Aussie's 187 Gal Planted Tank

[Aussie_Star]

Globe still isnt here,so i rang and they said they have sent it maybe a hold up so hopefully anyday. While the over filter is out the tank has started to cloudy up a bit but wont take long to be clear again and it wouldnt be as bad if i didnt clean all the left over algae on the glass. I left one patch for my new peppermints im getting on friday, cant wait

The SMS122 controller is finally up and running and its greta, dont even have to do a thing . I have had to set the pH on 7.25 casue in my other tank my older male (about 10cm) was picking on the new young female (about 5cm) i got about 3 months ago and her boyfriend about the same size of his female mate, was trying to help out so i moved them into the planted tank until my dad upgrades from a 75 to a 180, just has to wait for some extra money to come in he reckons. So they are in the 187 and loving it, dont think they wanna leave but i got some bad news.

The Zosterfolia has been flowering about 150 flowers in total from the two batches of it in the tank, here is a picture

 

[Aussie_Star]

I also went to the LFS on the thursday after soccer training and i was in there in at the right time. THey just got over 200 pieces of driftwood in, Lovin it. So i was there for about 2 hours finding the right pieces for my tank. With 12 bits and $200 later i walk out and it is now soaking in my bath tub.( dont worry it hasnt been used for about 8 years now and i cleaned it fully before i put it inbut, should i replace the water weekly that it is soaking in or i have another canister spare should i hook that up?

here it is, this was day one. the isnt much tan in the water atm and its been 4 days and there isnt much but im going to at least leave it for a month

 

[Jer-]

that is one madd tank aussie dude.

 

[Aussie_Star]

I have been scrubbing the wood to try and get as much dirt and crap i can off that i can. I also got some peppermint bristlenose about 1.5 - 2 inches long. AS well as them i found some weird bug thing that is swimming around in the tank, so i caught it and put it into my net to see if anyone knows what it is, here is one picture of it

 

[Aussie_Star]

the peppermints, there are four of them

 

[Aussie_Star]

and a full tank shot with the flash in the middle lol

 

[Aussie_Star]

and here is another on of that thing

 

[jimboliana]

'Using a sump reduces the effect of the co2'

I disagree with this as i have done alot of research on this matter

While with a trickle filter you get far too much gas exchange, you can use a sump to great effect if done correctly by not creating bubbles and using glass covers to trap any CO2 that may escape (a bit like a nitragon blacket in a tank in a pure water system)

I do agree that sumps can use more CO2 but again done correctly this can be minimal

Jimbo

 

[Aussie_Star]

well i had a sump on one of my 75 before i sold it to afford this one and it went through co2 quicker then water, i had it pretty much fully sealed sump, yea but it cost better with a close system

 

[Paul_MTS]

looking awesome, deffinately need to get that wood in there!!

 

[simonbrown403]

like the tank Aussie_star it's coming on great since the 1st pic.

That bug looks like some sort of damsal or mayfly nypth.

have you colecting wild plants for your tank?

 

[Aussie_Star]

thanxs paul, yea cant wait for it aye.
Simon, ino only plants i have got are from the LFS, is the dangerous to my fish or plnats at all? i have it in the net so it cant really do much at the moment, but what should i do

 

[Aussie_Star]

well the wood is in, but the tank is still at mess and i havent been able to clean it up, so i doing that now and will take a picture tomorrow to post it. Looks pretty good but better when the plants grow. I did some chopping aswell and found more of the bug things

 

[George Farmer]

Looks superb. I look forward to seeing an update.

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

me too your tank is fabulose