Rescape of my 55g FBT

[ericbrookey]

How goes the tank?

It goes well. Got some new 6500k bulbs and plants are responding well. Added some UVB for about 4 hours a day and they seem to enjoy it. They all appear very healthy and have begun calling more and are pretty active. The moss stayed brown but I see a nice healthy green starting to come through so I'm hopeful it just needed some time. I am still struggling with my filtration though. The cannister just pulls too much water and eventually needs to be turned off for a minute to refill the "sump" area. I've got a ball valve to help regulate flow and it helps but I've got to revamp it eventually so I don't have to monitor it so much. Going to have a piece of plexi cut to expand the intake area and possibly downgrade the cannister if that doesn't work. Will take updated pics tonight.

How goes the new whites build?

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[Krispy]

Financially challenged lol. And stumped on how i want to position my planters. we have the basic 3side foam layer done. We plan on putting leds under the wall planters to aid growth lower in the tank. So kinda broke and brainstorming? I already have my mortar and ideas for painting it with moss paste in areas to make it just grow everywhere...

The more i think into it the more complicated it gets fml...

[ericbrookey]

Financially challenged lol. And stumped on how i want to position my planters. we have the basic 3side foam layer done. We plan on putting leds under the wall planters to aid growth lower in the tank. So kinda broke and brainstorming? I already have my mortar and ideas for painting it with moss paste in areas to make it just grow everywhere...

The more i think into it the more complicated it gets fml...

I hear ya on that. It's definitely not a cheap hobby. I took a few pics to show the current state of the viv. I think it's starting to fill in. I put some crypts in the back that you can't see, partially submerged, and they are starting to emerge nicely. The anubias that I purchased as fully submerged a few months ago has not died off completely but I haven't seen any new growth yet.





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