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| Acropora | 55 Gallon Planted I'm going to keep tract of plant growth here and changes of the tank. I have had this tank for 3 years, the plecos are the same age. here what I have for equipment.
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| Manta Ray | Re: 55 Gallon Planted Its an underequipped tank for planted.
__________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching |
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer ![]() | Re: 55 Gallon Planted not enough light and flow
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ |
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| Manta Ray | Re: 55 Gallon Planted ...and CO2.
__________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching |
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| Manta Ray | Re: 55 Gallon Planted Are those peacock eels?
__________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching |
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| Scopas Tang | Re: 55 Gallon Planted Nice goldy and the anacs are one of my favorite freshwater plants as well all i would say is get alot more, group them together, and make it a dense planted tank![]()
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| Acropora | Re: 55 Gallon Planted Quote:
no, those were Dojo Loach. I lost a lot of fish for doing something stupid. I have all the watger on RO/DI now. I can finally controll the ph.
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| Manta Ray | Re: 55 Gallon Planted RO/DI is to pure to FW.
__________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching |
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| Achilles Tang | Re: 55 Gallon Planted to use RO in FW you need to mix it with tapwater, like PEMfish said its too pure and the fish will miss out on many good minerals that are in tapwater
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| Manta Ray | Re: 55 Gallon Planted See what your LFS has, then research it, if its compatible go back and get it.
__________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching |
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