Tank Update (LOTS OF PIX)

[melosu58]

Looks pretty nice. Very impressive.

 

[dkpate]

I would let it cure for a week, and then soak it. I used the right stuff....

 

[strokinbyeu]

I would let it cure for a week, and then soak it. I used the right stuff....

i am very sorry to hear of the passing of ur fav finned freind. and ill heed ur advice

 

[logansmomma1228]

30 G so far, a lot more to go

So here is the 30G so far. I have gotten rid of about 70 pond snails already -_-. Now I have some awesome MTS (thanks dk ) and will be getting some assassins soon I hope. Now we just need more plants/decor and some fishies ! ! !
still pretty empty...

 

[Aquarium1]

Lookin great

 

[mommytron]

very nice! those are good looking fake plants, i love the shorter grass looking stuff. i can't wait to get some MTS from dk!

 

[logansmomma1228]

I like the way those shorter grass ones look but they are a PITA to keep in place. they are very lightweight and if they aren't filled right in the bottom they float up to the top IME . lol

 

[agp]

Are the plants fake? They look real

 

[logansmomma1228]

They are so fake I like them though. Once I get my T5's I will be replacing them with real plants... but that tank is far from done being decorated

 

[agp]

Ahh, they look nice. I'm trying to decide if I want to stick with fake plants or buy real ones. If I get real ones I'd have to spend more money on a hood and light. And probably even more money replacing the plants every once in a while because I have gravel as the substrate, so they may not survive as well.

 

[logansmomma1228]

There are some plants like java fern that you can plant in gravel; you just tie them to a rock I am not too knowledgeable on plants yet but I do know that there are quite a few types like this. I think as long as you don't have root feeders that need to be deep in the sand bed you should be fine. But don't quote me on that as I am ont 100% sure You could also do low/medium light plants that don't require a lot of light. Here are a couple of links that might help you out : The Planted Tank - Articles, Forums, Pictures, Links and So You Want a Planted Aquarium

 

[taylorodw]

You can plant with almost any substrate, it's just a matter of supplementing the plant's nutrition. Gravel is fine, you can use Root Tabs.

 

[agp]

More pics please!

 

[logansmomma1228]

I will take some more when I get my GWC's from severum mama

 

[logansmomma1228]

Update 7/15/10

I caught Alejandro while he was sleeping

Here is Poker Face. Notice his tail, if you can, in this pic. I am starting to wonder if it is fin rot...

My camera has been acting weird lately so these are kind of crappy pics of the 10 re-arranged (again lol)

 

[logansmomma1228]

And here is the 29 now. Not much changed, I will be getting this baby taken care of shortly. I had to put more plants in the 10 so there were more hiding places.

 

[Aquarium1]

Lookin good. No clue on the oto. Btw did you notice that the dw in your 29g looks like a shoe? Lol At first I was like "is that a BGK??? oh it's just a shoe. Wait what's a shoe in there for?!? Oh it's dw." Haha. Looks good tho

 

[maxima423]

wooohooo more pics of alejandro!! can you get pics of him eating a snail =]

 

[logansmomma1228]

Well I recorded some video of him eating brine shrimp but it was pretty crappy lol. I will try and get a vid of him eating a snail A pic would be difficult to get because it is like BAM over in a second.

Lmao AQ, I never thought of it that way. What is BGK? Black ghost knife? You are giving me ideas... *off to google*

But don't black ghost knifes need waaaay bigger tanks?

 

[Aquarium1]

Yeah they need bigger tanks, that's why I almost freaked out lol.