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I wanted to post the progress of my 210 planted. I started the tank on 8-26-2010 and I wanted to share some pics of its progress. The tank is still cycling (no livestock) and I am waiting for the plants to grow (esp the ground cover) as I will be moving my discus and clown loaches and we all know how they can be on not established plants. Today the plants started to pearl very noticeably and I took some pics. Here are the specs:
210 tank with dual overflows
72 x 24 x 29 h
Overflow 1:
to sock in 29 gal sump, mag1200 to INLAND SEAS NU-CLEAR with 25micron filter to AQUARIUMPLANTS.COM External Reactor 5000 (EXT5000) back to tank.
Overflow2 :
has 2 wye for in and out, currently connected to an Eihem 2017 classic (will be joined by my rena xp4 from my 90)
Catalina supply 8 x80w HO t5 with 2 banks
Co2 is started at 10am to 8:30 pm
1 bank of lights from 11:30 to 8:30
2 bank now on for about 4 hrs a day
airstone in sump runs when lights off
drop check with 4dk solution shows light green
Substrate is divided in to sections:
foreground for glosso
(from bottom to top)
ecco complete
ADA Bacter 100 Clear Super Tourmaline BC
ADA AS Amazonia
ADA AS Amazonia powder
2-3 inches
background
AquariumPlants.com's own: Freshwater Planted Aquarium Substrate
ADA Bacter 100 Clear Super Tourmaline BC
flourite
ecco complete
ADA AS Amazonia
quartz gravel
I have been doing EI since day one with tap water changes every 2-3 days. Last week I started once a week 90 gal w/c and today i did RODI w/c.
EI is a follows:
KNO3 2 tsp x 3 week
mono potassium phosphate 1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp x 3 week (now cutting it to 1/2 tsp x 3 a week)
tom barr gh booster 1 week
20ml seachem iron 3x week
40 ml trace 3 x week
new tank
setting up cardboard dividers
adding substrate
setting up hardscape
210 tank with dual overflows
72 x 24 x 29 h
Overflow 1:
to sock in 29 gal sump, mag1200 to INLAND SEAS NU-CLEAR with 25micron filter to AQUARIUMPLANTS.COM External Reactor 5000 (EXT5000) back to tank.
Overflow2 :
has 2 wye for in and out, currently connected to an Eihem 2017 classic (will be joined by my rena xp4 from my 90)
Catalina supply 8 x80w HO t5 with 2 banks
Co2 is started at 10am to 8:30 pm
1 bank of lights from 11:30 to 8:30
2 bank now on for about 4 hrs a day
airstone in sump runs when lights off
drop check with 4dk solution shows light green
Substrate is divided in to sections:
foreground for glosso
(from bottom to top)
ecco complete
ADA Bacter 100 Clear Super Tourmaline BC
ADA AS Amazonia
ADA AS Amazonia powder
2-3 inches
background
AquariumPlants.com's own: Freshwater Planted Aquarium Substrate
ADA Bacter 100 Clear Super Tourmaline BC
flourite
ecco complete
ADA AS Amazonia
quartz gravel
I have been doing EI since day one with tap water changes every 2-3 days. Last week I started once a week 90 gal w/c and today i did RODI w/c.
EI is a follows:
KNO3 2 tsp x 3 week
mono potassium phosphate 1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp x 3 week (now cutting it to 1/2 tsp x 3 a week)
tom barr gh booster 1 week
20ml seachem iron 3x week
40 ml trace 3 x week
new tank
setting up cardboard dividers
adding substrate
setting up hardscape
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