My newly rescaped 29 gallon high-tech planted tank SHUTDOWN

[CRS Fan]

RIP: 12/15/10

Please stay tuned for the new incarnate !

Hello all. I finally rescaped my 29 gallon tank after a long overdue replanting. It was out of control ! Here are some older pictures of the tank.









Here is what it looks like tonight.

Tank specs:
29 gallon tank:
12" X 30" X 20"

Lighting:
Current USA 30" 4 X 24W Sundial Fixture
3 - 6000K Geismann Midday and 1 - 14,000K Geismann AquaBlue+

Substrate:
1 bag Flourite Black and 1 bag Eco-Complete

Pressurized CO2:
5lb cylinder with Milwaukee 957 regulator
UpAqua CO2 atomizer

Filtration/Circulation:
Eheim 2028
Eheim 2234 - soon to be put on my 10 gallon glosso tank
Aquaclear 50 HOB
Koralia nano - removed 11/27/10

Flora:
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Brown’
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya'
Fissidens fontanus
Ludwigia ovalis
Microsorum pteropus ‘ Needle leaf’
Hygroryza aristata – Asian Watergrass
Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis 53b'
Hygrophila 'Pantanal Wavy'
Echinodorus versuvius
Bolbitis heudelotii
Anubias nana 'Barterii'
Anubias nana 'Coffeefolia'

Fauna:
Bleeding Heart Tetra
Cardinal Tetra
Rummynose Tetra
Red and Blue Eyed Emperor Tetras
Pintail Platy
Golden Whitecloud Mountain Minnow
Boraras maculatus
Silvertip Bristlenose (Ancistrus sp.)
Corydoras pygmeaus
Corydoras habrosus
Amano Shrimp

And now a few pics.......











Thanks for looking!

Best Regards,

Stuart

[thefishwife]

You really changed it up! Looks great!!! No grass carpet anymore???

[katienaha]

i really like that you opened up the gravel for more swimming space. I like the lack of carpet here.. shows off the black flourite!

[neven]

and so ends the legendary red plant package.... *wipes away a tear*

awesome job on the scape, really love the Echinodorus versuvius

[2wheelsx2]

I love the work you did with the Anubias. I can never keep mine completely algae free and am forever pruning leaves off. Guess I have to provide a bit more shade for them. Are you dosing Metricide/Excel to keep them looking so great?

[CRS Fan]

You really changed it up! Looks great!!! No grass carpet anymore???

Thanks Kim ! I had too much hair algae in the haigrass so I threw it all away. I didn't want to infect anyone else with the stuff . I plan on going lower light with more of a Crypt garden in this incarnation.

i really like that you opened up the gravel for more swimming space. I like the lack of carpet here.. shows off the black flourite!

Thanks Katie. I wanted a less crowded feel and opened up the substrate to showcase the fish more. Now if my bleeding hearts would only come out of hiding.

and so ends the legendary red plant package.... *wipes away a tear*

awesome job on the scape, really love the Echinodorus versuvius

Yes, indeed Rob. All good things must come to an end! It was fun while the 'red lasted'.

I love the work you did with the Anubias. I can never keep mine completely algae free and am forever pruning leaves off. Guess I have to provide a bit more shade for them. Are you dosing Metricide/Excel to keep them looking so great?

Thank you Gary. The Anubias was mostly hidden by the original plant mass. I did have some GSA on some leaves but I trimmed those off. I am dosing Metricide and CO2 concurrently. I have some Ludwigia ovalis behing it that will overshadow the Anubias encrusted driftwood. The Bolbitis also grows quickly and densely in my tank and will also provide shade.

Best Regards,

Stuart

[O.C.D Fishies]

Stuart It looks great, canèt wait to see it fill in. One question what did you do with all the hair grass???? I am with neven no more Red boo hooo.
I am starting to really like the green plants against the fish though, It is gonna loook great. Keep us updated.

[CRS Fan]

Stuart It looks great, canèt wait to see it fill in. One question what did you do with all the hair grass???? I am with neven no more Red boo hooo.
I am starting to really like the green plants against the fish though, It is gonna loook great. Keep us updated.

As mentioned above (in a previous post), I threw it all away cause it was rampant with hair algae!

[Morainy]

Looks beautiful, Stuart. I like your anubias. (Finally, a plant that I can identify!) Are there more orange fish in there these days than there use to be? Do you still have chili rasboras?

[CRS Fan]

Here are a few new pics i took this evening. Thank you Neven for the beatiful red Lotus.









Thanks for looking.

Best regards,

Stuart