This is my first attempt at a planted tank. Have kept tropical fish for years but got a BIG tank very cheap and saw some of the stunning scapes on this forum and others and just had to have a go...
SETUP
800 litre tank
84in x 26in x 26in
Fluval FX5 filter
Co2 system: JBL Proflora m602
Aqua medic lighting fixture with 2 x 10000k halide bulbs
Substrate right: 80% Eco complete and 20% ada aqua soil
Substrate left: unipac white sand
Livestock: 40 red eye tetra, 10 corys, 2 silver dollars and a silver shark.
Plants: 50 random ordered from plants alive, hair grass.
Hardscape: unknown composition but look good
This being my first attempt, things didn't go in the order I think they should have, especially having live stock before plants, pictures follow from getting initial tank in November 2011 to now
Initial Tank Being Cleaned
In the house on the cupboard, more cleaning
Clean and Getting Painted
With Substrate and Hardscape, blue (20k halide bulbs) lights on
With Substrate and Hardscape, white(10k halide bulbs) lights on
Getting planted, fish were already in the tank at this stage and were all hiding...
Red Eye Tetra
Silver Dollars and Shark (Temp home for these fish until I can find a suitable foster home) with tetra
Feb 2012 Left Side
Feb 2012 Right Side
Feb 2012 Close Up on a couple of plants
Once the plants were in; there was an outburst of white fungus everywhere about 2 weeks ago, and some of the tetra started getting white fungal growths, read up on it, and seemed like it was fin rot. Treated the whole tank with medication from pets home, which seemed to clear the fish up, but still lost about 5 tetra, not sure if the disease was introduced by the plants.
Currently the water has white particles in it everywhere, and not sure if it is the same fungus or if its just the filter not cleaning properly, advice welcome. See pic below.
Bad Water Quality
Let me know what you think of the tank, and am looking for some advice on the fungus issue, do i need to keep treating and for how long? After that just wondering if the plants I have in the tank are enough, will they grow if i do the correct dosing and fertilizing; would really like the hair grass to carpet the front right of the tank, but not getting much growth yet.
SETUP
800 litre tank
84in x 26in x 26in
Fluval FX5 filter
Co2 system: JBL Proflora m602
Aqua medic lighting fixture with 2 x 10000k halide bulbs
Substrate right: 80% Eco complete and 20% ada aqua soil
Substrate left: unipac white sand
Livestock: 40 red eye tetra, 10 corys, 2 silver dollars and a silver shark.
Plants: 50 random ordered from plants alive, hair grass.
Hardscape: unknown composition but look good
This being my first attempt, things didn't go in the order I think they should have, especially having live stock before plants, pictures follow from getting initial tank in November 2011 to now
Initial Tank Being Cleaned
In the house on the cupboard, more cleaning
Clean and Getting Painted
With Substrate and Hardscape, blue (20k halide bulbs) lights on
With Substrate and Hardscape, white(10k halide bulbs) lights on
Getting planted, fish were already in the tank at this stage and were all hiding...
Red Eye Tetra
Silver Dollars and Shark (Temp home for these fish until I can find a suitable foster home) with tetra
Feb 2012 Left Side
Feb 2012 Right Side
Feb 2012 Close Up on a couple of plants
Once the plants were in; there was an outburst of white fungus everywhere about 2 weeks ago, and some of the tetra started getting white fungal growths, read up on it, and seemed like it was fin rot. Treated the whole tank with medication from pets home, which seemed to clear the fish up, but still lost about 5 tetra, not sure if the disease was introduced by the plants.
Currently the water has white particles in it everywhere, and not sure if it is the same fungus or if its just the filter not cleaning properly, advice welcome. See pic below.
Bad Water Quality
Let me know what you think of the tank, and am looking for some advice on the fungus issue, do i need to keep treating and for how long? After that just wondering if the plants I have in the tank are enough, will they grow if i do the correct dosing and fertilizing; would really like the hair grass to carpet the front right of the tank, but not getting much growth yet.
what are you planning for it? Stocking and plants wise?
