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11-06-2009, 5:05 PM
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#31
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Tigrinus Catfish
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You could do something cool with archer fish, and watch them shoot bugs off of branches and stuff
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11-06-2009, 6:37 PM
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#32
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Green Sunfish
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Quote:
Originally Posted by swede
that is amazing!!!!! how much did it cost you to setup the 65 gallon?
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I can use this picture to point out most of the stuff that I put into this tank.
The only real expensive thing here is the Tek Light ($400, with four lamps). I could have gotten along with a more modest fixture because I only ever use two of the lamps. The tank is a regular Aqueon 65 Tall ($150) with the top rim removed. The tank can handle the lack of brace because it is only ~40% full. The stand is DIY with stuff (~$150) that I found at Home Depot and a local lumberyard. The filter is just a cheap ($100) Fluval with a retrofit ($5) so that the intake and return can reach down to the water surface. There's also a heater ($20) and other odds and ends ($50) like the power strip, timer and GFCI. I got the chicken ($2.50) in Mexico during Christmastime. I used hanging and floating riparium planters ($75) to set up the emersed plants (~$50). There are also fish (~$50).
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11-07-2009, 2:40 AM
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#34
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Leopoldi Ray
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I love your work it is litteraly natural art I love it.
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75 Gal. DIY build My 100 Gal. biotype cichlid tank.
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11-07-2009, 8:57 AM
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#35
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Peacock Bass
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really nice set-up , whats the miniment lightning requirement for this ripariums ?
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11-07-2009, 12:34 PM
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#36
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Green Sunfish
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Thanks so much.
Light intensity depends upon plant selection. I would call that setup shown above a moderate-light tank. It has a little more than 1 watt of T5 HO (with high-quality, polished lamp reflectors) per gallon.
Last edited by hydrophyte; 11-07-2009 at 12:54 PM..
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11-07-2009, 12:41 PM
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#37
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Darter
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Very nice.
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11-10-2009, 12:45 AM
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#38
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Green Sunfish
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I have an updated shot from my 55-gallon Cryptocoryne riparium.
I was in there moving things around tonight. The plants look a little bit disheveled, but they will settle in again in a few days.
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11-10-2009, 1:44 AM
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#39
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Red-Claw Crab
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i love planted tanks they add so much more beauty and life to a tank and accent the fish of the and tank and yours are true works of art! I have experimented with it just a little with ok results i guess lol. You have inspired me to try more to make my fish happier and give my mother something better to look at  ! Deff go with the cory idea they are amazing little fish that go great in every community tank epsecialy in a speciec tank and with your skill for ripariums it would be beautiful!!!
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11-10-2009, 6:51 AM
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#40
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Red-Claw Crab
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wow its not till I reread my post that I realize just how horrible of a typer I am.
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