[jpham]

Hi guy i am brand spanking new to the planted tank forum and game. I played with a reef tanks but i have not play with a planted tank yet. I just got a fluval spec v for xmas and was think about setting it up as a planted shrimp tank. i was thinking about just putting a few type of plants in it. And i just wondering if the stock led have the power to grow the plant life i wanted. I plan to put in dwarf hairgrass, java fern and java moss. if you guys can leave me some in put that would be great.

 

[R.sok]

Java fern & java moss should grow fine. Dhg on the other hand may have a problem as the original lighting is dim

 

[difrent7]

I just put java moss, java fern, and water sprite into my spec. All of those should be fine but only time will tell.

 

[tbullet]

I ditched the standard light since it wasn't producing enough for my liking. I got a Marineland double bright fixture. it works very well. Decide what plants you want to use and go from there.

 

[jpham]

Hey guy making it a shrimp tank and was thinking about what co2 system should i use in the spec v. You guy's have any good suggestions I can buy.

 

[jpham]

here a few photos i have of my tank.

used one of my betta to cycle the tank.

added my removed and added my cherry shrimp

and here my 15 gal nano mix-reef tank if you wanted to see it.

 

[tex627]

Both of your tanks will look even more amazing as they fill in!

 

[jpham]

Update on my spec v

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[Scottyhorse]

Looks great, but that is way too many fish for a 5g IMO.

 

[jrh]

It does look great, but I admit my second thought was "wow, and I thought MY tank was overloaded"

It looks like it's been going for almost a year, though, so I'm sure you'd have noticed if there were any problems.

Looking at all these tanks makes me realize that I should approach a tank with some plan and design, and then make course corrections as I go along. I know enough to get an unambitious tank up and running, but I know zip about aquascaping.