Re: [APD] RE: High Tech Tank....8 Years Later!

["Ron Nelson" <rdn2 at netgods_net>]

gbooth at frii_com wrote:

> We last set up our three tanks in May 1996 after we had to tear them down
>
> to make way for some house remodeling. So they all have 7+ years on them.
>
> We decided to tear down the 120g tank this summer to cut down on
> maintenance a bit but it was still going strong - no visible algae, rapid
> plant growth. We could see no difference in growth or stability compared
> to the initial set up. We've never added anything to the substrate beyond
> the initial 2 kg of laterite. It had a 250w Dupla heating cable. We
> neither saw nor smelled any problems in the substrate when it was removed.
>  
I'm the new owner of George and Karla's 120g tank. When I set it back up 
all I did was top the old gravel with some new gravel to keep the 
laterite dust to a minimum. The tank is still high tech minus heating 
cables and is growing anything I put in there like mad...

Ron Nelson

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