5G "Crypt Cove" Journal

[eklikewhoa]

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I had some Arcuata but that stuff needs to be blasted with light in order to be red....the macranda looks horrible under low light/low N....I would probably go with something like R.Colorata since your tank is a bit small...

I brought some E.Tenellus to work one day thinking you were gonna swing by but never heard from you...that stuff in the foreground is nice!

[finfan]

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no i am serious about AGA, yours in my opinion looks better than some entries i have seen,

i was actually talking about the front left corner

[HoustonFishFanatic]

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I had some Arcuata but that stuff needs to be blasted with light in order to be red....the macranda looks horrible under low light/low N....I would probably go with something like R.Colorata since your tank is a bit small...

I brought some E.Tenellus to work one day thinking you were gonna swing by but never heard from you...that stuff in the foreground is nice!

Hey Q thanks for the tips man. I thought you would be going out of the town the saturday NASH meet was scheduled. So i did not bother you. Sorry for that bro.

[HoustonFishFanatic]

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no i am serious about AGA, yours in my opinion looks better than some entries i have seen,

i was actually talking about the front left corner

I think i will wait about 20 more day and see how it fills in before the deadline. Lets see i will have to think about that part.

[HoustonFishFanatic]

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Q, BTW i am still looking for some E.tenellus to fill in my 20G. :wink:

[Tiapan]

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i really like this tank. an option for the front if you are looking for a little break in the forground, I would suggest crypt Parva, it stays soo small,(not sure how it would take to the sand, but crypts are so adaptable) and grows slowly, but with that much light on a 5 it probably will grow flat. i dont see it very often, Tim had some and i have very little cus i got one from him and it doesnt grow fast at all. anywhoo i thout it would be a cool little guy right up front and goes with the "theme".

[HoustonFishFanatic]

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Thanks Tiapan. Thats a nice suggestion . I have a lot of crypt parva in my 20H which has 65W of CF over it and still it grows painfully slow. I doubt  it will grow well in the shade as its one of those crypts that needs a lot of light. I am thinking of adding some riccia or Xmas moss tied to a small stone just the soften the layout a bit.

[eklikewhoa]

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I actually brought it to work like thursday or something....there was a pm saying you would swing by so I brought it with me...

[HoustonFishFanatic]

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Sorry about that man.I think we had a misunderstanding, but thanks again.

[J-WS6]

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Nice tank! That's motivation to set up one at my office now

[HoustonFishFanatic]

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Nice tank! That's motivation to set up one at my office now

Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!! I have been tinkering with that idea for a while now. :bsty:

[J-WS6]

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I've got a blank space in my office, a little over 17" and I looked to see what would fit best there. With a 5.5 gallon and some 2x4's I may be in business!  

[HoustonFishFanatic]

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Hnnnnnnn..... You could fit the desktop tank from Petco which i think has dimensions of 16x8x6 and is about 6 G. Don't do the mistake of buying an Odyssey Cube. Mine starts leaking from the rim.

[J-WS6]

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Yeah, the plan is to get an AGA 5.5 Gallon and just build my own stand. Something with low maintenance but pleasing to the eye

[Tiapan]

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hmmm i like little eclipse setups, unless you doing crazy plants they do really well. especially say a 5 gallon with a screw in PC light. 2 watts per gallon with a shallow tank and my stuff grows just fine.