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#371 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.43 |
| Number of Votes: |
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planted discus |
| Quote: |
one shot one kill |
| About Yourself: |
Always loved the hobby. Got serious about it 4 years ago. I mainly keep discus, I have 9 at the moment. 2 are in my planted tank. The others are in a 55-gallon grow out tank and my first and oldest, witch I nicknamed killer is in a 10-gallon tank. He is one very aggressive discus.
I have been keeping plants for about 3 years and injecting co2 for 6 months. I will never go back to plastic plants again.
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| Advice: |
Gain knowledge from all how are willing to teach |
| Fish Kept: |
Sailfin Molly,Fancy Guppy,Siamese Fighting Fish, Gourami's,Red-Tailed Black Shark,Siamese Algae Eater,Harlequin Rasbora,Cardinal Tetra,Neon Tetra,
Rummy-Nose Tetra,Ram Cichlid,Bolivian Ram,
Agassiz's Apisto,Discus,Jaguar Cichlid,Adolfo´s Cory,Bristlenose Pleco,Chinese Hillstream Loach,Takashi Amano Shrimp |
| Plants Kept: |
Vallisneria,Hygrophila ,Hemianthus micranthemoides
Cryptocoryne,Hygrophila difformis,Echinodorus amazonicus, |
| Tank Size: |
40 |
| Description: |
40 tall 36x12x21
5x30 watt Fluorescent lights on 11hrs
Co2 injection
ph 6.4
kh 4
temp 83
1/2 water change 2 times a week
Fluval 304
seachem liquid ferts and tabs |
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| State: Oregon |
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United States |
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#372 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.43 |
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psuedo west african theme with pelvicachromis taeniatus "lokoundje" and congo tetras |
| Quote: |
sometimes you just got to lay down a slump bunt |
| Advice: |
Don't name your fish |
| Fish Kept: |
Finsy, Margret, Striper, Mr. Wiggles, Death Wish and Huey Lewis and the News |
| Plants Kept: |
weeds |
| Tank Size: |
50 |
| Description: |
Tank is basically a psuedo west african theme with Pelvicachromis taeniatus "lokoundje" and congo tetras |
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| State: New Jersey |
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United States |
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#373 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.43 |
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567 |
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50 gallons planted community tank |
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Track nitrates, phosphates and chelated iron and dose what is necessary for plants at least once a week. Check PH every day if dosing CO2. Use dry chemicals to save money, KNO3 (nitrates and potassium), K2SO4 (potassium), Fleet enema (phosphates), CSM+B (traces), epsom salts (magnesium). Inject CO2 and have 4 watts per gallon of light. Use SAE, farlowella, flag fish, ottos, molly to clean algae while starting up. Use UV sterilizer to avoid green water and have crystal clean water. Fill aquarium with water until water line is not visible to avoid calcium deposits on glass. Use plain polyfill pillow stuffing for filter floss, you don't need anything else in canister filter.
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| Fish Kept: |
6 Ottos
5 Cardinal tetras
3 SAE
2 Mollies
2 Flag fish
1 Farlowella
1 Tiger barb
1 Albino cory cat
1 Platy
1 Yellow cichlid |
| Plants Kept: |
Melon Sword (Echinodorus osiris)
Amazon Sword (Echinodorus bleheri)
Glosso (Glossostigma elatinoides)
Carolina Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)
Aponogeton longiplumulosus
Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis)
Ludwigia repens
Hygrophila corymbosa ''Stricta''
Narrow Leaf Giant Hygro (Hygrophila corymbosa ''Siamensis 53B'')
Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus)
Pygmy Chain Sword (Echinodorus tenellus)
Dwarf Sagittaria (Sagittaria subulata)
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| Description: |
36x18x18in 50 gallons AGA tank. Odyssea 96W x 2 PC light 6700K. Temperature 78F, Nitrates 10-20ppm, Phosphates 1-2ppm, Potassium 20-30ppm, GH 12, KH 4, PH 6.8, Chelated Fe 0.25-0.5. Injecting 20-30ppm CO2 using 3 2L soda bottles with 2 cups sugar 3/4 tspn yeast. Fluval 304 canister filter. 32W JEBO UV sterilizer. 200W visi-therm stealth heater. 3" of Flourite red substrate.
