Bruce Leyland-Jones
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Here I go again 150 gallon reset.
- Thread starter itiwhetu
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WOW you are going so fast!!!
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The UGF, plus two sponge filters all air driven. Plus two internal filters size to be determined.
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Been down to the beach and found some goodies for the tank
river gravel
Drift wood
river gravel
Drift wood
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Tank setup and now the hose is in the fill begins
WOW that looks incredible!!!
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I decided to stop the fill. I will now let everything settle down, for a few weeks as expected the driftwood started to float. I think at this level I have around two hundred liters of water so plenty to add plants and fish. I will order some plants in the next couple of days.
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Thought I would post a couple of photos from above. These show how I have put some rocks on top of the wood to keep it submerged. Also it shows the under gravel filter in the second photo, even though I have put around 100 kgs of gravel in this tank it isn't enough, so I will grab another few kilos to cover the filter.
what is the reason for having it half filled? Wouldn’t having it completely full give the wood a better chance to get waterlogged? It is looking so awesome, I am incredulous. How can you tell that the wood is safe when it comes off the beach?
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The more water you have the more things move around, at this level the main pieces are submerged, and the tank is stable. I know this wood is safe. It is NZ native hard wood that has been in the ocean for years, we also have zero pollution on the west coast so nothing can contaminate it.
Animallover😍
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Looking great! Can't wait for plants and fish!
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This is why I use a natural substrate, it just looks so right for the base of a freshwater tank
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First of the plants ordered, it is all now becoming very real. I think long term this will be a Discus tank.
| Ambulia | 3 | $9.00 |
| Cardamine Lyrata (The "actual" Cardamine Lyrata) | 2 | $6.00 |
| Hygrophila Difformis | 3 | $11.25 |
| Hygrophila Siamensis | 2 | $6.00 |
| Osiris Sword - Sml, Med or Large - Medium | 1 | $10.50 |
| Cryptocoryne Petchii | 1 | $11.00 |
| Cryptocoryne - Lucky Dip | 1 | $7.00 |
| Cryptocoryne Walkeri | 1 | $10.50 |
Did you brush off the driftwood and soak in very hot water first? Or how else did you prepare it for the tank?
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