Newman's 10 Gallon Journal

blamejames · 10-28-2009, 04:24 PM

are those actinic bulbs they look really blue to me from the pics?

Newman · 10-28-2009, 05:50 PM

All i know is that they're 10000K
It doesnt really matter like i said, as they wont be the permanent light.

blamejames · 10-29-2009, 02:50 PM

ok my bad i failed to see the second page loler

Newman · 10-29-2009, 09:29 PM

my plants arrived today

I coulda used more pots of HC, and on the other hand i ordered WAAAY too much dwarf sag. i didnt realize that i could separate a few bunches from one pot...I have like 20 dwarf sags in there xD
The HC looks desolate among the black substrate...
I trimmed the dwarf sag because it was way too long. They grew it in the emmeresed sate; i could tell by all the broad shaped leaves...i hope it wont melt on me too bad, but im not giving up on it no matter what.

I put some ammonia in there. trying to get it up to 5ppm, and then leaving it for a week or two.
Also put some sponge filter media from my 40 gallon in there...

No pics yet, cuz i havent had enough time. plus the water's real cloudy, full of rotting dwarf sag roots, and the lighting is still blue, so its not a pretty sight

Cant wait to get the 6700K bulbs in a few days. I put some of these on my 40 gal's fixture, and they are BRIGHT! Love em.

kenny1tothe6 · 10-30-2009, 12:20 AM

GL with the plants! I can't wait till my new ones arrive!

I think it'll be about my birthday they get here tho. Still, I can't order any of the others I want yet because the money flows out one side, but doesn't get refilled. lol

OrangeCones · 10-30-2009, 01:17 AM

I just bought enough plants to fill a 29gallon tank for only $15 including shipping

blamejames · 10-30-2009, 01:29 AM

i dunno man that blue light looked sick with the silicone lol!

Newman · 10-30-2009, 11:06 AM

LOL neon blue glowing silicone.

Orange, youre lucky...i had to pay a bit more for my plants. what plants did you order that it came out so cheap? or did you buy from a friend...

Newman · 10-30-2009, 03:01 PM

6700K bulbs arrived early

Only waitin on the nano co2 diffusor now.

Newman · 10-31-2009, 02:43 PM

So i took a good look at my 10 gal today and found some interesting stuff:

1. the glass is full of white worms, daphnia, cyclops, and tiny white spiders.

2. The HC is bubbling. the Dwarf sag is also letting loose streams of bubbles.

3. the water surface is a whitish film...(any idea what that may be? ammonia, dust, crap?)

4. the white worms look somewhat like white planaria, but at close inpection, they are not. much longer than planaria and they dont glide over stuff, they move like an earthworm, and if disturbed go into the crazy earthworm jig where they twist violently in all directions.

Will those white worms be safely eaten by any thing i introduce into the tank? (shrimp, fish) I dont see em as a threat, and it'd be great if the neon tetras eat them once those are in there.

10-28-2009, 04:24 PM	#21
blamejames Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51	are those actinic bulbs they look really blue to me from the pics? __________________ _______________________________________________ 90 Gallon 4ft Glo balast 6 jumbo neon tetras 6 glolite tetras 3 lamp eye tetras 5 algae shrimp 4 cherry shrimp Plants Amazon Swords, Java Fern, Lace Java Fern, Dwarf Pygmy Micro Swords, Anubias Nana, Crypt. Spiralis. _______________________________________________

10-28-2009, 05:50 PM	#22
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	All i know is that they're 10000K It doesnt really matter like i said, as they wont be the permanent light. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-29-2009, 02:50 PM	#23
blamejames Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51	ok my bad i failed to see the second page loler __________________ _______________________________________________ 90 Gallon 4ft Glo balast 6 jumbo neon tetras 6 glolite tetras 3 lamp eye tetras 5 algae shrimp 4 cherry shrimp Plants Amazon Swords, Java Fern, Lace Java Fern, Dwarf Pygmy Micro Swords, Anubias Nana, Crypt. Spiralis. _______________________________________________

10-29-2009, 09:29 PM	#24
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	my plants arrived today I coulda used more pots of HC, and on the other hand i ordered WAAAY too much dwarf sag. i didnt realize that i could separate a few bunches from one pot...I have like 20 dwarf sags in there xD The HC looks desolate among the black substrate... I trimmed the dwarf sag because it was way too long. They grew it in the emmeresed sate; i could tell by all the broad shaped leaves...i hope it wont melt on me too bad, but im not giving up on it no matter what. I put some ammonia in there. trying to get it up to 5ppm, and then leaving it for a week or two. Also put some sponge filter media from my 40 gallon in there... No pics yet, cuz i havent had enough time. plus the water's real cloudy, full of rotting dwarf sag roots, and the lighting is still blue, so its not a pretty sight Cant wait to get the 6700K bulbs in a few days. I put some of these on my 40 gal's fixture, and they are BRIGHT! Love em. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-30-2009, 12:20 AM	#25
kenny1tothe6 Medium Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 413	GL with the plants! I can't wait till my new ones arrive! I think it'll be about my birthday they get here tho. Still, I can't order any of the others I want yet because the money flows out one side, but doesn't get refilled. lol __________________ 10gal, 24gal Nano-Cube [Nano-Reef], 29gal Riparium, 35galHEX, 55gal, 125gal, & 5,000gal Pond

10-30-2009, 01:17 AM	#26
OrangeCones Large Fish Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 986	I just bought enough plants to fill a 29gallon tank for only $15 including shipping __________________ ~It is easy to dodge our responsibilities. But we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. ~

10-30-2009, 01:29 AM	#27
blamejames Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51	i dunno man that blue light looked sick with the silicone lol! __________________ _______________________________________________ 90 Gallon 4ft Glo balast 6 jumbo neon tetras 6 glolite tetras 3 lamp eye tetras 5 algae shrimp 4 cherry shrimp Plants Amazon Swords, Java Fern, Lace Java Fern, Dwarf Pygmy Micro Swords, Anubias Nana, Crypt. Spiralis. _______________________________________________

10-30-2009, 11:06 AM	#28
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	LOL neon blue glowing silicone. Orange, youre lucky...i had to pay a bit more for my plants. what plants did you order that it came out so cheap? or did you buy from a friend... __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-31-2009, 02:43 PM	#30
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	So i took a good look at my 10 gal today and found some interesting stuff: 1. the glass is full of white worms, daphnia, cyclops, and tiny white spiders. 2. The HC is bubbling. the Dwarf sag is also letting loose streams of bubbles. 3. the water surface is a whitish film...(any idea what that may be? ammonia, dust, crap?) 4. the white worms look somewhat like white planaria, but at close inpection, they are not. much longer than planaria and they dont glide over stuff, they move like an earthworm, and if disturbed go into the crazy earthworm jig where they twist violently in all directions. Will those white worms be safely eaten by any thing i introduce into the tank? (shrimp, fish) I dont see em as a threat, and it'd be great if the neon tetras eat them once those are in there. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu