Finally, the gangs all here

[3dees]

after the fed ex disaster the tank is now complete. a special thanks to John @ snookn21 for going beyond what he had to.

[smiley]

Good looking...Great aquascaping as well...10/10

[Eddie]

Woohoo! Beautiful group and tank!

All the best with them,

Eddie

[JL15219]

WOW! Very Nice!:thumbsup:

[jball1125]

They look great, and the tank is perfect!

Props to John for taking care of you! :)

[db2inst1]

Wow, really nice setup. What is the plant that you have floating?

[Disgirl]

Beautiful fish in a beautiful tank, what more could a person ask for?
Barb:)

[Wahter]

Excellent! I referred someone to John today. :D:D:D


Walter

[3dees]

thanks everyone. db2inst1, that is brazilian pennyworth. it can be grown like stem plants or floated. there are some mini water lettuce but they are still small.

[acroken]

that is a beautiful tank. what are the tank dimensions? beautiful wilds. very nicely done.

Kenny

[ashaysathe]

Very Nicely Done.

[3dees]

thanks acroken. it 120 gal. (48x24x24).

[Masterkush]

Great looking tank! Them wilds are stunners.

[MikeF]

Those wilds are sweet. Nice job with the tank also.

[Discus-n00b]

That looks SWEET! Great looking fish, props to John and your care for that. I love greens.

[kitykatfunkiehat]

I adore it!

[ifixoldhouses]

That's awesome:bandana:

[wadewc]

Great group you have!! That is a real nice tank you have as well!! Great job.

Wade

[3dees]

thanks everyone for the kind words. going to take the cypress out and replace it with a manzanita stump as soon as it's finished soaking.

[wannafish]

Hi 3dees,

Great choice and combination of branches and wild discus.
I would like to combine greens with RSG's also. I have
browsed for a lot of wild tanks, and yours is really nice.
Question: How do you get the pennywort to grow as
floaters? Have you had them long? And how high is
your light? How about ferts?

Thanks,

Jeff

[3dees]

thanks wannafish, I just put the pennyworth in. the stems will start to change after a few weeks. hard to explain but they grow long and stringy. it's been in the tank for about three months and I have already thinned them out. I have a greenlight from Catalina lights. I run the led's (two rows of 72 bulbs ) for 12 hours but I don't think they are enough so I run one 54watt t8 for 6 hours. lights about 6" above the water. I do have an open top. I added some mimi water lettuce and frogbit and would eventually like to remove the pennyworth because it gets twisted on the wood with every wc.

[3dees]

sorry wannafish, not enough coffee yet. I dose two caps of flourish twice a week after my large wc. these plants really suck up the nutrients. almost no nitrates and no algae.

[Teh]

All the missiles are ready to launch.

[3dees]

hey teh, I guess you mean the open top? yeah, I know I'm taking a chance but I have run open tops for years. a top won't work on this tank as there are branches sticking out and the floating plants need room. I think the floating plants help keep the fish from jumping. I would love a small school of hatchett's for the upper layer but seeing that those fish fly I think I would be pushing it,lol.

[sidd]

just too good. very nice selection & collection of logs, plants and wild discus. Awesome.

[drpynchon]

Looks amazing! Just watch out for all those pointed branches of driftwood. They're a magnet for startled discus that dart at them. I had a setup like that that I gave up on because the fish were getting so scraped up.