Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Thanks Victor.
Thanks Victor.
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Four Seasons 300L Finish
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Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
First 5 Bleeding Hearts got into the tank today... Looking great.
First 5 Bleeding Hearts got into the tank today... Looking great.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Broom technic? Was it when we did a photo shoot? I think i have missed that one.
Broom technic? Was it when we did a photo shoot? I think i have missed that one.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Thanks Matt. I am thinking about end of January or early February if everything goes well.
Rik, promise to make a video in couple weeks when Amanos and ottos combo hopefully help to tidy up a bit.
In the meantime does anyoneknow if diatoms grom on the glass as well, might it be that i am confusing it with GDA. The glass looks rather brownish than green.
Thanks Matt. I am thinking about end of January or early February if everything goes well.
Rik, promise to make a video in couple weeks when Amanos and ottos combo hopefully help to tidy up a bit.
In the meantime does anyoneknow if diatoms grom on the glass as well, might it be that i am confusing it with GDA. The glass looks rather brownish than green.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Thanks Tom.
Current residents:
8 Amano Shrimps
About 40 cherries
9 ottos
6 Black neon tetras
5 Bleeding Heart tetras
All looking happy in their new home.
Planning to add 10 more BH by the end of the week.
Thanks Tom.
Current residents:
8 Amano Shrimps
About 40 cherries
9 ottos
6 Black neon tetras
5 Bleeding Heart tetras
All looking happy in their new home.
Planning to add 10 more BH by the end of the week.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
A bit of an update.
15 Bleeding hearts. Think that thats a bit too much and considering to remove some maybe.
6 black neons
10 cardinal neons.
Have some staghorn issues most definetely due to constantly pulling out annoying bits of riccia which was amongst parvula plantlets and thus clouding the substrate a little? Could be as well because of too much stock too fast?
Anyway. The problem is not too big.
Trimmed a week ago. Got studio lights of ebay today 2x250watts but just one receiver so will get another one and try out the lights and get some photos.
Now the bad bit: I really really hate these halide bulbs
. They were 8000K but they werent labeled and were cheap. I havent got any experience with halide so cant really say if they are 8000 or not. The color of all plants is so pale i cant look at the tank no longer. Not green at all, only some sort of pale colorless mess. Should i try 5200 or 6500K?
Any suggestions? Will try to make pictures with strobe lights and see if the photos will be much different and then decide what to do.
I am thinking would i be allright with just one filter and 3000lph powerhead in this tank? That will reduce maintenance a lot and give me more funds to fund another projects. Thinking about gradually removing biofiltration from eheim and then selling it. I could get 2 decent second hand filters or 2 new superfish ones for the money i should get for it.
A bit of an update.
15 Bleeding hearts. Think that thats a bit too much and considering to remove some maybe.
6 black neons
10 cardinal neons.
Have some staghorn issues most definetely due to constantly pulling out annoying bits of riccia which was amongst parvula plantlets and thus clouding the substrate a little? Could be as well because of too much stock too fast?
Anyway. The problem is not too big.
Trimmed a week ago. Got studio lights of ebay today 2x250watts but just one receiver so will get another one and try out the lights and get some photos.
Now the bad bit: I really really hate these halide bulbs
. They were 8000K but they werent labeled and were cheap. I havent got any experience with halide so cant really say if they are 8000 or not. The color of all plants is so pale i cant look at the tank no longer. Not green at all, only some sort of pale colorless mess. Should i try 5200 or 6500K?Any suggestions? Will try to make pictures with strobe lights and see if the photos will be much different and then decide what to do.
I am thinking would i be allright with just one filter and 3000lph powerhead in this tank? That will reduce maintenance a lot and give me more funds to fund another projects. Thinking about gradually removing biofiltration from eheim and then selling it. I could get 2 decent second hand filters or 2 new superfish ones for the money i should get for it.
Mark Evans
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
8000 is heading towards the whiter part of the scale and renders green real green iME If you come down you'll get warmer and warmer...less green.
The kelvin scale suggests that between 4000 and 5600 is the green part, but it doesn't seem to work like that for us.
