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07-25-2006, 12:23 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago, IL
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|  My 55g Planted Tank Journal (Updated 10:59 pm 7.27.06) At long last, here it is  July 24, 2006 Day 1 Today, Old Town Aquarium delivered my beautiful 55 gallon acrylic aquarium with black acrylic canopy and base and retrofitted 2 x 96 watt compact flourescent lighting. I set up my Eheim 2215, put the Eco-Complete in, filled the tank, installed my (new) heater and the powerhead they gave me for water circulation, and planted a few new little buddies in the black soil. I treated the water with NovAqua and dosed with Flourish Excel and Kent Freshwater Plant fertilizer. I haven't had a chance to start what I'm hoping/anticipating will be a short fishless cycle because I haven't yet found pure ammonia, but that's definitely on the agenda for tomorrow night. That's about all of the update for now; here are some pictures (forgive the bubbles, blurriness, and cloudy water)... Tank with one bag of eco:  My new friend:  Full tank with eco:   Plants in:  Hopefully, the start of a beautiful Rotala Indica forest:  Terrific looking Anubias barteri v. coffeefolia that I couldn't pass up:  Nice looking little bunch of Cryptocoryne wendtii 'green':  I'm getting some Jungle Vals from a friend soon, and I want to find the right piece of driftwood and a few rocks/caves as well - but I like these little plants as a start. The anubias is still in its pot for easy moving once I decide where it goes, and I'm guessing I'll have to move some other stuff around too. That's it for tonight's update. Can't wait for the next step
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07-25-2006, 12:24 AM
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|  Also, if you look closely, you can tell what I was watching on TV  I promise better pictures soon - I gotta go to bed. 'Night all.
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07-25-2006, 12:26 AM
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| Yup. That's the one.
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07-25-2006, 12:28 AM
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| Oh yeah, and: And, finally, some Water Sprite:  
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07-25-2006, 01:09 AM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PA
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| pretty pretty tank....i dont even wanna know how much this is costing you 
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07-25-2006, 09:37 AM
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| One question: what's the best way to get bubbles off the glass? Anything other than patience?
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07-25-2006, 09:51 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wenatchee, WA
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| Looking good. The bubbles will stay for a little while, but I think a powerhead will help some.
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