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| State: New York |
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United States |
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#374 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.42 |
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a grown up picture of my tank, things getting to a point where they are just doing what they want with out much encouragement from me, other than regular feedings, co2, r/o water changes with added nutrients and supplements to keep trace elements in the tank for the plants and the fish. using peat moss in my canister filter along with a peat nylon bag buried in the back so it can't be seen, as an additive for the plants as well as a ph controller. hope you enjoy the newer look as much as i do, i can't wait for the micro grass carpet to finish growing across the front of the tank, once it does i am going to have to start moving plants to the 55 gallon and get that setup as all live plants with more discus and a large school of cardinal tetra along with about thirty or forty ghost shrimp. |
| Quote: |
"Just keep swimming!" |
| About Yourself: |
I have switched from african and south american cichlids, to more docile fish, yes i know discus are cichlids, lol well i am more than just dabbling these days in planted aquariums, lol anything worth doing is worth doing right and with your foot to the floor so to speak, patience is key but don't be afraid once you have a properly cycled tank to add as many plants as you can properly sustain. |
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read, read, and read some more, don't go into anything blindly, the more knowledgeable you are the better off you are going to be and the less money you will waste. take your time and work up to it! |
| Fish Kept: |
discus, angels, tetras, cory cats many variety, fresh water clams, fresh water flounder, snails, algae eaters, danios,fw dwarf puffers, german blue ram,neons, and a few other misc fish from another tank i had setup. |
| Plants Kept: |
plants are now all live!!
anubias nana several, several dwarf lilies, lace swords, moss balls, 2 mother amazon swords, many many babies from them, baby tears, dwarf baby tears, java fern, java moss, spiral crypts, red and green crypts, money wart, cabomba, cherry hedge, onion plants, several other misc plants, micro swords, fox tail red and green, no names for them, all totaled somewhere around 70 diff plants in my tank (not counting the baby swords) if i were to count them it would put me over 100 live plants in the tank. lol is the plant to gal ratio 1 plant per gallon? LOL ok sorry just had to do it. |
| Tank Size: |
125 |
| Description: |
.125 gallon long, penn plax cascade 1200 canister filter, two air stones, two 55 gal co2 injection canisters, two spectra max 6500k full spec lamp, two flora-sun 5000k plant lamp.
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| State: California |
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#375 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.42 |
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764 |
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All live plants!!! |
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co2 in the name of the game! |
| About Yourself: |
My son got this tank for his birthday and its been mine ever since. He told me what he wanted and this is what happened. I tell you what, once I figured out the right combo it is as easy as just changing water once a week. But the money I went through to get to this point..... |
| Advice: |
Take your time in choosing the correct set-up for your taste and situation. |
| Fish Kept: |
Mollies, by the hundreds! |
| Plants Kept: |
Fresh Water Plant Tank with a variety of plants Whirly Rorola, Water Hysup, Anubis Minima, Rotala Indica, Didipis Diandra, Java Ferm, Giant Red Rotala, Brazilian Micro Sword, Star Grass, Brown Wendti Crypt, Co2, Canister Filter |
| Tank Size: |
60 |
| Description: |
Two Eclipse f40t10 bulbs for my sun light. Red Sea Co2, Rena Filstar xP3 canister Filter, Pebble size sand over one inch plant food (forgot name) on top of 3/4 inch rocks on the bottom. |
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#376 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.42 |
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324 |
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this is my older plated tank |
| Advice: |
for a planted tank get a CO2 system, can help control the algae levels a lot, also plant A LOT when you plant a tank |
| Fish Kept: |
Discus, Gouramis, tetras |
| Plants Kept: |
lots |
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37 |
| Description: |
37 GAL
165W 6700k PC
CO2 injection
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| #377: MacFan [ Planted Tanks ] | |
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#377 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.42 |
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240 |
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Wild Green Discus |
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"What was this guy thinking? To own so many tanks is crazy. What kind of a person would want more than one small aquarium in their house?" --Nikolay, sarcastically commenting on a Craigslist ad selling a large number of aquariums |
| About Yourself: |
Computer geek, web developer, aspiring engineer, plus a roommate whom I've corrupted and turned into an obsessed fish person like myself. |
| Advice: |
Do your research, start with a tank of decent size so you have a margin of error on the chemistry. Get an oversized filter and use only mechanical and biological filter media (no carbon or ammonia removers). Use a plant substrate for the tank and plant heavily from the start. Use CO2 injection, whether homemade or compressed tank. make sure you have enough light, a single bulb is not enough. Research your fish choices to ensure they will get along, not outgrow your tank and don't require special water conditions. Establish and follow a consistent schedule of water changes and fertilizer dosing. Keep notes on what you do and how well it works. You will be rewarded. |
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Assorted Discus (Symphysodon aequifasciatus): 3 Red Pidgeon (+5 month-old fry, the rest are in another tank), 2 Wild Green, 1 Snowfire, 1 Blue/Yellow, 1 Turquoise.
