A Beginners Venture

[Simon Courtney]

So here goes nothing. Let it be known i'm a total noob at this. I have three tanks in total, but I will only be focusing on two since one is a 24/7 QT tank.
So my first tank ever was the superfish home 60 which I still have going. I have done a massive maintenance on both tanks today.

Superfish Home 60
-Eco-complete w/ black gravel <--I regret that part
-Aqua Flow 200
-s.repens
-Bacopa Compact
-Christmas Moss
-Echinodorus Argentinensis (Giving away to a friend in need)

Livestock
- 3 Male guppies
-1 Amano Shrimp
-3 red cherry shrimp
-6 Neon Tetras

Once I give my friend the E.Argentinensis this tank will be a bit bare. I'm almost tempted to completely redo this tank.


I think i'd have to say my 140L is kinda my fav so far although its not done yet. It took me 5 hours till about 3 in the morning to set it up. I guess i was dedicated.
This tank has
-Aqua Flow 200 (not sure but I think I need something bigger)
-Seachem Flourite black sand (i think i need to order another bag )
-Dragon Stone
-Christmas moss I put on a pad
-Echinodorus Argentinensis (what I have left)
-Microsorum Pteropus (narrow leaf)
-Eleocharis Acicularis mini
-Java Moss on a canvas mess
-Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green (added during maintenance)
For livestock
-A Billion guppies mostly fry (going to try and keep the females in this tank)
-14 Red Cherry Shrimp 11 which are a 3 weeks old







I feel like this area in the above pic need filling around the rock I was thinking Alternanthera reineckii Mini maybe move some of the Eleocharis Acicularis mini elseware to cover that entire spot with A.R Mini

Just a bit on my QT tank
12L
-Java Moss in canvas mesh
-Lava rock with Java Moss
-Dragon rock with Java Moss trimmings
Livestock
- 6 baby ramshorn snails (what i can count so far)
-Bladder snail (smuggled its way into my crypts)
-6 Red cherry shrimp 2 of which are 3 weeks old.


Both 60L and 140L tanks are low tech and I dose with TNC Complete and Carbon.

 

[Simon Courtney]

Straight to the point.

140L is doing alright havent had a prob really.
Ive added few more plants etc


I have decided to completely redo the 60L and make it a shrimp tank. I have 20 RCS so ill split them in half between both tanks.

I have noticed a very annoying problem with my 60L tank (Aqua Home 60) the compartment that houses the filter and heater has a gap behind it that fish and go up behind. I've lost 2 guppies which I can only assume is because of this 'flaw' after finding them dead behind it. I used a heat gun to remove it as it is only glued to the glass. If anyone does get one of these tanks I would advise to remove that housing.

^ i drained the tank and you can see the compartment to the left. The xmas moss I have separated from the tree and put in my 140L along with filter sponge to keep the good stuff.

^I separated the housing in two for ease

^There are two long globs of glue I used a thin spatula to separate the housing from the glass.

^Unfortunately i didnt have a razor blade around so ill have to get one from work to remove the rest of the glue.

^Started messing around with rocks thinking of a cave with a white sand path. Not sure yet might change shall see.

 

[Sandman417]

I done the same last night with my Superfish 80. Used a bread knife to saw through the silicone, makes a massive difference to the appearance of the tank. Like you I also need to “borrow” a razor blade from Work to finish the job

 

[Simon Courtney]

I done the same last night with my Superfish 80. Used a bread knife to saw through the silicone, makes a massive difference to the appearance of the tank. Like you I also need to “borrow” a razor blade from Work to finish the job

Great minds think alike

It does have much more space now. I was tempted to take the black sides off of my tank to have more visual affect but i didnt bother. Do you have a journal going?

 

[Sandman417]

I meant to start a journal for this tank but never got round to it. Think I might do a retrospective one this weekend if I get time, there’s been quite a few changes in only a few weeks - it will be an interesting read from start to finish.

I was also looking at removing the black plastic surround, but was unsure if I could remove it without causing any damage. I’m sure curiosity will get the better of me fairly soon though!

 

[Simon Courtney]

I meant to start a journal for this tank but never got round to it. Think I might do a retrospective one this weekend if I get time, there’s been quite a few changes in only a few weeks - it will be an interesting read from start to finish.

I was also looking at removing the black plastic surround, but was unsure if I could remove it without causing any damage. I’m sure curiosity will get the better of me fairly soon though!

I kinda want to take them off, but when I do I'll prob have a led light ready.

 

[Simon Courtney]

So started the rescape with my other half

 

[lolz84]

So started the rescape with my other half

hi. Is it me or did you remove the supplied filter enclosure? and if you did, please tell me how.. I've been trying for so long 🙁