roybot73. ADA 60-P

roybot73 · 07-18-2008, 11:42 PM

Well, here it is.

Humble beginnings...

Original Aquasoil
Power Sand Special S
Tourmaline BC
Bacter 100
Nile Sand

Eheim 2215
Hydor 200w inline
ADA Lily Pipes (P2, V3)
5# CO2 cylinder
JBJ Reg
ADA Pollen Glass & Bubble Counter ADA Drop Checker
130w (2x65w) Coralife -- Will be replaced with 70w AquaMedic HQI Metal -Halide with 8000k bulb.

Green Brighty step 1
Green Brighty Shade
Brighty K
ECA
Green Gain
Green Bacter
Phyton Git

Cyperus helferi
Lilaeopsis Brasilensis
Crypt petchii
Crypt wenditii 'green'
Crypt lucens
Crypt 'Tropica'
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Rotala indica
Limnophila aromatica
Echinodorus tennellus
Peacock moss on rocks
Needle leaf Java
Bolbitis heudelotii
Ludwigia arcuata

2.5 months later...

JDowns · 07-19-2008, 12:04 AM

That's grown in very nicely.

Looks great.

aqualover · 07-19-2008, 12:08 AM

Beautiful scape!
but the fish is not enough!

fishman9809 · 07-19-2008, 01:59 AM

welcome to ASW man!!! good to see a familar username!!!! (and an amazing tank!!!)

roybot73 · 07-19-2008, 05:08 PM

Thanks for the comments!

Maciek · 07-20-2008, 05:01 PM

Wow, nice! The hardscape is great - very dynamic. The layout is full of natural feeling, I would love to see a frontal shot.

Sergiusz · 07-21-2008, 02:43 AM

WOW!
Very nice scape.
Congratulations!

roybot73 · 07-21-2008, 07:55 AM

Thanks again -- Sorry for the photo quality, my camera does not like the 8000K bulb.

Jur4ik · 07-21-2008, 10:19 AM

great tank
i´m really jealous because of all the ADA stuff

Hannes85 · 07-22-2008, 12:04 PM

sodele, my first post (comment) because this is an amazing composition of plants an moss! Not only the good equipment, also the driftwood. Is this bougt, or do you find it somewhere?

LG

J House · 07-22-2008, 01:23 PM

That's a nice natural looking scape. Well done. Can you tell everyone what the major difference you saw with you tank when you replaced the 2x65 cf lights with the 70w halide.

roybot73 · 07-22-2008, 10:12 PM

Thanks again for the comments everyone!

Hannes85 -- I bought the driftwood from someone who collects it himself.

J House -- To be honest, the 2x65W CF light was only on the tank for a week, so I can't comment on growth differences. Appearance-wise, the 2 lights are worlds apart. Nothing can compare to the HQI. In the pics I've posted already, the bulb is an 8000K from watergrass.net. It's very, very green. It's probably best suited to an Iwagumi type layout where there is a primarily green layout. I've switched back to the stock 12,000K (seems more like 10000K) Aqua Medic bulb. What an incredible difference in the color rendition, not to mention the dramatic increase in the plants' pearling. All of my photos have been taken using the same camera, with the same settings.

With Stock Aqua Medic 12000K HQI.

Jur4ik · 07-23-2008, 08:33 AM

maybe you can wath here, tan your camera and your 10000k bulb become friends

nice shots anyway

roybot73 · 08-19-2008, 08:24 AM

Might be time to thin out some Tenellus soon, Cyperus too -- seems to inhibit flow a bit. Stems need trimming too

I like keeping it 'wild' though...

Jur4ik · 08-19-2008, 08:48 AM

yes, once it becomes too wild - it would be very difficult to resque something
i liek the way tennelus comes reddish

DiogoHCMatias · 08-19-2008, 03:24 PM

Great job! It looks wild but seams very good to me ;-)
You have red noise, neons and what is the other litle fish in there?

roybot73 · 08-19-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiogoHCMatias

Great job! It looks wild but seams very good to me ;-)
You have red noise, neons and what is the other litle fish in there?

Thanks for the compliments!

