Byron - October 2021 Tank of the Month Winner (17-30 Gal)

[Fishmanic]

We have a winner in Fishforums.net
October 2021 Tank of the Month Contest​

We had 8 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest featuring tanks sized at 17 to 30 gallons, but only one could win...
And the winner is.......

Byron
Let's all congratulate him

Here's the winning tank and its description

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Amazon Blackwater 29 gallon/110 liter. Established following my house move in May 2019 with some more recent fish additions. Not a strict biotope because of the plants. Water is not tinted, but otherwise is "blackwater" in terms of parameters, aquascape and fish species. Dark grey play sand, Malaysian Driftwood, oak branches, dried oak leaves. Tank is not as "bright" as photos make it, not a great mobile phone for photos.
GH 0
KH 0
pH below 6 (lowest test capability) probably in the 4-5 range.
Temperature 79F/26C
Water Change weekly, 50% [had to reduce volume due to increased additives by water authority).

Plants, Floating:
Ceratopteris cornuta (Water Sprite)
Salvinia minima

Plants, Lower:
Microsorum pteropus
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Anubias barteri var. nana

Fish:
13 Paracheirodon simulans
8 Hyphessobrycon amandae
4 Nannostomus eques [last of a group acquired 7-8 years ago, will add more if I ever find them locally]
7 Corydoras pygmaeus [fry that hatched 3-4 years ago in another tank]
8 Carnegiella strigata, lineage 1 [phylogenetic analysis has revealed two monophyletic lineages within this species, with considerable genetic distance (10-12%) between them, making it probable that there are two distinct species within this complex (Schneider, et al, 2012; Abe, et al, 2013), and I was able to determine these are lineage 1]

 

[Fishmanic]

Congrats Byron on your well planted 29 gallon blackwater tank. Great pic - well deserved win. You will be awarded a TOTM Winner banner in your profile area and your tank will be added to our TOTM Wall of Fame .

Coming in second place is robmcd with his beautifully planted 30 gallon cube. Good job robmcd.

Coming in third place is kwils01 with their 30 gallon bow front tank. Awesome looking driftwood in your tank. Great job, Kwils01.

Big thanks to all who participated in this month's TOTM contest.

For those who entered but didn't win or for those who didn't enter, keep on improving your tanks and enter an upcoming TOTM contest.

Our Fish of the Month contest is now accepting entries. This month is featuring Betta fish. If you have a Betta, we hope you enter the contest. Click link below to view the entry thread.

Vote Now! October 2021 Fish of the Month Contest (Bettas)

POLL IS NOW CLOSED Fish of the Month :big_boss: PLEASE VOTE! We have 7 awesome Bettas entered into October's 2021 Fish of the Month Contest. View all the entries and descriptions below and then go to the top of page - click on your choice for FOTM and then click the "cast" button. Please DO...

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[Avel1896]

Congrats

 

[Animallover😍]

Congrats @Byron, you definitely deserve it!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Congrats @Byron! Glad you are being recognized for one of your incredible tanks.

 

[Circus]

Congratulations on the win! Beautiful tank.

 

[Happilyretired]

Beautiful tank. Congratulations!

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Love the natural look

 

[FishHobby99]

I love it!

 

[NannaLou]

Congratulations, a really beautiful tank

 

[itiwhetu]

Well done Byron, a deserved win. Congrets.

 

[Ch4rlie]

Congratulations!

A well deserved win on a stunning tank.

Well done!

 

[Essjay]

Congratulations, a gorgeous tank

 

[Naughts]

Congratulations Byron, beautiful set up. This is not just a celebration of TOTM, but also your returning health. Being able to achieve and maintain such an awesome tank shows how far you have come this year. Well done!!!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Congrats I love the look of it.