Tn23's ADA Shrimp River

[Tn23]

I don't see many ADA tank journals on BCA, so I'll share mine and hopefully more will pop up

Took me along time to decide how to scape the tank, been browsing online and originally wanted to try the ever so popular iwagumi scape in this tank but I failed. In the end I did some random scape and it looks ok IMO.

Equipment:
ADA 60P Tank.
12/16 Lily Pipes
2213 Ehiem Filters

Livestock:
20 Painted Fire Reds (more like 100+ babies now)
10 Galaxy Rasboras
5 Chili Rasboras

Plants:
Weeping Moss
Mini Pellia
Mermaid Weed
HC (hemianthus callitrichoides)
UG (utricularia graminifolia)

Now for some pictures!

Tank was purchased back in May 2010.


ADA substrate as well Type II powder


ADA tanks have awesome build quality!


Ehiem Filter I'm running on the tank


Hard scape without water.


About a month after being setup


3 months being setup


6 months being setup, and some algae on the side......


Little mountain on the right side


and the not so popular foreground plant UG


The tank has grown a lot more since, these pictures are about 3-4 months old now. I'll snap some more and update the thread as I get a chance.

The painted fire reds seem to be loving the tank, all the female adults are constantly berried and babies are happily swimming about in the tank.

Thanks for looking! Comments are welcome.

[tang daddy]

wow we finally get to see your tank, looks good mang!

what kind of light is that? says aqua japan...is it from ebay? T5 or pc?

[neven]

wow man, thats beautiful!

are you finding it a pain to keep the white rock river from mixing?

[Mferko]

nice tank(s) gonna be nice watching the moss grow on that wood
did i see a spare dslr sitting on a tripod in the background? someones got some $$$

[Diztrbd1]

great looking tank!

[Tn23]

wow man, thats beautiful!

are you finding it a pain to keep the white rock river from mixing?

Neven: It is sometimes you gotta take tweezers and pick up the little pebbles it sucks

Mferko: I didn't even notice the tripod and my dslr there, you got some good eyes.

[2wheelsx2]

nice tank(s) gonna be nice watching the moss grow on that wood
did i see a spare dslr sitting on a tripod in the background? someones got some $$$

Umm...it's an ADA tank, so that goes without saying.

Tn - did you mail order the tank? I also really like your light. I'm thinking about getting an ADA. Did you consider the GLA or UpAqua tanks?

[mysticalnet]

Very nice tank setup, what is the plant called behind the ug?

[Tn23]

Gary: I considered the GLA tanks actually and almost got one however my friend had something being shipped here from ada in the states and I tagged along. I recently picked up another tank JUST like the ada tank off jiang604 its quality and build is almost on par if not the same as the ADA tank. He has 2 he's getting rid of so I picked 1 up. Grab the other one while it last someone

Ashley: the plant behind the UG is actually HC.

[2wheelsx2]

He has 2 he's getting rid of so I picked 1 up. Grab the other one while it last someone

I know. I found the thread and when I scrolled to the bottom you had already grabbed the one I wanted. I am looking for a cube for my office. That's ok. It's not an arm and a leg for a small one so I'm sure I can get Pat to bring one in.