Our 125gal Tank

[Phage]

I hope it doesn't break off again as well. It does looks really pretty when in place lol.
A small shrimp tank would be awesome. The red of the shrimp will really pop on the moss. I would like some but my angels eat them x_x

Can eyebrow tweezers be used? Just asking because I'm not sure if LFS sell them. Mainly fish only type of equipment.. lol. Seems like a silly question

So those tiny black rocks ontop of the sand came with the sand? I like that look.

 

[kcharley]

I am dense.

I thought you meant an artificial plant made of aluminum.

Now, that you mention it. It would be so beautiful and shiny, a tank full of these...

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[Amunet]

I have this long claw crappy thing. It works well, and I get the cabomba in to the substrate really well, but *shrugs* I think the fish may be uprooting it.

 

[Amunet]

Few random shots I took tonight.
Forgot to take a full tank shot though
Was stressing the fish out quite a bit b/c I turned the light back on to take these heh... bad me.
Ignore all of the dead bits.... I've been a bit lazy this week and haven't gotten around to plucking them out. I know.. laziness really isn't good with this hobby, but my energy levels this week have been pretty low.

Hey look... some cabomba that came up! What a surprise! :\

Pretty hybrid rainbowfish

Skunk cories... so easy to take photos of when they're sleeping lol

Rare site.... the rubberlip pleco. I really hope it's getting enough to eat. There is green dust algae all over the back of the tank. And I've been putting a slice of cucumber in to the tank right before lights out mainly for it (not knowing if it's getting any of it).

Nasty BBA and brown algae everywhere... SIGH! Just hope the brown algae clears up soon so all I have to see is the BBA lol The combo of both is just hideous though.

Left side

Middle
Was funny when I put in the cucumber. Turned the dining room light on, stuck my hand in, and started getting attacked by the danios and rainbow fish rofl. All of a sudden start feeling the fish running in to my arm and hand heh
No idea what they were doing, guess they were just disoriented or something.

Right

Maybe need some more faster growing plants. I don't want anymore cabomba lol. And don't want any hornwort... it doesn't do well in this tank for some reason.
Not sure what else we could get though. *shrugs*
The CO2 has been running fine for once. Still no frackin check valves though and getting PO'd about it.
Uuuuuhm.. what else..... plants all seem ok for now. Think I'm going to put in some root tabs under some of the swords though. Just to make sure they're getting everything they need.
Need to do a water change, will do one Sunday and clean up some of the algae... bleh.

 

[aaronnorth]

any tweesers are fine.
That looks more like staghorn algae to me rather than BBA. still similar conditions are neded to cause growth though, add ammonia spike onto the list as a more common cause.

 

[Amunet]

Could be staghorn.. what does it feel like? I think I've been confusing staghorn with a different type of algae that my other tanks were having a problem with.
I know the circulation isn't bad, so looks like I just need to do some more water changes. That area still has a problem w/ all of the debris wanting to accumulate over in that corner.
If I have time tomorrow, I'll do the water change then and do a very good vac in that area.

 

[Amunet]

So just got done cleaning up the tank a little bit. No water change yet, just brushing some of the stuff off the back of the tank and filter stuff.
There are freakin cabomba leaves EVERYWHERE.
Now I remember why I didn't get this plant before. Good grief... what a pain in the butt.
Think I may just take the remaining stuff out and put it in to one of the smaller tanks. UGH it is such a pain. WHy the heck does it do that... starts off SO great, and then BAM starts losing its leaves and dying it seems.

Also put in some root tabs around some of the plants. Mainly near the swords.

There was bright bright neon green hair algae on the CO2 tube going to the diffuser lol. It was actually kinda pretty w/ how bright it was lol. Would much rather have that than brown and this black junk.

Erm, what else..... uh.... need to figure out what to do with the back of the tank. Wish I could get the vallis to start growing well so could have that in the back. I really wish the plants would grow taller already. The tank looks so incomplete with everything at the bottom, ya know?
And I really wish I could get a tiger lotus already!!

 

[Phage]

I have extra lotus and other plants, sent you a message
I hate algae too :\ I sent 20 minutes scrubbing my heater for BBA

lol I had the same veggie clip, but then I accidently broke it


I noticed my otos ate all the brown algae, would you consider an army of them?

 

[Amunet]

Lol... I would get otos, but would be afraid that the current fish in the tank would frighten the poor little fish to death heh.

 

[Amunet]

More photos..... Taken for the heck of it...

Julii

Rubberlip

Skunk & Clown (hoping that's just sand on the clown)

Camera Hog.. er I mean.. Bosemani

White fuzzy stuff growing on the smaller piece of mopani

Left side

Middle

Right

Full

 

[azzaknight]

love the tank it just looks amazing.!!

 

[Amunet]

love the tank it just looks amazing.!!

Thanks I dunno if it's all that great, but I think it's getting better heh



Finally was able to do a water change today. MAN that right back corner is def the place where a ton of debris collects.
Also, the cabomba, good lord.. freakin leaves EVERYWHERE.
I wasn't even able to get them all out b/c they cling to everything.
Only 2 or 3 stems of it left in the tank. Def not going to get it again.. not for this tank at least WAY too messy.
Did some trimming, etc etc. Brown algae is getting pretty bad in the tank. It's starting to get all over the plants on the left side now.
Will do another water change in the middle of the week. Probably Weds.
Also ordered some more plants mainly for shrimp tank, but a few for this one.
Got some more dwarf sag. Some vallis, crypts and yeah that's it lol.
Depending on how good the vallis looks, might put a few in to the 125. The sag is going in to this tank, and 1 of the crypts is as well.

Was looking at clown loaches today to see if any of them had spots.
Saw one of them flicking on a piece of wood and had a single spot on its tail. It only did it twice, but *shrugs* GOD please don't let it be ich!!! No idea what I'm going to do.

 

[xautomaticflowersx]

Some easy fast growing plants that might help the dreaded algae are hygrophila polysperma and hygrophila difformis (water wisteria). Both of which aren't fussy about lighting and grow pretty fast once settled. Also they look lovely
Wish I had a lovely big tank like that! It's looking great. And love your fish!

Edit: It actually seems like you have a little bit of wisteria on the right hand side. Sorry, didn't notice before!

 

[Amunet]

*nods* Have a little bit of wisteria in there
The leaves keep breaking off though and starts to sprout roots of their own lol. It's almost just as bad as the cabomba was.


Update on the clown loaches. Looked at them as best I could, and saw a small dot on a couple of their tails. No idea if it could be Ich or not, or if it may have been dirt, or just something else. GOD please let it just be something else. I will be so upset if it is ich.

 

[bagu]

*nods* Have a little bit of wisteria in there
The leaves keep breaking off though and starts to sprout roots of their own lol. It's almost just as bad as the cabomba was.


Update on the clown loaches. Looked at them as best I could, and saw a small dot on a couple of their tails. No idea if it could be Ich or not, or if it may have been dirt, or just something else. GOD please let it just be something else. I will be so upset if it is ich.

hehe i have the same problem with the water wisteria, but i love its leaves!

Tank looks brilliant!

you got a piccy of the loaches? i hope it ent nothing serious =(