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ADA CUBE GARDEN 60-F | Amazonia Regular & Powder | ADA Power Sand | ONF Flat One 2' Pendant Version | ADA C02 Advanced System - Forest | ADA Super Jet 300 | Hydor inline heater
Lights
- On: 11:00 AM
- Off: 5:00 PM
CO2
- Not used
Aeration
- None
- Full time
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White BG?
Same photo setup test, not clean, didn't remove all the pipes and kit. More to come. Feeling like the black bg is it tho. White? Black? Frosty? Who ......
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Black BG?
Did a lil photo setup test, not clean, didn't remove all the pipes and kit. More to come. Feeling like the black bg is it tho. Didn't even press th ......
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Just more angles
This shot makes me feel like i succeeded at my 1st tank effort ......
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Southbayaqua
10/27/2018 04:04:17 PMDefinitely a success. Well done
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lets talk about the real work pt2
this is the wonderfully slimmed down undercarriage with koolance quick connectors, found on southbayaqua ig post, not a drop upon disconnect. Very aw ......
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Southbayaqua
10/16/2018 07:21:48 PMDope cabinet setup. The koolance quick disconnects are so much nicer than the plastic ones Looks great w the superjet
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lets talk about the real work
new tubes, new hole, new hidden kit, very satisfied ......
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Iwagumi moving toward natural perhaps
Added Vallisneria Nana ......
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Southbayaqua
10/16/2018 05:25:53 PMI’m liking the transition. Definitely spruces up the layout.
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2 Months
Approx 2months & 2days in! I love it. Features Removed: - Taxiphyllum Barieri, Java Moss, which was an algae farm. Features Added: - Hydrocotyle Si ......
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Southbayaqua
09/26/2018 05:41:28 PMExtremely healthy. Love the addition of the new plants. What’s going on with the tank to the left?!?
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Southbayaqua
09/26/2018 05:41:29 PMExtremely healthy. Love the addition of the new plants. What’s going on with the tank to the left?!?
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day 65 - Semi-overhead
added some hairgrass along the back wall, hopefully does well and gets long and flowing one day, looking a lil like an algae magnet as of now. ......
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day 65
fully carpeted! (with some dead patches here and there) ......
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day 35
Doing well, quite close to carpeted, started some 1/2 recommended frequency ADA ferts, great runners, 1st trim coming up this weekend. ......
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Southbayaqua
08/21/2018 08:41:11 PMIt's looking great. I'd imagine it's a full carpet now.
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Afternoon side light
Finally got that natural side light shot I wanted to emulate from southbayaqua. :) ......
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Southbayaqua
07/23/2018 11:48:54 AMExcellent shot. I've always enjoyed the lights off with a beam of sunlight. It's just so peaceful.
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Southbayaqua
07/31/2018 05:54:34 PMHow’s the transition from dry start to submerged coming along?
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jm
08/03/2018 02:45:56 PMDoing very well! I will take some true overhead pics tonight, but I just threw up a photo from this past weekend. Everything seems great, some mild green algae about 1" below the surface that i can see from the outside of the tank in places, I wonder if thats the ambient sunlight in the rest of the room? Not seeing much about that sort of underground algae around the forums.
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Southbayaqua
08/03/2018 03:41:43 PMLet’s hope it’s not cyano bacteria. That stuff is sort of a pain to eradicate. If it’s normal algae it will eventually die off after being smothered by the carpet
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bataleon
03/04/2019 07:18:21 PMStunning mate. I'm looking for a light for my 60F and the ONF Flat One is on the top of my list. What brightness setting are you running it at to avoid algae in such a shallow tank?
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jm
03/04/2019 08:34:25 PM40-55% at most. Thing to note tho: in a power outage it comes back on at 100% this happened for an entire day once and rllt caused some badness. Other than that, i love it.
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seems alive to me
Not sure if this is truly pearling, being 2hrs after flooding, but looks alive! ......
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day 25 dsm = Day 1 filled
Flooded it! Running c02 at about 2bps. Any new tank c02 tips welcome. ......
