55 Gallon Planted Tank and Other Tanks New fish and Plants

bbrackeen · 11-09-2012, 03:27 PM

Enjoyed reading your Journal, glad to see you're still active. I know myself in included, interest always ebbs and flows. Especially like the angels, I'm still waffling between discus or angels.

... and Paul, you speak the truth. I bet you have a folder of canned discus newb posts at the ready.

Its easy to get pretty gung-ho in the beginning, but at least for myself; get a few fish in there and the "master plan" starts to mellow.

mr2 · 01-09-2013, 05:16 PM

Yor tanks look great! Any updated pics? My only humble recommendation for you is to either get pressurized co2 or at least dose excel in addition to your DIY co2. DIY co2 is just too hard to keep constant and your plants will appreciate the excel once the DIY co2 starts to drop off, saving you from algae issues. You've seen my 5 way nano setup... I'm thinking of doing a micro version of your old 55g scape with the eco complete and pool filter sand.

fishboy199413 · 01-10-2013, 01:23 AM

Sorry I haven't posted any pics in a while I have just been distracted. Right now the 55 gallon looks awful and needs some new plants. When I get those plants I will setup the pressurized co2 I have been meaning to setup for months I just need to switch out the cga on the regulator. I will try and get pictures up soon.

discuspaul · 01-10-2013, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbrackeen

Enjoyed reading your Journal, glad to see you're still active. I know myself in included, interest always ebbs and flows. Especially like the angels, I'm still waffling between discus or angels.

... and Paul, you speak the truth. I bet you have a folder of canned discus newb posts at the ready.

Its easy to get pretty gung-ho in the beginning, but at least for myself; get a few fish in there and the "master plan" starts to mellow.

Interesting you say that.

I don't have a folder of canned newb discus posts at the ready, but maybe I should. LOL
Very seriously though, I do very much enjoy assisting discus newbies any way I can, hopefully helping them to avoid unneccessary discus fatalities through ignorance or innocent error.
And it seems that the vast majority of questions, or problems, are somewhat unique, requiring a slightly altered, or different, response - so maybe any canned stuff wouldn't be effective.
Also, you never know till you try it - and often very good things come of it - so one shouldn't be shy about reasonable experimentation.

I do appreciate your comment.

fishboy199413 · 02-17-2013, 12:27 AM

Wow it has been along time since I truly updated the tanks or posted pictures

. Well the 55 gallon has been rescaped as of today as I decided that the tank did not look very good. Before that I sold all of the fish in the tank and I have decided to go in a different direction. I will be doing tank full of Microdevario kubotai, other small fish, cories and Apistos. I felt that getting Discus would have been a not so wise choice based on the size of this tank. The scape is not done yet as I do not have all the plants and I plan on getting some rocks to replace the ones in there right now. So now that you have heard what has happened with the tank I do have some pics to show.

If anybody is wondering what plants are in there they are:

-Microsword
-Staurogyne repens
-Needle Leaf Java Fern
-Taiwan Moss
-Crypt Balanese
-Bronze Wendtii
-Alternanthera reineckii

Again this is not the final plant list and it is not yet full looking especially in the center. Thanks for looking.

fishboy199413 · 02-17-2013, 01:52 PM

Bump

Aqualady · 03-10-2013, 06:13 PM

love the pink plant

GMYukonon24s · 03-10-2013, 07:53 PM

That's an interesting start up!

fishboy199413 · 03-11-2013, 01:50 AM

Thank you. I am still waiting on some more plants and my co2 to be setup.

fishboy199413 · 03-12-2013, 08:30 PM

Well I received my plants yesterday and they look great.The tank is starting to look full except for the microsword. I will try and get some pictures up tomorrow as I have hockey practice tonight.

fishboy199413 · 03-13-2013, 02:03 AM

Bump

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fishboy199413 · 03-13-2013, 03:26 AM

Bump

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fishboy199413 · 03-13-2013, 11:43 PM

Well I said I would update the thread with new pics and here they are. Also the new plants I got were Mayaca fluviatilis, Rotala sp. nanjenshan, and some more crypt balanese. I plan to stock the tank during the spring when I have a cance for a group order with a local club.

I plan to have more when the plants start to fill in and when I get my co2 setup. Thanks for looking.

fishboy199413 · 03-14-2013, 10:16 PM

Well I picked up 8 Otocinclus for the tank, but I may get more. I can't wait to get some Microdevario in here.

