Brand new DSA 225g setup journal

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
So....why IS there a fork in your tank? The 4 outlet nozzles at the top--they're enough to circulate all the water/solids off off the bottom of the tank? I saw earlier you said you didn't need any power heads for added circ?
 
ragin_cajun said:
So....why IS there a fork in your tank? The 4 outlet nozzles at the top--they're enough to circulate all the water/solids off off the bottom of the tank? I saw earlier you said you didn't need any power heads for added circ?
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The forks are used to hold down veggies for the plecos. In addition to 2 pellets (NLS and hikari)they also get zucchini, squash, and sweet potato on a regular basis. And I have over 3000 GPS swirling around the tank. The only thing not picked up is large poop from my panaque and my L001. But the pleco poop is all swept into a corner and easily vacuumed out during WC. It took a lot of fine tuning, but I have the outlets perfected now.
 
Also I just wanted to point out a fun fact about my setup. As stated before I have 2x Laguna max flo 2000's running. I have 3x 1" drains. People seem to think there is now way that this is possible. Well when I set it all up I wanted to be completely flood proof, so I tested what would happen if 1 of the drains clogged. Well i blocked off one of the durso's completely and while the noise level went from silent to toilet flushing, it easily handled the flow once one of the drains grabbed full siphon. Well when I got up this morning I heard that same noise and I knew exactly what it was. I'm growing pothos in my overflow box and the roots clogged one of the durso's. I will fix it when I get home, but that's kind of mind blowing huh? The only reason that one clogged it I have it turned towards the center. The other 2 are turned outward.
 
Your L128 blue phantom pleco looks more like an L200 green phantom. Huge difference in the two as far as colors, I have both and am growing my L128 ina 37g currently as he was getting a TON of fin nip from my barbs or tetra's not sure which it was. My L200 is more than fine being 4-5 inches.
 
blindkiller85 said:
Your L128 blue phantom pleco looks more like an L200 green phantom. Huge difference in the two as far as colors, I have both and am growing my L128 ina 37g currently as he was getting a TON of fin nip from my barbs or tetra's not sure which it was. My L200 is more than fine being 4-5 inches.
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The pics can be deceiving, I assure you its an L128.
 
Havent updated I awhile. Tank is still doing great. stock list had changed a bit lately. As of today:

Threadfin Acara x7
BA Tetras x5
Blackskirt Tetras x10
Green Severum
Gold Severum
Geo "Red Hump" x2 (M+F)
12" Flagtail
L128
L190 x2
L191
L330
L027 "Xingu"
L177

I got most of the plecos from Mike at Jurassic Aquatics today. Here are pics of the new pleco arrivals, and I will do updated FTS once I get my SLR charged. Hope you guys enjoy

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FTS? This is the first thread I ever read on MFK. It's started as a "glad to save my sev" tank, now it's turning into a Pleco tank. :). Have you added any driftwood? You've panaques in this tank a year now, right? How much damage have they done to the driftwood in that time?


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