My 20g high journal!! - Aquarium Advice

chris127 · 06-05-2008, 11:48 PM

I bought a 20 gallon high about 2 months ago. its since then been cycling and i finally added fish on may 15th!
Fish added included:
2 Red serpae tetras
2 Red eye tetras
2 Tiger barbs
1 Albino cory cat

Here is a picture circa May 20th

The gravel looked to bright and big and since then upgraded to this

about 6 hours ago the the dust has settled a little bit more and the fish have gotten their color back

Piece of Cypress driftwood. found it myself!

What i plan to soon get:
Some Anubias, Java Fern, Crypts to replace the anacharis weeds.
1 red serpae, 1 tiger barb, and 2 pepper cory cats

I'll update pictures when i get the new stuff!

**Zagz** · 06-06-2008, 12:02 AM

Looks great! Can't wait to see what it looks like as you get the new stuff added.

chris127 · 06-06-2008, 12:05 AM

thanks! and neither can i. i love taking trips to the LFS but i hate having to pull my wallet out

lol

Karackle · 06-06-2008, 06:26 PM

Hey it's looking good! I have a 20gH tank also, what lights are you running on yours? I love the piece of driftwood you have in there. I think now that it's nice out I might go searching for a couple more pieces to add to my tank. I like your substrate color. What is the plant in the front left of your tank with the paper-thin looking leaves? it's quite lovely!

chris127 · 06-06-2008, 06:32 PM

thanks! my set up is low tech, just the stock 15W light (8000K). my substrate is estes river rock. and the plant in the front is a nuphar japonicum. its flourishing under low light, which is sweet. but i don't think you'll find it in any stores(ive never seen it before), i got it off ebay.

chris127 · 06-06-2008, 06:54 PM

the waters started to clear up and the serpae got their color back!

Karackle · 06-06-2008, 08:59 PM

Looking good! Yeah, mine's low tech as well with just the stock 15w lights. Glad to know i'm not the only "crazy" going with such low light

I'm glad to hear your japonicum is flourishing, it's quite a stunning plant!

chris127 · 06-06-2008, 09:33 PM

i cant afford to buy the super ballasts lol! not having to trim the plants every week is an advantage to low light. how much do dose your tank with ferts?

Karackle · 06-06-2008, 10:59 PM

I usually dose Flourish excel and comprehensive once a week according to the directions on the bottle...sometimes i forget and it's more like every 10 days though. I try to remember to dose Excel twice a week. But my tank is such a jungle when I forget that i'm not too concerned lol.

chris127 · 06-06-2008, 11:27 PM

i dose mine with Florapride once a week.

CHARRGE!
they wanna fight the camera? LOL

06-05-2008, 11:48 PM	#1
chris127 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 141	My 20g high journal!! I bought a 20 gallon high about 2 months ago. its since then been cycling and i finally added fish on may 15th! Fish added included: 2 Red serpae tetras 2 Red eye tetras 2 Tiger barbs 1 Albino cory cat Here is a picture circa May 20th The gravel looked to bright and big and since then upgraded to this about 6 hours ago the the dust has settled a little bit more and the fish have gotten their color back Piece of Cypress driftwood. found it myself! What i plan to soon get: Some Anubias, Java Fern, Crypts to replace the anacharis weeds. 1 red serpae, 1 tiger barb, and 2 pepper cory cats I'll update pictures when i get the new stuff! Last edited by chris127; 06-07-2008 at 11:41 AM.

06-06-2008, 06:26 PM	#4
Karackle Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 290	Hey it's looking good! I have a 20gH tank also, what lights are you running on yours? I love the piece of driftwood you have in there. I think now that it's nice out I might go searching for a couple more pieces to add to my tank. I like your substrate color. What is the plant in the front left of your tank with the paper-thin looking leaves? it's quite lovely! __________________ 20gH Planted tank, 5g Planted tank 1 Crested gecko who has a 60g Hex paludarium in the works 2 Dogs, Leo an 11 year old Bichon/poodle mix, and Cody, a 3 year old Poodle. I enjoy having a zoo to care for!

06-06-2008, 08:59 PM	#7
Karackle Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 290	Looking good! Yeah, mine's low tech as well with just the stock 15w lights. Glad to know i'm not the only "crazy" going with such low light I'm glad to hear your japonicum is flourishing, it's quite a stunning plant! __________________ 20gH Planted tank, 5g Planted tank 1 Crested gecko who has a 60g Hex paludarium in the works 2 Dogs, Leo an 11 year old Bichon/poodle mix, and Cody, a 3 year old Poodle. I enjoy having a zoo to care for!

06-06-2008, 10:59 PM	#9
Karackle Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 290	I usually dose Flourish excel and comprehensive once a week according to the directions on the bottle...sometimes i forget and it's more like every 10 days though. I try to remember to dose Excel twice a week. But my tank is such a jungle when I forget that i'm not too concerned lol. __________________ 20gH Planted tank, 5g Planted tank 1 Crested gecko who has a 60g Hex paludarium in the works 2 Dogs, Leo an 11 year old Bichon/poodle mix, and Cody, a 3 year old Poodle. I enjoy having a zoo to care for!

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06-06-2008, 12:05 AM	#3
chris127 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 141	thanks! and neither can i. i love taking trips to the LFS but i hate having to pull my wallet out lol

06-06-2008, 06:32 PM	#5
chris127 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 141	thanks! my set up is low tech, just the stock 15W light (8000K). my substrate is estes river rock. and the plant in the front is a nuphar japonicum. its flourishing under low light, which is sweet. but i don't think you'll find it in any stores(ive never seen it before), i got it off ebay.

06-06-2008, 09:33 PM	#8
chris127 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 141	i cant afford to buy the super ballasts lol! not having to trim the plants every week is an advantage to low light. how much do dose your tank with ferts?