My 30l planted with custom background

[sailing_derrick]

So here it is, still a work in progress. I'm picking up some more plants tomorrow so updates will follow shortly. Oh and i will be putting up a thread showing the making of the background.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/fish169.jpg http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/fish172-1.jpg http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/hugo008.jpg http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/hugo026.jpg http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/hugo004.jpg

[Zoom]

Love the backgound sailing derrick. Eagerly await your thread

[2time]

cool background and thats a nice betta too

[solex69]

Nice looking Halfmoon meneer :)

On the plants, the front-right plants look like Anubias Barteri var.nana. Don't plant them....they will rot and die. Anubias must be tied to a piece of wood or a rock in order to survive and grow. They are very tough plants and can survive in lots of different environments, but as soon as you stick the rhizome in the substrate, they start to die.

Nice little CO2 you got there....I recently put the same thing into one of my tanks.

Am I seeing mondo grass in the tank or is that pigmy?

[2time]

what type co2 is that

[solex69]

Tetra's CO2 Optimizer. Costs R 145 for the diffuser + cannister. Refill cannister costs approx R 50. Very simple to use

[sailing_derrick]

Here is the background. http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?t=559

[2time]

I was looking at that and the nuetrifin one which comes with the ladder.

[veegal]

Looks good - love that background.

[Zafgak]

Nice tank

[speedz]

looks Great!! well done

[stripes]

This looks really nice. Going to try it.

[sailing_derrick]

Thanx all, here is an update. http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/newplants010.jpg http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/newplants006.jpg http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/newplants013.jpg

Thanx Dale for all the cuttings...

[solex69]

Looks stunning mate!

You're welcome, I'll shout once I prune plants again....ppl must just come and collect

Cheers
Dale

[SauRoN]

Very cool, gives me ideas to upgrade my beta's baby plastic tank to a bigger better one and use it as a planting experiment.

[carl p]

what type of mesh of sorts lurking in your substrate? please advise ande explain

[sailing_derrick]

The mesh is holding spiky moss to pieces of slate. The moss will eventualy grow thru the mesh and for what will look like a lawn.

[2time]

any updates on the tank. I woold like to see what the moss lawn looks like

[Ferryman]

nag nag nag nag?
Any updates on this tank?
Looks excellent

[Slojo]

Hi sailing_derrick,How do you get the cement to stick on the polystyrene?
Do you use pure cement or do you add any additives?

[Donny]

The back ground looks awesome ,,, if i have a 1.2 x 45 x 45 tank what size co2 would i need to get ....

[sailing_derrick]

I just put it back together to give breeding cockatoo dwarfs a try, no fancy plants just ones that grow fast and keep the water clean. At the moment the only fauna in there are 4 malaysian trumpet snails for the next few days, altho i used water from my 1.2m and filled the filter with the filter material from my 1.2m too, i still want to wait a few days before i move my apistos. As u can see i am having a little trouble getting the temp right i have turned the heater all the way down and still it is @ 27C, hopefully it will have fixed itself by the morning.
Anyways i have jabbered enough so here are some pictures.
Oh and bear in mind these were taken about an hour after i filled it (should clear up soon).
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank001.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank002.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank003.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank004.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank006.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank007.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank008.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Acacatuiodesnewtank009.jpg

[darryn]

How well does that CO2 system work? How long does a refill normally last?
TIA

[Ferryman]

looking nice, i esp like the black sand

btw, the digi therm. would be better if you wired/stuck it on the left of the tank front panel, that way you dont get that diagonal piece of wire showing up from front view on pics

other than that, looking forward to seeing progress fish breeding wise:)

[sailing_derrick]

How well does that CO2 system work? How long does a refill normally last?
TIA
I never noticed any notable change when i had the tank set up before but i got the thing so i figured it cant hurt, its only gonna be in there till i get fish in there.


looking nice, i esp like the black sand

btw, the digi therm. would be better if you wired/stuck it on the left of the tank front panel, that way you dont get that diagonal piece of wire showing up from front view on pics

other than that, looking forward to seeing progress fish breeding wise:)
Thanx, i like the black sand too, looks cool and a dark substrate will make your fish more comfortable and some even say it makes their colours come out more too.
I usualy have it on the side of the tank where it is completely out of site, its just there so i can easily monitor the temp till it settles

[sailing_derrick]

Was just watching my fish and mom decided to bring out 20 odd babies out for the first time. Pics not 100% clear but my camera wont focus on them, they are the whit blobs with black dots on them about 1.5mm long...
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Cockatoospawn005.jpg

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Cockatoospawn003.jpg

[Sean J]

Aaaahhh, cool!! I love apisto fry! They are too cute...

[sailing_derrick]

Some better pics

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/ApistoCacatouidesFryDay2020.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/ApistoCacatouidesFryDay2019.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/ApistoCacatouidesFryDay2018.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/ApistoCacatouidesFryDay2006.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/ApistoCacatouidesFryDay2003.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/ApistoCacatouidesFryDay2002.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/ApistoCacatouidesFryDay2001.jpg

[Ferryman]

Really cool man, wish i had some too :D

[Gareth]

Awesome tank and fish dude

[sailing_derrick]

Really cool man, wish i had some too :D


Awesome tank and fish dude

Thanx, Here is an update photo taken today they just eaten a whole bunch of brine shrimp so u can see thier orange bellys LOL.
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Apistocacatouidesfryday7.jpg

[Donny]

Dam they tiny congrats and best of luck :) :)

[sailing_derrick]

Here is an update @ 19 days.
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Apistogrammafry3weeks012.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Apistogrammafry3weeks014.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Apistogrammafry3weeks017.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Apistogrammafry3weeks019.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/Apistogrammafry3weeks020.jpg

[Sean J]

They are cute little buggers those!!

[mc 1]

very cute how did you breed them ???

[Sean J]

Slap them in a tank with a cave and wait.

[speedz]

wow they look great!

[corylyle1]

very sweet!! They are looking healthy!! Well done

[Zoom]

I'm very jealous.

[sailing_derrick]

They are finaly starting to look like propper fish and starting to show agression to each other...

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/fishnov09015.jpg

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/fishnov09013.jpg

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/fishnov09012.jpg

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/Apistogramma%20cacatouides%20Spawn%20Oct%202009/fishnov09009.jpg

[Donny]

Awesome :) congrats again :) ..

[Big G]

Hey Sailing! What kind of apistos are they? Let me know when they are big enough to part with, and I'll take a few off your hands if you are parting with them? I can pop across from the other side of rosmead! Cheers! Big G!

[Kat]

very nice :) and love your beta :)

[Gareth]

they look awesome I think I have to get my hands on some as well.... :)

[Lambshank]

Very nice little setup