Hi all, I posted last year about my 30 gallon planted tank. Rather than resurrect the old topic (located here http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=60449.0 ) I thought I'd start a new one, as I've got an entirely new tank. I ended up with a siphon mishap in the 30 gallon where I pressed down too hard on the dwarf hairgrass carpet. Unfortunately about 90% of the carpet was ripped up and unrecoverable. I ended up deciding to get a new tank entirely and start over. Here's what it looked like in the beginning. You can see the 6 little tufts of remaining hairgrass that I tried to recover.
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The tank has had a few rough patches, including a massive outbreak of blue green algae. Thankfully it's recovered and I'm super proud of how it looks today. Note how the grass carpet has developed from those few little bunches.
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For anyone interested in the hardware, here's a shot of the plumbing. It's messy, cable management is not my strong point, but it gets the job done. I have two Eheim classic 250's, one with a turbo twist 3x uv sterilizer inline, the other with a hydor inline heater and a green leaf co2 atomizer.
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Thanks for checking out the tank :)
What plants do you have growing in their?
Very nice. Must have cost a small fortune.