with the AS. Oh well.





The Bolbitis. Had to look hard for this one in my "Moss Tank." ) This will definitely be an experiment - I hope it works. In the past, when I've added more light to a tank with Bolbitis, it was not happy with me. These few rhizomes were hiding under a huge canopy of moss. We'll see.



Plants are placed, and filling commences. :)









My new filter!



And here we sit:

[Mzungu]

Very clean tank!

Thanks, Thai!

[Mzungu]

P.S. For all you troph people, I included a picture with a reflection of the 10 footer, in case you're reading this and I'm boring you. )

[fshfrk]

It's looking good!

[Airjammer]

Looks good, keep us posted!!