Josh's New Aquarium Setup Diary

jsm11482

Thanks. Here it is with water, plants, substrate, and lights! Its not full all the way cuz I don't have a glass canopy yet and don't want to ruin my lights. Canopy comes in tomorrow. Here are more pics:



Canopy is doulbe hinged so it folds up flat for easy access.


Day time lights.


Night time LEDs.

tophat665

Sweet carpentry! I'm going to have a similar task in the not too distant future.

jsm11482

Thanks and good luck!

Lupin

That's nice, Josh.

I finally get to see your tank filled with water. The long wait is over.

How are your plants? Still growing too fast? I have a Nymphaea stellata still growing very fast when I don't use CO2 and ferts anyway.

love_my_fish

Exactly how do you have the lighting set up? What type of flourescents, and how do the LEDs fit in? Looks very cool.

jsm11482

I have the 48" Coralife Lunar Aqualights Compact Fluorescent Strip Lights.

2x 65watt 10,000K tubes
2x 65watt Actnic tubes
4x Moon Glow LEDs

2.9watt/gal. Timer is setup so the 10,000K and Actnics are on from 10am to 10pm and the LEDs are on the rest of the time (they use barely any power). Thanks for the comments!

Nick

Awesome tank! You have aced the process! Looks great. Where is your filter? if its just me i cant find one! lol haha but it looks awesome and great choice for subtrate :D I would know i had to change ( which was hell ) so im glad you didnt have to go threw that. Looks great though. Are you planning on any wood or more plants? what about stocking :D:D

jsm11482

I use 2 (1 at the moment) canister filters which are stored below the tank, in the cabinet.

willow

are there any more updates here ?
:)

jsm11482

Well it's been done for a while now! But here are updated pics:

http://www.fishforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5059

http://www.fishforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8002


And always, updated pics are here:
http://gallery.jsment.com/photos/aquarium/default.aspx

Thanks for the interest!