Alasse

I rescaped this tank this morning...Some fish back in and looking different *L*

1 cory returned by accident, so as soon as i catch it, it will be put in the planted 2ft with the other 2 cories.

All the BN are now out and in their breeding tank (yay yay)

Who returned to the 5ft tank!
Angels ~ Greyson, Tigger, Frell, Biatch, Diablo, Angelus, Castiel (new) & Uriel (new)
5 Pakistani laches
2 Clown loaches
1 Redtail shark ~ Bomber
Riffle Shrimp

FTS (pic taken on slight angle)

Peterpiper

Stunning just stunning, really like the natural look of you tank, the wood works number 1.
Thank Allasse, you are making me think more and more about getting a FW set up

Alasse

Thanx Peterpiper.

I love the look of wood in tanks, i bought a new piece that called to me today *LOL* It has been somewhat presoaked at my LFS, so hopefully it doesnt go tannin mad. I removed my large piece, as it just didnt fit into this scape, i'll probably sell it, as its just way too big to fit in any of my other tanks

I'm quite happy with the way this has turned out, tho 1 plant is just not looking right, so some more tweaking to be done i think. Also some new plants (balenese or similar) and some more fish eventually.

jen82

that is beautiful well done. I too love the look of wood. Its looks just like how i wish mine would look. But pesky gouramis always wreck it. Jen

au01st

Looks great, very natural!

Red1313

Gorgeous!

Alasse

Thank you

Alasse

Tank is clearing up quite quickly, only slight cloudiness left, so new pics

Annadvn

Stunning,

Question, how do you stop the clown loaches putting holes in the plants and generally being nasty to the plants?

I would love a tank like this but the clowns destroy all the plants i have put in with them except the criniums and java fern.

Anna

Alasse

The clown havent touched the plants, so far anyway. They're generally too busy chasing each other and hunting down the snails i put in there

MPrudent

Wow...that tank looks awesome. Good choice of plants and fish.

sirdarksol

Question: Are you adding any CO2 to the tank? What do you have for substrate?

I'm interested in seeing the success of different types of planted tanks ("low-tech" vs "high-tech"), as I'm experimenting with my own planted tanks.

Alasse

Thank you

There is no CO2 running on this tank nor do i add ferts of any kind.

The substrate is 'RichGro Aquatic Plant Mix' (for potting pond plants) mixed in with plain gravel

Biscato33

Wow, I would love, love, LOVE to have a tank like that. I am so highly infected with MTS, that I have been brain-washing my parents talking about getting a tank all the time. Once I can afford it, I'm getting a 55g next year.
Once again, your tank is beautiful. I believe you enjoy it alot. How many gallons is your tank?

~ Ali

isis

Now why can't I get my tank to look so good... you are a real artist! I'm so jealous!

R.E.

Really pretty! I'd love to have real plants in my tank...The one time I tried ended in Caesar salad

Alasse

The tank is around 90gal

Updated pic

Not much changed, red gravel added to top off existing substrate

Alasse

Livestock update

7 angels
5 pakistani loaches
2 clown loaches
1 Common BN
2 Albino BN
2 Bronze cories
3 Cherry barbs (more to come)
1 Redtail shark
2 Otos (more to come)
? Riffle shrimp

Alasse

Updated pic! Filling in nicely

platy ben

Hey, nice tank

What are those fern-like plants called? they look really nice

Alasse

Which ones do you mean. give me an idea in the photo

Plants include ~ Various Anubias, Java fern, Java moss, Pygmy chain sword, Various larger swords, Ambulia, Val, Blyxa, Various crypts & A. Crispus (i think thats it *L*)

platy ben

The ones that are scattered all over the bottom of the tank, they are like little grasses or ferns, not sure which you would call it

Alasse

At the front is a mix of pygmy chain swords and normal sword plantlets (that will eventually require moving toward the back

platy ben

Cool, are they easy to care for? and do they stay that small?

Sorry about all the questions, but they look really nice so i might get some

Alasse

The pygmy chain sword stays small, i find them easy to care for. They will send out runners and make new plants once established

platy ben

Cool thanks for the help

Biscato33

Wow, Alasse!

It looks great! How many watts per gallon do you have in there? Also, how many pounds of gravel did you need? (lol, sorry for the questions, I'm getting a 55gallon in a few months, so I need to know, sorta...lol )
Tank looks great! Java ferns are the best!
~ Ali

msbabb

WOW!! beautiful.

Alasse

This tank is approx 355litres (94gal)....so it has around 1.1wpg of lighting

Gravel, i used an online calculator, depth of my substrate is 2.7" with the dimensions it says there is 140kg (309lb) of gravel in there, drop that back a bit because i have an aquatic mix in there which is not as heavy as gravel, i'd put it around 115-120kg (254-265lb)

Alasse

Thank you