55 Gallon freshwater planted tank and smooth jazz

[Pecktec]

Hello it’s your friendly neighborhood Pecktec. I have had this 55 gallon tank going for about 4 years now. I started as many here have with all fake plants and some drift wood. The driftwood is huge and was a great asset in getting the tank cycled quickly. Also I’m a new YouTuber with the same user name as the one I use here. As such I want to shamelessly promote one of my videos of this tank and its many inhabitants for your enjoyment. I’m a newbie videographer and would love some feedback. I shot the whole thing on my Iphone and edited on the phone as well. I will be doing more and more videos using an much better camera soon but this turned out to be decent quality for a cell phone shoot. The one thing I really regret is not having a really wide shot of the tank so you can see it all at once. Ow, well so take three minutes and enjoy some smooth jazz as the antics unfold.
YouTube - My 55 Gallon Tank : Feb 2011

 

[Coleallensmom]

Awesome tank!

 

[cinnamaldehyde]

Very nice!!! I love the plants!

 

[mfdrookie516]

Great looking tank. You have a beautiful GBR!

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

awesome tank a nice music choice ima alto sax player and would love to play jazz

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[Rosenweiss]

Gorgeous. Are those otos I see? They're cute! Nice choice of fishes!

 

[Pecktec]

Thanks everyone. Yes those are Ottos I love those little guys. I have been using this IPhone app called Splice which recently added support for HD. You can buy unlicensed music to add and the one I picked seemed like the best match.

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[Jason7894561230]

Awesome tank and video i love the rummynoses also was there an albino rummynose there?

 

[Pecktec]

No he is a survivor from a home made CO2 incident. I didn't get the formula correct and lost three of them. This guy lived but turned white. That was two years ago and he seems normal except for the color.

 

[Eaglemccloud]

That tank is awesome. I love how the ram looks like he's talking. I also loved the puffer.

 

[Trout11B]

Gorgeous tank! Your fish look amazing. What lighting system are you running? Also I assume your doing co2. This is such an awesome tank, I'm planning on converting my 55 to a planted tank; I hope it turns out as well as yours.

 

[Pecktec]

Nope no CO2 since the great CO2 calamity a while back. I have 60watts of compact florescent light. I do add macro and micro fertilizer. Thanks so much for the kind words!

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[Trout11B]

Do you experience any algae issues or anything?

 

[Pecktec]

Do you experience any algae issues or anything?

Sure, every planted tank has an issue at some point. The beard algae was the worst. I added two flying foxes and they ate most of it away. I also have a bristle nosed catfish that cleans up the glass.

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[McLumpy]

Beautiful tank! Well done!

 

[Trout11B]

Sure, every planted tank has an issue at some point. The beard algae was the worst. I added two flying foxes and they ate most of it away. I also have a bristle nosed catfish that cleans up the glass.

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I realize that all tanks usually have algae, I meant major super growth algae blooms.

 

[Pecktec]

I've never had "green water" or anything more than a lot of black beard algae. My SAEs ate most of it. I break a big rule with this talk though it gets a lot of sunlight at the end of day. But I really think normal weekly water changes, a large amount of Bio filtration, and careful food distribution make up for a heathy balanced tank.