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Antazz
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Hello everyone,

as Foxy rightly suggested I am opening this thread which will be dedicated to my new setup. Once again this will be planted. However with this one, I will have better lighting and also decent substrate which both lacked in the previous one. The following is what the initial setup will be.

lighting - 5 x T5s total 270 watts
5 cm of flourite seachem (70% seachem / 30% normal gravel)
Co2 pressurized system with PH controller

following this post I will upload some pictures of how it is so far.

will keep you posted.

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Posted - September 14 2009 :  20:49:57 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

The following is the tank as it is so far. With substrate, bogwood and a new 300W heater.

the following is the myterious plant I found days after I put the gravel.

a closer look...

the new lighting system, the lfs did a great and neat job on this.

more to follow.....


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Antazz
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Posted - September 14 2009 :  21:14:59 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

bogwood from different angles......

Edited by - Antazz on September 14 2009 21:15:27

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Antazz
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Posted - September 14 2009 :  21:16:38 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

any comments are welcome. not that much can be said, but anyway..

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Posted - September 14 2009 :  23:08:40 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to wilier

well Antazz that bogwood is certainly not too big for your tank of that you can be sure lol. About the plant I think it's not an underwater plant but I don't know the name of this plant. Setup is looking like it's going to be a great one this time much better organised. Good luck mate and keep us posted with new pics. How big is your tank's volume?

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Posted - September 14 2009 :  23:23:51 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Foxy

I agree, bogwood looks a nice size for the tank.
Gravel looks nice too and great job on the hood. How many T5's have you fitted?

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Posted - September 15 2009 :  00:39:20 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Send beluga a Yahoo! Message  Send beluga an instant message  Reply with Quote Send a private message to beluga

thats a nice piece of wood. i suggest that you don't place it in the middle if its going to be the focal point.. but a little to the side ;)

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Alan Tabone
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Posted - September 15 2009 :  08:13:22 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Alan Tabone

brilliant piece of bogwood there and i really like the colour of the gravel

What tubes are you using in the Hood?

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Antazz
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Posted - September 15 2009 :  08:31:10 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

Thanks for your comments guys.

quote:

How big is your tank's volume?

371 litres.

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Posted - September 15 2009 :  08:33:01 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

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Gravel looks nice too and great job on the hood. How many T5's have you fitted?

Yes i am very happy with the hood. It's lighter and it was very neatly done. I've got 5 T5's fitted for a total of 270W. The LFS did them in a way that I can switch the five with 3 different switches, so i can have any amount of them switched on.


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Posted - September 15 2009 :  08:35:43 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

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i suggest that you don't place it in the middle if its going to be the focal point.. but a little to the side ;)

Thanks beluga. I don't mind where it's placed, I will leave it in the hands of the people doing the aquascapping . I thought of placing it in the centre as with such a big object, it might easily catch the eye. But you are right it would be better off if moved slightly to one side.

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Posted - September 15 2009 :  08:37:01 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

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What tubes are you using in the Hood?

I have T5s but don't know the output. I know they are 54W each though. However LFS assured me that they are good for planted. Nevertheless I will check and see what it says on them.


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Posted - September 15 2009 :  10:29:07 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Send efesu an instant message  Reply with Quote Send a private message to efesu

yes definitely you can create a nice landscape if you put it slightly to the side and like create a sloping setting... that will definitely look great with plants attached to it and also adding twiges to it to creat something like these:

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Antazz
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Posted - September 15 2009 :  12:24:13 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

tank displayed in picture 1 would be perfect.....

in this way i'll be able to have discus too. unless I can have a mix of ramirezi and discus together. but the setup looks so relaxing.

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Antazz
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Posted - September 15 2009 :  12:24:44 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Antazz

btw how do I create the slope. by placing jablo under the substrate?

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Alan Tabone
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Posted - September 15 2009 :  14:55:24 Bookmark and Share  Show Profile  Reply with Quote Send a private message to Alan Tabone

i would create a slop by using larger stones as a foundation, if you make it out of jablo, then you would need to silicone it down to the bottom, and have it carved so the gravel does not get cleared out of it

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