My 75g...first attempt at a planted tank.

[Nubster]

Started this a couple months ago...sorry about the crappy cell pics...I'll try to get better later.

 

[BHead707]

looking good

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Your tank looks really nice!

 

[Aquarium_Lover04]

The crypts are doing well! The tank looks awesome!

 

[ashleynicole]

Very nice, what kind if lighting, fertilizers and do you have CO2 injection? Also what all types of plants do you have?

 

[Aquarium_Lover04]

how is the tank doing? Would love to see an update picture

 

[Nubster]

Tank is doing good. It has changed quite a bit since October when I set it up. Here is the progression since day one....

And now...fish are all gone, shrimp only.

 

[Nubster]

I am running T5HO 2x54w, PPS Pro ferts, and pressurized CO2 at 2bps.

I made a Rex Reactor for the tank that works great.

 

[Nubster]

I've tried something new and built a new Barr intank reactor. Verdict is still out on this one...

 

[Nubster]

Few shots of the inhabitants....

 

[Hholly]

Looks neat! Why no fish?

 

[Nubster]

Because I wanted to focus on shrimp. The fish would eat babies and possibly adults and keep the shrimp stressed and hiding. In fact, I didn't know I still had shrimp in my tank, I had added some a while back and thought I accidentally gasses them all when I fist got my CO2. I recently started seeing a couple here and there. I took all the fish out of the tank and within a day all the shrimp came out and I actually had more than 20 in the tank...lol... I added some more now I have some heavy breeding going on. I also have yellow shrimp that I am starting a new tank for.

 

[Hholly]

Oh, cool! Those are neat shrimp! What kind are they?

 

[Nubster]

Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda)

 

[Basefrog]

Looks great! Are they just box standard cherry red shrimp or fire red etc..?

 

[iadubber]

I love it!

 

[Nubster]

Looks great! Are they just box standard cherry red shrimp or fire red etc..?

Mostly standard but with some what I would call High Grade Sakura / Low Grade Fire Red mixed in. There are also "wild" coloration neos in the tank as well. The 75g is basically going to be my cull tank and I just bought a 20L today that's going to be my breeding tank to try and breed out some Fire Reds. I also have a 40B that's for yellow neos.