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06-04-2005, 10:23 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pompano Beach, FL
Age: 29
Posts: 9
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My 55Gal. Planted Community
My first attempt in the hobby, 8 months into it. You could call me a "newb".
Equip:
55 Gal. 48"L x 13"W x 20"D
Eheim ProII 2026
260W Coralife Aqualight
Pressurized CO2 / Boyu glass diffuser
Flourite substrate
Fauna:
6 Amano Shrimp
4 Black Phantom Tetras
7 Pristellas
7 Zebra Danios
3 Melini Cories
1 Bandit Cory
3 Emerald Cories
5 Panda Cories
1 Clown Pleco
Flora:
Amazon, Brazilian, & Ruffled Swords
Temple Narrow Leaf
Anubias 'barteri'
(foreground/carpeting coming soon. glosso, riccia, elatine triandra..etc.)
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Last edited by aquatik; 06-04-2005 at 10:38 PM.
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06-04-2005, 10:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Age: 29
Posts: 4,218
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you've got some skill their bro, i can't master the arts of live plants yet lol
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06-04-2005, 11:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Age: 27
Posts: 2,387
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Wow thats really neat!!! I wish I could do that
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55 Gallon
1 Fantail Goldfish
1 Albino Bristlenose
4 African Dwarf Frogs
4 Black Skirt Tetras
4 Angelfish
3 Zebra Danios
14? Assorted Corys
46 Gallon
8 Tiger Barbs
8 Pulcher/Brichardi Cichlids
29 Gallon
1 Snail
1 Betta
8 Pulcher/Brichardi Fry
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06-05-2005, 12:38 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Behind the Wheel of FishForums.com
Age: 36
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Nice job on the plants. What type of rock are you using and whole long has your tank been up with plants?
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06-05-2005, 02:30 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pompano Beach, FL
Age: 29
Posts: 9
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Originally Posted by Shaggy
Nice job on the plants. What type of rock are you using and whole long has your tank been up with plants?
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The rocks I bought from the Home Depot garden center. They are just misc. smooth river cobble stones.
I cycled the tank with a bunch of swords and a few danios..and some BioSpira of course! So the sword plants have been in there from day one... I've just gradually thinned and added different species as I upgraded my lighting & added co2. After about 8 months I've got the tank finally set up to where it can handle some more serious planting schemes...
This should be the fun part!
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06-05-2005, 07:17 PM
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*M&F* Couple
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: PA
Age: 26
Posts: 4,217
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looks fantastic! let us know how it goes!
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06-06-2005, 04:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Finland
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Very nice indeed.
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06-06-2005, 05:36 AM
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Aquatic Naturalist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Age: 37
Posts: 14,961
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Love the pristellas. I keep them also but haven't had any luck breeding them yet. (Or the eggs were eaten).
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06-06-2005, 09:05 AM
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Ichthus Owner
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: FL
Posts: 1,889
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beautiful tank!!!!! ive been in the hobby for 4 years and i cant get anywhere close to getting my plants to look that nice!!! although it does seem harder in a small tank like mine....
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06-06-2005, 09:33 AM
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Aquatic Naturalist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Age: 37
Posts: 14,961
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Is that hair/thread algae on the sword or just blurry pics?
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06-06-2005, 09:38 AM
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Darth Ichthyos
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Very nice indeed, newbie or not.
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06-06-2005, 01:10 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pompano Beach, FL
Age: 29
Posts: 9
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Originally Posted by Simpte
Is that hair/thread algae on the sword or just blurry pics?
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Yeah, it's some sort of hair algae that the amano shrimp & cories love to snack on. It has it's uses I suppose. Can't live with it or with out it.
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06-06-2005, 02:30 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Seattle, washington
Age: 30
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How long did you cycle your tank?
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06-06-2005, 05:40 PM
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Advisor to Neptune (Mod)
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northern Illinois
Age: 45
Posts: 3,958
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A very enjoyable tank to look at. Nice mix of rock, plants, driftwood, and fish. Small schools that catch the eye when they pass through the open spaces.
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06-06-2005, 05:55 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pompano Beach, FL
Age: 29
Posts: 9
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Originally Posted by Hekkdizzle
How long did you cycle your tank?
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The tank cycled in a week using a few zebra danios & BioSpira.
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