Gotta Show off...

AndyL

AndyL

Large Fish
#1
Oct 22, 2002
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I love my new tank setup... :) Must show it off!

Plan, once grown in, is to have a nice mid-sized sword out in the middle (I'll be trying to keep it small, once it gets big, hopefully the crypts will be big enough to replace it) the left side of the tank will be a Val "Jungle" (trying to keep the plants 2" apart for lots of swimming room) Some val on the right side Hygrophilia polysperma on the back (to hide things)

My Background is SUPER high-tech... err Duct tape tech :) Good ol garbage bags!


The Whole Enchilada (sorry about the thermometer and the floating plant bits (darn runt convict!)


Black Widow (aka Skirted, or black skirt tetras) are the main inhabitants of the tank (there are usually 8, 5 are off on 'special' duties in another tank)


My favorite inhabitants of the tank!


New tank members, Chinese algae eaters, they do a great job...


Except on this stuff! ARGH! (Plant underneath the goo is Cryptocoryne Wendtii)

Andy
 

AndyL

AndyL

Large Fish
#5
Oct 22, 2002
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1 week later...


Growing in nicely don't you think? :) Pruning is an almost daily occurance now keeping the val where I want it (and not EVERYWHERE). DIY CO2 is working wonderfully (getting about 10days CO2 out of a 500ml bottle, there are 2 hooked up to airstones) Plants growth was at least doubled by the addition of the CO2, running an airstone at night has made that double again, just disconnect one airstone hook it up to the air pump.


This is my work in progress... Pretty crappy right now, I'll post new pics after the weekend when it should be much more impressive!

It's a 20G, Current residents are 2 Red Zebras (came with the tank) 3 getting larger Convicts (about 1" now, still temporary residents), and a common pleco. There were 3 bundles of swords in there, I've taken out two (too much sword!) Added Hygrophilia (clippings from the 10G). This weekend we'll be going hunting for some driftwood and rocks along the river, hopefully to get rid of the darn coffee mugs, pseudo skull, castle and cheesy plants :) No CO2 yet, trying to find a place to put the bottle without the darn cats knocking it over :)

Andy
 

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