50G planted tank setup journal

[codyish125]

Looking great brotha..ima bust out my cam..cuz you're pics look sick my phone can't handle..but yea i love that grass look.you sir have some patience

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[Fat Homer]

Thank bro for your kind words

Although i have to admit luck did play a huge part in this tanks setup


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[limz_777]

Yup, and i was / am lucky enough to know a couple of guys that are pros at planted tanks over here too...

In fact the planted tank phase really hit HK hard quite a few years back and a lot of store owners here have come in the top 3 for ADA competitions over the years...

The guy that actually taught me a lot about setting up my tanks actually came first in the XL tank category and got a few 2nd and 3rd places prizes fir his smaller tanks


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what's his name ? i am a big fan of cliff hui but i heard he quit aquascaping

 

[Fat Homer]

I don't have the guys business card on me right now, but his last name is Tseung i think?

 

[Fat Homer]

Okay, found his name, its Mr. Cheung Siu Wai

 

[Andrew1002]

Oh my gosh that looks so cool! Id love something like this

 

[Fat Homer]

^ Thanks for the comment, but why not try setting up a small planted tank for yourself?

Honestly, when i first started thinking about planted tanks i was quite thrown off by how difficult everything seemed, but once you do a little research and ask a few questions, you'll find its actually not that hard to pull something like this off if you have the patience...

 

[kevbc03]

Wow. I aspire to have a tank like that someday. The colors are so vibrant and healthy! Roughly how much did the whole project cost? You don't have to be exact, just a rough estimate if you don't mind..

 

[Fat Homer]

A very very rough guesstimate off the top of my head i would have to say everything included (filters / chiller / Co2 kit, shrimps etc)

Probably around USD $1500 - 2000

Although i really would need to go through this whole thread to get a more accurate guess...

Not to mention a lot of it was added slowly as needed, so didnt feel quite as bad when setting it up...


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[shelbybmc]

Simply Amazing!