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I've finally got my 54 gallon corner tank up and running. It's a low light/high tech fully planted aquarium. The first time my son saw it, he thought it looked like the planet Dagobah from Star Wars, so that's what I'm calling it. First, the specs:
Aqueon 54 Gallon Corner Aquarium
1 Coralife 2x18 watt T5 NO
1 Coralife 2x14 watt T5 NO
Rena Xp3 filter
Rena inline heater
Inline CO2 reactor from Rex Grigg
Substrate is mineralized soil from Torpedobarb, capped with Eco Complete
Manzanita driftwood from badcopnofishtank
Plants:
E. tenellus micro
Anubias barteri v. coffeefolia
Anubias congensis
Bolbitus heudelotti
Cryptocoryne lutea
Cryptocoryne ciliata
Jungle Vals
Red tiger lotus
Xmas moss
Livestock:
22 Cardinal tetras
2 Sunset honey dwarf gourami
2 American flag fish
Planning a few other additions, but still haven't decided. Maybe a pair of a different color variety of dwarf gourami, maybe cherry shrimp, maybe 2 farlowellas, maybe some dwarf loaches if I can find them (not all of these, I'm still trying to decide, recommendations are welcome).
Now, for the pictures!
FTS:
Close up:
Spot the American flag fish:
The gourami are being very skittish and won't let me get a good picture of them. They've been hiding in the jungle val a lot and only coming out when they think no one is looking. They've been in the tank 5 days now. Is that normal?
I'll post updates as I go along.
Aqueon 54 Gallon Corner Aquarium
1 Coralife 2x18 watt T5 NO
1 Coralife 2x14 watt T5 NO
Rena Xp3 filter
Rena inline heater
Inline CO2 reactor from Rex Grigg
Substrate is mineralized soil from Torpedobarb, capped with Eco Complete
Manzanita driftwood from badcopnofishtank
Plants:
E. tenellus micro
Anubias barteri v. coffeefolia
Anubias congensis
Bolbitus heudelotti
Cryptocoryne lutea
Cryptocoryne ciliata
Jungle Vals
Red tiger lotus
Xmas moss
Livestock:
22 Cardinal tetras
2 Sunset honey dwarf gourami
2 American flag fish
Planning a few other additions, but still haven't decided. Maybe a pair of a different color variety of dwarf gourami, maybe cherry shrimp, maybe 2 farlowellas, maybe some dwarf loaches if I can find them (not all of these, I'm still trying to decide, recommendations are welcome).
Now, for the pictures!
FTS:

Close up:

Spot the American flag fish:

The gourami are being very skittish and won't let me get a good picture of them. They've been hiding in the jungle val a lot and only coming out when they think no one is looking. They've been in the tank 5 days now. Is that normal?
I'll post updates as I go along.