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Old 01-04-2007, 09:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
Avalon
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Default 100g Planted Tank Journal

After much hesitation and planning, I've decided to plant my 100g tank again. Here you will see the progress!

Equipment:

100g AGA tank, 60x18x18, w/ stand & canopy
2x80w T5 High Output DIY lighting (1.6 wpg), 10 hours per day.
ADA Amazonia substrate + Powersand + Tourmaline BC
2x Eheim Pro II cannister filters (2028 & 2026)
2x Ebo-Jager heaters (250w & 200w, back wall & side wall, respectively)
DIY pressurized CO2 system w/ 2 outlets, one for each filter
Coralife 18x UV sterilizer, used occasionally or when needed
APC battery backup system

Plants:

Bacopa sp. "Colorata"
Blyxa japonica
Echinodorus barthii
Ludwigia glandulosa
Ludwigia inclinata v. verticillata "Cuba"
Nesaea sp. "red leaved" (I think), possibly crassicaulis
Pogostemon stellatus
Pogostemon stellatus v. "Broad leaf"
Potamogeton gayi
Ranunculus inundatis
Rotala sp. "Colorata"
Tonina sp. "Belem"
Tonina sp. "Manaus"

Fertilizer Regimine:

Tropica's Master Grow (still using old supply)
Seachem's Flourish + Flourish Iron mix
K2SO4
(I do not dose Nitrogen or Phosphates)



This tank was set up on December 17th, 2006. The following pics are actually the second set taken after the first pruning. The first set are on a harddrive I believe to be failed. If I can recover them, I will post them. Pruning may be kind of funky until the plants are fully settled. This tank directly divides my living room and my kitchen. There is no background, as it can be viewed from both sides.

I found the first photo, taken December 21st:



Full tank shot:


The pic is not crooked. That is the slope of the substrate, although it is taken from a slight angle. Excuse the rock holding the manzanita wood down.

Ludwigia inclinata v. verticulata "Cuba":



Echinodorus barthii /w a Bacopa sp. "colorata" stem poking through:

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Last edited by Avalon; 04-12-2007 at 12:33 PM. Reason: Added pic & removed one.
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