12 Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus),
30 Rasbora espei (Trigonostigma espei),
20 German Blue Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi),
2 Bolivian Rams (Microgeophagus altispinosa),
6 Panda Corydoras (Pandapanzerwels),
8 Clown Loaches (Chromobotia macracantha),
4 Albino Bristlenose (Ancistrus sp Albino),
8 Bristlenose (Ancistrus sp),
12 Otocinclus (Otocinclus affinis),
12 Amano Shrimp (Cardinia Japonica),
1 Bamboo Shrimp (Atyopsis moluccensis) |
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TANK:
Alternanthera Reineckii 'Rosaefolia',
Anubias Barteri Var. Barteri,
Anubias Barteri Var. Nana,
Bacopa Monnieri,
Barclaya Longifolia,
Bolbitis Heudelotii,
Cabomba Furcata,
Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Green Gecko',
Cyperus Helferi,
Cryptocoryne Parva,
Cryptocoryne Retrospiralis,
Cryptocoryne Undulata,
Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bar',
Echinodorus Osiris,
Eleocharis Vivipara,
Egeria Densa,
Echinodorus Vesuvius,
Hemianthus Micranthemoides,
Ludwigia Arcuata,
Mayaca Fluviatilis,
Microsorum Pteropus,
Microsorum Pteropus 'Windelov',
Myriophyllum Mattogrossense,
Nymphaea Lotus (Zenkeri) 'Red',
Potamogeton Gayi,
Rotala Indica,
Taxiphyllum Alternans.
BOG:
Hemianthus Callitrichoides,
Salvinia Natans,
Selaginella Erythropus,
Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle',
Echinodorus Rubin,
Mondo Grass - Dwarf,
Begonia Bipinnatifida,
Pilea Cadieri,
Ficus Salicifolia,
Peperomia Angulata,
Ananas Nanus. |
| Tank Size: |
240 |
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240g 72x30x24 from GlassCages.com with Euro-bracing, drilled for filtration. Dual 400watt metal-halide 10k lights suspended 24" above the tank to light the 24" deep bog behind the tank. Water is pumped up into the bog and allowed to flow back into the tank. Mechanical filtration is Ocean Clear 380 (with UV) plus an inline heater module driven by a Quiet1One 4000 pump. There is also a homemade fluidized bed filter and CO2 reactor driven by a ReeFlo Snapper 2400GPH pump. Neptune AquaController Jr. Compressed CO2 system. Automatic top-off system. Plumbed for semi-automatic water change with pre-heated RO water from storage tank. Fertilized with PMDD. |
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Poland |
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#378 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.42 |
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882 |
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240L,
Philips Aquarelle 30W
Leuci Nature 30W & 15W
Sylvania Gro-Lux 15W
CO2
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#379 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.42 |
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142 |
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10g Planted ReReReScape |
| About Yourself: |
I am 25 years old and own a small tree service business. I have been keeping freshwater aquariums since i was a child and have recently got my 3 year old daughter involved in the world of aquariums. She asks mommy to go the the fish store more then I do now. I have many hobbies including riding dirt bikes, camping, fishing and of course all aspects of aquarium keeping. |
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I am probably not the best source for advice however knowledge and persistence seems to be a big help in nearly any endeavor I dive into. There is enough information available on the internet that you should be able to find the answer to just about any question you may have. |
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Neon Tetras, guppy fry, otto cats. |
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Narrow Leaf Chain Sword, Dwarf clover, Cabomba, Crypt. Wendtii, Wisteria, Java Moss, Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata. |
| Tank Size: |
10 |
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This has been my first planted tank. The tank has been up and running for maybe three months now and has already undergone many changes and updates. Most changes were due to new knowledge I obtained or my OCD tendencies. I am sure some of you would like to know some tank specs. I am running two DIY C02 setups injected into the back of my Tetra PF10 filter where 99% of the C02 bubbles are trapped and dispersed beneath a custom bio=sponge filter insert. I am running an economy heater that hangs on the back. I decided on Flourite substrate. For lighting I have modified the original incandescent hood to accept two 26 watt screw in CFL bulbs at 6500k. Total lumen's output is approx. 3200. I currently have my photo period set for 10 hours of light. |
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Jordan |
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#380 out of 1577 planted tanks worldwide |
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5.41 |
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290 |
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its my cardenal tetra |
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1979 |
| About Yourself: |
i love fis, istart the hobby from along time ago about 20years really i love aquariums plants & fish. |
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you must be patient and start with easy fish and plants and develop your self by reading . |
| Fish Kept: |
discus fish
cardinal tetra
rummy nose tetra
neone tetra
corydoras
algae eater
cooli loach |
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1.Microsorum pteropus
2.Ludwigia repens
3.Ludwigia arcuata
4.Lilaeopsis mauritiana
5.Vallisneria americana (gigantea)
6.Echinodorus martii (maior)
7.Echinodorus x barthii
8.Echinodorus subalatus
9.Aponogeton crispus
10.Heteranthera zosterifolia
11.Nesaea crassicaulis
12.Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri)
13.Hygrophila polysperma |
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tank dimensions: 1000cm×45cm×80cm
light type : 6×25watt (lux line) + 2×25watt (grow lux)
filtration system : i have 3 filters 1. external filter 2. UV filter 3. under gravel filter
CO2 system with PH controller |
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