20G Long Planted Tank
Started July 2003, I still have several plants I need to buy, and the ones I have still need to do some growing. No pictures until it looks decent
Equipment
DIY 2x 24" NO light strip and 24" home depot under cabinet light = 60W
AquaClear 200 Filter
301 Powerhead pushing DIY CO2 reactor
NutraMatic 2X auto feeder
15lbs Fluorite
15lbs Aquarium Gravel
Small piece Malaysian root
Lots of small rocks taken from the wild
Inhabitants - Swimming
1 Male Betta
6 Harlequin Rasboras
1 Small Pleco
3 Otocinclus
2 YoYo Loaches
Inhabitants - Non-Swimming
Lots of Malayan Trumpet Snails
Rotala Indica
Riccia fluitans
Vallisneria spiralis
Eleocharis acicularis
Hygrophila difformis
Glossostigma elatinoides
Update 9/5/03
Added 2 YoYo Loaches, I love these guys! I think I'm done adding fish though, 13 fish in a 20 gal is enough for me.
Found some Glosso growing in with my riccia. I'm slowly turning the riccia into a nice carpet, my wisteria is growing like mad, and I'm considering totally removing the eleocharis acicularis because I like the riccia so much more.
Dreaming of being able to afford a 38 or 50 gallon setup any time soon
Update 8/15/03
Total overhaul of plant life. Removed: Anubias Frazeri, Cryptocoryne walkeri (lutea), and Egeria densa. Added: Rotala Indica, Riccia fluitans, and vallisneria spiralis.
Also added 24" home depot under cabinet light. It was very cheap. It just sits on the front part of my hood and I have to move it when I want to go into the tank, but it should have a pretty positive effect for under $10
Everything was growing in until I decided to change it all. I'm much more satisfied now though and with just a few more plants and a lot of growth it should look pretty nice.
Started July 2003, I still have several plants I need to buy, and the ones I have still need to do some growing. No pictures until it looks decent
Equipment
DIY 2x 24" NO light strip and 24" home depot under cabinet light = 60W
AquaClear 200 Filter
301 Powerhead pushing DIY CO2 reactor
NutraMatic 2X auto feeder
15lbs Fluorite
15lbs Aquarium Gravel
Small piece Malaysian root
Lots of small rocks taken from the wild
Inhabitants - Swimming
1 Male Betta
6 Harlequin Rasboras
1 Small Pleco
3 Otocinclus
2 YoYo Loaches
Inhabitants - Non-Swimming
Lots of Malayan Trumpet Snails
Rotala Indica
Riccia fluitans
Vallisneria spiralis
Eleocharis acicularis
Hygrophila difformis
Glossostigma elatinoides
Update 9/5/03
Added 2 YoYo Loaches, I love these guys! I think I'm done adding fish though, 13 fish in a 20 gal is enough for me.
Found some Glosso growing in with my riccia. I'm slowly turning the riccia into a nice carpet, my wisteria is growing like mad, and I'm considering totally removing the eleocharis acicularis because I like the riccia so much more.
Dreaming of being able to afford a 38 or 50 gallon setup any time soon
Update 8/15/03
Total overhaul of plant life. Removed: Anubias Frazeri, Cryptocoryne walkeri (lutea), and Egeria densa. Added: Rotala Indica, Riccia fluitans, and vallisneria spiralis.
Also added 24" home depot under cabinet light. It was very cheap. It just sits on the front part of my hood and I have to move it when I want to go into the tank, but it should have a pretty positive effect for under $10
Everything was growing in until I decided to change it all. I'm much more satisfied now though and with just a few more plants and a lot of growth it should look pretty nice.
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