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ASSASSIN
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 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:06 am Post subject: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G -- update: Fish Growth (page 7) |
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Hi
It was a fine day, i returned from my in-plant training and logged into IAH...
i was surprised to see a WTG post....A used 120 gallon for FREE...all thanks to 'BETA'... 
i then decided to upgrade my 50gal ' SouthAmerican Bolivian Ram Biotope ' to a 120 gal 'SouthAmerican Black water Biotope".......
i took the tank from Betas house in chennai and transported it to vellore without a crack, ufff i must say....
lifting the tank to the first floor was the most difficult part.....damn we broke the overflow....  ...guys if you live on the first floor and want to bring a huge tank, just forget the idea..... 
a small overview of the specifications.....
SPECIFICATIONS
TANK : 4' X 2' X 2'
CAPACITY : Approx. 120 US Gal
BACKGROUND : Black
LIGHTS : 4 x 3W 3500K LED
FILTER : EHEIM 2217 AND AQUACLEAR 110 HBO
FILTER MEDIA : EHEIM Substrat Pro and Filter Sponge
SUBSTRATE : White Sand ( 40 Kgs )
DECOR : Driftwoods ( 8Kgs ) and round,smooth rocks
A teaser for now....
will follow up this journal as the tank sets in....
cheers |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:23 am Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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I am going to follow this thread. I remember your last setup and it was a inspiration to my friend to setup a same like that.
Raj |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:37 am Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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| Me too.. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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| Good start. Are you only going to keep Bolivians in there? |
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ASSASSIN
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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| Amazonian2010 wrote (View Post):
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I am going to follow this thread. I remember your last setup and it was a inspiration to my friend to setup a same like that.
Raj
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Thanks raj...
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Me too..
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thank you..
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Good start. Are you only going to keep Bolivians in there?
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Betaji... the bolivians will be a part of it... I'm planning to take the big stride into discus...still in a dilemma of what to choose....any suggestion for a black water setup..!!??? |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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looks like this would be a nice thread to follow  |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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| beta wrote (View Post):
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Good start. Are you only going to keep Bolivians in there?
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Betaji... the bolivians will be a part of it... I'm planning to take the big stride into discus...still in a dilemma of what to choose....any suggestion for a black water setup..!!???
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Discus juveniles are a bit tricky in tanks with substrates. You need to go in for semi adult discus of a brown strain to make it look natural.
Alternatively you can go in for Red Head Tapajos and Laetacara curviceps instead of Discus. |
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ASSASSIN
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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Discus juveniles are a bit tricky in tanks with substrates. You need to go in for semi adult discus of a brown strain to make it look natural.
Alternatively you can go in for Red Head Tapajos and Laetacara curviceps instead of Discus.
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I was looking for semi-adult brown strains, but the price factor hit me hard..
Im also thinking of buying juveniles n growing them in a 50gal BB tank, n later adding them to the 120...
RED HEADS are my long time dream, for now I'll stick with the red heads I guess...
the woods are still floating n are in the process of curing....I think I hav to wait for some more time to do the scaping...
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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| Growing out the juvis separately in a BB tank would be the best option. |
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nandy
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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hi..
I'm curiously waiting for next updates...
Regards,
Nandy |
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anandflower
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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Hi,
Waiting for updates |
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ASSASSIN
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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| beta wrote (View Post):
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Growing out the juvis separately in a BB tank would be the best option.
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Yea PREM suggested to go for 12...!!!
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Hi,
Waiting for updates
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| nandy wrote (View Post):
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hi..
I'm curiously waiting for next updates...
Regards,
Nandy
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guys the next update will take some time.. The woods are curing and im searching for good quality FISHES....!! lol |
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kunalrsingh
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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| this looks good...if you cant get discus then Red head would look nice with a shoal of tetras. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:07 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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AWESOME!
Cant wait for the completed tank!! |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: SOUTH AMERICAN 120G |
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