Non CO2 Planted tank owners..please share :)

[aihsela]

I see a lot of enthusiasts on here using CO2. I'm interested in the people that have nicely planted tanks without it. Please share photos if you have them and your secrets . Here's a pic of my dinky plants lol (just starting out).

[rocksmom]

Ooooh, goldfish! Don't see them very often 'round these parts! I have a 135g planted tank I'm letting cycle/fill in before I move my 6 gf into it. It's low tech as well, but I don't have any pictures of it yet. You might want to head over to the low tech forum. Here's the "show and tell" thread from there: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lo...-tell-low.html

[aihsela]

Originally Posted by rocksmom

Ooooh, goldfish! Don't see them very often 'round these parts! I have a 135g planted tank I'm letting cycle/fill in before I move my 6 gf into it. It's low tech as well, but I don't have any pictures of it yet. You might want to head over to the low tech forum. Here's the "show and tell" thread from there: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lo...-tell-low.html

Thanks for the link, I will take a took . Yeah, I'm learning goldfish are not the best mates for a planted tank but I love my big guys. So far hydroponic pots and river rocks help.

[mistergreen]

10G, no Co2


Stick with aquatic ferns and anubias for goldfish. They won't eat those.

[baldy1970]

Hello here's my 55 gallon no co2 1.5 watts per gallon pretty simple

[jeremyTR]

Your pleco is huge, I bet he'd like a bigger tank.

[bitFUUL]

I think most people get sucked into playing with CO2 (DIY Yeast) out of curiosity at first, but realize how much more the plants grow with CO2.
Plus a lot of the "cooler" looking plants often times need CO2 and ferts for them to grow properly.
Great looking tank, you've got plenty of room to play!

[baldy1970]

Yeah that's in the works gonna move up to a 125 or 220 gallon next month Attachment 49040Attachment 49041Attachment 49042Attachment 49044Attachment 49045
Thought I would add some close up pics

[baldy1970]

[baldy1970]

[baldy1970]

Tried the DIY co2 awhile seem to clog up at night when it would shut off that and always worried about overdosing

[raven_wilde]

My other tanks are non-CO2 as well, see my sig for links to their journal. Pics are kinda old though I need to update.

[Complexity]

I need to take more pics of my "low tech" tanks, but here's what I have. No CO2, no excel, no ferts, no root tabs. Just feed the fish and shrimp and do water changes.

My 5g RCS tank (fish have been moved to another tank, but the plants are the same):



One of my 29g tanks. It's not so centered normally, but I had trimmed some of the plants, making the one in the middle look overly centered.

[Aquaticfan]

Ive got both Co2 and non Co2 tanks.

This is what ive done with NO Co2 on my 90 gallon. BUT soon its getting new lights and new dual reactor CO2 set up..

But this is without Co2........

[Chaoslord]

no co2.
1 ml macro on Monday
1 ml micro on Wednesday.
5 ml excell Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Nothing Sunday.
Wc 50% Monday start over.