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Vigilante · 11-07-2008, 04:49 PM

Here's a pic of mine finally, still in the setup stages. Most of the plants towards the back will fill the top and make a backdrop. Just playing the waiting game with them for now. Hair and staghorn algae are kicking my ass, which is why some of them are trimmed down to nearly a stump.

I have mixed native plants and fish with tropical now. Didn't feel like hassling with native plant adaption issues. It could work now that I've upgraded the light, but meh. Light in the pic is ~200w, 3 white 32w + 2 54w daylight HO lights. The two 54w HO actinics are off, but present. Waiting for the plants to out-compete the algae before I crank up the juice. It's not really necessary, but I want the plants to bush out with little upward growth, and I like the added blue tint. The yellow tint is kinda ugly IMO.

Image is link to fullsize

Cory cats love the sand substrate...

See?

11-07-2008, 04:49 PM	#84 (permalink)
Vigilante Broken Arrow Location: US	Here's a pic of mine finally, still in the setup stages. Most of the plants towards the back will fill the top and make a backdrop. Just playing the waiting game with them for now. Hair and staghorn algae are kicking my ass, which is why some of them are trimmed down to nearly a stump. I have mixed native plants and fish with tropical now. Didn't feel like hassling with native plant adaption issues. It could work now that I've upgraded the light, but meh. Light in the pic is ~200w, 3 white 32w + 2 54w daylight HO lights. The two 54w HO actinics are off, but present. Waiting for the plants to out-compete the algae before I crank up the juice. It's not really necessary, but I want the plants to bush out with little upward growth, and I like the added blue tint. The yellow tint is kinda ugly IMO. Image is link to fullsize Cory cats love the sand substrate... See? __________________ We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Winston Churchill