Rummy Nose, Neons, and Green Fire Tetras (or what's left of them -- most have jumped out)

07-18-2008, 11:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
roybot73 Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 7	roybot73. ADA 60-P Well, here it is. Humble beginnings... Original Aquasoil Power Sand Special S Tourmaline BC Bacter 100 Nile Sand Eheim 2215 Hydor 200w inline ADA Lily Pipes (P2, V3) 5# CO2 cylinder JBJ Reg ADA Pollen Glass & Bubble Counter ADA Drop Checker 130w (2x65w) Coralife -- Will be replaced with 70w AquaMedic HQI Metal -Halide with 8000k bulb. Green Brighty step 1 Green Brighty Shade Brighty K ECA Green Gain Green Bacter Phyton Git Cyperus helferi Lilaeopsis Brasilensis Crypt petchii Crypt wenditii 'green' Crypt lucens Crypt 'Tropica' Myriophyllum mattogrossense Rotala indica Limnophila aromatica Echinodorus tennellus Peacock moss on rocks Needle leaf Java Bolbitis heudelotii Ludwigia arcuata 2.5 months later...

07-19-2008, 12:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
JDowns Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 148	That's grown in very nicely. Looks great. __________________ I mix my shrimp species and there ain't a damn thing you can do about it!

07-19-2008, 12:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
aqualover Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: China Posts: 17	Beautiful scape! but the fish is not enough! __________________

07-20-2008, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Maciek Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cracow, Poland Posts: 64	Wow, nice! The hardscape is great - very dynamic. The layout is full of natural feeling, I would love to see a frontal shot. __________________ Last edited by Maciek; 07-20-2008 at 05:17 PM.

07-21-2008, 02:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sergiusz Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruda Śląska/Poland Posts: 20	WOW! Very nice scape. Congratulations! __________________

07-19-2008, 01:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
fishman9809 Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Posts: 268	welcome to ASW man!!! good to see a familar username!!!! (and an amazing tank!!!)

07-19-2008, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
roybot73 Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 7	Thanks for the comments!

07-21-2008, 07:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
roybot73 Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 7	Thanks again -- Sorry for the photo quality, my camera does not like the 8000K bulb.

07-21-2008, 10:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jur4ik Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 439	great tank i´m really jealous because of all the ADA stuff __________________ Regards Jur4ik

07-22-2008, 12:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hannes85 Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 41	sodele, my first post (comment) because this is an amazing composition of plants an moss! Not only the good equipment, also the driftwood. Is this bougt, or do you find it somewhere? LG

07-22-2008, 01:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
J House Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 119	That's a nice natural looking scape. Well done. Can you tell everyone what the major difference you saw with you tank when you replaced the 2x65 cf lights with the 70w halide.

07-22-2008, 10:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
roybot73 Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 7	Thanks again for the comments everyone! Hannes85 -- I bought the driftwood from someone who collects it himself. J House -- To be honest, the 2x65W CF light was only on the tank for a week, so I can't comment on growth differences. Appearance-wise, the 2 lights are worlds apart. Nothing can compare to the HQI. In the pics I've posted already, the bulb is an 8000K from watergrass.net. It's very, very green. It's probably best suited to an Iwagumi type layout where there is a primarily green layout. I've switched back to the stock 12,000K (seems more like 10000K) Aqua Medic bulb. What an incredible difference in the color rendition, not to mention the dramatic increase in the plants' pearling. All of my photos have been taken using the same camera, with the same settings. With Stock Aqua Medic 12000K HQI.

07-23-2008, 08:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
Jur4ik Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 439	maybe you can wath here, tan your camera and your 10000k bulb become friends nice shots anyway __________________ Regards Jur4ik

08-19-2008, 08:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
roybot73 Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 7	Might be time to thin out some Tenellus soon, Cyperus too -- seems to inhibit flow a bit. Stems need trimming too I like keeping it 'wild' though...

08-19-2008, 08:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jur4ik Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 439	yes, once it becomes too wild - it would be very difficult to resque something i liek the way tennelus comes reddish __________________ Regards Jur4ik

08-19-2008, 03:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
DiogoHCMatias Junior Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 18	Great job! It looks wild but seams very good to me ;-) You have red noise, neons and what is the other litle fish in there? __________________

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