65 Gallon Planted, Lots Of Pics.

flamingo · 04-09-2007, 02:43 PM

So yes, after all this time of wanting to do a planted tank.. I finally got around to it. Pics are at various stages... tank was already filled, just moved the fish and took everything out.

First I started by removing everything, and putting a 20 pound bag of cheap gravel at petsmart as the bottom layer (sloped towards the front):

Then, ugh, after washing for quite a while, I added the flourite (one bag):

Then I ended up siphoning out about 50 gallon of water :/

Still turned out cloudy.

Let it sit for a while, then I planted it:

All I need now is vallisneria for the backs, and the chance to do something with the smallmouth bass in it :0. I hope you like it. Pretty bored so i thought i'd update and share. I'd also like to thank Kristin (Justonemore20) for a large amount of the plants that are now in this tank

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**JustOneMore20** · 04-09-2007, 05:33 PM

Your tank looks great Dylan! I love it!

**Scuba Kid** · 04-09-2007, 05:47 PM

Awesome job, Dylan! Looks really nice.

Id take the bass if I had an extra tank. You know how much I love those kinds of fish.

Ringo · 04-09-2007, 06:00 PM

Looks great Dylan

swordtailbreedr · 04-09-2007, 06:09 PM

cool!!my 55g will look like that soon

Chaos553 · 04-09-2007, 07:03 PM

sweet setup, wish mine looked as good as that =P

**Damon** · 04-09-2007, 07:16 PM

Nice start.

Just a few things you will want to keep in mind................... (I wouldn't be me if I didn't mention them)

Your left side will decay. You are teasing them with the light on the right. Even if some grow, they will grow sideways, not upwards.

Your gravel will eventually mix with the flourite. Fact of life

Need more foreground plants

Great start though. Keep it up.

flamingo · 04-09-2007, 07:30 PM

Hehe thanks everyone!

No problem Damon, taking all the help I can get hehe. I know the gravel with eventually mix, but I just tried that for now. I'll probably end up buying more flourite later on. I just ran out of money then and didn't think I needed that much for the amount of plants I had. I should be getting in a new light soon. I have that light on there, and a smaller one on the other side ATM. The only thing that's having problems is the lily- but those always do when they get moved like that. Only thing on that side are two amazon swords (which have been moved) and a large thing of java moss. I hope to upgrade this as I go along. When the bass is out. (if I get my 210) i'm thinking of using this as a grow out system for small dats and gars.. otherwise i'm thinking of a small oddball community. I don't really know. The bass is amazing in this set-up, but it has a tendency to crash through this when I throw in feeders.

Plyr58 · 04-09-2007, 09:52 PM

FYI. You don't have to wash the Flourite. IT is gonna lud the water if you wash it for a week, and all you are doing is washing out nutrients. Didn't hurt anything, but thought it might help in the future.

flamingo · 04-10-2007, 04:51 AM

Yes, I know

. I only washed it, because, otherwise my tank would never get clear. I've heard people using all of the crud that came with it, but i'm not going to try that with a first real "planted tank setup". I took a large portion of the silt that came with it, and let it settle on the bottom of one of my ten gallons (which had plants in it) but that's about it.

**Damon** · 04-10-2007, 02:30 PM

FLourite (as well as every other substrate except eco complete) is calcinied clay. The dust is the substrate rubbing together and wearing down (like a big dirt clump). If you can find Turface or Soilmaster in your area use that. Same stuff and cheaper ($12.00 for 50lbs)

**Ichthius** · 04-10-2007, 03:24 PM

Looking good, Dylan

. Nice job!

04-09-2007, 02:43 PM	#1
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	65 Gallon Planted, Lots Of Pics. So yes, after all this time of wanting to do a planted tank.. I finally got around to it. Pics are at various stages... tank was already filled, just moved the fish and took everything out. First I started by removing everything, and putting a 20 pound bag of cheap gravel at petsmart as the bottom layer (sloped towards the front): Then, ugh, after washing for quite a while, I added the flourite (one bag): Then I ended up siphoning out about 50 gallon of water :/ Still turned out cloudy. Let it sit for a while, then I planted it: All I need now is vallisneria for the backs, and the chance to do something with the smallmouth bass in it :0. I hope you like it. Pretty bored so i thought i'd update and share. I'd also like to thank Kristin (Justonemore20) for a large amount of the plants that are now in this tank . __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

04-09-2007, 05:33 PM	#2
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,571	Your tank looks great Dylan! I love it! __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

04-09-2007, 05:47 PM	#3
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,221	Awesome job, Dylan! Looks really nice. Id take the bass if I had an extra tank. You know how much I love those kinds of fish. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

04-09-2007, 07:03 PM	#6
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 410	sweet setup, wish mine looked as good as that =P __________________ 10-Gallon Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

04-09-2007, 07:16 PM	#7
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Nice start. Just a few things you will want to keep in mind................... (I wouldn't be me if I didn't mention them) Your left side will decay. You are teasing them with the light on the right. Even if some grow, they will grow sideways, not upwards. Your gravel will eventually mix with the flourite. Fact of life Need more foreground plants Great start though. Keep it up. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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04-09-2007, 06:00 PM	#4
Ringo I'm just a Twig Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Sticks Age: 16 Posts: 965	Looks great Dylan

04-09-2007, 06:09 PM	#5
swordtailbreedr Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 400	cool!!my 55g will look like that soon

04-09-2007, 07:30 PM	#8
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	Hehe thanks everyone! No problem Damon, taking all the help I can get hehe. I know the gravel with eventually mix, but I just tried that for now. I'll probably end up buying more flourite later on. I just ran out of money then and didn't think I needed that much for the amount of plants I had. I should be getting in a new light soon. I have that light on there, and a smaller one on the other side ATM. The only thing that's having problems is the lily- but those always do when they get moved like that. Only thing on that side are two amazon swords (which have been moved) and a large thing of java moss. I hope to upgrade this as I go along. When the bass is out. (if I get my 210) i'm thinking of using this as a grow out system for small dats and gars.. otherwise i'm thinking of a small oddball community. I don't really know. The bass is amazing in this set-up, but it has a tendency to crash through this when I throw in feeders. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

04-09-2007, 09:52 PM	#9
Plyr58 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 35	FYI. You don't have to wash the Flourite. IT is gonna lud the water if you wash it for a week, and all you are doing is washing out nutrients. Didn't hurt anything, but thought it might help in the future. __________________ 'What we see depends mainly on what we look for.' - Sir John Lubbock 28 Gallon Bowfront 5 Head and Tail Light Tetra 6 Buenos Aires Tetra 2 White Skirt Tetra 3 Panda Corydoras 2 Dalmatian Mollys 1 Red Dwarf Gourami 1 Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami 3 Amano Shrimp Looking for an aquarium big enough to don my rebreather and go for a dip

04-10-2007, 04:51 AM	#10
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	Yes, I know . I only washed it, because, otherwise my tank would never get clear. I've heard people using all of the crud that came with it, but i'm not going to try that with a first real "planted tank setup". I took a large portion of the silt that came with it, and let it settle on the bottom of one of my ten gallons (which had plants in it) but that's about it. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

04-10-2007, 02:30 PM	#11
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	FLourite (as well as every other substrate except eco complete) is calcinied clay. The dust is the substrate rubbing together and wearing down (like a big dirt clump). If you can find Turface or Soilmaster in your area use that. Same stuff and cheaper ($12.00 for 50lbs) __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

04-10-2007, 03:24 PM	#12
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 943	Looking good, Dylan . Nice job! __________________ - Leah - Aquarium Blog ><(((*>

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