Black bar endlers are very prolific and colorful.
2.5g+10g+stuff = busy college kid
Finally, semester is done, my coaching job is winding down, for some reason they cut back on my hours at my normal job, I have time to do stuff. First thing I did once I got time was rescape and show some love to my 2.5. The tank water level was half the tank most the semester due to lack of time, it basically just grew floaters like weeds and was maintained by a pair of ghost shrimp.
Now I have fully rescaped (the photo doesn't do it justice, I'll use a better cam next time), changed from gravel to sand, replanted with new and more plants, added a Azoo Palm Filter, and DIY CO2.
So, here it is,
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Tank: Generic Petsmart 2.5
Light: Finnex Planted+ on from 8A.M. - 11:45, then on again from 2P.M. - 9. Only have the light like this so it is on mostly when I'm home.
Filter: Azoo Palm Filter on lower settings with Bio-Balls added.
CO2: DIY w/powerade bottle and this recipe: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/...cts/14453-diy-co2-guide-pictures-recipes.html , diffused into an airstone next to the filter intake
Substrate: Miracle Grow Organic capped with generic sand.
Flora:
Fauna: None for now, looking for input and help here though!
I know it looks rough in the pic, but next water change and the tannins will be gone and it'll look much better. Don't know what my plans are for this tank, but I do have questions.
For stocking this tank I'm 99.9% sure I'm gonna buy local because I don't want to pay shipping. These leaves me with Petco, Petsmart, Magoo's Pet Outlet (carry some weird stuff considering Maggoo's is normally a weird home supply store), I also can make a trip to one of the LFS within a 45min trip (Somethings Fishy Clio, Preuss Pets Lansing, Moby Dick's Waterford, etc.) Out of these, anyone know where I might be able to find a suitable nano fish? I'm looking for:
Really anything small that I can keep in a pair, I like colorful and/or unique fish. Things that exhibit cool personalities. I don't mind if they spawn at all because I can stick fry in my 10g or set up the Evolve 2 I have until grown enough to find a home for.
Thanks for teh help!
Now I have fully rescaped (the photo doesn't do it justice, I'll use a better cam next time), changed from gravel to sand, replanted with new and more plants, added a Azoo Palm Filter, and DIY CO2.
So, here it is,
Tank: Generic Petsmart 2.5
Light: Finnex Planted+ on from 8A.M. - 11:45, then on again from 2P.M. - 9. Only have the light like this so it is on mostly when I'm home.
Filter: Azoo Palm Filter on lower settings with Bio-Balls added.
CO2: DIY w/powerade bottle and this recipe: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/...cts/14453-diy-co2-guide-pictures-recipes.html , diffused into an airstone next to the filter intake
Substrate: Miracle Grow Organic capped with generic sand.
Flora:
- Salvinia Minima
- Red Ludwigia (middle of tank)
- Onion Bulb (back left)
- 2 Lilly Bulbs (behind rock in back left & floating)
- Some sort of hair grass (all along slope on right)
- Hornwort? (front left, i just call it frill plant)
Fauna: None for now, looking for input and help here though!
I know it looks rough in the pic, but next water change and the tannins will be gone and it'll look much better. Don't know what my plans are for this tank, but I do have questions.
For stocking this tank I'm 99.9% sure I'm gonna buy local because I don't want to pay shipping. These leaves me with Petco, Petsmart, Magoo's Pet Outlet (carry some weird stuff considering Maggoo's is normally a weird home supply store), I also can make a trip to one of the LFS within a 45min trip (Somethings Fishy Clio, Preuss Pets Lansing, Moby Dick's Waterford, etc.) Out of these, anyone know where I might be able to find a suitable nano fish? I'm looking for:
- RCS
- Scarlet Badis
- Desert Goby? (not sure if good choice, but at Maggoo's)
- Peacock Gudgeon? (fear this is too small)
- Smaller variety of kilifish (Haven't seen any local)
- Sparkling Gourami
Really anything small that I can keep in a pair, I like colorful and/or unique fish. Things that exhibit cool personalities. I don't mind if they spawn at all because I can stick fry in my 10g or set up the Evolve 2 I have until grown enough to find a home for.
Thanks for teh help!
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Added a guppy and recut/planted some of the ludwigia, didn't care for it so tall. Also struggling with a green, dust, like algae.
