15 Gallon CAD starfire build

[lucius]

Good stuff Errol.  Glad everything worked out.

Wife should be happy now! 

[fischkopp]

Looking great! Glad to see that you are keeping your CRS. I hope they will do as well in their new tank as they did in the old one.

[charlie]

Thanks guys,
@ Brian the wife is very happy 
Robert I just had to keep those CRS, they have been good to me , ever since I set up the tank outside & moved the shrimp over it just grabs my attention more , loving it.

[bettabreeder]

Looks awesome!


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[charlie]

approx. 3 weeks after planting , this is what it looks like now.
I can`t say enough about the Tropica 123 grow plants.

[daworldisblack]

Woah! Drooling! If only my carpet looked like that!!

[charlie]

One month up date.
I just replaced to 2 foremost rocks & will weather to blend in time ( at least that`s what I`m thinking  )
I got some of 1 2 grow Tropica from the pots Got Fish brought today, Rotala Bonsai & Althernathera Reineckii "mini.
These wil be incorporated to the tank with the Bonsai replacing the Blyxa Japonica & the Reineckii "mini. replacining the Arcuata.
The shading you see on the white background is actually the LED shimmering of the surface turbulence, should have killed the filter - next time.
The Monte Carlo continues to carpet & Belem hair grass is coming to life, I have lifted the light another inch from the surface of the tank, thinking I will need to lift it another inch or two before I get it dialed in.


Errol

[daworldisblack]

Can't wait for mine to carpet like yours! Its slow but its getting there - the new additions should do well in this tank. Keep us posted!

[charlie]

It`s been sometime since I updated this thread. I suffered a massive loss of my CRS 100 +, due to my own negligence   .
The system has a top off system which I use to refill the tank after a water change, I forgot to add Chloram X to the top off tank drained the water ,switched everything on & left to run some errands, needless to say I returned home a few hours later to the sad sight, was I ever ticked off at myself & was very close to just shutting the tank down.
I restocked the tank with some more CRS & thankfully I just noticed  babies this morning .
Apart  from some persistent  algae issue, the tank is doing well.

[exv152]

The tank looks good Errol. How would you rate the monte carlo vs HC? I personally found HC was a major pain.

[daworldisblack]

Really like how the tank has progressed! The Chillis look good in there - nice and red. Def liking the Monte carlo! Much better rooting system compared to HC!

[charlie]

The tank looks good Errol. How would you rate the monte carlo vs HC? I personally found HC was a major pain.

Thanks guys.
I`m a Monte Carlo convert  , like you I found HC to be a pain, for me it`s not for a long term scape.
Rah I have had good luck with the Monte Carlo, already had a big trim of it.
There is another foreground plant i want to try that is not readily available in Canada, but have my fingers & toes crossed  that hopefully I`ll luck in to some 

[exv152]

There is another foreground plant i want to try that is not readily available in Canada, but have my fingers & toes crossed  that hopefully I`ll luck in to some 

Lol, I've got some growing emersed and as soon as I get enough going you can have some. But it doesn't do well with cories and other bottom dwellers that can easily uproot it. Greg is having better luck than me. Not sure about Rah. Fingers crossed.

[barefoot_golfer]

Looks smoking Errol

[charlie]

update

[barefoot_golfer]

Amazing as usual

[newbiez2]

update

Wow! Like there is no glass at all.