Mr. FishMan
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My 55 Gallon
This 29 gallon South American tank is just about 2 months old. It is my only tank.
That DW is ginormous!
I actually also have a 225 gallon salt! Haha I'm only 16 and I work for my LFS so I purchased both of these while my mom was out of town set them up. She was extremely mad but she absolutely loves them now.
This 29 gallon South American tank is just about 2 months old. It is my only tank.
You sly dog! How much did a 225 cost you? Where I live biggest you can get is Around 70. And that's only at petsmart and they are all horrible top fins with he worst caulking known to man.
I got the 225 from my friend who owned a local fish store it was a display tank and she closed down so she gave it to me for free. Then my 240 I got on Craigslist with a sump stand canopy and slimmer for 200 bucks. It was a once in a life time deal.
Ya that would hardly get me a 55 gallon nice deals!
Ya keep looking at Craigslist you will find something!
Beautiful tank!
Is that an amazon twig what substrate is that ?
Lol, okay not a an Amazon, not even a South Amercan twig, more like a Southern California twig-- Manzanita. The substrate is Black Petco sand. I use Floursh root tabs to feed the plants, as well as Flourish comprehensive and Flourish excel. The sand just holds 'em down.
What I like about this tank is the simplicity. A few well placed stones that stand out against the rather uniform colored sand. Not overly crowded with a jungle of aquatic plants; the ground cover (what appears to be dwarf sag) is mimicking the stones. And the manzanita stands out; it is eye catching against the green backdrop.
I always promoted the manzanita plus moss look but keeping flame moss trimmed to the right shape (for me it grows wild and unruly at times) can be a chore. That's what I have at the moment in my shrimp tank and I may pull it out, strip off the moss and reboil it (second round of the fungus on it). I thought about getting the Petco black sand but they were selling EcoComplete at $9 per bag so I could not pass it up. I may have to rethink that. The EC is not quite black; has flecks of tan, red, gray in it. I am keeping two types of crypts that should do okay in sand (with root supplements as well). Or I can keep some of the EC and cap it with the black sand.
Sorry to ramble on here but looking at your tank really got me into thinking about what I can do to my tank.
What I like about this tank is the simplicity. A few well placed stones that stand out against the rather uniform colored sand. Not overly crowded with a jungle of aquatic plants; the ground cover (what appears to be dwarf sag) is mimicking the stones. And the manzanita stands out; it is eye catching against the green backdrop.
I always promoted the manzanita plus moss look but keeping flame moss trimmed to the right shape (for me it grows wild and unruly at times) can be a chore. That's what I have at the moment in my shrimp tank and I may pull it out, strip off the moss and reboil it (second round of the fungus on it). I thought about getting the Petco black sand but they were selling EcoComplete at $9 per bag so I could not pass it up. I may have to rethink that. The EC is not quite black; has flecks of tan, red, gray in it. I am keeping two types of crypts that should do okay in sand (with root supplements as well). Or I can keep some of the EC and cap it with the black sand.
Sorry to ramble on here but looking at your tank really got me into thinking about what I can do to my tank.