Du3ce's 55g Planted Community tank

du3ce · 03-22-2013, 05:54 PM

This is my second 55g, it used to house 30+ Malawi cichlids, I always wanted to keep discus, so i decided to sell all the cichlids off and started a planted tank. This is what it looks like right now substrate is floramax capped off with black gravel. Current fishes i have are:
x6 cardinal tetras
x8 neon tetras
x8 pencil fish
x1 killifish
x4 rainbows (turquoise,red, australian, bosemani)
x 3 discus

Filtration:
Odysea cfs 500
Penguin 300 hob

Lighting:
Beamswork LED

all low light plants, no co2, dosed with flourish and root tabs.
What do you guys think? any suggestions?

kwheeler91 · 03-23-2013, 02:31 AM

Looks good! Keep us updated as it fills in.

keep_on_keepin_on · 03-23-2013, 04:46 AM

very nice!

BruceF · 03-23-2013, 02:00 PM

Nicely done. What plants are you growing?

du3ce · 03-23-2013, 07:30 PM

Thanks! Amazon sword, dwarf hairgrass, anubia nana, java fern, jungle val, corkscrew val, bacopa, crypts. The other ones escape my mind right now

du3ce · 04-05-2013, 11:34 PM

rescaped

du3ce · 04-09-2013, 12:12 AM

AguaTropical · 04-09-2013, 01:30 AM

I like that rescape a lot better!

How are you liking that light?

du3ce · 04-09-2013, 02:41 AM

thanks i added another led light for more coverage from the front of the tank, no algaes issues so far. Plants are growing really slow though, im dosing with flourish and osmote roots tabs for now.

du3ce · 04-11-2013, 03:26 AM

added a mature blue rainbow today, does anyone know why he or she im not sure keeps bopping up and down? its like a car driving on a bumpy road.

Also heres some pics of my de-lid fluval edge it has a pair of barbs not sure i think odessa?

du3ce · 05-21-2013, 05:34 PM

May 13

got some more plants, trying to get pearlweed to carpet the whole front side of the tank, every slow growth from the plants though, dosing with excel everyday, plus i have some root tabs in the substrate

joey24dirt · 05-21-2013, 05:55 PM

Yeah those are Odessa barbs. Prefer to be in larger groups I think. Tanks look great by the way :-)

03-22-2013, 05:54 PM	#1
du3ce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 82	Du3ce's 55g Planted Community tank This is my second 55g, it used to house 30+ Malawi cichlids, I always wanted to keep discus, so i decided to sell all the cichlids off and started a planted tank. This is what it looks like right now substrate is floramax capped off with black gravel. Current fishes i have are: x6 cardinal tetras x8 neon tetras x8 pencil fish x1 killifish x4 rainbows (turquoise,red, australian, bosemani) x 3 discus Filtration: Odysea cfs 500 Penguin 300 hob Lighting: Beamswork LED all low light plants, no co2, dosed with flourish and root tabs. What do you guys think? any suggestions?

03-23-2013, 02:31 AM	#2
kwheeler91 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 934	Looks good! Keep us updated as it fills in. __________________ *55 Gallon "Franken~Tree"*

03-23-2013, 04:46 AM	#3
keep_on_keepin_on Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: ohio Posts: 59	very nice! __________________ 55 gal plant newb fluval 306 48" finnex ray2 slim led

04-09-2013, 01:30 AM	#8
AguaTropical Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 117	I like that rescape a lot better! How are you liking that light? __________________ Current: Nano 5G Planted Tank Future tanks in the developing!

05-21-2013, 05:55 PM	#12
joey24dirt Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 112	Yeah those are Odessa barbs. Prefer to be in larger groups I think. Tanks look great by the way :-) __________________ joey24dirt

03-23-2013, 02:00 PM	#4
BruceF Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Centennial,Co Posts: 548	Nicely done. What plants are you growing?

03-23-2013, 07:30 PM	#5
du3ce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 82	Thanks! Amazon sword, dwarf hairgrass, anubia nana, java fern, jungle val, corkscrew val, bacopa, crypts. The other ones escape my mind right now

04-05-2013, 11:34 PM	#6
du3ce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 82	rescaped

04-09-2013, 12:12 AM	#7
du3ce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 82

04-09-2013, 02:41 AM	#9
du3ce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 82	thanks i added another led light for more coverage from the front of the tank, no algaes issues so far. Plants are growing really slow though, im dosing with flourish and osmote roots tabs for now.

04-11-2013, 03:26 AM	#10
du3ce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 82	added a mature blue rainbow today, does anyone know why he or she im not sure keeps bopping up and down? its like a car driving on a bumpy road. Also heres some pics of my de-lid fluval edge it has a pair of barbs not sure i think odessa?

05-21-2013, 05:34 PM	#11
du3ce Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: colorado Posts: 82	May 13 got some more plants, trying to get pearlweed to carpet the whole front side of the tank, every slow growth from the plants though, dosing with excel everyday, plus i have some root tabs in the substrate

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