My simple 47g FW tank - Aquarium Advice

CatatonicBug · 04-10-2008, 01:17 AM

This is my simple tank. It's looked like this for about 2 years, and I am just now starting to get interested in actually doing stuff with it. Looking at the other pics on this site really makes me wish I had a bigger tank, with lots of plants and prettier fish, but I have this one, and I want to make it pretty too. I will add more pics as I change the tank!

Karegg · 04-10-2008, 01:25 AM

Cool! I'm sure if you posted some details on what you're considering doing to your tank you'd get a lot of good suggestions and advice. Good luck and keep us updated!

CatatonicBug · 04-10-2008, 01:36 AM

my main thoughts are to replace the dorky plastic plants with real ones. I need to find plants that grow tall enough to look natural in my tall tank. I just really like the planted tanks that some of the people here have posted.

Karegg · 04-10-2008, 01:45 AM

You'll also probably have to get some heavier-duty lighting to reach down through the depths of your tank. A thread to check out is the "I've Finally Jumped Over the Planted Tank Fence" one.

MrMalta · 04-10-2008, 07:21 AM

I would also change the substrate. It's too colourful. :S

**Fishyfanatic** · 04-10-2008, 08:56 AM

Anacharis grows very tall and you don't need much light. It is joked that you could grow it in a toilet tank. Jungle Val also grows very tall and fills out a tank. It grows pretty rapidly. A few stems of it and 4 months later the tank looks like a forrest.

CatatonicBug · 04-10-2008, 06:10 PM

Ok, next question... Where do I get this stuff? I didn't see anything this fancy-sounding at Petsmart.

**Fishyfanatic** · 04-10-2008, 08:05 PM

I have found the Anacharis most comminly at the chain stores like PetsMart or PetCo. Or just post in the Classified's forum on AA and see if anyone has some available.

If you are ever at Watson and Lacleded Station, stop by Pet Market Place or Tropical World Pets to see if they have any in stock. The former usually has more in stock but when they get them, they go FAST.

CatatonicBug · 04-11-2008, 08:34 PM

I just swapped out the fake stuff for some REAL PLANTS!! Also, thanks to something I saw from mrmalta, I added a black background, just to see what it looks like. I think it's pretty cool. All I did was cut a black plastic trash bag to the right size, and it stuck to the back of the tank with static cling! I found that out by accident

I also changed the light bulb to a new 18,000k.

**Fishyfanatic** · 04-11-2008, 09:26 PM

I am also a huge fan of black backgrounds. I think it makes the fish colors really pop.

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Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,008 Images: 15	Anacharis grows very tall and you don't need much light. It is joked that you could grow it in a toilet tank. Jungle Val also grows very tall and fills out a tank. It grows pretty rapidly. A few stems of it and 4 months later the tank looks like a forrest. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community Planted 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,008 Images: 15	I have found the Anacharis most comminly at the chain stores like PetsMart or PetCo. Or just post in the Classified's forum on AA and see if anyone has some available. If you are ever at Watson and Lacleded Station, stop by Pet Market Place or Tropical World Pets to see if they have any in stock. The former usually has more in stock but when they get them, they go FAST. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community Planted 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,008 Images: 15	I am also a huge fan of black backgrounds. I think it makes the fish colors really pop. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community Planted 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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04-10-2008, 01:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Karegg Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 160	Cool! I'm sure if you posted some details on what you're considering doing to your tank you'd get a lot of good suggestions and advice. Good luck and keep us updated!

04-10-2008, 01:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
CatatonicBug Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 456 Images: 6	my main thoughts are to replace the dorky plastic plants with real ones. I need to find plants that grow tall enough to look natural in my tall tank. I just really like the planted tanks that some of the people here have posted.

04-10-2008, 01:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Karegg Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 160	You'll also probably have to get some heavier-duty lighting to reach down through the depths of your tank. A thread to check out is the "I've Finally Jumped Over the Planted Tank Fence" one.

04-10-2008, 06:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
CatatonicBug Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 456 Images: 6	Ok, next question... Where do I get this stuff? I didn't see anything this fancy-sounding at Petsmart.