350 Gallon/ 1350 liter planted aquario

[plantbrain]

 

 

I replanted and removed all the black flourite and switched to good old cheap dolomite. I reduced the light from about 50-60 micromols at the bottom , to 30.

 

Easier to see the fish, nice sediment, happier client.

 

Tank is about 2 weeks old after the redo and complete tear down.

Tank is far from done, but should grow in a bit, I'll make some plant changes. Moss should take over the tree in the slightly off center spot. Sort of a leaf effect on a bonsai. On the left wall, there will be 1-2 EcoTech wavemakers to provide a high current experience for the fish and to clean the tank nicely. This means 3000-6000 Gallon/hr pulsed floweds down to about 800 gph.

 

Right now there is about 1000gph through the wet/dry filter, and separate loop for a large Ehiem 2250. And a 1500-2000gph wave continuous flow(this will be removed for the Ecotechs).

Added new white moon lights on a reverse light switch, so when the lights go off, the moon lights come on.

 

Still to do:

1. Add new return pump that's quieter.

2. Replumb to reduce bends/turns, head pressure.

3. Provide access to change a very old UV bulb.

4. Remove chiller loop and unit.

5. Add drip dosing

6. Add another auto feeder(one fell into the aquarium and is toast)

7. Install micro freezer for frozen food access at tank location(where chiller was)

8. Test lower lighting without HQI's running.

 

The issue for me is that removing the Metal halides also means no ripple sunlight effect, but I get better growth without them and cleaner etc.

The fish loading is high, some other issues occur since the tank is not touched much all week often times due to acess, but these can/are be/being addressed.

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[pribeiro]

Hi

 

Very good i like it, those plants are amazing, still i´d use another fish, but that´s my opinion.

Amazing aqua, keep that actualized.

 

[Badginga]

whats the name of the plants on the back?

are they dense on there own or they are just tight together?

[plantbrain]

Needle leaf Java fern.

They are attached to the driftwood, you cannot see all the wood in the pictures. Many hiding places for fish and you can still see them at the same time.

 

It has CO2 added.

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[LuisVentura]

I will die and go to hell since i am commiting one of mortal sins

 

 

ENVY

 

 

some time ago i was ondering where where you since you where not giving any news on your tanks, give more Photos and updates.

 

 

btw can you give us the tank seting on viving stock, those white things salamander like what are those?

[Hugo Santos Costa]

Very, very good, what´s your fish???

[Badginga]

Needle leaf Java fern.

They are attached to the driftwood, you cannot see all the wood in the pictures. Many hiding places for fish and you can still see them at the same time.

 

It has CO2 added.

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

 

i can´t see the wood but i can imagine what your talking about, instead of planting on the horizontal you made it in the vertical and it gives that awesome aspect.

on mine I'm going to do it in Styrofoam or something like that, and it as to be a resistant plant becouse i don't use Co2

Editado Dezembro 9, 2009 por Badginga

[plantbrain]

I will die and go to hell since i am commiting one of mortal sins

 

 

ENVY

 

 

some time ago i was ondering where where you since you where not giving any news on your tanks, give more Photos and updates.

 

 

btw can you give us the tank seting on viving stock, those white things salamander like what are those?

 

Ola Luis,

 

 

This is a client's tank, not my tank. The cars this client drives will make you envious!

 

300 Rummy Nose tetras

100 Cardinal tetras

12 Roseline sharks

20 Emperor Tetras

Many plecos of various types(20 different species).

30 Cordy panda

2 SAE's I have not been able to catch

 

Gold dojos are the white eel like fish

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[plantbrain]

i can´t see the wood but i can imagine what your talking about, instead of planting on the horizontal you made it in the vertical and it gives that awesome aspect.

on mine I'm going to do it in Styrofoam or something like that, and it as to be a resistant plant becouse i don't use Co2

 

I use driftwood like Reef hobbyists use live rock, you add wood and the plants fill in the spaces to give a solid wall effect.

 

Driftwood is much easier to work with than rock.

Java fern is easy to grow and does well in non CO2 tanks if the light is correctly balanced, not too much.

 

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[plantbrain]

Older pictures:

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[gervas]

Awesome job Sir! Wish i had space and the resources to assemble and plant such a big tank!=)

What are the dimensions of this small slice of heaven?

 

PS: Sorry for portuguese, i wasnt aware that english speakers read these forum=)

Editado Dezembro 11, 2009 por gervas

[plantbrain]

Awesome job Sir! Wish i had space and the resources to assemble and plant such a big tank!=)

What are the dimensions of this small slice of heaven?

 

PS: Sorry for portuguese, i wasnt aware that english speakers read these forum=)

 

As long as we can communicate at some level in some way, the language itself matters little.

Never apologize for your language. Your English is much better than my Portuguese as many there are well aware of :D

 

 

The tank is 240 Cm x 70cm x 70 cm.

 

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[João Paulo Viegas]

Congratulations Tom

 

Another good assembly.

 

The plants are very good-looking.

 

In fact if there is a great fish loading in the aqua it could be a problem if the tank is rarely touched during the week.

Probably some fich must go out to another tank.

 

It would be nice to see that moon light in the aqua.

[RicardowD]

I haven't got words to describe it, it's just great, great work

[gervas]

Do you have any more detail photos of this piece of raw goodness you'd like to share with us? Dont be shy =P =) This thread really gets me going=) :D

[plantbrain]

Congratulations Tom

 

Another good assembly.

 

The plants are very good-looking.

 

In fact if there is a great fish loading in the aqua it could be a problem if the tank is rarely touched during the week.

Probably some fich must go out to another tank.

 

It would be nice to see that moon light in the aqua.

 

Hard to take a phot with the moon light, lots of blurs would be it.

 

I added two small stingray today. They seem much happier now in that nice sand. About 12cm across, really neat looking. the fish stocking is really fun and lots of rare plecos are in here, large schools of tetras.

 

I will add two Vortech Wavemakers pumps next week. MP40's, these pulse 300-3000gph and there will be two added for a nice strong pulsed current down the front sandy length, just like a stream.

Should give a nicer effect.

 

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[plantbrain]

Do you have any more detail photos of this piece of raw goodness you'd like to share with us? Dont be shy =P =) This thread really gets me going=) :D

 

An older picture.

 

 

 

regards,

Tom Barr