Oh Boy....My Winter project...

Sugar Magnolia

Sugar Magnolia

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That's one huge mithrax!

So Dickie...I'm wondering what you've experienced with the darker blue zoos over the years. I bought two colonies a couple of years ago and they were bright and vibrant, but after 4 or 5 months, they ended up browning out. From what I understand, this is a pretty normal occurence for that color morph, but I'm not sure what causes it. I have a nice colony of powder blue zoos that have stayed that color for years, no loss of blue at all. Thoughts?
 
skipm

skipm

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The coloration of the zoos has alot to do with the lighting they are under. I bought some that were a nice medium blue but when place under the lighting in my tank they had a more gray appearance. They will color back up alot of times if placed back under the original type of lighting.
 
Dickie52

Dickie52

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Sugar Magnolia said:
That's one huge mithrax!

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he sure is, he caught a ride on a clump of zoos...... :anxious He was removed just after the pic.

As far as the blue zoos go, I have to agree with you, the darker ones seem to change color much more. Mine seem to darken, to almost a deep purple to black. The pic below is of a bunch I have had for almost a year and you can see the dark coming in. They look blue in the picture, but much darker in my tank. The ones I get are mostly from the Atlantic and the guy who collects them says, they are a deeper water zoo. These are kept in my 10 gallon nano, under 130watt pc....



Here is a clump of light blue and you can see they have held their color much better....also in my 10....



 
Dickie52

Dickie52

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You will be glad to know I am getting some nice diatom growth in both the 6.6 and the nanocube 6..... :oops: ........ :lol:
 
Dickie52

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Well it's time for a little update on the two tanks.....Things have been going along about how I expected. I had an outbreak of diatoms, which I almost have cleared up and a tiny touch of a very loose crayno, which I think I have almost under control.

The 6.6 seemed to have a bit more than the nanocube 6, I am wondering if the better light kicks this stuff into action a bit quicker.

I am very impressed with the look and stable start in the nanocube 6. Everything that I put in that tank is doing great and has never looked more healthy. The mushrooms are open and the kenya tree has never looked better. I will be very interested to see how this 18watt tank does over the next few months. I hate to say it, but I am enjoying it more than the 6.6......LOL

I am doing a 80 oz water change every day on the 6.6 trying to get it under control, where as the nanocube 6 is just getting it's 10% per week.
Don't get me wrong, the 6.6 is not falling apart, but just seems to need more tweaking than the cube.

Well here are updated pictures of the two tanks, that I took tonight.





 
skipm

skipm

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You may be having a few starting out problems but you can't tell it from the pics, both tanks look fabulous!
 
Dickie52

Dickie52

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skipm said:
Any updates? I have been following this project pretty close.
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Funny you should ask..... :D

Little by little things are falling into place....

The tank that I am amazed by so far is the nanocube6. It has been the most stable system that I have seen in such a short time and has me starting to wonder about all the current info on systems. I know it's much too early to tell for sure, but I am going to love seeing the progress. I mean a tank with a measly 18 watts of light and only a 150gph pump for circulation???? In this day and age they would laugh at that!!! Here is an updated pic, which I took this afternoon....

 
Dickie52

Dickie52

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Now onto the 6.6 Bookshelf System.....

Much more of a challenge, but still one hell of a good time!!! :carn

This one has taken constant attention and tweaking, everyday. I am still changing 10% of the water, every day and almost have the diatiom problem under control. I vaccum the sand once a week and stir it every day, with a turkey baster. The critters love the new water and the 130watts of light, in such a shallow tank. Everything opens beautiful. I have added a few new items and think that I am happy with how things are going and looking. Time will tell if this type tank is worth the effort....

here are some of the new additions.....











 
Dickie52

Dickie52

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You guys know I rot at full tank shots, but here is a front view.....

then a closer shot of the left side and then the right side......






 
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sadielynn

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wow those are pretty I dont think that I have seen the pink ones here in our area :sad: keep us updated on their progress dickie :mrgreen:
 
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drty811

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dickie,

what kind of macros do you grow? looking for some more.....my calipera went kaput......started to die off a couple days ago.
 
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