steve2tanks
Member
Just trying my hand at this planted tank stuff,been reading up on it for a while now so i thought i would post a picture to see what you lot think of it
(sorry the pictures not very clear crappy phone cam)
The tank has been setup for a while,was growing plants with normal gravel and a couple of root tabs, put reading up on here and some of the tanks on here made me want a proper planted tank,so on monday i emptied the tank and stuck in 2 bags of eco complete,planted it back up then used the old tank water to fill it up.My tank is just over 100ltrs no name,bought it off ebay for cheap.
I made a beginners mistake of over stocking,thanks to P@H so the fish are:
12 neons
1 angel
4 glowlight tetra
5 white cloud minnows
5 guppys
5 swordtails
2 plecs
6 Amano shrimps
Filteration is by a fluval 205 external
Diy co 2 with a spiro diffuser
3 t8s on for 4hrs off for 1hr then on for 4hrs again
Plants are:
2 amazon swords,Vallis Torta,Hairgrass,Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis,Glossostigma Elatinoides and java moss(bought some off java plants)
I dose flourish exel daily(half a cap) and 10 ml tropica when i do my weekly water change.
if anyone has any suggestions/questions please ask and remember i only started fishkeeping last october so im still learning lol :0p
(sorry the pictures not very clear crappy phone cam)
The tank has been setup for a while,was growing plants with normal gravel and a couple of root tabs, put reading up on here and some of the tanks on here made me want a proper planted tank,so on monday i emptied the tank and stuck in 2 bags of eco complete,planted it back up then used the old tank water to fill it up.My tank is just over 100ltrs no name,bought it off ebay for cheap.
I made a beginners mistake of over stocking,thanks to P@H so the fish are:
12 neons
1 angel
4 glowlight tetra
5 white cloud minnows
5 guppys
5 swordtails
2 plecs
6 Amano shrimps
Filteration is by a fluval 205 external
Diy co 2 with a spiro diffuser
3 t8s on for 4hrs off for 1hr then on for 4hrs again
Plants are:
2 amazon swords,Vallis Torta,Hairgrass,Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis,Glossostigma Elatinoides and java moss(bought some off java plants)
I dose flourish exel daily(half a cap) and 10 ml tropica when i do my weekly water change.
if anyone has any suggestions/questions please ask and remember i only started fishkeeping last october so im still learning lol :0p
