Replanting the ten footer.

[Merrilyn]

The fish room has had a bit of a makeover in preparation for the arrival of the little altums, and the ten foot Jebo is undergoing a replant.

Thought I'd share the replant with you. The guy you see in the photos is Chris, from Chris's Tank Maintenance. He maintains all my tanks, and as you can see, is doing all the work while I take photos :lol:

[Ben]

Looking awesome Merrilyn!

Who's the handsome young devil?

[DR.V]

Fluval... Eheim... AquaOne... you name it.

Thats a lot of aqua soil :shock: did you have the power sand underneath ?

Looking good.

[Merrilyn]

And after just a few hours with those big filters running ................

Next step, the plants :D

[biggie1985]

wow....
now that's some serious filtration
you could market that tank like the endless swim spa :lol:
i bought some ada aqua soil the other day but haven't got around to using it
would like to her your thoughts on the product
please keep us posted

cheers dave

[Merrilyn]

Yep, ADA Power sand, followed by ADA Amazonia Soil and topped with ADA Amazonia powder. Soon to follow, plants, CO2 unit and fish :P

[scott bowler]

thats a awesome tank merrilyn cant wait to see it all up and running would love to have one like it . love it love it scott

[*Chris*]

well i try ben kinda brings a tear to my eye seeing a photo of me having had to get up so bloody early to move the tanks around

[thabone]

Geez I've never seen a tank that big on someone's house.

Congratz!

[DiscusMad]

God your a tease Merrilyn.

[Mattzilla]

oh....my....god!!!!!

talk about a dream tank.


i think i need to come and visit you LR

matt

[Dee]

Hiya Merrilyn,

Looks like it's going to be a great setup ... as always ;) Can't wait to see the progress on this tank ! Please keep the pics comming. It will be amazing once the Alt's get some size in that 10fter ... will be truly impressive :shock:

Oi Chris .... put ya collar down mate heheh :P

Cheers,

Dee :)

[Robdog]

I thought you invited Shannon Noll over to swim in your tank!

[Robdog]

Have you got any shots of what it was like just before you stripped it down Mez?

[Merrilyn]

Rob, when we first got the ten footer, it was always going to be a planted tank, but the small colony of Geophagus altifrons in the 8 foot discus tank were outgrowing their welcome, so they found a home in the ten footer. Taksan purchased another 7 altifrons, so the tank became home to twelve large, active eartheatersl. No chance of plants now.

The colony of altifrons have been moved to a three thousand litre outdoor heated pond, and so we now have a chance to plant out the ten footer.

This is what it looked like in May of this year, with a large troop of earthmovers determined to rearrange the landscape every day. Just lots of sand, and lots of wood.

[fish_r]

wow what a great tank, cant wait to see it planted :)

[*Chris*]

the collar is up to hide the love bites .
SHANNON NOLL !!!!!!!!
yesterday i was called leonardo dicaprio now shannon noll thats it im growing an afro

[Roy]

Looking good LR, cant wait to see it finished !

Roy

PS. Can we get some photos of this mega pond ?

[Nathan]

yea some pics of the pond would be great if your able to get any!

thats amazing merrilyn, would have cost a ton for all the aqua soils, but itl definitely be worth it in the end, cant wait to see progress on this beauty!!

[Robdog]

I think whoever called you dicaprio Chris, should put the coke bottle lenses back in their glasses! :wink:

[Tunnel Rat]

The colony of altifrons have been moved to a three thousand litre outdoor heated pond

Love the tank good job :thumb .How I would love to go on a tour of your place & Taksan's :wink:
That outdoor pond WOW love to dig up my backyard how is the heating done ?

Its not fair you & Taksan always make me cry to sleep thinking I wish I was never born :cry:

Rat

[Merrilyn]

Rat, the outdoor pond is heated with a huge spa heater, and pond filters that do a wonderful job of keeping the water sparkling clean.

Taksan will have to fill in the technical details. I just get to feed and play with the fish :P They become very tame in a big pond.

[shewey]

Hi Merrilyn,

Wow thats a nice tank. You should get some great plant growth with the aquasoil in it. Can I ask what type it is? Is that the Amazonia? I am htinking of getting the Amazonia as well since it looks like a nice dark colouration.

Have you thought about putting a coloured background on the back of the tank? I think it would a lot better to hide all the tubing.

Cheers,
Mark

[Merrilyn]

Mark, the ADA soil is the Amazonia. Just love the stuff. I've slowly converted all my tanks over to it, and the improvement in plant growth is amazing.

A coloured background is on the way. The tank is 2ft 6 inches deep, and it's not easy to find background the right size :P

[*Chris*]

yes true rob
im better looking , thats a fair comment LOL

[shake]

Rat, the outdoor pond is heated with a huge spa heater, and pond filters that do a wonderful job of keeping the water sparkling clean.

Taksan will have to fill in the technical details. I just get to feed and play with the fish :P They become very tame in a big pond.

WOW, a 3000ltr heated pond, right here in Melbourne. :shock:

Any photos of the pond.

You have my dream set up :P

[*Chris*]

its a dream of a power bill too
LOL

[Merrilyn]

WOW, a 3000ltr heated pond, right here in Melbourne. :shock:

Any photos of the pond.

I'll have to ask the boss about that one :P

[shake]

its a dream of a power bill too
LOL

LOL, that's why it's only a dream :D

[goldenpigeon]

lol chris your such a hottie! keep it up mate!

nice tank guys, cant wait to see it all planted!

[Merrilyn]

Some info on the heated outdoor pond can be found here .......................

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7052&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

[Robdog]

Any progress photos Mez?

[*Chris*]

i have not got around to doing anything elso to it
plants are still on the way,
rome was not built ina day mate
just chill it will be done soon LOL

actually rome was built ina day , rytis's tank that is hahaha

[samir]

Rytis' tank was a Greek theme not Roman, from the architectural marvel of the pillared portico to the hint of the mythological provided by the lurking hydra. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Merrilyn]

Samir, your're a funny guy :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[bun]

Woaaahhhhh Merrilyn! I love those Altifrons :D

[nicholas76]

aaaah dream come true

well they do at your place LR nice work look forward to seing this tank set up!!

[piranha-discus]

no wonder what day oncoming winter
can we go to LR place and have a swim
or bath in the nice warm spa!
it would do the job for us lol
cheers ben

[harvey.6]

can i have one

[Nathan]

any updates?

r u still havn that issue with the substrate, the powersand coming through the soil?

[thabone]

PICS, PICS, PICS!!!

[nicholas76]

I second that !

[mushroomboy]

What happened to the update??

Is the bet still on, or did you beat Taksan?

[scott bowler]

cris hasnt been well with all the partying haha so not finished