texasblitzem
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi all, I'm a 36 yr old single dad and I'm realizing that planted tanks are beautiful and want one of my own. I had a 55gtank a few years ago but wasn't serious about fishkeeping. I had to get rid of that tank when I moved a few years ago and just got a 40g breeder tank at Petsmart when I got my tax refund two weeks ago. I had been doing a lot of internet research(drooling over other people's planted tanks) since November. So here's my tank and specs...
40g Breeder 36"x16"x18" (Petsmart)
Nova Extreme T5HO 2x39watt 10,000k and 6,500K(Amazon.com)
Marineland Penguin 350 Bio-wheel HOB filter(Petsmart)
Fluval 200watt heater(Petsmart)
Black Diamond sandblasting sand and Floramax substrate
DIY CO2
Bacopa Australis
Baby Dwarf Tears
Anubias Barteri v nana
Anubias Frazeri
Myrio, Red (Myriophyllum heterophyllum)
Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis)
Amazon swords
Miramo moss ball
3 Apple snails
1 baby Platy...he came free with the moss ball from Petsmart, we call him 'P.J. Fry'...kudos to those get the reference.
So I spray painted the back of the tank with Krylon Fusion(tip from the internet) and I think it looks great. Got some egg crate from Home Depot to protect the bottom glass. Got a nice piece of driftwood from http://www.thedriftwoodstore.com, and tied it down to the egg crate with thread, after soaking it for a few days. here are some pics..
40g Breeder 36"x16"x18" (Petsmart)
Nova Extreme T5HO 2x39watt 10,000k and 6,500K(Amazon.com)
Marineland Penguin 350 Bio-wheel HOB filter(Petsmart)
Fluval 200watt heater(Petsmart)
Black Diamond sandblasting sand and Floramax substrate
DIY CO2
Bacopa Australis
Baby Dwarf Tears
Anubias Barteri v nana
Anubias Frazeri
Myrio, Red (Myriophyllum heterophyllum)
Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis)
Amazon swords
Miramo moss ball
3 Apple snails
1 baby Platy...he came free with the moss ball from Petsmart, we call him 'P.J. Fry'...kudos to those get the reference.
So I spray painted the back of the tank with Krylon Fusion(tip from the internet) and I think it looks great. Got some egg crate from Home Depot to protect the bottom glass. Got a nice piece of driftwood from http://www.thedriftwoodstore.com, and tied it down to the egg crate with thread, after soaking it for a few days. here are some pics..