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I think it's a Moscow guppy? I named him Lucien LaChance after the speaker of the Dark Brotherhood in The Elderscrolls IV: Oblivion
I think it's a Moscow guppy? I named him Lucien LaChance after the speaker of the Dark Brotherhood in The Elderscrolls IV: Oblivion
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I lied, did a water change today. Here's the update picture wise:
FTS:
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Top View:
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My super big onion bulb:
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Everything is growing like nuts, a generic snail has shown up and taken residence with Lucien LaChance the guppy. I cleaned off a lot of the algae on the glass which seemed to be a new tank algae and not really an issue.
I'm still not sold on just the one guppy in this tank (he can always join my 10g community), I'm open to suggestions for other things I could keep in here as well as where I can get them. Shrimp wise I'm very limited for my area, just ghost shrimp, bamboo (amano?) which is very expensive, and RCS can be ordered from petco, but I don't want to pay $3-4 a shrimp.
FTS:
Top View:
My super big onion bulb:
Everything is growing like nuts, a generic snail has shown up and taken residence with Lucien LaChance the guppy. I cleaned off a lot of the algae on the glass which seemed to be a new tank algae and not really an issue.
I'm still not sold on just the one guppy in this tank (he can always join my 10g community), I'm open to suggestions for other things I could keep in here as well as where I can get them. Shrimp wise I'm very limited for my area, just ghost shrimp, bamboo (amano?) which is very expensive, and RCS can be ordered from petco, but I don't want to pay $3-4 a shrimp.
Tank looks good, and love the Elder Scrolls reference 
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Rainbow goby! Growth!
So a lot has occurred, plants are growing extremely well, I pulled out quite a few ludwigias. My new boss at work has multiple tanks and I'm gonna see if she'd like them because my only other option is to toss them. Outside of that I added a few rocks to try and contain the grassy plant, not so sure what it is anymore. That's about it, OH WAIT, I ADDED A RAINBOW GOBY! Was super excited when I saw it and had to have it on impulse. Just needs a name now and he will be part of the family.
FTS:
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Rainbow Goby eating algae (presumably)
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Grassy plant going nutz
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Rocks added to separate grassy stuffs
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Thanks for complements, I'm glad someone understands elder scrolls. Yes, this tank is dirted to go with the DIY CO2 and sometimes excel, so it is releasing tannins, but those are getting better as time goes.
So a lot has occurred, plants are growing extremely well, I pulled out quite a few ludwigias. My new boss at work has multiple tanks and I'm gonna see if she'd like them because my only other option is to toss them. Outside of that I added a few rocks to try and contain the grassy plant, not so sure what it is anymore. That's about it, OH WAIT, I ADDED A RAINBOW GOBY! Was super excited when I saw it and had to have it on impulse. Just needs a name now and he will be part of the family.
FTS:
Rainbow Goby eating algae (presumably)
Grassy plant going nutz
Rocks added to separate grassy stuffs
Thanks for complements, I'm glad someone understands elder scrolls. Yes, this tank is dirted to go with the DIY CO2 and sometimes excel, so it is releasing tannins, but those are getting better as time goes.
Since I'm no longer ashamed of the eyesore known as my old 10 gallon, I've decided to add it to this journal.
Tank: Generic 10 gallon
Heater: Generic, broke to where the lowest setting is 80 degrees F
Filters: 2 dual sponge filters
Substrate: dirt capped with small layer of gravel and overly deep layer of sand
Light: Aqueon deluxe hood with floramax bulb for 12 hours a day
Flora: 3 Massive sword plants, 1 java fern, 3 large crypts, 1 baby crypt of some sort
Fauna: 6 black khuli loaches and 1 glow light tetra (friends coming soon)
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Tank: Generic 10 gallon
Heater: Generic, broke to where the lowest setting is 80 degrees F
Filters: 2 dual sponge filters
Substrate: dirt capped with small layer of gravel and overly deep layer of sand
Light: Aqueon deluxe hood with floramax bulb for 12 hours a day
Flora: 3 Massive sword plants, 1 java fern, 3 large crypts, 1 baby crypt of some sort
Fauna: 6 black khuli loaches and 1 glow light tetra (friends coming soon)
Also would like to use this thread to keep track of an extra sword I got, the ones I bought had runners with 5-6 babies growing on them, so this one is getting the outside emmeresed treatment.
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