Aquafrogg's 10 gallon tank journal

[FinalFins]

Do you guys know if these tannins would be safe for Cory Catfish? I have a False JuliI in the tank right now, with my baby girl Betta, and I don't want to do anything that will compromise anyone's health.

Oh, and yeah, I know Cories are schooling fish, I'm going to go to the pet store today get him some pals, they're supposed to have new Juliis coming in this afternoon.

Yup, tannins should be A-OK for corys.

 

[DFSmith]

Thank you, FinalFins!! I guess since they're naturally from the Amazon Basin, that makes sense

 

[aquafrogg]

Some more pictures because I’m obsessed. Considering thinning down my cabomba a lot do give more of a stringy look versus a thick, dense look and adding a lot more tannins. I can’t imagine how low my pH is with tannins and CO2 but my critters definitely do not seem to mind at all and my nerite’s shell is extremely healthy.

 

[aoiumi]

Oh I love your tank! I'm setting up my own betta tank after many a setback, though it's only 5.5 gal. Love the plants!

 

[DFSmith]

My husband keeps saying he wants to get some of these African Frogs, and I never really got into it, but now I'm starting to think they look pretty cool

 

[DFSmith]

Oh, btw, I followed your guy's info here and ordered some Almond Leaves from Amazon. Unfortunately I don't think there's any oak tree nearby, where I could grab some leaves, so, for now the Almond Leaves will have to do it ($7 for 10 leaves). Gonna re-read how to use them here

 

[rainbowsprinkles]

Oh, btw, I followed your guy's info here and ordered some Almond Leaves from Amazon. Unfortunately I don't think there's any oak tree nearby, where I could grab some leaves, so, for now the Almond Leaves will have to do it ($7 for 10 leaves). Gonna re-read how to use them here

Magnolia leaf litter is my favorite for tanks. I just throw them in directly from my yard.

 

[DFSmith]

I think there's a magnolia bush in the backyard of my building, gonna check out if it's really magnolia. Thanks for the idea!

 

[aquafrogg]

Got some “sunset” pictures tonight after a water change and squirting a healthy amount of bloodworms in for everyone. Will get full tank pictures when everything settles.

 

[aquafrogg]

Some tank pictures!! Plus some other pictures (one of all 3 inhabitants in the same spot!)

 

[DFSmith]

Some tank pictures!! Plus some other pictures (one of all 3 inhabitants in the same spot!)

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Just the three homies chillin’

 

[aquafrogg]

I did an oopsie... I kind of let this tank go for a little bit so the algae got out of control, the CO2 ran out, and a lot of the plants died off... so I took everything out and rescaped the tank completely.

The idea is a lot of rocks and wood to make hiding places and then everything tapers off towards the right. I’d like to go look for some more rocks to add a rock and stick pile to the right or maybe some plants, idk. I’m practicing social distancing so I foresee a hefty shipment from buceplants in the near future. I still need to add tannins and let the water settle, will add more pictures tomorrow probably.

Before


Extreme amounts of algae and mulm everywhere

After


A million times cleaner, but more sparse (will be fixed shortly)

 

[aquafrogg]

This is the tank as of today, I’ve got some tannin tea brewing outside that I’ll add later and take pictures after.




I added a rock pile to the right and I want to find one last thick piece of wood to put between the rock pile and the main island. And then I want to get my cabomba propagating and add some stems to the right corner to cover the filter and drop checker and diffuser. Might do a little plant shopping too. Any thoughts?

Oh and when I add the tannins I’ll add a few more leaves to the bottom. I already have some floating on the top that I didn’t boil (as you can see)

 

[aoiumi]

Looking good! I love how the plants on the left look, it's super textured and neat!

 

[aquafrogg]

Added the tannins! Very pleased. You can’t see them super well on camera though. I’m loving the detail/rockiness that gives my froggy tons of places to explore.