Piece-of-fish said:
Piece-of-fish said:
8000 is heading towards the whiter part of the scale and renders green real green iME If you come down you'll get warmer and warmer...less green.
The kelvin scale suggests that between 4000 and 5600 is the green part, but it doesn't seem to work like that for us.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Thanks Mark. Thats what i thought myself, that 8000 should be greener. Could there be another reason why plants look so pale? Any defficiency maybe. Or maybe its because the light are strong? Hmm.
Mark what do you think about the filters? Are you using 1 filter plus powerhead on your Prairie Lands?
Thanks.
Thanks Mark. Thats what i thought myself, that 8000 should be greener. Could there be another reason why plants look so pale? Any defficiency maybe. Or maybe its because the light are strong? Hmm.
Mark what do you think about the filters? Are you using 1 filter plus powerhead on your Prairie Lands?
Thanks.
Mark Evans
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
yes mate. ! filter rated @1500L per hour i think. I dont read too much into that, but the power head (no3) gives me the flow a require.
My filter has just bio balls in.
I recently swapped my luminaire with my metal halide, fitted with ADA NAMH. I was shocked at how crop the halide looked....or rather the bulb. Way too warm. Plants looked ill, but under a whiter light, they looked how i wanted. It's personal taste.
Piece-of-fish said:
yes mate. ! filter rated @1500L per hour i think. I dont read too much into that, but the power head (no3) gives me the flow a require.
My filter has just bio balls in.
Piece-of-fish said:
I recently swapped my luminaire with my metal halide, fitted with ADA NAMH. I was shocked at how crop the halide looked....or rather the bulb. Way too warm. Plants looked ill, but under a whiter light, they looked how i wanted. It's personal taste.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Thanks Mark. Will probably start reducing media in one filter gradually to stop it in about 6 weeks totally then. I am using Koralia 1 to supplement filters but have resun 3000lph to replace koralia when i stop the second filter.
Maybe i am using 5200 or lower without knowing it? As i say bulbs are not marked.
Thanks Mark. Will probably start reducing media in one filter gradually to stop it in about 6 weeks totally then. I am using Koralia 1 to supplement filters but have resun 3000lph to replace koralia when i stop the second filter.
Maybe i am using 5200 or lower without knowing it? As i say bulbs are not marked.
Mark Evans
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Your choice mate, but I'd keep it as 'back up'... who's to say, that one day your single filter packs up? then what do you do? I'm playing it risky with one.
Piece-of-fish said:
Your choice mate, but I'd keep it as 'back up'... who's to say, that one day your single filter packs up? then what do you do? I'm playing it risky with one.
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Need money for more tanks 😀 Ready to take the risk 😳 Furthermore cleaning 2 sets of lilies is killing me...
Need money for more tanks 😀 Ready to take the risk 😳 Furthermore cleaning 2 sets of lilies is killing me...
Vito
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Nice tank mate, those lillys are so cheap makes it a no brainer instead of spending 150% more for better quality, do you know if the outflow for the ADA lillys are bigger than this ebay version??
Nice tank mate, those lillys are so cheap makes it a no brainer instead of spending 150% more for better quality, do you know if the outflow for the ADA lillys are bigger than this ebay version??
Piece-of-fish
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Re: Untitled Yet 300L optiwhite (long waited update)
Thanks Vito. I wouldnt recommend buying the ones i bought. They are really rubish quality and the inlet has very narrow holes. Was quite happy with them though until i got a pair of cal aquas
Dont know about the ada staff, its way to expensive for me yet. I'd like to believe AquaticMagic on ebay is selling something of better quality, at least they look better than the ones i got. Maybe someone on here have tried them and might let us know.
Thanks Vito. I wouldnt recommend buying the ones i bought. They are really rubish quality and the inlet has very narrow holes. Was quite happy with them though until i got a pair of cal aquas
Dont know about the ada staff, its way to expensive for me yet. I'd like to believe AquaticMagic on ebay is selling something of better quality, at least they look better than the ones i got. Maybe someone on here have tried them and might let us know.
