46g planted bowfront - Aquarium Advice

black udder · 02-23-2005, 01:40 AM

Seeing folks track the changes in the tank has been quite enlightening, so I thought I'd try it with my tank.

black udder · 02-23-2005, 01:43 AM

Much to my chagrin - I didn't know what the big 'clump' of stuff was, so I threw it out. Turns out it was a nice big bunch of java fern... *sigh*

draX · 02-23-2005, 02:18 AM

Beautiful looking tank! Love the angel.

FishLover14 · 02-26-2005, 06:11 PM

Very Nice Tank!!!

black udder · 03-19-2005, 07:49 PM

Pictures from March, 2005

Drake · 03-19-2005, 07:53 PM

I have a 46 gallon bow front tank. What kind of lighting do you have for your aquarium? Also what kind of filtration do you use and what kind of plants do you have?

Right now in my aquarium I have java fern, money wort, and a couple of swords.

black udder · 03-19-2005, 08:03 PM

I have a current-usa satallite (http://www.current-usa.com/products/satellite.html) model 1005. It's a vast difference from the light that came with the tank (a 30w Fluerescent). I have an internal Fluval 4 plus (http://www.hagen.com/usa/aquatic/pro...01001750021001) So far it's working well - although the angel fought with it for a week or so.

I'll be honest, I'm not as good about knowing the plants as I should be. I'm still working on "pretty fish" and "pretty plants". I have some baby tears and a bunch of caboba-like stuff. I have 2 swords, which are really too big for 46G, they'll be huge soon. I had some anachris, but it just grew through the roof. I had moneywart, but I've had an outbreak of beard algae and it just wasn't look nice, so I heaved it. I have a small java fern which hasn't grown much and then also some Wysteria. There's some amazon sword grass and something on the left side which is growing like crazy too. I really need to go and write it all down.

I'm using two 2 litre bottles for [acronym:f3b5b7a8a7="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:f3b5b7a8a7] and it's working really well. I use the internal filter to keep the surface agitation down.

black udder · 03-19-2005, 08:12 PM

I should have written the name down - but here's a plant and another shot of it a week later with the [acronym:59bb467f20="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:59bb467f20] in the tank.

Top plant is recent, bottom is when it was put into the tank.

black udder · 03-19-2005, 08:18 PM

This was pretty tiresome to make for me (first time with soldering), but it was about <$25 I think and it looks pretty good.

black udder · 03-23-2005, 11:55 PM

Took down the camboba-like stuff and cut them in half so now I have 2 more bunches in the tank.

02-23-2005, 01:43 AM	#2
black udder Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 149 Images: 9	Much to my chagrin - I didn't know what the big 'clump' of stuff was, so I threw it out. Turns out it was a nice big bunch of java fern... sigh __________________ 46g planted 2 Bristlenose Plecos; 1 Angel; 3 Rafael Cat; 1 plattys; 6 Tetras (2 black skirt 2 serpae, 2 blueberry); 1 Pictus Cat; 1 clown loach; 2 mollies (1 spotted & 1 black); 1 Zebra Danio; 2 Oto; 1 golden wonder killie; 2 Kuhlii loach; 2 SAE; 1 bumblebee cat; 2 upsidedown cats; 2 golden algae eaters

02-23-2005, 02:18 AM	#3
draX Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 115 Images: 4	Beautiful looking tank! Love the angel. __________________ 24g Community: Dwarf Gourami's, Neons, Platties, Clown Loach and a Chinese Algae Eater. 29G Nature Aquarium: Got first 6 serpae tetra, will be adding more soon. 65G Nature Aquarium: Cycling.

02-26-2005, 06:11 PM	#4
FishLover14 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 879	Very Nice Tank!!! __________________ Dan

03-19-2005, 07:53 PM	#6
Drake Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 202	I have a 46 gallon bow front tank. What kind of lighting do you have for your aquarium? Also what kind of filtration do you use and what kind of plants do you have? Right now in my aquarium I have java fern, money wort, and a couple of swords. __________________ 55 Gallon-two clown knifefish, chocolate pleco 46 Gallon Bow Front-Planted-swords, java fern and African cichlids, sail fin pleco 29 Gallon-black ghost knifefish, bristlenose pleco 10 gallon-brackish, figure-eight puffer, knight goby

03-19-2005, 08:03 PM	#7
black udder Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 149 Images: 9	I have a current-usa satallite (http://www.current-usa.com/products/satellite.html) model 1005. It's a vast difference from the light that came with the tank (a 30w Fluerescent). I have an internal Fluval 4 plus (http://www.hagen.com/usa/aquatic/pro...01001750021001) So far it's working well - although the angel fought with it for a week or so. I'll be honest, I'm not as good about knowing the plants as I should be. I'm still working on "pretty fish" and "pretty plants". I have some baby tears and a bunch of caboba-like stuff. I have 2 swords, which are really too big for 46G, they'll be huge soon. I had some anachris, but it just grew through the roof. I had moneywart, but I've had an outbreak of beard algae and it just wasn't look nice, so I heaved it. I have a small java fern which hasn't grown much and then also some Wysteria. There's some amazon sword grass and something on the left side which is growing like crazy too. I really need to go and write it all down. I'm using two 2 litre bottles for [acronym:f3b5b7a8a7="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:f3b5b7a8a7] and it's working really well. I use the internal filter to keep the surface agitation down. __________________ 46g planted 2 Bristlenose Plecos; 1 Angel; 3 Rafael Cat; 1 plattys; 6 Tetras (2 black skirt 2 serpae, 2 blueberry); 1 Pictus Cat; 1 clown loach; 2 mollies (1 spotted & 1 black); 1 Zebra Danio; 2 Oto; 1 golden wonder killie; 2 Kuhlii loach; 2 SAE; 1 bumblebee cat; 2 upsidedown cats; 2 golden algae eaters

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