What do you think of this setup?

[pbucch]

What do you guys think of this for my 55 gallon?

1.5 caps of flourish a day
pool filter sand
flourish root tabs


Can I run this light as it is? or do I ned to put the tops back on my tank?

No CO2 yet, I found an old welding tank in my garage, I am in the process of piecing a kit together, trying to keep it under $100.

Heres the pics:

The lids i can put back on, if necessary, I like the look without them....

Here is a new plant im trying to get a carpet out of. according to my man at magic pet shop, I need to keep it trimmed short and it should look to grow laterally.

 

[fishfobia]

very clean nice setup

 

[T-Hbrand]

That is pretty darn fly dude love it

 

[pbucch]

appreciate the love gentleman.

Those fish in there are placekeepers, this tank will be home to a single serrasalmus maculatus, who I am sure will be having them for lunch someday.

 

[pbucch]

I got a bigass co2 tank and regulator from my boy at the magic pet shop and now I am in business gentleman.

I bought this diffuser, but I think it sucks, pumping about a bubble a second into it, not really liking how it moves through the ladder, waste of twenty bucks imo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcoTUfouQAo

I added the dwarf grass and the wood today, going to leave it like this for a bit, was trying to go dark to light from back to front of the left and on the right side I just wanted a nice low carpet with a taller backdrop. glossostigma all up underneath the wood. as they grow out of the pot I am taking the clippings and planting them arounda nd under the wood. once I get it all growing in thick, I will trim it and hopefully have created a nice attractive look.

Ive got a jardini in there now, with 4 red tailed sharks, an ID shark, betta and 3 mollies. ID shark and Jardini are lame as ****. just my opinion, I am looking for a snakehead, if I cant find one this week I will probably trade the jar for a high fin wolffish or two, and let them clean up the other fish.

I stepped on one of my glass tops while doing this today, man I was ****ing pissed off. Twenty something bucks right down the ****ing drain.

thoughts and suggestions please!

 

[msjinkzd]

You have 56w over 55g?

 

[pbucch]

yes, but it is my understanding that the light in this spectrum and intensity will illicit growth. I gotta tell you in the 8 days or so I have had this light, I have seen good things from almost all my plants, ie new shoots and growth.

what do you think jinkz?

 

[chonhzilla]

looks like you've done some homework. try looking into making your own diffuser.

 

[jphillips2020]

That jar might jump out with no lid on it. Not to mention that jardini is going to kill all the other fish in that tank once its gets a little bigger.

 

[pbucch]

Cant wait for this Jar to start killing something. I will probably end up selling it and getting a wolf though.