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[Basil]

Thank you buddy. I hope you have been keeping well!

I have! Or I’ve been trying to! Setting up a new tank or so myself lol! I really need to stop doing that.

 

[LadfromLondon]

I have! Or I’ve been trying to! Setting up a new tank or so myself lol! I really need to stop doing that.

Nice! I hope the build goes well

Believe me, I know how you feel. It’s looking likely I’ll have a 5x2x2 before the end of the year!

 

[Nomofish]

Low PH 10 gallon [ Black fancy tiger shrimp]

 

[bermese2002]

My 63g

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Still stocking it up, and looking forward to the plants growing in more

Well it’s changed a few times since then, but here is my 63g now

 

[bermese2002]

I upgraded my 5 gallon to 15 for my betta! Randall is lovin the plants.

Is that the fluval flex 15g? What's the flow like for your betta?

Love the tardis!!!!!

Thanks I don't have it in there anymore unfortunately. It started to get quite dull and discoloured after 10 years in use, so I'm now fully plants/wood/rocks. I took a look at the new version of the tardis, but it's much more cartoony than the one I had

 

[Strider1520]

Here’s where mine (36g Bowfront) is at now. Man, I guess I should do some trimming. 3 months in. A lot different from 3 months ago when it was colorful coral ornaments and plastic plants that the fish couldn’t swim through.

 

[FishDin]

Here's a pic of my loaches hanging out in their new tank soon after it was set up about 2 years ago. I probably introduced them to the tank too soon. The tank looks too clean for them. No gunk growing for them to graze through. I feed them Repashy gel, which I assume got them through the clean, lean times... I've recently started using Bacter AE to enhance the bio film for them.

This unheated tank also houses Rams Horn snails and White Mountain minnows.

I made this tank out of a broken Exo Terra enclosure. The frame was intact so I removed all the glass and silicone and had new glass cut which allowed me to make a deeper water section. I built a dripwall and planted it with vines, mosses, ferns, orchids etc. The pump draws water through a sponge filter in the tank and pumps half of it back into the tank and the other half to the top of the wall where it trickles down through the plant roots and back to the tank. Tank volume is 10 gal. I do 50% WC weekly. Ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are 0/0/0/

The 2nd photo is of when I was installing the first plants. The dripwall plumbing is visible at the top, sponge filter bottom right. The pump is housed in a bump-out on the left. After plants were installed I applied moss slurry to the entire wall.

The third photo is awhile later. More plants have been planted and everything is filling in. Overall I'm very happy with this tank. Like most of my tanks, it's a work in progress. The main thing it's lacking is flowering plants. 3 of the 4 orchids have died. One flowered once before dying. One vine flowered before dying. Also, after a year, the Sicce pump housing cracked and it lost most if it's presure and wasn't pumping to the top of the wall. I lost some plants before I noticed what was happening. A new pump and 2 months later all is good again. Sicce wouldn't honor their 5 year guaranty, but I bought anotherone because the tank plumbing was already set up for that pump layout.

 

[bermese2002]

Here's a pic of my loaches hanging out in their new tank soon after it was set up about 2 years ago. I probably introduced them to the tank too soon. The tank looks too clean for them. No gunk growing for them to graze through. I feed them Repashy gel, which I assume got them through the clean, lean times... I've recently started using Bacter AE to enhance the bio film for them.

how do you feed the gel? Do you just cut into blocks and drop it in?

I was just reading how you can dip small stones in it before it sets, or smear it on driftwood, and put in the tank that way

 

[JLAquatics]

Here is some updated pics of the 10 gallon aquascape. I finally decided on a name for this tank as it is now approaching its final form! I dubbed it The Dragon's Thicket!











The algae in this tank is almost all gone despite using a diy co2 injected setup and this growth was achieved in under 3 months with the new system.

 

[Steve2905]

Show off your tank

HI all

I'm sure there is a place for this, however I couldn't find it. I would love to see pictures of all of your tanks, looking for ideas to remodel mine and include more real plants! Please share yours below to give me ideas . Here's mine, small and basic but does the job! I am also waiting for auction pads to sort the air stone tubing it won't be left like that!

Hi Mark.
New to the site and the hobby, so pretty basic at the minute lol.

 

[FishDin]

how do you feed the gel? Do you just cut into blocks and drop it in?

I was just reading how you can dip small stones in it before it sets, or smear it on driftwood, and put in the tank that way

Yes, I just put a cube in their food dish. I thought of coating stones in it, but then I saw a video of Repashy's tank and he said he doesn't bother doing it. He just drops cubes in. So I figures, why bother. Also, by feeding them in a dish they don't make a mess of the food in the substrate.

 

[bermese2002]

Yes, I just put a cube in their food dish. I thought of coating stones in it, but then I saw a video of Repashy's tank and he said he doesn't bother doing it. He just drops cubes in. So I figures, why bother. Also, by feeding them in a dish they don't make a mess of the food in the substrate.

I hadn't considered using a food dish - thanks for replying

 

[86 ssinit]

Just some night shots .

 

[John58ford]

Aquascape is pretty low on our summer priority list. We finally fit in our first session after a few months as the tanks were starting to look worse for wear, just water changes and no trimming brings in a host of non-algae for the snails and Otto's to clean up. Back to work snails, no free lunches here.

Just some night shots .

It's hard to realize the scale on that tank until one zooms in and notices how tiny those rams look in the background. I love the simplicity at that size.

 

[ReneaJordan]

Here is mine, not to sure about it though

 

[Dobert]

Here is mine, not to sure about it though

what I'm sure about is that you care for your fish good as there is a water conditioner and safestart on the shelf below

 

[MacZ]

 

[bermese2002]

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I love the look of these types of tanks - so natural!

