The tannin experiment.

dig317537

dig317537

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So I am in the beginning stages of a rescape. My current 12 gal bookshelf tank has been having issues and so time to redo it. I want something that is low maintenance and I have been inspired by things I have come across the interwebs more importantly the emergence of biotope/tannin/blackwater type tanks. This is how the tank looks now.DSC_0525.JPG
Algae sludge all over lol. But there are some really cool plants I need to figure out where to put. I started my first emersed setup for some of them. Any way I said I'll post things, ya'll can join me on the journey to changing this to tannin stained.
 
julzhull

julzhull

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Oh I remember seeing this one in the GSAS video. I love those 12 gal bookshelf tanks! I wish I had a good place to put one...with three cats it's a little hard to have open top tanks.

This will be fun to watch.
 
VickiK

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@dig317537 when you say "algae sludge all over" ----- um.... I don't think you've seen MY tanks...LOL Yours look pretty darn good to me.....!
 
dig317537

dig317537

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here's the emerse culture that I hope works. my first attempt, been wanting to do this for awhile and then realize I should have went bigger, I got too many plants that are harder to find.DSC_0526.JPG
 
L190

L190

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me too!! I'm actually trying to start a emersed tank with a 55 gallon tank I just got. My wife would only let me set it up if i make it look nice so I got plans to make a river manifold, automatic mister, and planning to grow rarer crypts and erios.
 
dig317537

dig317537

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So this project is going to take longer then I was wanting. Moving later this year and didn't want to setup something only to tear it down a few months later. But this does give me the opportunity to plan something awesome for this tannin stained tank.
 
L190

L190

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Is that fogger really keeping the humidity up in your set up? I was thinking of using one of those if my mister system doesn't work out
 
VickiK

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You guys are awesome. You're doing stuff that I'm way way too lazy to do. But I get to watch you -- so it's all good.
 
dig317537

dig317537

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VickiK said:
You guys are awesome. You're doing stuff that I'm way way too lazy to do. But I get to watch you -- so it's all good.
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This whole experiment is so I can be lazy lol. All of my tanks, at the moment, are planted with some difficult plants and maintenance is becoming too much. Even reducing the number of tanks I have.
 
VickiK

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dig317537 said:
This whole experiment is so I can be lazy lol. All of my tanks, at the moment, are planted with some difficult plants and maintenance is becoming too much. Even reducing the number of tanks I have.
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Awww. I don't think you're the same caliber of lazy as I am. lol When are you moving? What a hassle, right? Ugh. I hope I die in this place I'm sitting in right now. lol
 
dig317537

dig317537

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So now I am thinking about tying moss to a branch I want to put in this new setup but can't decide which.
Should I go with christmas moss or willow moss (I think I have the giant version)?
 
dig317537

dig317537

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VickiK said:
Awww. I don't think you're the same caliber of lazy as I am. lol When are you moving? What a hassle, right? Ugh. I hope I die in this place I'm sitting in right now. lol
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In september. And yes a hassle. Slowly going to sell off some tanks before then and buy the permanent ones (for real this time).
 
VickiK

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dig317537 said:
In september. And yes a hassle. Slowly going to sell off some tanks before then and buy the permanent ones (for real this time).
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LOL - tanks are ALWAYS for "real" lol - until you see another one you want more....LOL
 
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