10gallonplanted · 03-22-2013, 12:34 AM

I like the tank! It will be like a jungle in the middle. Id suggest some vals to each side, but that is just me.

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11-09-2012, 03:27 PM	#151
bbrackeen Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Savannah, TX Posts: 46	Enjoyed reading your Journal, glad to see you're still active. I know myself in included, interest always ebbs and flows. Especially like the angels, I'm still waffling between discus or angels. ... and Paul, you speak the truth. I bet you have a folder of canned discus newb posts at the ready. Its easy to get pretty gung-ho in the beginning, but at least for myself; get a few fish in there and the "master plan" starts to mellow. __________________ 90 Gallon High Tech Journal Flickr Album

01-09-2013, 05:16 PM	#152
mr2 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ringwood nj Posts: 173	Yor tanks look great! Any updated pics? My only humble recommendation for you is to either get pressurized co2 or at least dose excel in addition to your DIY co2. DIY co2 is just too hard to keep constant and your plants will appreciate the excel once the DIY co2 starts to drop off, saving you from algae issues. You've seen my 5 way nano setup... I'm thinking of doing a micro version of your old 55g scape with the eco complete and pool filter sand. Last edited by mr2; 01-09-2013 at 05:48 PM.. Reason: .

01-10-2013, 01:23 AM	#153
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Sorry I haven't posted any pics in a while I have just been distracted. Right now the 55 gallon looks awful and needs some new plants. When I get those plants I will setup the pressurized co2 I have been meaning to setup for months I just need to switch out the cga on the regulator. I will try and get pictures up soon. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

02-17-2013, 12:27 AM	#155
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Update 2/16/13 Wow it has been along time since I truly updated the tanks or posted pictures . Well the 55 gallon has been rescaped as of today as I decided that the tank did not look very good. Before that I sold all of the fish in the tank and I have decided to go in a different direction. I will be doing tank full of Microdevario kubotai, other small fish, cories and Apistos. I felt that getting Discus would have been a not so wise choice based on the size of this tank. The scape is not done yet as I do not have all the plants and I plan on getting some rocks to replace the ones in there right now. So now that you have heard what has happened with the tank I do have some pics to show. If anybody is wondering what plants are in there they are: -Microsword -Staurogyne repens -Needle Leaf Java Fern -Taiwan Moss -Crypt Balanese -Bronze Wendtii -Alternanthera reineckii Again this is not the final plant list and it is not yet full looking especially in the center. Thanks for looking. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

02-17-2013, 01:52 PM	#156
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Bump __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

03-10-2013, 06:13 PM	#157
Aqualady Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 87	love the pink plant

03-10-2013, 07:53 PM	#158
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,797	That's an interesting start up! __________________ 110g Tropical Community & Sakura Shrimp 55g BN Breeding Grounds, Peacock Gudgeons, Panda, Pygmies, & Smudge Spot Cories, Rili Shrimp 10g RCS and show guppies MIAPG - Come join us - Plantedtank - MI - Greatlakesaquaria

03-11-2013, 01:50 AM	#159
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Thank you. I am still waiting on some more plants and my co2 to be setup. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

03-12-2013, 08:30 PM	#160
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Well I received my plants yesterday and they look great.The tank is starting to look full except for the microsword. I will try and get some pictures up tomorrow as I have hockey practice tonight. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

03-13-2013, 02:03 AM	#161
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Re: 55 Gallon Planted Tank and Other Tanks New fish and Plants Bump Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk 2 __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

03-13-2013, 03:26 AM	#162
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Re: 55 Gallon Planted Tank and Other Tanks New fish and Plants Bump Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk 2 __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

03-13-2013, 11:43 PM	#163
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Well I said I would update the thread with new pics and here they are. Also the new plants I got were Mayaca fluviatilis, Rotala sp. nanjenshan, and some more crypt balanese. I plan to stock the tank during the spring when I have a cance for a group order with a local club. I plan to have more when the plants start to fill in and when I get my co2 setup. Thanks for looking. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

03-14-2013, 10:16 PM	#164
fishboy199413 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Va Posts: 347	Well I picked up 8 Otocinclus for the tank, but I may get more. I can't wait to get some Microdevario in here. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...50-gallon.html Eheim Pimp #520

03-22-2013, 12:34 AM	#165
10gallonplanted Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 1,674	I like the tank! It will be like a jungle in the middle. Id suggest some vals to each side, but that is just me.

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