AzFishKid's 85 Gallon Planted <NEW PICS 9/26/2009>

[AzFishKid]

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Aquarium Specs:
Size: 85 Gallons
Demensions: 6' long, 13" wide, 4' tall (including stand)
Set up: Early 2008
Lighting: One 72" T5-HO Fixture
WPG: 144 watts total, 1.7 WPG
Filter: Eheim 2217 Classic Canister
Substrate: 60 LBS of ADA Amazonia II, White "Pea Gravel"
Co2: None
Flora:
----•Amazon Sword
----•Anubias
----•Blyxa Japonica
----•Flame Moss
----•Java Ferns
----•Java Moss
----•Limnophila Sessiflora
----•Lobelia cardinalis
----•Lobelia cardinalis 'dwarf'
----•Ludwigia Repens
----•Rotala Rotundifolia
----•Rotala Verticillaris
----•Rotala Wallichii
----•Sunset Hygro
Fauna:
----•Angelfish x2
----•Otocinclus Catfish x3
----•Green Cory Catfish x6 (BABY x2! 7.5.2009)
----•Skunk Cory Catfish x4
----•Brown Bristlenose Pleco x1 "The $20 baby pleco"
----•American Flagfish x1
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[Phoenix-cry]

So pretty!!

[AzFishKid]

So pretty!!

Thank you! I've worked really hard on it, and i couldn't have done it without the help of everyone on the forum.

[D-007]

Very nicely done indeed especially for a non-CO2 setup

Only 'improvement' I woud add is a black background. Rather than struggle with trying to get behind it with paint, you could use felt cloth and velcro that can be found at Walmart for cheap. Works very well.

[mmarnold]

Great tank!Ive never seen a 85 I like it.Its says its 4' tall?

[Anupam]

Very nice. Is it a covered tank? I ask because of the hatchets.

[EdTheEdge]

Beautiful, great presentation. Looks like it should be in some doctors office to calm the patients.

Can't be 4'tall though!

[AzFishKid]

Very nicely done indeed especially for a non-CO2 setup

Only 'improvement' I woud add is a black background. Rather than struggle with trying to get behind it with paint, you could use felt cloth and velcro that can be found at Walmart for cheap. Works very well.

Thanks.
Yeah, i would like to get some sort of background someday. Cloth is a good idea, though i should have painted it before i set it up. =/

Very nice. Is it a covered tank? I ask because of the hatchets.

Yes, it is. Sadly i lost 2 hatchets one night because the hoods weren't on, so i woke up to 2 dead fish on my carpet. They're jumpers!

Beautiful, great presentation. Looks like it should be in some doctors office to calm the patients.

HAHA yeah.

Great tank!Ive never seen a 85 I like it.Its says its 4' tall?

Thank you!
Including stand it's 4 feet tall. Sorry about the confusion!




Thank you for all of your kind comments! I was proud of it but didnt think it was all that great lol Yay!

[LeTigra]

Wow that is beautiful.
All of those foreground plants - is that all Micro Sword?

[AzFishKid]

Wow that is beautiful.
All of those foreground plants - is that all Micro Sword?

Thank you.
Yes, it is all micro sword.

[monkeyruler90]

the tank looks amazing
do you have another journal where you set it up? i would love to see all the plant filling in and everything.
just 1 ram? im sure this tank is big enough to handle a couple more

[Coltonorr]

Really, Really nice!

[AzFishKid]

the tank looks amazing
do you have another journal where you set it up? i would love to see all the plant filling in and everything.
just 1 ram? im sure this tank is big enough to handle a couple more

Good idea. Would it be possible for a forum moderator to move this thread to the journal section? I'd like to just convert this thread into a journal, rather than making another.

Yeah, i was thinking about getting a German Gold Ram. Or maybe just another German Blue Ram.

I have a few questions, if someone would like to answer them:
• I have 2 angelfish, they're happy, but i'd LOVE to get a koi angelfish. Would this disrupt the pair? One is a male and the other is a female. The female has laid eggs several times, but they've never survived.
• Should i get more cardinal tetras? It doesn't seem like i have enough for the tank.
• HOW DO I CONTROL THE SNAILS?! The clown loach is only eating a few a day. I'd prefer not to use a chemical to kill them off, but if i have to i will. Any suggestions? There are a ton of them in there. They just came with the plants.

Really, Really nice!

Thank you! Your 54 gallon looks spectacular by the way, i love that driftwood!

[Michaelh218]

That tank is absolutely fan-friggin-tastic. How many years you been in aquariums? I ask because I figure with a set up looking that good, you must have been around the block a bit.

[fishwolfe]

your tank is a perfect example of what i want my tank to look like.good job!