50G New to me

holly12 · 06-06-2011, 07:51 PM

Very nice! Any plans for it yet? (Not sure if you mentioned it in your other thread).

mec102778 · 06-06-2011, 08:12 PM

None at the moment. Maybe some peacocks and rams wth rocks and lots of nice plants.

laxforlife · 06-06-2011, 08:16 PM

Sweet! ( Except the Oak finish lol) Hope it comes out like you want it.

mec102778 · 06-06-2011, 08:22 PM

those 2 lights are junk, it seems all the equipment that came with this is way way old. Probably see about painting the trin to make it black. but the lights will most likely be trashed unless I can convert them to CFL.

Paladine9169 · 06-07-2011, 02:07 AM

I feel ya on trash lighting.. things have come a long way in the last 10-15 years.. The new tank I got came with a light, broken, with an external ballast that got too hot.. i just cannablized it and am going to redo the inside of it with fresh lighting fixtures.

Cant wait to see what ya do in there!

jrman83 · 06-07-2011, 04:10 AM

Looks like a 55. What's wrong with wood finish? I got just the light for it

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mec102778 · 06-07-2011, 06:01 AM

I'm going to see what I can do with the lights but the rest of the equipment is transh which is OK cause I have plenty of extra.

mec102778 · 06-18-2011, 10:25 AM

Here's an update follow the link to see the build from start to this point. No live stock and probably wont be for a while.

Ben, the potted plants in the front center are the ones I'm havving an issue with how to remove the rockwool.

jrman83 · 06-21-2011, 08:49 AM

Can you take a close-up pic? Looks like dwarf baby tears to me...in that shot anyway. I know you said it was something else.

majerah1 · 06-21-2011, 08:56 AM

Cool!Like the dragon behind it.

mec102778 · 06-21-2011, 05:58 PM

Here are some new pictures and some betters ones cause the camera is better.

50G pictures by mec102778 - Photobucket

jrman83 · 06-21-2011, 06:07 PM

Mike, you will need to cut off the pots and get those plants out of the rock wool. Once you get the pot off, the rock wool will usually separate in half, and from there you just have to slowly pull each sprout out of it and plant them. I'd plant pretty close together. Yeah, I know how much fun it will be.

Oh yeah....there was a 48" light here that would fit on that thing beautifully.

mec102778 · 06-21-2011, 07:24 PM

We will need to meet up for that light then. I have a 48inch single bulb but I don't think it's strong enough. and Yes this is now my peaceful tank the 125 I have no clue anymore.

holly12 · 06-21-2011, 09:13 PM

It's looking great! Keep the pictures coming!

mec102778 · 06-22-2011, 09:24 AM

Got two of these cause my neice wanted them while we were are the store.

mec102778 · 06-22-2011, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jrman83

Mike, you will need to cut off the pots and get those plants out of the rock wool. Once you get the pot off, the rock wool will usually separate in half, and from there you just have to slowly pull each sprout out of it and plant them. I'd plant pretty close together. Yeah, I know how much fun it will be.

Oh yeah....there was a 48" light here that would fit on that thing beautifully.

LOL, yeah they were looking a little worse for ware so I figured I'd toss them in and let them grow a little more before taring into them. going to start tonight with the Ludwigia pots since they seem to be good and strong.

send me a PM about the light Ben.

WhiteGloveAquatics · 06-22-2011, 10:17 AM

You need like BEN said to remove the pots, I do not pull em out individually I get as much of the wool off as possible then cut what was in the cup in half then plant them. the rockwool that is left will break down in the gravel without any issues and its minimal.

My hairgrass and glosso had to be done like this, within 3 weeks they had tripled in size.

mec102778 · 06-22-2011, 11:04 AM

Yup I will be spending time tonight pruning plucking cutting rinsing all the pots in the tank. Everything seems to have taken pretty good and doing just fine. So final step is the last aqua scape before I call it complete.

I may be on here tonight cusing the rockwool and asking for assistance.

mec102778 · 06-22-2011, 11:05 AM

Does anyone like my 12" Tourtured Souls (McFarlane) toys behind the tank??

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