Cleaning and water changes complete!
- Thread starter Ram419
- Start date
Looks great! The bottom right looks really interesting is it a moss tank?
Wills
Wills
OP
OP
Yes that's correct, it's a 55 gallon. I started this tank on 5/25/2022.
The 55 gallon is using a NICREW ClassicLED Aquarium Light, Fish Tank Light with Extendable Brackets, White and Blue LEDs
The one one the bottom left I just replaced the white blue with a NICREW SkyLED Plus Aquarium Plant Light, Freshwater Fish Tank Light with Ramp Up and Dim Down, Spectrum Adjustable and Lighting Schedule Programmable which I like much better because it comes with a build in timer/dimmer and more light spectrum.
Last edited:
OP
OP
The bottom right is my betta and red cherry shrimp 5 gallon tank.
It is also using the white/blue Nicrew light at a dimmer setting then the other tanks.
I started this tank on 4/7/23 and used Fluval Bio Stratum. Planted seeds in the substrate when I started it. There's also some Dwarf Sagittaria Subulata and 2 Anubia Barteri plants. And a couple others not sure the name of. Oh and yes, there is a little bit of moss in there too.
Last edited:
OP
OP
Nice! Love the drift wood in there! Why the move to NICREW lights? The tank on the bottom left has 3 zebra danios and 5 green emerald corys.
That’s a nice set up . I like it .
Have been using four bulb shop lights for some years, but the NICREW lighting seems just the right intensity for the plants I keep. It works well for the floating plants I like. I generally keep Anacharis, Hornwort and Dwarf Water Lettuce. The bottom plants are low to moderate light. Those are Java Fern and Anubias. The cost of the lights is pretty reasonable too and the lights last a long time.
10 Tanks (Now 11)
10 Tanks (Now 11)
OP
OP
They all come with a dimmer for white and blue. There's more granularity in dimmer settings if you get the SkyLED one.
Yes. I like the dimmer, but the combination of the three color LEDs seems to fall into the moderate range for the plants. Here's a photo of another 55 gallon "Community Tank" that has a four bulb strip light above it. The four T5 bulbs are really more lighting than the plants need. These have outgrown the tank. Fortunately, the fish are small, some Platys, Guppies, Danios, and three varieties of Tetras. Nothing very large, so there's still some swimming room for the fish.
10 Tanks (Now 11)
10 Tanks (Now 11)
Attachments
OP
OP
Yeah, I get this growth in my back yard pond. I went crazy the past few weeks. But very much wanted to stop the algea.
Lot of hornworth in the water. Floaters are water spangles that came from overgrowth in aquaruims. And also some frogbit.
I think the NICREW lights will help with the overgrowth issue for sure.
Lot of hornworth in the water. Floaters are water spangles that came from overgrowth in aquaruims. And also some frogbit.
I think the NICREW lights will help with the overgrowth issue for sure.
OP
OP
Oh very nice! I did do goldfish my first year that I started the pond and they got way too big and I had algea issues and it's just way too hot in summer. More cover is in order for it if I want to put fish in there and even then I would need to do something more to keep it cooler.
It's only 40 gallons so should really only have small fish in it. I do want to build a bigger/deeper one next to it eventually.
Yours looks like it is above ground. I will probably have to do above ground due to the tree and the roots from it that is next to the area.
It's only 40 gallons so should really only have small fish in it. I do want to build a bigger/deeper one next to it eventually.
Yours looks like it is above ground. I will probably have to do above ground due to the tree and the roots from it that is next to the area.
Similar threads
Most reactions
-
344 -
224 -
216 -
187 -
177 -
160 -
158 -
153 -
148 -
139 -
136 -
129 -
113 -
95 -
92