Another planted 5 gallon hex! (4 pics, 404KB) - Aquarium Advice

CaysE · 10-18-2006, 10:40 PM

OK... well you don't see many of them, but here it is! It's an Eclipse Hex5 which comes with a built-in bio-wheel filter and a 10W compact flourescent. I added a pre-filter to the intake tube, a 25W heater, some Eco-Complete, and then went to town.

Plants are 3 small java ferns, anubias nana petite on the driftwood, and java moss on the other end of the driftwood. Initially, I placed some ludwigia repens as a background plant, but wasn't comfortable with the lighting for them and they didn't fill out the tank very well. These are in the first two pictures.

In the last picture, I replaced the l.repens with elodea, which I liked for a short while until they refused to root. The elodea grows like crazy, it just won't stay put in the substrate. I may replace them with wisteria or a similar bushy-leafed plant.

I also added 3 neon blue Endler's livebearers in the last pic, and there are a few ramshorns.

newfound77951 · 10-19-2006, 11:33 AM

Very nice! I have the same tank on my desk at work and I love it....I was actually thinking of getting another one to upgrade my betta from a 2 gallon. Nice piece of driftwood, too!

rich311k · 10-19-2006, 11:44 AM

Very pretty. Nice and serene.

CaysE · 10-22-2006, 11:52 PM

Thanks! ^_^ The driftwood was an awesome find at my local LFS; it just barely fits in there.

I replaced the elodea with wisteria today. I'll have pics tomorrow after I tie down the anubias; it keeps floating off of the wood.

CaysE · 11-08-2006, 01:51 PM

I'll have new pics soon, but do have a question... what would be a good red plant to go in here? The wisteria, anubias, and java plants are plenty of green, and the fish give a great blue color, but it definitely needs a little bit of red in there.

CaysE · 11-12-2006, 11:59 PM

The latest pic... now with wisteria and a lot of snails.

drobertson · 11-14-2006, 02:57 PM

Filling in nicely, going to be a great looking tank. Nice Job

10-18-2006, 10:40 PM	#1
CaysE Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 238	Another planted 5 gallon hex! (4 pics, 404KB) OK... well you don't see many of them, but here it is! It's an Eclipse Hex5 which comes with a built-in bio-wheel filter and a 10W compact flourescent. I added a pre-filter to the intake tube, a 25W heater, some Eco-Complete, and then went to town. Plants are 3 small java ferns, anubias nana petite on the driftwood, and java moss on the other end of the driftwood. Initially, I placed some ludwigia repens as a background plant, but wasn't comfortable with the lighting for them and they didn't fill out the tank very well. These are in the first two pictures. In the last picture, I replaced the l.repens with elodea, which I liked for a short while until they refused to root. The elodea grows like crazy, it just won't stay put in the substrate. I may replace them with wisteria or a similar bushy-leafed plant. I also added 3 neon blue Endler's livebearers in the last pic, and there are a few ramshorns. __________________ 20g tall - planted FW with furcata rainbows, albino BN, crystal red shrimp, and a cute neon blue Endler. 5g hex - planted FW for "Butters" the male betta.

10-22-2006, 11:52 PM	#4
CaysE Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 238	Thanks! ^_^ The driftwood was an awesome find at my local LFS; it just barely fits in there. I replaced the elodea with wisteria today. I'll have pics tomorrow after I tie down the anubias; it keeps floating off of the wood. __________________ 20g tall - planted FW with furcata rainbows, albino BN, crystal red shrimp, and a cute neon blue Endler. 5g hex - planted FW for "Butters" the male betta.

11-08-2006, 01:51 PM	#5
CaysE Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 238	I'll have new pics soon, but do have a question... what would be a good red plant to go in here? The wisteria, anubias, and java plants are plenty of green, and the fish give a great blue color, but it definitely needs a little bit of red in there. __________________ 20g tall - planted FW with furcata rainbows, albino BN, crystal red shrimp, and a cute neon blue Endler. 5g hex - planted FW for "Butters" the male betta.

11-14-2006, 02:57 PM	#7
drobertson Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 490	Filling in nicely, going to be a great looking tank. Nice Job __________________ http://www.fantasyreef.com/database/...getdb&db_id=8]

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10-19-2006, 11:44 AM	#3
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Very pretty. Nice and serene.

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