Caribbean Biotope Seagrass Tank
- Thread starter Michael Hoaster
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I'm excited too! The Turtle Grass is in, but not planted. They're just sitting on the sand. Oh, there will be pics! Probably tomorrow when I get the other grasses and macros. Not much to show right now, but about a foot of cloudy water.
It's funny how everything went so slowly for so long. Now everything's moving quickly! Except for the ro/di…
It's funny how everything went so slowly for so long. Now everything's moving quickly! Except for the ro/di…
karimwassef
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Call a water company. They can deliver RO water in 5 gallon jugs. Believe me, you won't be the first aquarium 'nut job' to call them with a 200gallon request. It will likely cost you $100 though. 
Not a bad idea, but I'm trying to keep costs down. Delivery costs up here in the foothills above Boulder are insane.
I think this will work, letting my ro/di do its thing. Might even be easier to plant with the lower water level. I should be fine…
I think this will work, letting my ro/di do its thing. Might even be easier to plant with the lower water level. I should be fine…
MorganAtlanta
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Do you have a URL for Florida Pets? Google isn't turning up anything for me.
Yet another lousy pic! Hopefully, you can see the turtle grass propagules. The other grasses, macros and pods came today. I'm floating them now.
It occurres to me that maybe I ought to get the lighting in place!
It occurres to me that maybe I ought to get the lighting in place!
Here come the plants! Lights are on the way.
Loving the red macros!
I got the grasses planted and my metal halide online, ready to light the tank in the am! Now I better get some sleep…
karimwassef
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Root looks awesome, by the way.
Thanks, Karim. I look forward to getting them colonized with all kinds of stuff. Also, can't wait to see how the powerhead hidden within it works, once the tank is filled! Right now I've got two bubblers going, for water movement.
karimwassef
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Are you seeding with pods?
Yep. Got 2 bags in there. If the water clears up enough, I'll try to get a decent pic today.
More pics!
And more pics!
So, I went ahead and 'planted' the red macro algae. It's amazingly beautiful!
I still can't get very good shots, with the cloudiness, but it's good to record the early history of the tank.
I must say, I was very impressed with the plants from Gulf Coast Ecosystems, Florida Pets and Live Aquaria. It's just amazing the quality of SW plants available to anyone right now.
I still can't get very good shots, with the cloudiness, but it's good to record the early history of the tank.
I must say, I was very impressed with the plants from Gulf Coast Ecosystems, Florida Pets and Live Aquaria. It's just amazing the quality of SW plants available to anyone right now.
It is amazing. I would love to see a larger variety of macro algae become available to us, but what we can get, we can get very high quality specimens of.
What is the clumpy green species of algae you currently have in the seagrass section? It looks almost like really tightly bunched chaeto.
What is the clumpy green species of algae you currently have in the seagrass section? It looks almost like really tightly bunched chaeto.
