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[PAcanis]

they look good.

To a point
I much prefer my tannins to look like this:


Rather than the red tannin that was leaching out of that monster piece of driftwood in the back rear corner.


Fortunately, for me, it can be tweaked.
I like the tea look.

I'm swapping out leaves in my clearwater tank today. And that will need looked after to maintain the clear water.

 

[Sb092]

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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!

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My 5 gallon… plants are real. There’s only one ADF right now. All others I purchased got fungul infections, for some reason she is resilient and never caught the diseases.

This is the 75 gallon. I added close up pics too.

 

[SamMe]

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My 5 gallon… plants are real. There’s only one ADF right now. All others I purchased got fungul infections, for some reason she is resilient and never caught the diseases.
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This is the 75 gallon. I added close up pics too.

That frog! It's so chubby it made me laugh.

 

[Wideglide]

Hey, I'm new here so thought I'd start by saying hi. Here's my 40 gal breeder that we keep in our room. Sry my camera is hinky

 

[WRWAquarium]

Thought I'd update my Rio 300 pics. I've got some vals and crypts in there now as well as some grass things. Was nymphoides too but the barbs ripped that to shreds today.

The 33w fluval aquasky is a nice light. So far no ferts but may start that. Vals melted some leaves but I see new growth from runners. Fake plants are down to 2! Nitrates are lower than average too. Looks bit empty but fish are happy enough with less fake.

Also my air pump packed up so picked up a cheapo 1200lph internal with spray bar instead. Seems to be doing a fair job. Might go canister again though.

 

[SterSter]

6.5 gallon desktop aquarium designed for shrimp. Had some Crystal Reds in there before, didn’t work out. Now I’m probably gonna use it to house Neocaridina shrimp. It’s due for a trim, the Christmas moss just keeps growing!

 

[ruud]

1 month old, 17 gallon, low-tech, nature scape with neocaridina shrimp and a pair of Dario myanmar.

 

[MacZ]

It's getting there. Slowly...

 

[Fishnturtleguy933]

New 20 gallon long build.
Just waiting till it's cycled to add some fish friends.

Also the 40 breeder is doing wonderful.

 

[MMac]

My 52 gallon built for my cories.

 

[New2fishlovinit]

my rainbow tank reinvented, Val’s are seeming to acclimate ,but I find them to be touchy.

 

[cyirra]

Just finished a water change! This is my 29 gallon with little fish! Ember tetras, a betta, neon tetras, galaxy rasboras, pygmy corydoras and cherry shrimp!

I also bought a new light from the basic Aqueon that comes with the Aqueon tanks to an LED 24/7. So far i really like it! This is the moonlight setting. Almost bed time!


The next is my 20 gallon. It has harlequin rasboras with julii corydoras and brown shrimp.

 

[86 ssinit]

my rainbow tank reinvented, Val’s are seeming to acclimate ,but I find them to be touchy.
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Looks like all male bosemani. If looking for females I’ve got them to give away. They’re small about 6 months old. I’m in massapequa.

 

[Cooperman411]

My 52 gallon built for my cories.

That driftwood is amazing. Did you buy or find it?

 

[MMac]

That driftwood is amazing. Did you buy or find it?

It came off of our property. It is oak (which our property is covered with). After the freak winter storm last year we took it from a fallen tree. I cleaned it up and my husband took his rotor to the center to make the "channel".

 

[New2fishlovinit]

Looks like all male bosemani. If looking for females I’ve got them to give away. They’re small about 6 months old. I’m in massapequa.View attachment 834460

I have three males and 6 females they are bright and actual “ spar” sometimes like the boys. I do have a batch of millennial red fry that are maybe just shy of two months .. so in a few maybe a trades is possible !

 

[PAcanis]

I took another video of this tank today. Before I added a few more stones to it and neatened up those three being used for ballast.

What I found interesting was seeing this video on youtube yesterday.
Aside from the stocking and length/size of the tank, it sure bears an uncanny resemblance...

 

[bumblinBee]

I was able to net four out of six rummynose and get them moved over to my blackwater. You can just make out the fourth's nose

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Some pencilfish and a couple cichlids found in the same areas and I'll be gold

What kind of fronds do you have going in there? This tank is gorgeous!

 

[PAcanis]

What kind of fronds do you have going in there? This tank is gorgeous!

Thank you.
I bought them off Etsy. I'm not sure if you have that up North.
They were called Dried Pygmy Palm Branches and the description says they were not treated with anything.
I use them for laying across the perimeter, too. As a sort of lid/barrier for the jumpers.

 

[bumblinBee]

Thank you.
I bought them off Etsy. I'm not sure if you have that up North.
They were called Dried Pygmy Palm Branches and the description says they were not treated with anything.
I use them for laying across the perimeter, too. As a sort of lid/barrier for the jumpers.

That's clever! I've never heard of them - I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the reply (and yes, we do have Etsy haha)

 

[PAcanis]

That's clever! I've never heard of them - I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the reply (and yes, we do have Etsy haha)

If you have any up there let me know.
I just looked to order more and they are unavailable Just the wide fan type or the really large ones are available.

But I ran into these other really cool looking dried grasses while looking

 

[bumblinBee]

If you have any up there let me know.
I just looked to order more and they are unavailable Just the wide fan type or the really large ones are available.

But I ran into these other really cool looking dried grasses while looking

Isn't that always the way - never have them when you go looking for em' heh. Would you be able to link me to etsy shop you normally buy them from, just so I have them for ref?

 

[PAcanis]

Isn't that always the way - never have them when you go looking for em' heh. Would you be able to link me to etsy shop you normally buy them from, just so I have them for ref?

