180 gallon updates a few weeks after the teardown

[fishman76092]

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[EAST_TX_RN]

Wow! That tank is awesome!

[bra8ndy8]

Awww it's A-ight!! LOL Beautiful as always!! Can you come over here and HELP ME OUT!! I'll feed you!

[Jim2982]

Wow, that tank looks awesome. Nice work!

[AndrewH]

Holly cow fishman! Less than a month since the last photos and already that tank is full of plants again. Awesome!

You definitely have an aquatic green thumb!

[fishman76092]

Yeah...its crazy--thanks. The pink plant on the left is already at the surface 4 days after. Here are the before and after photos 12 days apart and another 4 days from the second photo-16 days from the first. Look at the lotus plants after 4 days. Its incredible how fast certain plants are growing!

Before: (10/19)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC03650.jpg

After: (11/3)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC03703.jpg

After#2 (11/7)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC03730.jpg

[Kathy]

VERY NICE TANK! :D

[AndrewH]

Dang looking like some are in the 1" per day range! Very nice.

[supersmirky]

What kind of lighting are you using for your tank?

[fishman76092]

5500K PC lights. 706 Watts total on a 180g

[AndrewH]

Could you lift up the canopy door and take a picture of the lighting setup?

I'm sure some of us would like to see the behind the sense of this tank :D

[fishman76092]

Not the cleanest....but....

Here is the left side-
Two timers (one for CO2, one for lights)
pH controller on left wall

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC03896.jpg

Here is the right side-
Rena XP3
UV Sterilizer (TT 12X) on right rear corner
Penguin 330 for when I add fish to increase oxygen
Food, etc.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC03895.jpg

And the top with the canopy folded back-

2 x 36" 192W Odyssea PC fixtures
1 x 60" 322W Odyssea PC fixture

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fishman76092/DSC03897.jpg

[supersmirky]

do you have to move the lighting to feed your fish?

[supersmirky]

Hey...on your next trimming, could I get some clippings?

[EAST_TX_RN]

What a set-up! Thanks for the pics!

[fishman76092]

do you have to move the lighting to feed your fish?

Yes, but not a big deal. I just slide the 60" fixture back a few inches and there is a hole I made in the plexiglas top that I put food in.

From time to time, I post clippings. Most of the time, nobody takes me up on it.

[rolloffhill]

I need to get my co2 setup complete, then I will hit you up for some. :)

[fishman76092]

Hey...on your next trimming, could I get some clippings?

I read a few of your other posts. You wont be able to grow anything that I have without the right lighting. The hygro will probably grow in quartz without CO2(if you had lights), but everything else will melt.

[supersmirky]

awww shoot = (

Well, I can admire pics of yours if I get the hankering for a planted tank!

[fishyjoe24]

your tank is pretty sweet man, it looks very lovely.