But I'm not sure my ocd could cope with the leaves! Do you need to scoop them out and replace fairly often so that they don't disintegrate in the water?

 

[MacZ]

I leave them in until completely disintegrated. I just add more every few weeks. Haven't seen what's under the leaves since September 2020. It's called a leaf litter bed.

 

[bermese2002]

I leave them in until completely disintegrated. I just add more every few weeks. Haven't seen what's under the leaves since September 2020. It's called a leaf litter bed.

Oh how interesting! So it just makes up part of your substrate then I guess. Thanks for explaining

 

[ReneaJordan]

what I'm sure about is that you care for your fish good as there is a water conditioner and safestart on the shelf below

Thank you that means a lot. I try and being a newbie is hard

 

[Fishnturtleguy933]

Finally rescaped my 40 breeder. Got rid of the umbrella hairgrass and moved around a few things.

 

[86 ssinit]

My tanks!

 

[jmaldo]

Brp933


RTL my favorite plant.

 

[Ksway]

New Planted tank setup, 2 weeks old

 

[Ryngwrayth]

Split my dwarf lily today. FOUR plants now from one originally purchased bulb. Love them.

Substrate is a but stirred up but wanted a few pics

 

[MacZ]

One of the 3?, 4? dominant males of the Nannostomus eques. I love those fish. You might also notice the reflecting lateral line. Yes, those look almost Neon/Cardinal-ish under the right light.



There are at least 6 pencilfish visible in this picture. Good luck finding them.

 

[kallililly1973]

Our 55 after a nice 75%’er and the 8.8 with too much Java Moss

 

[BigManAquatics]

Current version of the wife's 29g platy tank:

 

[JLAquatics]

Updated shot of the 10 gallon! I have to do lots of trimming tomorrow!

 

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

Updated shot of the 10 gallon! I have to do lots of trimming tomorrow!

You know since you started your tanks thread, I keep on being like, ember tetras really are just orange versions of lemon tetras. Same shape, got a little thing shooting out from the bottom and top (In their subsequent colors).

 

[Leeman75]

You know since you started your tanks thread, I keep on being like, ember tetras really are just orange versions of lemon tetras. Same shape, got a little thing shooting out from the bottom and top (In their subsequent colors).

I'm very jealous of your beautiful plants!! Also, how do the shrimp do with the ETs? Do shrimplets survive?

 

[Plecolover4477]

40 Breeder

 

[Ryngwrayth]

Water kids on Wednesday

 

[Ksway]

Water kids on Wednesday

How they grow up so fast

 

[JLAquatics]

I'm very jealous of your beautiful plants!! Also, how do the shrimp do with the ETs? Do shrimplets survive?

I think that these images will be able to answer your question quite well.




In other words, the shrimp are thriving despite there being 11 Ember Tetras in the tank with them. I also have three Amano shrimp in the tank as well and the Cherry Shrimp colony continues to expand rapidly. This is probably due to the sheer amount of surface area and hiding spaces for the shrimplets to retreat to, I see newborn shrimp all the time in this tank.

 

[toeknee]

It's been a few months since I've posted any recent pictures of the 55 gallon. Not much new to report on the tank besides moving a few things around. My alt reineckii plants aren't doing so great recently. Adjusting a few things to try to help them along.

 

[Fishnturtleguy933]

Well, after rescaping my 40b it gave me some inspiration to redo the 50 as well. Let me know what you guys think. P.s ignore the dirty glass. It was after taking the pictures that i realized it was that bad lol. All clean now.

 

[Whits17]

Just an update on my 60 litre and 200 litre,

After 3 years my moonlight gourami decided he didn't like the angelfish any more, started bullying him, so had to rehome the gourami.

Also with my two honey gourami (both males) one started beating up the other, so had to rehome that bully too.

 

[Jokitty]

A Betta, Neons, and hopefully soon when I can get my ph high enough a crayfish. Don't worry Crayfish will be in his own tank. I also have an isolation tank and an extra sponge filter in the betta neon tank at the ready for it.

 

[Halloween]

I am so in love with our newly set up 11 gallon-



There's a very lively blue dwarf gourami and 5 rummynose tetras (they camuflaging with the rock but they are there).

 

[Jokitty]

Very pretty tank set up.

 

[AlyeskaGirl]

120g

 

[SpencTX]

Here is my first tank, bought it used and cleaned it up time to add a "feature fish" or fishes was thinking a Ram or or Angel fish. going to add some neon tetras and shrimp this weekend. all suggestions welcome.

Here is my first tank, bought it used and cleaned it up time to add a "feature fish" or fishes was thinking a Ram or or Angel fish. going to add some neon tetras and shrimp this weekend. all suggestions welcome.

here is what it looked like before!

 

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

If you do do angelfish I'd suggest reading the article I made on it:
Resource 'Angelfish Care'

 

[Whits17]

Update on my 300 litre.

There are 12 diamond tetras in quarantine waiting to be added.

 

[BristlenoseCatfish]

My 20 gal. Still needs a backing. Also looking at adding some more plants.
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Love that drift wood! Plus those fish fit in so well with the tank!

 

[AllFish21]

We just got our first tank! It was recommended that we do a fish in cycle so I’m watching my little beta and zebra snail closely and crossing my fingers that they survive. It’s only day 4. We wanted to start off with a small tank so they recommended a 2.5 gallon tank. We said small but didn’t realize how small that actually was haha
Eventually we will upgrade to a bigger tank and this will become a blue diamond shrimp tank or a quarantine tank.
Loving it so far!

 

[SotaAquatics]

My non breeding male guppy holding tank as well as plant experimenting tank.

 

[BibiLee]

I hadn‘t really heard about aquascaping until I joined this forum‚ this is the tank I put together without that knowledge. I might try to re-model my tank at some point (hubby allowing)