Well, I could... but my link would probably be removed. They frown upon outside links here.
And I could not find them anymore, so who knows if the seller is still in business or moved from Etsy to Ebay or what?
You'll have to do what I'm going to do, search the words to see if something pops up. I can't believe these palm fronds just dropped off the face of the earth.

 

[Halloween]

I can spend hours watching my fish in these tanks!

This is my 120 liter naturally planted dirted tank ("Walstad") - there are plenty of fish in there (rosies, corydoras, a bn pleco), they just like to hide when I come near to take a photo, they only come towards me during feeding times.





My 100 liter also dirted tank- Blue, the Gourami doesn't hide from the camera!! The black neons and rummynoses are there if you look hard, plus there's a chameleon whip tail catfish which is hard to see here.




Then there's my regular (no dirt, just substrate made for plants) 43 liter tank with my Betta making an appearance (the otos are hiding!)

 

[bumblinBee]

Well, I could... but my link would probably be removed. They frown upon outside links here.
And I could not find them anymore, so who knows if the seller is still in business or moved from Etsy to Ebay or what?
You'll have to do what I'm going to do, search the words to see if something pops up. I can't believe these palm fronds just dropped off the face of the earth.

Ah that's a shame and you're right, if you do find something though, please dm me a link! So far I'm not seeing anything resembling them unfortunately

 

[crackerjax]

Wow, I just went through ALL THE photos on here &
seen some really awesome tanks, keep up the great work.

 

[MacZ]

Almost 3 weeks after the tank upgrade and I'm extremely pleased.

 

[Fishnturtleguy933]

Just added the male apistogramma to my 20 long. Should be getting a female next week. All plants are doing great and my guys coloring up pretty well all ready.

 

[Fishkeeper25]

my 55 gallon tank

 

[Nels25]

75 grow out...and no, I don't have enough filtration.

 

[MacZ]

 

[TClare]

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Very nice, I love those fish and the whole setup.

 

[MacZ]

Thank you, Clare!

 

[Maryellen]

Cleaned up my 10 gal… finally.
Kind of wanting to change things up a bit.. but not too much. Suggestions?

 

[SamMe]

It's very nice as is. If you want to change it up a bit, maybe add some taller plants in a darker color or texture along the back wall to help frame that beautiful spiderwood.

 

[Blacksheep1]

Cleaned up my 10 gal… finally.
Kind of wanting to change things up a bit.. but not too much. Suggestions?

I’d move the wood to one side and stack the plants diagonally to leave some free space on the opposite side . It’s still nice though !

 

[JLAquatics]

It has been a while friends. Life has been very busy throwing hurdles at me so I have not been as present here on Fishlore lately. However, I always check up on the posts from time to time because I have grown very fond of this community even if I am not posting.

To remain on topic with this thread, here is an update for the 29 gallon community tank. I did a massive trim the other day and removed what seemed like a 2 gallon jug of plant matter.


Before the Trim


After the Trim


This was one of the thriving Water Lettuce plants I removed from the tank when I began trimming. The roots were almost 9 inches long and the plant itself has a 3 inch diameter. This thing was huge!


Just one of my Lambchop Rasboras in full breeding color.


My Cherry Shrimp colony is thriving even more than usual in my 29 gallon. I spotted dozens of them out and about after the morning feeding. Additionally, my small group of Amanos continue to grow in size.

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It does look great MacZ! I might have to give blackwater setups a try sometime once I get an RO unit.

 

[MacZ]

It does look great MacZ!

Thanks!

I might have to give blackwater setups a try sometime once I get an RO unit.

Do it. DO...IT!

 

[Jl29]

Have really enjoyed using this forum whilst planning my 65g community tank. Thinking of finishing it off with a lone dark colour angelfish which I think will suit the general vibe. Thanks for all the help!

 

[Strider1520]

Have really enjoyed using this forum whilst planning my 65g community tank. Thinking of finishing it off with a lone dark colour angelfish which I think will suit the general vibe. Thanks for all the help!
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awesome looking tank !!!!!!

 

[New2fishlovinit]

My community in the midst of remodel - strong reflection thinking of new backgrounds



Angel grow out 55 .., why do my background plants a
ways end up out front ! Lol.

 

[TClare]

why do my background plants a
ways end up out front ! Lol.

That happens with my Vallisneria too...maybe as there is more light at the front...

 

[aniemarie14]

15 gallon tank with Ember Tetras, Guppies, Cherries, and heavily planted

 

[ruud]

Brand new Borneo peat swamp with Chocolate gourami's.


One of the Chocolates.

 

[Fishnturtleguy933]

Added a large piece of seiryu to the 40 breeder as well as more shrimp and cardinals. Going to add 2 more honey gourami and capping it there. Also added some alternanthera rineki? Can't spell it but i know what it is lol. Hoping it grows without added co2. Looks great so far.

 

[MacZ]

 

[WRWAquarium]

W

Enjoyed watching those clips. Like looking into a slice of nature! What are the little vertical striped fish? not the pencils.

 

[MacZ]

Enjoyed watching those clips. Like looking into a slice of nature! What are the little vertical striped fish? not the pencils.

Thanks. Stocking is 5 juvenile Dicrossus filamentosus and 12 Nannostomus eques.

 

[TClare]

Beautiful! The fish look very much at home...

 

[WRWAquarium]

Thanks. Stocking is 5 juvenile Dicrossus filamentosus and 12 Nannostomus eques.

Ahh checkerboard cichlids. New one on me those. Nice lil fish.