icepotato's - 15 gallon

icepotato89 · 07-18-2009, 12:19 PM

15g/60l
ehiem 2213
4ft T5HO x2 54W (the light goes over my 15g reef tank aswell)
diy CO2

Originally this tank was just ment for my juvinile murray cods, a tank i could keep them in until they were ready to join the big tank. it started out quite ugly. over time i collected plants and got heaps of info from websites like this. ive been selling off the murray cod gradually and now im trying to lift the last one. i want to put endlers and cherry shrimp in this tank after the last cod is sold, but first i need some help.
im unhappy with the scape i have now. the driftwood was just dumped in there and i just put the plants where ever. any ideas would be great

heres some pics of the tank

Phoenix-cry · 07-18-2009, 04:08 PM

Nice tank! And that's one cool fish!

**Ugly Genius** · 07-18-2009, 07:21 PM

If you just dumped plants in there, you've got really good instincts because you "dumped" pretty good. There's a nice flow from front to back and left to right.
If you added a rock on the right-hand side, about five inches right of the center, you'd give the 'scape a focal point and you'd have a pretty solid tank right there.

icepotato89 · 07-20-2009, 05:19 PM

Strick · 07-20-2009, 06:00 PM

Nice. 4th pic threw me for a loop - looks like you've got a couple of Nemos in a freshwater tank!

**Karackle** · 07-20-2009, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ugly Genius

If you just dumped plants in there, you've got really good instincts because you "dumped" pretty good. There's a nice flow from front to back and left to right.

I definitely agree and it's what I was going to say, I actually think it looks great! Perhaps a bit more hardscape as Ugly suggested, but otherwise, I think it really looks beautiful!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strick

Nice. 4th pic threw me for a loop - looks like you've got a couple of Nemos in a freshwater tank!

HAHAHA ME TOO!

Very cool freshwater / saltwater set up you have there!

And that murray cod is really neat! and pretty to boot!

mgdmirage · 07-20-2009, 07:07 PM

cool setup, i bet you'll have a freshwater clown someday..

crimsonbull57 · 07-20-2009, 07:27 PM

ever gotten your water mixed up when doing water changes?

icepotato89 · 07-21-2009, 07:40 AM

went to the creek today with a net and got some shrimp to help with algae. accidently caught 2 mosquito fish as well which i put in my cycling iwagumi.

shrimp

snail orgy

mosquito fish

mgdmirage · 07-21-2009, 08:20 AM

must be nice to be able to catch your own tropical fish hehe.

**Karackle** · 07-21-2009, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgdmirage

must be nice to be able to catch your own tropical fish hehe.

I was thinking the same thing! Very cool!

icepotato89 · 08-04-2009, 01:29 PM

thanks everyone. i recently got some endlers, 2 males and 3 females. on the day i introduced them into the tank one of the females gave birth. that was suprising, im not to sure what to feed them any advice would be great. i also got some HC wich is very hard to get in australia it took me months to find it. im hoping to replace all the glosso with HC eventually. as soon as i put the HC in the tank it started pearling so i guess thats a good sign.

icepotato89 · 08-07-2009, 04:49 PM

ive got a couple of questions about my lighting. on this tank ive got 2 54 watt t5s 1 acintic and 1 10000k globe. ive been reading some threads about lighting and they all say acintic make algae grow faster. every 1 or 2 weeks or so i need to wipe off a layer of algae from the glass it gets old. im only got the acintic because i have a reef tank next to this one and some corals need the blue light. is it worth it to get seperate lights for both tanks? and if so is 10000k beter or 6700k?

Vladdy · 08-08-2009, 04:51 AM

That tank looks amazing! How did you get the dwarf hairgrass to grow like that? Is that DIY CO2 or pressurized?

icepotato89 · 08-08-2009, 10:14 AM

thanks, not sure about the hairgrass i thought thats how it normaly grows... im just using diy co2

07-18-2009, 12:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
icepotato89 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 26	icepotato's - 15 gallon 15g/60l ehiem 2213 4ft T5HO x2 54W (the light goes over my 15g reef tank aswell) diy CO2 Originally this tank was just ment for my juvinile murray cods, a tank i could keep them in until they were ready to join the big tank. it started out quite ugly. over time i collected plants and got heaps of info from websites like this. ive been selling off the murray cod gradually and now im trying to lift the last one. i want to put endlers and cherry shrimp in this tank after the last cod is sold, but first i need some help. im unhappy with the scape i have now. the driftwood was just dumped in there and i just put the plants where ever. any ideas would be great heres some pics of the tank Attached Thumbnails Last edited by icepotato89; 10-21-2009 at 09:06 PM.

07-18-2009, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phoenix-cry Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MN Posts: 839	Nice tank! And that's one cool fish! __________________ My Tanks: A Dart Frog: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/vi...tml#post750250 Ten gal planted: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pl...d-journal.html Picotope planted tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pl...ment-pics.html My Avatar is my Art: http://phoenix-cry.deviantart.com/art/Beached-106742564

07-18-2009, 07:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ugly Genius Experiments with Beauty (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,559	If you just dumped plants in there, you've got really good instincts because you "dumped" pretty good. There's a nice flow from front to back and left to right. If you added a rock on the right-hand side, about five inches right of the center, you'd give the 'scape a focal point and you'd have a pretty solid tank right there. __________________ Mini-S Mini-M Mini-L Plant Glass Cube Mini-M

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Strick Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: King George, VA Posts: 287	Nice. 4th pic threw me for a loop - looks like you've got a couple of Nemos in a freshwater tank! __________________ Please pet my little friends -> . . . And then

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Vladdy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 376	That tank looks amazing! How did you get the dwarf hairgrass to grow like that? Is that DIY CO2 or pressurized? __________________ My PSP mod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVKgh-GwvE4 My 10 Gallon Aquarium Journal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...rimp-tank.html

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icepotato89 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 26

07-20-2009, 07:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
mgdmirage Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 73	cool setup, i bet you'll have a freshwater clown someday..

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crimsonbull57 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indiana (brownsburg) Posts: 172	ever gotten your water mixed up when doing water changes?

07-21-2009, 07:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
icepotato89 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 26	went to the creek today with a net and got some shrimp to help with algae. accidently caught 2 mosquito fish as well which i put in my cycling iwagumi. shrimp snail orgy mosquito fish

07-21-2009, 08:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
mgdmirage Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 73	must be nice to be able to catch your own tropical fish hehe.

08-04-2009, 01:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
icepotato89 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 26	thanks everyone. i recently got some endlers, 2 males and 3 females. on the day i introduced them into the tank one of the females gave birth. that was suprising, im not to sure what to feed them any advice would be great. i also got some HC wich is very hard to get in australia it took me months to find it. im hoping to replace all the glosso with HC eventually. as soon as i put the HC in the tank it started pearling so i guess thats a good sign.

08-07-2009, 04:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
icepotato89 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 26	ive got a couple of questions about my lighting. on this tank ive got 2 54 watt t5s 1 acintic and 1 10000k globe. ive been reading some threads about lighting and they all say acintic make algae grow faster. every 1 or 2 weeks or so i need to wipe off a layer of algae from the glass it gets old. im only got the acintic because i have a reef tank next to this one and some corals need the blue light. is it worth it to get seperate lights for both tanks? and if so is 10000k beter or 6700k?

08-08-2009, 10:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
icepotato89 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 26	thanks, not sure about the hairgrass i thought thats how it normaly grows... im just using diy co2

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