Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:18 pm
What if you soaked them in hot water in the bathtub with some Oxyclean? Apparently that evaporates into nothing though I heard the same thing about bleach...
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Help! J-P's Set up
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Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:22 pm
I think that tap warn water will do the job, that's what I did
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:04 pm
Typically how long would ammonia take to start showing up on test results? I tried my didital tester today and it read 0, so I tried the standard drop test .. again zero.
The water temp is VERY cold also.... used cold water to fill it up, and then again I put the rock in that were still cold from outside.
The water temp is VERY cold also.... used cold water to fill it up, and then again I put the rock in that were still cold from outside.
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:57 pm
Ok... I think I got the themes to the tanks:
Grandma's garden, Beach House, Dark Cave (these two I have already set up), Bamboo Forest and the long bottom tank will be called Forest Trails.
The plants on order are:
3 bags of Java moss
2 x Barclaya Red
3 Bunches of Java Fern
3 x Fissidens Splachnobryoides (don't ask me how to pronounce that one)
3 x Echinodorus Horemanii Red
3x Pellia
3x Red Tiger Lotus
4x Windelov Java Fern
5x Christmas Moss
I know it may sound alot but most of these are slow growing and I probably won't see the results I am looking for for at least 6 months (if I do everything right).
Grandma's garden, Beach House, Dark Cave (these two I have already set up), Bamboo Forest and the long bottom tank will be called Forest Trails.
The plants on order are:
3 bags of Java moss
2 x Barclaya Red
3 Bunches of Java Fern
3 x Fissidens Splachnobryoides (don't ask me how to pronounce that one)
3 x Echinodorus Horemanii Red
3x Pellia
3x Red Tiger Lotus
4x Windelov Java Fern
5x Christmas Moss
I know it may sound alot but most of these are slow growing and I probably won't see the results I am looking for for at least 6 months (if I do everything right).
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:55 am
Wouldn't when the plants are young & no waste in the substrate to feed on, be the best time to fertilize?Later I can add liquid fertalizer as needed.
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:08 am
Well I am picking up the plant substrate tomorrow. Mostly Seachem Flourite Black Sand. RTR correct me if I am wrong, but the nutrients in the substrate should last about 4-6 months.Pufferpunk wrote:Wouldn't when the plants are young & no waste in the substrate to feed on, be the best time to fertilize?
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:10 am
No, the Seachem substrates are not nutitiious until they have been in the tank for some time. I would do low dosing from day one as PP suggests. Getting plants established is key.
What is the lighting over the tank(s) to house those plants? Some of them are low-light and not demanding. Others are IME quite demanding or picky - such as the Barclaya and to some extent the Lotus (really a water lily, it is not a lotus despite the name).
Also be aware that the various mosses are likely to mix.
What is the lighting over the tank(s) to house those plants? Some of them are low-light and not demanding. Others are IME quite demanding or picky - such as the Barclaya and to some extent the Lotus (really a water lily, it is not a lotus despite the name).
Also be aware that the various mosses are likely to mix.
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:14 pm
I'll post this again: http://www.yamatogreen.com
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:22 pm
Pufferpunk wrote:I'll post this again: http://www.yamatogreen.com
Yea I saw that ... can't get it here....
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:21 am
Ok getting a little depressed here ....
I got the surface skimmer today .. yes the one that cost me $200. It apparently needs a wet / dry pump to go with it. That's another $400 - $600!!! I tried to jurry rig the hoses to go directly into the tanks but the hoses are rather ridged and pushes the skimmer off the lip of the tank. I am very hesitant on getting a wet dry for this thing .. the most powerful wet dry I can get is only rated for 300 gallons @ $600! @@
That would mean I have paid as much for filtration as I did the tank itself! AND the filtration isn't even rated for this sized tank!
I just want a surface skimmer!!!!
I got the surface skimmer today .. yes the one that cost me $200. It apparently needs a wet / dry pump to go with it. That's another $400 - $600!!! I tried to jurry rig the hoses to go directly into the tanks but the hoses are rather ridged and pushes the skimmer off the lip of the tank. I am very hesitant on getting a wet dry for this thing .. the most powerful wet dry I can get is only rated for 300 gallons @ $600! @@
That would mean I have paid as much for filtration as I did the tank itself! AND the filtration isn't even rated for this sized tank!
I just want a surface skimmer!!!!
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:21 am
Looks fine hanging on the tank, the way it is.
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:32 am
yes .. looks are decieving and so was the item description. The hoses on the back will drain directly on to the floor. I've got a few ideas and will try them out after work today.
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 7:47 pm
Ok .. couldn't get the stupid thing to work... it required a wet dry filter to power it / pump / cycle the water.
Can anyone recomend a decent wet / dry filter? (hint hint PP ... product endorcements and sample products)
The skimmer is rated for max 1000 gph. I don't think I need anything that large.
These are the choices I have:
Eheim Wet/Dry 2229 Canister Filter With Media $460
Marineland Acrylic Sump - Model 1 $320
-Model 2 $390
-Model 3 $570
-Model 4 $600
Not alot of choices ... and big $$
This is going into the 250 gal bottom tank
Can anyone recomend a decent wet / dry filter? (hint hint PP ... product endorcements and sample products)
The skimmer is rated for max 1000 gph. I don't think I need anything that large.
These are the choices I have:
Eheim Wet/Dry 2229 Canister Filter With Media $460
Marineland Acrylic Sump - Model 1 $320
-Model 2 $390
-Model 3 $570
-Model 4 $600
Not alot of choices ... and big $$
This is going into the 250 gal bottom tank
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:46 pm
Update:
I got a .44 reading for ammonia on this reading .. my tank is finally starting to cycle and my basement stinks of bad fish!!
I got a .44 reading for ammonia on this reading .. my tank is finally starting to cycle and my basement stinks of bad fish!!
Re: Help! J-P's Set up
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:59 am
Sorry, never owned a wet dry in my entire life. Definitely not for SW.