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11-27-2009, 02:35 AM
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Tetra
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Milton, DE
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29 Gallon Planted
Here is some recent images of my main tank. I'm still really trying to learn some stuff with it so it's no show quality tank by any means, but it's starting to work.
This is two of my new rainbows.
Here is a cherry shrimp i haven't seen for a minute.
One more shot with a flash...
All I will say is that pressurized CO2 really changes things. 
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29g High Tech Planted w/ Rainbows, Platies, Cories, and Shrimp
12g freshwater w/ 1 blue paradise gourami
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11-27-2009, 08:49 AM
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Smod/Admin
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Waldo, Arkansas
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
Hey there PB great to hear from you again!! Very nice tank. Don't have to ask i f those plants are real!!
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Discus, Angel, Rummy Nose
Nano
2 Percula Clowns, 1 Chromis
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11-27-2009, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Jose, California
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
That looks awesome! Like an underwater jungle or something! I wish my plants looked that healthy.
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11-27-2009, 11:24 AM
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Fry
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
What does the pressurized Co2 do for you? I am fairly new at having bigger than a 10g fish tank.
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11-27-2009, 06:48 PM
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Tetra
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Milton, DE
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
thank you all for the compliments!  i'm still tweaking the nobs a little to work out some of the kinks. but i've learned a lot.
tigerman...... carbon is one of the macro nutrients needed for plants to grow and flourish. i spent months doing DIY co2 (generating co2 with yeast/sugar slurries) and all it really accomplished was turning my tank into a Black Brush Algae farm. the gas output was very inconsistent. some batches produced more gas than others, it was a pain. pressurized co2 was a much larger upfront investment, but it has allowed me to get my co2 level where i want and keep it there. this is a key step in controlling algae. also it makes the plants very happy. you can see them bubbling away when the lights are on, releasing o2 for the fish. another one of the benefits is it has lowered my ph a bit. my tap water is in the 7.6 to 7.8 range. since i am pushing co2 to the 30ppm+ range, it has lowered my ph to 6.5, which is better for the plants.
speaking of plants, where is Jay? 
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29g High Tech Planted w/ Rainbows, Platies, Cories, and Shrimp
12g freshwater w/ 1 blue paradise gourami
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11-27-2009, 06:53 PM
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Tetra
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
great tank, what kind of lighting do you have? CO2 is the S***!
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11-28-2009, 01:11 AM
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Tetra
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Milton, DE
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
presently, i am using way too much light.  i have one 65w power compact and two 24w t5ho, all 6700 k. due to the ghetto rigged nature of my setup, i am problably only really getting use of about 65 to 75 percent of that. could be more, could be less. i really don't know. once i complete the stand that i am building for the tank, i will focus on building a new hood and hopefully be able to harness all that power. i'll probably end up cutting back on light a little. in the mean time, i've really been focusing on dosing and co2. i think my EI dosing is pretty close to where i need it to be. getting co2 dissolved effectively and well distributed in the tank is the real challenge.
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29g High Tech Planted w/ Rainbows, Platies, Cories, and Shrimp
12g freshwater w/ 1 blue paradise gourami
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11-28-2009, 11:56 AM
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Tetra
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
sweet, are you using a diffuser?
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11-29-2009, 01:35 AM
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Tetra
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Milton, DE
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
yes, i'm using a diffuser. by itself, it doesn't do much though. i'm using a small submersible filter to break up and push little co2 bubbles around the tank. even that is not very efficient. i'm researching canister filters and plan on misting with one of them. not sure what kind of filter i want yet.
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29g High Tech Planted w/ Rainbows, Platies, Cories, and Shrimp
12g freshwater w/ 1 blue paradise gourami
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02-22-2010, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: 29 Gallon Planted
Healthy looking man, your doing something right with the CO2 no algae that I can see.
I think you would like impeller misting although I have moved to canister injected on all of my tanks.
You also have a lot of nutrient hogs...might be time to move up to some centerpiece guys. I found a Kliner Barr at petsmart in excellent condition...unbelievable.
I would also recommend a drop checker when your budget will afford the hit for a good one
Jay
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