46g planted bowfront

[black udder]

Seeing folks track the changes in the tank has been quite enlightening, so I thought I'd try it with my tank.

 

[black udder]

Much to my chagrin - I didn't know what the big 'clump' of stuff was, so I threw it out. Turns out it was a nice big bunch of java fern... *sigh*

 

[draX]

Beautiful looking tank! Love the angel.

 

[FishLover14]

Very Nice Tank!!!

 

[black udder]

more pics w/CO2 - what a difference!

Pictures from March, 2005

 

[Drake]

I have a 46 gallon bow front tank. What kind of lighting do you have for your aquarium? Also what kind of filtration do you use and what kind of plants do you have?

Right now in my aquarium I have java fern, money wort, and a couple of swords.

 

[black udder]

I have a current-usa satallite (http://www.current-usa.com/products/satellite.html) model 1005. It's a vast difference from the light that came with the tank (a 30w Fluerescent). I have an internal Fluval 4 plus (http://www.hagen.com/usa/aquatic/product.cfm?CAT=1&SUBCAT=107&PROD_ID=01001750021001) So far it's working well - although the angel fought with it for a week or so.

I'll be honest, I'm not as good about knowing the plants as I should be. I'm still working on "pretty fish" and "pretty plants". I have some baby tears and a bunch of caboba-like stuff. I have 2 swords, which are really too big for 46G, they'll be huge soon. I had some anachris, but it just grew through the roof. I had moneywart, but I've had an outbreak of beard algae and it just wasn't look nice, so I heaved it. I have a small java fern which hasn't grown much and then also some Wysteria. There's some amazon sword grass and something on the left side which is growing like crazy too. I really need to go and write it all down.

I'm using two 2 litre bottles for CO2 and it's working really well. I use the internal filter to keep the surface agitation down.

 

[black udder]

New plant

I should have written the name down - but here's a plant and another shot of it a week later with the CO2 in the tank.

Top plant is recent, bottom is when it was put into the tank.

 

[black udder]

DIY Moonlight

This was pretty tiresome to make for me (first time with soldering), but it was about <$25 I think and it looks pretty good.

 

[black udder]

3-23-05 after trimming of the brush

Took down the camboba-like stuff and cut them in half so now I have 2 more bunches in the tank.

 

[dr_girlfriend]

really nice and lushful. Keep it up!!!

 

[black udder]

Thanks! I don't know which has helped more the added light or if the DIY CO2 is doing it. Either way, everything is growing like crazy! I have to trim regularly now or the angel gets trapped in a corner!

 

[Guest]

I SEE MOLLIES!!!!!!!!!

beautiful tank i also saw platies

get an angel or 2 to really accent the tank

 

[Guest]

also

can moon lights be used in freshwater too?

i thought those were only 4 SW

 

[black udder]

There's an angel in there - a large one at that!

I haven't heard of any problems using a moonlight with a FW setup. No reason the moon wouldn't shine on a river just like the ocean

It's not that bright really. You can't reall 'watch' the night feeders. But it isn't pitch black which is nice.

It's amazing what you don't see in that tank (rafael cat, 2 upside down cats, eclipse cat, 2 BN plecos, 1 RN pleco. Lots of folks don't see their clowns much, but this loach is real social with everybody.

 

[RoK]

Hm, I didn't see the pictus in any of those pics.. or was I not looking good enough?

 

[black udder]

He's in my gallery - 2nd picture. Not a huge one, but man, he won't sit still and pose!

 

[RoK]

Yeah, pictus cats are always active (unless they're ill). I've lost 1 due to ich so I would know.

 

[black udder]

I lost one to chlorine...using the python to refill the tank - I was adding the amount of water conditioner for the replaced water and all the information says that the python has a built-in system to remove enough chlorine so it's safe for the fish.

uh. Not in my case.

1 pictus, 2 upside down cats and another 1 or 2 fish. That was a bad day.

 

[Gordinho80]

your tank looks amazing, i am wanting to do a planted tank, have never tried a real plant...

my only fear is the plants getting out of control...