Hello. This will be my second post. I figured I should introduce myself and what better way then to show you my tank. My name is Colin by the way.
Okay so here are a couple pics of my planted 20g tank. Nothing too crazy but I really like it. Only 4 Cichlids and a small Pleco, plus five different types of plants. The drift wood I actually found on the beach and the substrate is crushed coral. My filter is the Fluval 205 canister which as you know is rated for up to a 40g tank. Actual amount of water in the tank considering displacement of substrate, wood, and equipment is about 15 gallons. So I figure 40 gallons worth of filtration should be sufficient. *SUPERSMIL
You'll notice that there is a lack of equipment in the tank. What I did was put everything off to one side of the tank and now its being displayed so that particular side is facing the wall. Basically the same way you would normally mount everything on the back, except I did it on the side. It makes for a clean looking tank and honestly I don't understand why more people don't do it this way. Oh well. Better for me.
Now... These next tanks are not mine (I-freaking-wish) but rather they belong to a MASTER Aquarist in San Francisco. If the plants in my tank look especially green it's because I bought them from the guy who maintains these tanks.
So that's all. If your wondering about the 55g in my signature well it's nothing to look at on account of the fact that it's still a work in progress.
Thanks for lookin,
Colin
Okay so here are a couple pics of my planted 20g tank. Nothing too crazy but I really like it. Only 4 Cichlids and a small Pleco, plus five different types of plants. The drift wood I actually found on the beach and the substrate is crushed coral. My filter is the Fluval 205 canister which as you know is rated for up to a 40g tank. Actual amount of water in the tank considering displacement of substrate, wood, and equipment is about 15 gallons. So I figure 40 gallons worth of filtration should be sufficient. *SUPERSMIL
You'll notice that there is a lack of equipment in the tank. What I did was put everything off to one side of the tank and now its being displayed so that particular side is facing the wall. Basically the same way you would normally mount everything on the back, except I did it on the side. It makes for a clean looking tank and honestly I don't understand why more people don't do it this way. Oh well. Better for me.
Now... These next tanks are not mine (I-freaking-wish) but rather they belong to a MASTER Aquarist in San Francisco. If the plants in my tank look especially green it's because I bought them from the guy who maintains these tanks.
So that's all. If your wondering about the 55g in my signature well it's nothing to look at on account of the fact that it's still a work in progress.
Thanks for lookin,
Colin
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