Super low tech tank

Fishguy123 · 08-17-2012, 07:27 PM

5.5 gallon tank housing 3.5 inch 7 year old convict cichlid. 4 lucky bamboos and 2 pothos plants are in the filter and are used to get rid of nitrates and ammonia. This setup has been running for 2 years with same fish. Just moved this tank to a east facing window with more sunlight and the plants have started to take off nicely.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/466bogqnbv...816_192511.mp4
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bspfdub4go...816_192643.mp4

ony · 08-17-2012, 08:54 PM

Smart set up but the fish looks a bit like Guliver in Lilliput.

Fishguy123 · 08-18-2012, 01:16 AM

Yea I know its a little small for him. I raised this guy in a 20 gallon tank originally with a redtail shark. They used to fight so much I just got fed up and stuck this guy in my 5.5 gallon tank. My mom had gotten this convict from one of her friends and I had no way of returning him and no one wanted to take it off my hands either so I was stuck with him. Btw I know some of you might think 20 gallon is too small for a RTS. But mine has been in there for 10 years now and is still going strong and looking super healthy.

Fishguy123 · 08-18-2012, 02:16 AM

Btw here is a link to a video of my 20 gallon:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h6jlltx1gv...817_213136.mp4

I had just turned the lights on when I took this video so thats why everyone in this tank is a little dazed and slow lol.

Fish:
1 RTS, 10 gold xray tetras, 5 harlequin rasboras, and 1 oto. Just got the oto 3 weeks ago seems to be doing good so far.

Plants:
Crypt wendtii green, ludwigia repens, couple of baby java ferns, got a few strands of java moss somewhere in there, and pothos growing in the filter. Just got the crypts and ludwigia repens last week so they are in the dying/melting phase. The crypts should come back fine but I'm wondering if the repens will survive with the 30w lighting I have in this tank.

I don't plan on doing any dosing just water changes in this tank. Substrate is seachem fluorite red.

Fishguy123 · 08-20-2012, 08:51 PM

More clear view of 5 gallon tank:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxdZ4...ature=youtu.be

08-17-2012, 07:27 PM	#1
Fishguy123 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4	Super low tech tank 5.5 gallon tank housing 3.5 inch 7 year old convict cichlid. 4 lucky bamboos and 2 pothos plants are in the filter and are used to get rid of nitrates and ammonia. This setup has been running for 2 years with same fish. Just moved this tank to a east facing window with more sunlight and the plants have started to take off nicely. https://www.dropbox.com/s/466bogqnbv...816_192511.mp4 https://www.dropbox.com/s/bspfdub4go...816_192643.mp4

08-20-2012, 08:51 PM	#5
Fishguy123 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4	More clear view of 5 gallon tank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxdZ4...ature=youtu.be Last edited by Fishguy123; 08-20-2012 at 09:33 PM.. Reason: Link change

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08-17-2012, 08:54 PM	#2
ony Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 271	Smart set up but the fish looks a bit like Guliver in Lilliput.

08-18-2012, 01:16 AM	#3
Fishguy123 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4	Yea I know its a little small for him. I raised this guy in a 20 gallon tank originally with a redtail shark. They used to fight so much I just got fed up and stuck this guy in my 5.5 gallon tank. My mom had gotten this convict from one of her friends and I had no way of returning him and no one wanted to take it off my hands either so I was stuck with him. Btw I know some of you might think 20 gallon is too small for a RTS. But mine has been in there for 10 years now and is still going strong and looking super healthy.

08-18-2012, 02:16 AM	#4
Fishguy123 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4	Btw here is a link to a video of my 20 gallon: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h6jlltx1gv...817_213136.mp4 I had just turned the lights on when I took this video so thats why everyone in this tank is a little dazed and slow lol. Fish: 1 RTS, 10 gold xray tetras, 5 harlequin rasboras, and 1 oto. Just got the oto 3 weeks ago seems to be doing good so far. Plants: Crypt wendtii green, ludwigia repens, couple of baby java ferns, got a few strands of java moss somewhere in there, and pothos growing in the filter. Just got the crypts and ludwigia repens last week so they are in the dying/melting phase. The crypts should come back fine but I'm wondering if the repens will survive with the 30w lighting I have in this tank. I don't plan on doing any dosing just water changes in this tank. Substrate is seachem fluorite red.