DETAquarium Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Looking forward to some more pictures! Escuro and Cafe is Brightwell substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Finally got the substrate in and got the ball rolling! I got it all set up and running last night..though i am concerned about the heater i got because i set it to 84 last night and when i checked this morning it was 70 and not heating. turned it off and on again and it started to heat so hopefully when i get home it is heated. if not i need to return it. So far whats in the tank: @ Deta- yeah it is Brightwell Brightwell F Cafe MKBreed Z Silver Powder Lowkey's Speed Sand Glasgarten BacterAE Glasgarten Betaglucan Flame Moss mini-Xmas moss - Thanks Dimitri aka Duque Staurogyne Repen - Thanks Han Petrified Wood Driftwood Cholla wood Anyways...on to the photos: eozen81 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Finally got the substrate in and got the ball rolling! I got it all set up and running last night..though i am concerned about the heater i got because i set it to 84 last night and when i checked this morning it was 70 and not heating. turned it off and on again and it started to heat so hopefully when i get home it is heated. if not i need to return it. So far whats in the tank: @ Deta- yeah it is Brightwell Brightwell F Cafe MKBreed Z Silver Powder Lowkey's Speed Sand Glasgarten BacterAE Glasgarten Betaglucan Flame Moss mini-Xmas moss - Thanks Dimitri aka Duque Staurogyne Repen - Thanks Han Petrified Wood Driftwood Cholla wood Anyways...on to the photos: that tank could use some buce lol looking good bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 that tank could use some buce lol looking good bro! yeah i know! i agree, but i need to recoup some cash after all the spending i did just to get this far. you know i'll be hitting you up soon enough hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Lol ill grow ya some nice ones... And believe me i know all about needing to recoup some cash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopderson Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Looks awesome! Rodan76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Looks awesome. Rodan76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 No updates really. Added the buce I won from the raok and some weeping moss from Han! Eventually I'd like to add enough weeping to kind of hide the heater. I bought another outlet jet for the filter to make it longer. It seems like I need better flow throughout. When I test the parameters I need to stir the water or everything seems off the scale. Does that seem weird? Otherwise Just waiting it out. 2.5 weeks in. Cycling requires the patience of a saint. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk woopderson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Very nice! That moss really took off. Rodan76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 A few of the occupants in the tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk High5's and eozen81 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Beautiful shrimp! And what a happy place for them to live. Great tank setup! Rodan76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopderson Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Woo! The bolts are lookin good! Rodan76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Nice looking shrimp man where did ya get them ? Those look better than the ones i paid top dollar for because they were supose to be Full bodied, but they aren't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 how long did it take to cycle. shouldnt have been very long with brightwell (aka controsoil) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 how long did it take to cycle. shouldnt have been very long with brightwell (aka controsoil) it took 3 weeks, way faster than i thought it would take... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 3 weeks! wow i know some have added shrimp to controsoil within 48hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 3 weeks! wow i know some have added shrimp to controsoil within 48hrs. hahah! wow i was impressed with 3 weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I setup a new tank monday night. controsoil with 1/4RO rest LA tap for cycle. I'll test parameters tonight. i imagine its a mess with LA tap. EricM and aquariumlover10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbarbee54 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I am going to end of week 3 before I add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 3 weeks! wow i know some have added shrimp to controsoil within 48hrs. Eric I just realized you are talking about the controsoil. Mine is just the brightwell rio cafe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Eric I just realized you are talking about the controsoil. Mine is just the brightwell rio cafe Controsoil makes brightwells soil what brightwell does with it is beyond me. they may add something or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Controsoil makes brightwells soil what brightwell does with it is beyond me. they may add something or not. ahhh i did not know that...now you've got me curious... EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Here's a few photos from the weekend. New buce from jay marshal and the bolts and oebt feasting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk woopderson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan76 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Just a small update since it has been a while. Tank has been running pretty much since New Years. Had a few losses due to power outage but nothing too terrible. Shots from a couple weeks ago: Some new shrimp souls as of last week: I have one oebt berried and a ton of males in the tank. So hopefully all the newbies are female. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk JamesHe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Is that rock or petrified wood and where did you get it. Very nice blue bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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