pipejax Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 (edited) Hello from Elmwood in west Edmonton Bought a new tank 2 months ago and love caring for the little community I have created. Had several tanks in my early teens and have always wanted to start up a communal planted tank, thank goodness for the internet as i have lots to learn. 54 gallon bowfront tank Eheim 306 cannister filter with airation tube and valve fit into return elbow Hydor 300 watt inline heater Aquatic life 20 inch 18 watt 4 tube t5 light fixture Black gravel mix substrate(national geo and a more expensive wet gravel from als) 9 watt green killing machine uv sterilizer(only added to the tank on occasion) 6 wisteria plants( very cool looking with all the root like tendrils adding cover) American vals (6 of these and counting as the runners go evrywhere) 2 moss balls one mystery plant four bunches of a mysery plant out of a cup looks like fine grass called flame 2 gold algae eaters 1 diamond tetra(had 5 but four decided that they could not swim upright anymore RIP) 5 cherry barbs 3male 2 female 3 male guppies(they seem to really like each other) 5 harlequin tetras 2 bubble mollies 8 neon teras 1 male betta 1dwarf frog 2 ghost shrimp(had 3 but one failed) national geo tropical fish flakes omega 0ne tubiflex worms tetra blood worms nutrifin aqua plus nutrifin plant gro api co2 booster David Edited August 13, 2016 by pipejax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipejax Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 A little bit better picture David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Welcome, nice looking tank. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipejax Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Thanks J The bowfront tanks do not seem to photograph very well and details get lost in the distortion from the curved glass. Things are going very well and all my critters seem to get along well enough. I added 6 cherry shrimp to the tank yesterday 4 of which i fear have been eaten by the bigger fishes. I also added two tiger platties which to my surprise and delight seem to love eating the black hair algae off of my vals(they don't nibble at it like some of the others but tear it off the edges hard enough that the plant moves). Cheers David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodives Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Hi David, Great you are having so much fun with your new tank. I'm in a similar situation with a now 1 month old tank and still in the stage where every first sign of a new plant forming on a runner or new leaf forming in the amazon swordplant is exciting. The fish are even more fun, especially the time after adding a new species and seeing it learning the lay of the land and the routine of feeding. Cheers, Bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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