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Seedling
Just wanted to thank all the peeps on here for the wealth of knowledge that exists on this forum
It's helped me create a planted tank where the plants are growing, pearling & need pruning, the fish are "happy" & the cherry shrimp are breeding
Well chuffed
I can't really say it's a tank that follows a "type", it was never meant to. All I wanted to do was make a home for an abandoned fish that looked somewhat natural with real plants. It rapidly turned into an exercise to see what plants would grow & look best. Soooo, it's kind of become a mass of various plants, with no particular order to it. In a word - mess If pushed, because I have Almond leaves in there, bogwood & most of the fish are Tetra's, I suppose a black water theme?
But hey, the fish, shrimp & snails love it, & so does the family
For me, it's been a great exercise in learning. It's being CO2 injected - from a fire extinguisher (monitored & controlled with a PH controller), timers for the lighting, fed once a week with ProFito, 1/3rd water change weekly & all's well.
I'd put pics up - believe me it would raise more than a smile, but all I get is the white flash reflecting back Need to work on that
I want to sort it out & bio type it, but don't want to disturb the livestock. So, I'm trying to twist the wife's arm into letting me have a new 4 or 6 foot tank to fully aquascape & do a proper job
Thanks again
Neo - a born again aquarist.
It's helped me create a planted tank where the plants are growing, pearling & need pruning, the fish are "happy" & the cherry shrimp are breeding
Well chuffed
I can't really say it's a tank that follows a "type", it was never meant to. All I wanted to do was make a home for an abandoned fish that looked somewhat natural with real plants. It rapidly turned into an exercise to see what plants would grow & look best. Soooo, it's kind of become a mass of various plants, with no particular order to it. In a word - mess If pushed, because I have Almond leaves in there, bogwood & most of the fish are Tetra's, I suppose a black water theme?
But hey, the fish, shrimp & snails love it, & so does the family
For me, it's been a great exercise in learning. It's being CO2 injected - from a fire extinguisher (monitored & controlled with a PH controller), timers for the lighting, fed once a week with ProFito, 1/3rd water change weekly & all's well.
I'd put pics up - believe me it would raise more than a smile, but all I get is the white flash reflecting back Need to work on that
I want to sort it out & bio type it, but don't want to disturb the livestock. So, I'm trying to twist the wife's arm into letting me have a new 4 or 6 foot tank to fully aquascape & do a proper job
Thanks again
Neo - a born again aquarist.