NCaquatics - May 2020 Tank of the Month Winner! (30 gallons and larger)

[Fishmanic]

We have a winner in Fishforums.net
May 2020 Tank of the Month Contest​

We had 9 nice tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest featuring tanks sized at 30 US gallons or bigger. But only one could win...

And the winner is.......................


NCaquatics
Let's all congratulate her

Here NC aquatics' tank and its description

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*new scape updated, one filter broke down thanks to salvinia getting into the motor. Changed up some plants.


Phew, day and night make totally different looks for photos. Second photo validating my entry, terrible glare thanks to bright livingroom.


Okay, so my tank is a 46 gallon bowfront, planted community.
Parameters are 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, 20 ppm nitrate, pH 7.5.

Fish: Neon tetras, black neon tetras, platies, dwarf gourami, farlowella twig cats, corydoras aeneus, corydoras weitzmani, corydoras ambiacus, pangio loaches (seminica, oblonga, superba, and doriae).

Inverts: Bamboo shrimp, nerite snail, ramshorn snails, bladder snails.

Plants: Amazon swords, crypts, java fern, salvinia, anacharis

Filtration: Aquaclear 70, Aquaclear 50.

Heater: Eheim Jager 150w set to 76F

Water changes 25% weekly, 50% monthly.

Feeding: Omega One flakes, algae wafers, Wardley Shrimp Pellets, Bug Bites, frozen mysis/brine shrimp, steamed veggies.

Fertilizer: Seachem Flourish 1x week day after water change, API Root Tabs for the swords and crypts as needed.

Dechlorinator: Seachem Prime.

Lighting: Aqueon Full Spectrum T8 Bulb, AquaGlo T8 Bulb.

 

[Retired Viking]

Congratulations! Great looking tank.

 

[Fishmanic]

Congrats NCaquatics on a well deserved win. You will soon receive a TOTM winner banner in your profile area.

Coming in second place was Retired Viking. In third place was Meg0000. Congrats to the two of you. Overall, we had 114 members vote in the contest..interest in our contests is growing.

For those who didnt win or didnt enter, keep improving your tanks and enter again in a later TOTM contest. Practice makes perfect!

NEXT UP is our Pet of the Month contest. You may enter any one of your household pet except fish. Entries will be accepted from today till May 20. So take a pic of your household pet and be ready to enter. When entry period starts, you will see a banner announcing it at the top of our forums.

Thanks to all those who participated in this month's Tank of the Month Contest.

 

[Salty&Onion]

I would never win anyway, that's for sure. Grats.

 

[CassCats]

Thank you everyone!

And @Salty&Onion aw be kinder to yourself, i liked your tank too. You have as much chance as everyone else so long as you enter too

 

[JuiceBox52]

Congratulations!
(Salty your tank is great too! Be nice to yourself)

 

[Fishmanic]

Salty, 5 people thought your tank was the best. Keep improving on it and re-enter in a future contest. It’s not whether you win or lose that is important.. it’s that you participated. More entrants make the contest more interesting.

 

[Barry Tetra]

Congrats @NCaquatics, Nice tank

 

[Essjay]

Congratulations, stunning tank

 

[Barry Tetra]

Salty, 5 people thought your tank was the best. Keep improving on it and re-enter in a future contest. It’s not whether you win or lose that is important.. it’s that you participated. More entrants make the contest more interesting.

Yep, its all for fun

 

[FishkeeperLinz]

Congratulations on a well deserved win.

@Salty&Onion , don't take it so personally. I only got one vote. (and I'm amazed I got that )

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Salty, 5 people thought your tank was the best. Keep improving on it and re-enter in a future contest. It’s not whether you win or lose that is important.. it’s that you participated. More entrants make the contest more interesting.

Been trying to do that for a year. ....

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Congratulations @NCaquatics! A truly magnificent tank!

 

[DwarfCichlidLvr]

Congrats Noodle!

And Sprinkle, your tank is great too!

 

[cupofjoel]

Congrats! Love the tank!