my aqua one bay

[easty1]

Its been going for about two months and I'm pretty pleased with the results
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr88/janis48/100_1716.jpg

bare tank
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after a week ends work transfering the saved plants from the original tank
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lots of light a 8tubes at 39 watts each
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after 2 months lots of lush growth
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[lpiasente]

very nice

[Barracuda]

Very nice - what sort of plants are they?

[TW]

Very nice planted tank. You've done a nice job, so no wonder you are pleased. Can't see any algae either.

Did you modify the hood, or is that how it came? Just wondering, as I know that a lot of the aqua ones come with filters & lights built into the top & I see you have your own light & I think you are using a canister filter?

[easty1]

Very nice - what sort of plants are they?

Blyxa japonica (the grass like plant mid ground)
echinodorus tenellus (the fine carpet plant in the forground)Pygmy chain sword
marsilea hirsuta(mixed in with the tenellus)Hansens nardo
nymphaes lotus (large red leaved plant center mid ground)tiger lotus
ludwigia repens(redish plant on the left)
tontina belem(palm tree looking plant center mid ground)
cryptocoryne wendtii(in with the tontina)
aponogeton crispus (large background plant center)
rotala indica(small leaved plant midground right hand side)
rotala marandra (mixed in with the indica)
limnophilia aromatica(large spikey plant left hand mid to back ground)
hygrophilia balsamica(fern like plant extreme left hand side)
Also there is some bacopa ,hygrophilia salicifolia, and other odds and sods hidden away in the sides

With a bit of luck you should be able to pick each plant

[easty1]

Very nice planted tank. You've done a nice job, so no wonder you are pleased. Can't see any algae either.

Did you modify the hood, or is that how it came? Just wondering, as I know that a lot of the aqua ones come with filters & lights built into the top & I see you have your own light & I think you are using a canister filter?

Its one of the euro range which comes with two t8 tubes so I dispenced with them and suspended a 8 tube t5 fitting above the tank ,this has two switches to allow you to use only 4 tubes if you want .I run four tubes with a sunburst of eight tubes for 3 hours early afternoon .The tank has no built in filter i use a 1500 ltr canister with built in uv filter The inlet hose has a DIY surface skimmer and a DIY lilly pipe out let .
I run pressurise co2 at 3 bpm switching on one hour before the lights come on and off at lights out

[easty1]

more photoshttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr88/janis48/100_2112.jpg
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