Amanda's First Planted Tank...

[ICEEGRL]

If I did this right, this should be mine.
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=186995

All advice and comments appreciated. I am trying very hard to learn, but I have a long way to go.

 

[lljdma06]

If I did this right, this should be mine.
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=186995

All advice and comments appreciated. I am trying very hard to learn, but I have a long way to go.

You've come a long way from the tanks first look. It's a newly planted tank, so messy is going to be good for a while. The smallish plant with the round leaves is most likely a Hydrocotyle species of some type, probably H. verticillata or H. sibthorpiodes. I'm not quite sure what your lighting is. I read somewhere in that thread that you had an incadescent bulb, which isn't great for growing plants and you had a 20W flourescent, and 1.93WPG, so I'm a bit confused. If you could clear that up, that would be great and I could be of more help. A DIY CO2 system would probably be a good idea and is quite economical.

llj

 

[Dave Spencer]

You certainly have transformed your tank! Looking forward to seeing it develop.

I reckon the plant is Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides.

Dave.

 

[ICEEGRL]

Thanks everyone!
I hope you will all keep checking in and helping. I really appreciate it.

 

[ICEEGRL]

I put up new pics in the link. Should I keep posting there or should I pick up and start putting them here? I am not quite sure how this works?
Please look at it and tell me what you think of the changes, and what still needs to change...
Thanks

 

[Themuleous]

I would use this as your main jounral then its all in one place

 

[ICEEGRL]

Thanks! I will put my new pics here. I am planning water changes and pics in the morning.

 

[ICEEGRL]

It has been a while.
So much going on...
This is what it looks like right now, but it will be changing very soon! (I got a 55g.)
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I just got the 55g. It is still in the box. I will be moving everything and getting the new one set up in the next few days... I hope. I am also getting a 60g from Wendy in July if all goes well. I am so excited! Then I can have the mixed tank, the cory tank, and the cichlids (spelling?) that I want!

Should I start a new journal for each tank, or have just one with all my tanks included? We will have 4 main tanks and 2 or 3 small ones. Which way would be best? I know I am going to want and need input on them all.

Thanks

 

[ICEEGRL]

This is what it looks like now...
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I robbed most of the stuff for the new 55g. The old gravel and stuff went back in here. A few days later I had some flicking. I noticed some patches on the fish. I started treating with maracyn 1 & 2. On the third day it all went cloudy. What is the deal?

How do I fix this? It doesn't filter out. It looks like a very thick white smoke.

Thanks!

 

[nry]

I've had meds do that after a few days. It will clear on its own in a few days, I tried water changes, they made little difference. It is likely a bacteria bloom, unless the fish appear to be suffering I would not worry.

 

[ICEEGRL]

I am really not sure how they are doing. I can't see most of them. It is a lot more "fog" than what shows in the picture. The ones that I can see seem to be ok. Hopefully I will see them again in a few days.

Thanks

 

[ICEEGRL]

It is starting to clear up some now.
I think one of the new delphax corys is missing. I can't find it anywhere. It didn't come out to eat either! I hope it is just hiding somewhere. I can't afford to lose any. I only had 3 to begin with.
Maybe I will find it when I do my water changes in a few days.
The MTS is getting worse. I just can't get enough. I keep saying "just one more... I need it so I can have ____." So many things need different conditions, so they require more tanks. I need a python or something. This bucket #### is getting old, especially now that the tanks are getting bigger.

I found a pic I love. I am now thinking of trying something similar.
What do you think?
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It looks simple, but pretty. There are so many great looking mosses out there. It would be hard to choose just one...

 

[Dave Spencer]

You might like this scape as well. It is "Wild Paradise" by Hoang Quan:

Don`t under estimate how important the wood is in scapes such as these.

Dave.

 

[ICEEGRL]

You are right. I love that!

I have been hunting decent wood for over a year now. I have had no luck so far. Is there a good place to get pieces that would work for something like that.

Any idea how he keeps the sand in the middle from mixing with the other substrate?
I tried using plastic once, but to get it tall enough to keep it from mixing it showed and looked really bad.

Thanks

 

[ICEEGRL]

This tank is still being used as a holding tank for most of my fish.
Also it clears up then goes cloudy again. It is cloudy more than it is clear. I think it is the over load...
That will be fixed very soon. I hope to have the 55g ready for them by tonight. Then I can start to work on this tank. It is going to be the grow out tank for my corys for a little while.

Thanks for the pic. I am using it as the example for my 55g. I am going to try to do something fairly close. (with a few changes)