 

[aquafrogg]

There was still algae everywhere. I chopped off all the leaves of the aponogeton (had algae and didn’t look good) and left the bulbs to encourage new growth. Did a bit more rearranging and added more leaves. Also cleaned/took off roots from pothos and moved those around as well. This is how we are looking, hopefully all will grow in well.

 

[aquafrogg]

Welp, this took me 7 hours.

 

[aquafrogg]

Hi everyone, I'm not on this forum much but here's how my tank is looking, I did a video on rescaping it (I wanted a similar design but clean everything) and I can't wait to see what it looks like when the plants grow in

 

[aquafrogg]

 

[aquafrogg]

In case anyone is interested in an update on my tank (and seeing my adorable frog). I don’t really come on this particular forum much anymore but there might be someone curious about how all of my critters are doing

 

[aquafrogg]

An update on this tank in the form of video

 

[aquafrogg]

Hi all, long time no see! Before I begin, Mods, do you think this thread could be renamed "aquafrogg's 10 gallon tank journal" since I changed my username? Anyway, here is a really huge update on this tank...



Everyone in there is doing great! This picture is from when it was still in my dorm. I'm now back in my home town for winter break, but I haven't gotten everything organized in this tank yet. It kind of got jumbled in the car ride, and I just filled it up and plopped everyone in without worrying about making it look pretty again. I'll fix it up some time this week and update everyone

Also, I have another tank now! I'll make a separate thread on here and link it if anyone's wanting it. I'll add the whole story there of how I got it.

Hope everyone is having a good start to their week

 

[Coradee]

Hi all, long time no see! Before I begin, Mods, do you think this thread could be renamed "aquafrogg's 10 gallon tank journal" since I changed my username?

Done, lovely tank

 

[aquafrogg]

Done, lovely tank

Thank you Coradee, that means a lot coming from you!

 

[aquafrogg]

Since moving home, this tank has become a “holding tank” for some new plants and some wood that I’m trying to Waterlog. It doesn’t look too great, but once the wood water logs and I have the time, I’ll make it a bit more presentable


The tank itself (I’m trying to waterlog the skinny spidery wood

Next to the 20

My bedside view

 

[aquafrogg]

I finally got this tank up to par, basically all I did was remove the Java ferns/anubias and trim/replant the stem plants. I’m in loooove. It’s basically exactly what I was going for, now I just need botanicals/tannins and the plants to grow fuller. The botanicals won’t be here until Christmas, but I can get the tannins in sooner. I’ll keep this thread updated! This tank is on the right track!

 

[aquafrogg]

Water change today also added 2 Amano shrimps, one of them is berried!

 

[Fanatic]

Wow, your tank has matured well, it looks great!

 

[aquafrogg]

A picture update after today’s water change

 

[aquafrogg]

Someone help me fight the urge to rip up all the plants except for the crypts and penny wort and add a few lillies and a ton of floaters and botanicals and leaf litter and a few more riparium plants and turn it into a mini pond :/

 

[aquafrogg]

So, the plants in this tank weren’t super healthy so I decided to dirt the tank. Since I was already needing to take out the substrate to dirt it, I went ahead and added some play sand for a softer substrate. Ollie seems to LOVE sifting through it and digging in it which is awesome. And I feel sure he appreciates the softness of it The dirt I used has peat moss in it, so I expect lots of tannins!! Next is the 20, which I know my loaches will be very happy about

 

[outlaw]

The transformation through the pages was awesome. The tanks look beautiful. keep up the great work!

Since the 3 pages span several years, any chance to bring a few of them together in a single post for a quick recap?

 

[aquafrogg]

The transformation through the pages was awesome. The tanks look beautiful. keep up the great work!

Since the 3 pages span several years, any chance to bring a few of them together in a single post for a quick recap?

Thank you so much! Yes you’re right, I should make a single post summing up the past 3 or so years and delete everything else and start fresh. I have wanted to make a new thread for this tank but the threads would probably end up getting merged together. This is a much better idea!!