A Tetra Haven - 125 gal playground - Page 2 - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

chillplants · 08-20-2009, 04:40 PM

Everything in the above post was completed today. It took me about 2 1/2 hours get all the Marselia planted, another half hour to get the anubias, ferns and moss attached to the wood. I decided to fill the back space on the right with B japonica for now, still waiting on that to come in the mail.
I like the wood for the scape I'm trying to create, but I also I agree that larger pieces could look better in a tank this size. Once the moss, anubias and ferns start to grow and fill in, you won't even notice the wood that much. Maybe next time I decide to rescape, I'll have to come dig through your pile of wood.

chillplants · 08-24-2009, 08:31 PM

Here's a couple quick pics from today. I finally got all the plants I was looking for and finished planting today. Now I just sit back and wait for everything to grow.

Here's the right side

and a front pic

AquaZilla · 08-24-2009, 08:32 PM

Thats a lot of tweezer work! Can we get a front shot with no angle?

chillplants · 08-24-2009, 08:49 PM

By your request, here are the shots. And yes, that was a LOT of tweezer work. I contemplated putting in more marselia, but my sore back said there was plenty already.

FTS

Left close

Right close

AquaZilla · 08-24-2009, 08:52 PM

Man, look how small the thermometer looks compared to the huge pane of glass

chillplants · 08-24-2009, 09:54 PM

I don't even notice that in person, but you're right, the thermometer does look tiny in the pics.

chillplants · 09-17-2009, 06:03 PM

Yea, my new 5' light fixture from Catalina finally arrived today. Now the entire tank gets direct light. Unfortunately, that spray bar on the right really sticks out like a sore thumb now. I'll have to play with that later tonight and see if I can rearrange it so it's more hidden in pics.

CL · 09-17-2009, 06:11 PM

Cool! How do you like that light? I'm ordering the 4x39W 3ft fixture from them tomorrow.

AquaZilla · 09-17-2009, 06:26 PM

How is the Needle wheel pump working?

chillplants · 09-17-2009, 06:29 PM

I like the Catalina lights in general. I'm still not quite convinced if they are the right choice for this tank due to the height of the tank, but they are the only affordable 5' light that I could find. Orlando and I discussed Tec lights, but they don't make 5' lights. I would have needed to buy two 3' lights at nearly double the cost of one 5' Catalina light. I was previously using a 4' light that I borrowed from my 75 gal tank, so that may have been a big factor. The tank isn't that much brighter with the new light (as expected), but the light does cover the entire tank now. To compensate for lower light levels near the substrate, I just adjusted my plant selection on this recent rescape.
The needle wheel pump is working fantastic, well worth the (sloppy wet) effort to get it installed.

08-24-2009, 08:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 423	Here's a couple quick pics from today. I finally got all the plants I was looking for and finished planting today. Now I just sit back and wait for everything to grow. Here's the right side and a front pic __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

08-24-2009, 08:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 423	By your request, here are the shots. And yes, that was a LOT of tweezer work. I contemplated putting in more marselia, but my sore back said there was plenty already. FTS Left close Right close __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

08-24-2009, 09:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 423	I don't even notice that in person, but you're right, the thermometer does look tiny in the pics. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

09-17-2009, 06:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 423	Yea, my new 5' light fixture from Catalina finally arrived today. Now the entire tank gets direct light. Unfortunately, that spray bar on the right really sticks out like a sore thumb now. I'll have to play with that later tonight and see if I can rearrange it so it's more hidden in pics. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

09-17-2009, 06:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 423	I like the Catalina lights in general. I'm still not quite convinced if they are the right choice for this tank due to the height of the tank, but they are the only affordable 5' light that I could find. Orlando and I discussed Tec lights, but they don't make 5' lights. I would have needed to buy two 3' lights at nearly double the cost of one 5' Catalina light. I was previously using a 4' light that I borrowed from my 75 gal tank, so that may have been a big factor. The tank isn't that much brighter with the new light (as expected), but the light does cover the entire tank now. To compensate for lower light levels near the substrate, I just adjusted my plant selection on this recent rescape. The needle wheel pump is working fantastic, well worth the (sloppy wet) effort to get it installed. __________________ 125 gal 75 gal eel tank

08-20-2009, 04:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
chillplants Aquatic Plant Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 423	Everything in the above post was completed today. It took me about 2 1/2 hours get all the Marselia planted, another half hour to get the anubias, ferns and moss attached to the wood. I decided to fill the back space on the right with B japonica for now, still waiting on that to come in the mail. I like the wood for the scape I'm trying to create, but I also I agree that larger pieces could look better in a tank this size. Once the moss, anubias and ferns start to grow and fill in, you won't even notice the wood that much. Maybe next time I decide to rescape, I'll have to come dig through your pile of wood.

08-24-2009, 08:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	Thats a lot of tweezer work! Can we get a front shot with no angle?

08-24-2009, 08:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	Man, look how small the thermometer looks compared to the huge pane of glass

09-17-2009, 06:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
CL Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 603	Cool! How do you like that light? I'm ordering the 4x39W 3ft fixture from them tomorrow.

09-17-2009, 06:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	How is the Needle wheel pump working?

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