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August 25th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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My 30g planted and the fish =)
Ok... so my photo skills are not all that great but.... Here are some new pics of my tank, plants, and fish 
There are a few here of my panda corys, and 1 of my otos
Last edited by clinton1621; August 25th, 2008 at 07:30 PM.
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August 25th, 2008
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Here are a few side views... straight through and slighty above to show the bottom =)
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August 25th, 2008
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Very nice tank, love the corys  |
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August 25th, 2008
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These are my Harlequin Rasboras.... and another 1 of my Otos sitting on the amazon sword =)
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August 25th, 2008
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It looks really good! I couldn't see the otto, it's like where's waldo? lol
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August 25th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucy
It looks really good! I couldn't see the otto, it's like where's waldo? lol
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Yeah the spectrum of the tank lights really dont work well with my digital camera, so the colors and everything are a little weird looking lol, makes it harder to see stuff
Last edited by clinton1621; August 25th, 2008 at 07:45 PM.
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August 25th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by platy ben
Very nice tank, love the corys |
Thank you =)
They are my favorite Corys as well! |
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August 25th, 2008
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Really nice hunk of driftwood, and such healthy looking plants! |
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August 25th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbrella
Really nice hunk of driftwood, and such healthy looking plants! |
Thanks, I love the Malaysian driftwood, especially that it sinks even if its tiny little pieces... it makes it much easier to aquascape with it. Yeah, all the plants seem to be doing very well with the exception of the crypt doing the usual "crypt melt", I still dont understand why they do that though.... |
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August 25th, 2008
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Very cool,love the cories!
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August 25th, 2008
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Looks very nice!
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August 25th, 2008
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Nice!!!
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August 25th, 2008
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These are older pics and they are also on my profile gallery but I thought I would throw them on here too....
One is a full shot of my tank and the other is my male Flame Gourami (also my avatar pic)
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August 26th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Are you using regular aquarium gravel or maybe something like aqua soil? I found when I get crypt if I plant it in a newly established tank it melts very quickly. Your driftwood looks great.
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August 26th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joy613
Are you using regular aquarium gravel or maybe something like aqua soil? I found when I get crypt if I plant it in a newly established tank it melts very quickly. Your driftwood looks great.
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Thanks =)
I use regular natural (uncolored) gravel, but I also use micro and macro ferts along with Excel, so the crypts definitely have plenty of nutrients. |
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August 28th, 2008
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Love your tank, I agree the Malaysian wood is the way to go. I just bought a large piece myself and can't wait to start decorating. Your plants look great too. It seems that the fertilizers are very helpful? Could be why my plants never survive. Hmmmm.
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August 28th, 2008
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Clinton all i can say is WOW more and more people are starting to go for the natural look and i think that is the way to go. GREAT JOB!!!!  |
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August 28th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jess
Love your tank, I agree the Malaysian wood is the way to go. I just bought a large piece myself and can't wait to start decorating. Your plants look great too. It seems that the fertilizers are very helpful? Could be why my plants never survive. Hmmmm.
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Yeah, I have attempted to keep plants in the past without fertilizers and I always had bad luck, for example... you probably have irregular or odd-shaped leaves, yellowing and dead spots on the leaves, and slow growth...
these are all caused by insufficient nutrients. I would error on the low side when fertilizing, as any amount will help, but definitely get a good micro fertilizer like regular Flourish (not Flourish trace) that has a lot of trace minerals... I also use a macro fertilizer (I use Tetra Flora Pride) that has a lot of Iron and Potassium only in it... and then Flourish Excel is really useful if you dont have a CO2 system as it provides organic carbon that the plants can use instead of relying on dissolved CO2 from the air only. On a side note I wouldnt use the Nitrogen only macro fertilizers unless you have REALLY REALLY low nitrates, or else you will end up with algae.....
Here is a link showing all of these and some others ferts as well....
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...3578+3746+3751 |
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