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My 125 gallon planted discus tank,

CO2: I run 3 fx-6 and one fx-4 diy co2 spraybar ,diy co2 diffuser,5lb co2 tank

Equipment: three jager heaters,two uv sterilizers ,two whispwr 100 air pumps,three zxmean black box lights

Plants: sag,anubis coffefolia,anubis barteri,anubis pettite,echod.amazon mother plants ,echod.red flame purple knights, three kinds of moss ,

stocking: 10 discus all grown out from 2 inch

Click on video below

I hope the video works. A lot has changed in my tank since last week new plants lights and fish but still a ways to go need a second filter then I can start on my reef tank

Size:
Fluval Osaka 155 litres

Age:
unknown tank, was cycled with a huge cichlid in it when I got it but I've had it running for 12 weeks now

Water parameters:
0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 25 nitrate, pH: 7.4, temp: 28 degrees center grade

Tank Maintenance:
I do 25% water change every week with a 50% on the fourth week filter scrubs in changed tank water every two weeks. Water tested weekly on strips and four weekly with kit

Substrate:
Gravel mixture from 3mm to 10mm as a base then a standard fish tank sand

Filters:
Filter was given to me with the tank its a juwel filter not sure on which one has 1 bio pad 1 ammonia pad and 2 carbon pads, I know I need a cover as some of my fish like to hide in there. This will be one of 2 filters I'm going to get a larger hand on the edge filter soon

Live plants:
Amazon swords
I cant remember what the other 2 pieces were called lol

Feeding schedules:
Twice daily morning is pellets and flakes and in the afternoon blood worms

Current fish stocking:
1 spotted pleco
1 albino red tail
1 rabbit snail
1 plattys
2 swordtails
4 mollies
1 angel fish
1 silver Shark
1 red claw crab
1 bamboo shrimp
2 gouarmi

Lighting.
Fluval ecobright

I also have a 54l Fluval flex tank which is my next project its was my starter tank but I'm going to turn it into a reef tank once this tanks done

Date setup: 01 May 2019
Tank Name: unknown.
106Litres (3ft size)
Filtration: JBL CrystalprofilE702 external filter & sponge filter.
Lighting: NICREW Super Bright LED lamp.
Plants:
Micranthemum 'Monte-Carlo'
Spiky moss
Alternanthera reineckii 'Rosanervig'
Cardamine lyrate
Limnophila sessiliflora
Anubias mini mini
Marsilea Hirsuta
Echinodorus bleheri
Lysimachia nummularia aurea
Rotala rotundifolia
Microsorium pteropus
Ferts:
Aquacare Plant Gro
Airation: Airpump into sponge filter & exsteral filter.
Water management: Partial water changes, then once cycled big water change.
Substrate: Tetra Active substrate. black, white & blue/grey gravel.
Heater: Aquel Easy Heater 150w.
Water testing: Freshwater master Test kit.

Cycled so far Day 8.

Thank you for viewing. Bri

This is my 20 gallon walstad a few months ago. Personally my favorite picture of it to date

Tank: 20 gallon starter kit from petsmart
Heater: Aqueon
FIlter: top fin
substrate: Dirt gathered from my garden
cap: flourite red
maintenance: 25 % water change every two weeks
stocking: Platy fry, endler fry, two male guppies, 5 neon tetras, mystery snails, nerite snails (there was a glofish but I sold him)
Parameters: Ammonia 0.0 Nitirte .0.0 Nitrate .5
Plants: Jungle val, broad leaf ludwigia, java moss, amazon sword x2, cardinal plant, red ludwigia, water wisteria, sagataria

I guess I’ll enter even though my tank’s not that fancy!

Tank: 10 gallon tank from PetSmart
Heater: Aqueon (if I’m remembering right that is)
Filter: TopFin Silenstream 10
Light: NICREW Classic LED Plus
Substrate: CaribSea Floramax
Maintenance: 50% water change every two weeks
Stocking: 2 male platies and “bonus” snails (what some call pest snails haha)
Plants: red ludwigia, bronze crypts, java moss, marimo moss balls, anubias nana petite, frogbit
Ferts: Thrive root caps that I replace every few months and a couple squirts of ThriveS a week
Parameters: ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate <20

I am still new to fish keeping and this tank is only a few months old, but everything is growing and the fish seem happy, so I’m proud

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