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20-01-2015, 07:56 PM | #1 |
Arofanatic
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My first planted tank
Finally settled on a planted tank setup over the weekends as my discus still think that the neon tetras are live food to them and one of my wife's sabae monos is an uber crazy alpha that bites every other fish in the small 7 gallon tank previously setup to house them.
Very basic setup using a 30 gallon tank with internal filter, Azoo soil and airstone. Using 2 x Beamworks dual mode (10000 kelvin / 6500 kelvin) led lights + Seachem Excel + Seachem Flourish tabs. I really do not know about plant names as I'm very novice in this so pardon me for that. Community in the tank: 115 neon tetras 10 balloon tetras 10 glowlight tetras 9 balloon tristellas 2 sabae monos 2 algae eaters 2 panda cordys All advices are welcome on improvements. |
21-01-2015, 10:15 AM | #2 |
Arofanatic
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Should remove yr internal filter and opt for external filter.
Can't really see yr 100+fishes in yr tank. |
21-01-2015, 01:58 PM | #3 |
Arofanatic
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I thought about external initially but have to make space first so I'm settling for internal filter + 1 OF slim top filter with skimmer function and upgrade when I have the money for another eheim canister.
Regarding the 100+ fishes, most of them are neon tetras and always hiding in the plants and driftwood. My phone camera quite sucky as well... Lol. I will try to update with better photos again. |
21-01-2015, 09:19 PM | #4 |
Dragon
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Decent effort. Looking forward to more updates.
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21-01-2015, 11:50 PM | #5 |
Arofanatic
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If im not wrong, purple plant and fern in centre front are not aquatic. Others pls correct me if im wrong
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22-01-2015, 12:35 AM | #6 |
Arofanatic
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Thanks for the encouragement!
You are right as I do read from some article that these are not true blue aquatic plants but are generally good for beginners like me as they are pretty hardy even in water, especially ferns. The other reason is due to my wife's likings. |
22-01-2015, 12:44 AM | #7 |
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Update with more photos taken with my 50mm...
Full view Balloon Tetras Sabae Mono Glowlight Tetra |
22-01-2015, 01:16 AM | #8 |
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Neon Tetras and their hiding grounds
Panda cordy Balloon Tristella No chance to take the algae eaters as they love to hide. |
22-01-2015, 01:25 PM | #9 |
Arofanatic
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Very clear and beautiful photos and great update.
The community looks good and great first-time effort. There is no 'Best scape', however there's 'Your Scape' and so long your family and you love it, stick with it =) BTW, Welcome to the aquascaping community. Meanwhile, although most people have already stated, I'll have to reiterate that the plants/ferns in your tank are mostly non-aquatic. Being hardy is one thing but the one lesson I have learnt is that you would definitely like to start off with plants that would grow into your scape rather than eventually deteriorating with each passing month. Do look at Java Ferns, Nana Plants, Crypts, Mosses Wisteria or even Reineckii for some colour variations in your tank. I hope you stay long and enjoy this hobby as how most of the community have =) Cheers |
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