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Southbayaqua
07/18/2018 10:50:19 PM2 bps sounds about right for a 60f. Already looks carpeted from this view. Are you keeping a consistent water changing regime during the cycle?
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jm
07/18/2018 11:36:20 PMMy plan was daily for 2 weeks. It only holds 6.5g or so, pretty easy work with ‘primed’ tap water. Any reccos on the c02 timing? 1hr before on and off seem sane? Drop checker is light green already.
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Southbayaqua
07/19/2018 09:36:56 AMPush it to 3-4 weeks if you can, or at least through the potential diatom and ammonia cycle. Mine turn on no more than 30 min prior to the lighting and usually off when the lights turn off. 1 hour works, but I suppose it depends more on the co2 tank.
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day 24
Day 24, see other photo for detail ......
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Southbayaqua
07/17/2018 08:32:31 PMIt’s really starting to fill in. Looking great
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Day 24 - overhead
Seeing a bit of algae in some edges of the tank, considering a flood tomorrow, I see rooting down 3" or so and would like to optimize the adjustment t ......
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Southbayaqua
07/17/2018 08:34:40 PMI’d flood it. Looks extremely healthy and rooted. Sometimes with a dry start you may catch some mold which is extremely difficult to eradicate. If you don’t have it and it’s this healthy...flood it!
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Southbayaqua
07/17/2018 08:38:11 PMThe consultant is a potential feature for people to consult aquariums from the internet, or showcase an aquarium that you built for someone else. I’m not sure if it’s a needed feature at this point.
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jm
07/18/2018 12:03:06 AMWow thanks! FWIW I sort of thought the feature might be for that purpose, I would absolutely pay some credits or dollars for consultation. I think its a great feature idea that seems inevitable, pro help on forums and the like are worth time money. I will add the sand and flood it tomorrow! Thanks.
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day 12
Seeing some dying off, tho the ones up high are actually branching out horizontally a bit, those came from a better tub of culture though, whereas the ......
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day 12 - overhead
I can see a bit more growth from this angle, the section not visible to the right side is spreading out for sure. Its all quite modest growth but I s ......
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GLosso Factory W
Spraying with Glosso Factory Dry Start / Wabi Kusa Spray every other day. ......
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Southbayaqua
07/03/2018 10:38:24 PMInteresting. Never realized there was a dry start spray. Have you used it before?
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jm
07/17/2018 05:53:50 PMI have not used it, and I did every other day for the first 2 weeks and got alot of plant burn, so i stopped using it entirely. I know in my terrestrial plant world that liquid foliar sprays are dangerous during the daylight hours, so i figured perhaps my high light environment was causing evaporation and thus over concentration of its elements.
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Southbayaqua
07/17/2018 08:39:19 PMGotcha. Interesting experiment nonetheless
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jm
07/18/2018 12:23:44 AMI am going to use it on some plants around the house, I am sure I can find a use for it somehow. Maybe on some terrestrial mosses or wabi kusa.
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Day 01
Covered in plastic wrap, I think I need a better lid solution for a 4-6 week process. Added a nano beta heater to a cube vase of water and a thermome ......
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day 01 - overhead
Dry start method has begun. ......
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hardscape FINAL layout - 3/4 amazonia added
Chose it, filled it, laid out stones, added some 'custom designed' substrate supports made of white corrugated storage box. Hoped that highly oxidize ......
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Southbayaqua
06/25/2018 06:33:09 PMNice ohko layout. I don’t think you’ll have an issue with the Ohko adversely affecting your water parameters.
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Test layout 03
Dragonstone, red pieces test layout #3, basic structure chosen ......
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Test layout 02
Dragonstone, red pieces test layout #2 ......
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Test layout 01
Dragonstone, yellower pieces test layout #1 ......
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Day 0 - Tank and Light Setup
Had to offset the whole rig due to the placement needs on a roll-front cabinet. ......
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Southbayaqua
06/25/2018 06:34:10 PMFully loaded! Can’t wait to see it filled and thriving.
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Southbayaqua
10/28/2018 03:50:10 PMI'm feeling the white background. However, the black background really pops as well. I don't think you can go wrong either way.
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