5ft ~ New aquascape

[Alasse]

Still a work in progress

Dimensions: Length 5'x Height 18"x Width 20"

Substrate: Black gravel mixed with Richgro, topped with a reddish brown plain gravel

Lighting: 1 double 4ft T8 Dalbarb reflector (1x 40W & 1x 36W tube) + 2x 2ft T5 (25W tubes i think).

Ferts: None as yet.

Filtration: Aqua One 103F Internal (on it absolute lowest setting).

Plants: Java Fern, Java Moss, Crypts, Chain Swords, Wisteria, Elodea, Val, Anubias & Large swords.

Driftwood: 4 pieces, 1x large (124cm) & 3 smaller, 1 of the smaller pieces store bought, the rest found

Occupents: Gold gourami, Platys, Bristlenose Cats, Cory Cats, Yoyo Loaches, Neons & some Shrimp

Wishlist
The 4ft T8's will be replaced by T5's.
The Aqua One filter will be replaced by a Fluval 404 cannister (working on this one first off)
Definately more plants to be added
Seachem Excel addtion
More livestock: Some 'rarer' platys, 2 clown loaches, More neons, and the cories may be removed to another tank.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/PhotoComp.jpg

[Suki Wingy]

Very nice. :)

[chocolatepuppy]

Beautiful tank and big! :D

[zippy-kat]

Looks great!

[Casper]

Gorgeous tank. :) I love seeing your aquariums. They look so well maintained. Great job!

[Alasse]

Wow, been ages since i updated on this tank, had some changes

Ferts: None as yet.

Filtration: Fluval 405 Cannister filter

Plants: Java Fern, Java Moss, Crypts, Chain Swords, Wisteria, Elodea, Val, Anubias, Rotala Wallichii & Large swords.

Driftwood: 5 pieces, 1x large (124cm) & 4 smaller, 2 of the smaller pieces store bought, the rest found

Occupents: 4 Angels (1x breeding pair), 2 Bristlenose, 3 Cory Cats, 5 Yoyo Loaches, 2 Clown Loaches & some Shrimp

Newer pic ~ taken just prior to the platys, neons & gourami being removed and the new angels going in.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thJuly08a.jpg

The angels (2 larger ones are a pair and dropped eggs after just over a week in the tank, sadly they ate them at wriggler stage)
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/Angels1stAug08c.jpg

[Alasse]

Updated full tank pic

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft21stSpet08c.jpg

Random shots

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08b.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08c.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08f.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08i.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08j.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08m.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08o.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft27thSpet08p.jpg

[chocolatepuppy]

I can't get over how beautiful your Angels and your tank are!:)

[Alasse]

Newest full tank shot, not real clear at present, cleaned the cannister filter (added new foam media), water change and moved quite a few plants around, so stirred it up a bit. But anyway, this will give you an idea of how its going :)

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft22ndNov08b.jpg

[Karen]

Hey, here's a question for you - what camera settings do you use to get such good, clear fishie photos?

Oh, and your tank looks gorgeous, thanks for sharing it with all of us!

[Alasse]

I have a Fuji FinePix and i use the Auto setting in Macro to get my fish pics

Some new fish pics for you all

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08a.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08f.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08i.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08j.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08k.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08l.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft15thNov08m.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/Amarillo15thNov08.jpg

[Casper]

Gorgeous as always! :)
Gosh, I am so jealous that you can keep a planted tank. I used to have one, but now I only have fish that think it is fun to uproot them all and gnaw them to pieces. :-(

[chocolatepuppy]

Beautiful! I'd never get anything done if I had that nice of a tank, I'd stare at it all day and watch the fish!:D

[Alasse]

Thank you both :)

Latest FTS

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft26thNov08.jpg

(more fish pics coming soon)

[ramanth]

Gorgeous tank and Angels!

[Alasse]

Thank you Ramanth :)


I've decided the tank could do with a rescape :) So Saturday it will be pulled down and redone..

Stay tuned for new pics

[Alasse]

The rescaped tank! (has had a few minor tweaks since this pic taken)

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft5thDec08.jpg

Stock
Angels ~ Angelus, Greyson, Frell, Biatch, Tigger, Diablo, Castiel & Uriel
5 Pakistani loaches
2 Clown loaches
1 Redtail shark ~ Bomber
Riffle shrimp

3 Cories removed to 2ft planted (1 accidently back in, will be removed as soon as i can catch it *L*)
BN removed to breeding tank

More fish and plants to be added

[Alasse]

Tank is clearing up quite quickly, only slight cloudiness left, so new pics

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft7thDec08.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft7thDec08a.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft7thDec08b.jpg

[blue]

My 125g, even with the angels I had, never looked that nice. Great work.

[Alasse]

Thnx blue :)


Updated pic

Not much changed, red gravel added to top off existing substrate

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/Alasse_au/5ft%20fish%20tank/5ft16thDec08.jpg

[Alysser]

Wow, Beautiful! I have a few questions on this, exactly how do you change the water in such a large tank? How many tanks do you have?

[Alasse]

I change it by using a gravel syphon hooked to a garden hose (the garden hose goes outside onto the garden) syphon out about 25%. Then refill by bucket (i cant use the hose as it only connects to town water, i use rain water from a watertank to supply aquariums)

I currently also have running

2x 1ft tanks
3x 2ft tanks
2 AquaStart tanks

I have 3 tanks not currently running (1x 3ft is close to being filled)

[blue]

Looking good if not better then ever.

I had, along with the 125g, a 50g with 2 or 3 breeding colonies of albino bristlenose plecs, a 55g SA plec/catfish tank, I dont remember what I had in the 30g. With all the catfish digging I couldnt ever keep any plants in place to take hold. The stingrays kept me from having plants in the 125.