bige Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 This tank gets neglected so bad. But I bought some glow fish danios for it and threw on an old 2 bulb t-5 10000k and actinic. It had a cf light in a Home Depot clip lamp. It looks pretty good to me. The family is really digging it. It's a 10 gallon. 90% wc when I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Last pic is funny. Looks like 'angry fish'. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 It's refreshing (no pun intended) with FW requiring a lot less stress and upkeep after having a reef tank. I'm watering my plants with the WC leftovers, and it's really good for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I watered my violet and orchid today by sticking a pitcher in the fw tank. They are very fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Last pic is funny. Looks like 'angry fish'. lolThat's a cherry barb. It's really aggressive so you nailed it with angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjames Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 first and formost will always love reef tanks, but i will always respect and love the beauty of a planted FW tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 first and formost will always love reef tanks, but i will always respect and love the beauty of a planted FW tank Thanks man I agree. And cheap to get great results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Tank looks great. 90% wc? Sheesh. I just top off my FW tanks. FYI: fish gallery has the largest selection of FW plants I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Tank looks great. 90% wc? Sheesh. I just top off my FW tanks. FYI: fish gallery has the largest selection of FW plants I've ever seen. They do have a ton of fw plants. I got my cherry barb and cherry shrimp from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gReef Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 what kind of equipment are you running? I have always wanted to do a fresh water planted tank but have not wanted to drop the $ on a CO2 system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I planted mostly Anubias in mine, and lots of places said CO2 is pointless with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 You shouldn't need CO2 with any of those. Like anubias they are likely to end up covered in algae if you try to run a fert system without something that will use up nutrients faster. My java ferns grow very slowly and I dose ferts and run CO2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 what kind of equipment are you running? I have always wanted to do a fresh water planted tank but have not wanted to drop the $ on a CO2 system. I run an Aqueon hob and a light. A cf bulb from Home Depot ($5 kind)works great for plants. And no co2. The tank was $10 at petco and I had a coupon to petco for 50% off any purchase so the filter was $11 I think. So light with fixture $10 Hob $11 Tank$10 Sand $6 quickrete sand from Home Depot. Then the live stock. So $37 plus live stock. Not bad. I do like 90% water changes only because I'm way over stocked and have two kids that feed the tank every time they walk by. My plants are java ferns and jungle Val. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I do like 90% water changes only because I'm way over stocked and have two kids that feed the tank every time they walk by. ha! kids, sheesh. for the record I don't run CO2 either and I have a lot of plants, including a (mostly) full grass bed. Also, ottos are good algae eaters for a FW planted tank. They will clean algae off the plants without damaging them with their tiny mouths and less than excessive girth. for the 10 minutes a day they are not eating, they seem to enjoy just chilling in the plants and taking a little nap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I love otos. They are very very sensitive to water temp changes. Make sure your new water is same temp. They die instantly. Did that twice. Now I make sure my water is exact same temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gReef Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 what kind of equipment are you running? I have always wanted to do a fresh water planted tank but have not wanted to drop the $ on a CO2 system. I run an Aqueon hob and a light. A cf bulb from Home Depot ($5 kind)works great for plants. And no co2. The tank was $10 at petco and I had a coupon to petco for 50% off any purchase so the filter was $11 I think. So light with fixture $10 Hob $11 Tank$10 Sand $6 quickrete sand from Home Depot. Then the live stock. So $37 plus live stock. Not bad. I do like 90% water changes only because I'm way over stocked and have two kids that feed the tank every time they walk by. My plants are java ferns and jungle Val. So I checked HD site for sand and they have a few options: play sand, all purpose, and sand/topping mix... what size tank are you running? Im looking at doing a 75g and keeping discus' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Go for the pool filter sand. There's a few discussions here on ARC about it, but it's perfect for discus. Very cheap. Good color. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/27271-pool-filter-sand/?hl=pool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 It says quickrete pool filter sand. Depending on how deep you want the sand bed you will probably need 3 or 4 bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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