My 29 Gallon Planted Tank Thread!

[IsaacMTSU]

So, one day last year I was sitting in my apartment at college and I thought "I want an aquarium..." My girlfiend thought it was the most random thing ever, but I started looking up stuff online and reading books, magazines, etc. After about a month a picked up my 29 Gallon bowfront "kit" as my first aquarium.

It was a kit that came with Power Filter 30 HOB and a 100W Heater, some flake food, a single strip 24" Florescent fixture and a hinged glass hood. I got the pea gravel substrate and the "big resin rock" to go inside...and a terra cotta pot :)

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3752


After a few weeks I got some plants..the corkscrew grass quickly melted away :headshake2:.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3753


I put it on the desk in my apartment and added a blue background... I had no idea how ADDICTED:devil: I would become!!

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3755


This Summer (6/08) I got some grasses to go in there... Mondo Grass (whatta newb!) :headshake2: was worthless in the aquarium.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3756


I moved this aquarium to my house (~3 hours away). Then I got some more plants... Wisteria (Hygro. Difformis).

More to come...:headbang2:

[Virtuoso2K12]

Nice.

[IsaacMTSU]

So, here is the start of the Wisteria in the 29G...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3758


The tank was moved again to my new apartment back at college in August 2008. And I also got a Nikon D60 DSLR camera just before this, so the pictures will be way better from here on.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3759


One of the Gouramis I have...and I chipped the rock during the move.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3761


I also added a Cryptocoryne Lutea

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3762


Here is one of the White-Finned Rosy Tetras that has been there from the start.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3765




Here is a picture of the tank at the first of 10/08 (BEFORE a trim :))

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3764



After a little trim...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3763



They all look the same! Here's a picture of the awesome L-56 Pleco!! I love him!

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=2910




Here is the most recent picture I have from a week ago (10/08)

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3624




I changed the background around to the black side! I looks a million times better... My camera charger is messed up, so no pictures for a few days but, hopefully soon!! My album shows all of the fish we have and our other tank (90G).

Click Here To Check 'Em Out!
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/album.php?albumid=378

[Mgamer20o0]

very nice

[Bk718]

Very nice jungle.

[rich311k]

Very nice tank!

[Fishy_Fun]

Nice pics but i believe i see some mondo grass.Don't be alarmed if it dies off as its non aquatic.

[IsaacMTSU]

Yeah, its not in the last picture...that stuff is horrible in the tank. It just doesn't grow or die :)

[jm1212]

awesome tank

[Cory Keeper]

awesome, I would look at getting real wood though.

[Rbishop]

Nice tank!

[Cory Keeper]

Oh, I just noticed the C. Lutea, just be aware that in some conditions, it could turn green/bronze, making it difficult to tell between C. Lutea and C Wendtii v. Bronze.

[DrNo]

Great looking tank!

[IsaacMTSU]

Ok, so here's the latest picture of my 29G! I changed the background to the black, because IMO it looks a millions times better than blue....

The plants are growing great and I have been sending plants out to my 90G about once a week.:headbang2:

I have a little bit of a diatom problem on the C. Lutea in front. It may be bc of too much light on it or the wrong color temp.


http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=3904

[IsaacMTSU]

I got some Rotala, H. Polysperma, Frogbit, African Fern, Needle Leaf Fern, Val. Nana and Flame Moss samples from Bk828 to add to the tank in the next day or two! I'll post pictures as soon as a get them planted!

[IsaacMTSU]

NEW PICTURE!

This is the 29 Gallon as of today... I got the Rotala, H. Polysperma, Flame Moss, and Frogbit about a month ago from Bk828. The Polysperma grows EXTREMELY fast, the Rotala is very nicely colored, and the Flame is setting up quickly! I finally found some Flourich Excel and the tank has improved a lot since adding it.

The one stem of Hygro. Polysperma in the front was placed in my 90 Gallon for only one day and started to get droopy... I am still sorting that tank out.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=378&pictureid=4898

[jbnebres]

awesome start man. your tank looks great and you seem to be enjoying it. keep it up. the addiction never wears off by the way.:grinyes:

[jpappy789]

Awesome job...dats a lot of wisteria!

[jbradt]

Beautiful tank! Nice work and keep the updates coming...

[FISHSHROD]

nice , very nice indeed. Hmm, the black background :thm:

[H3D]

Looks great!

[noodles62]

wow! Very nice tank. Good job.

[IsaacMTSU]

Here is the tank after the 5 week Christmas vacation we took...auto feeders worked out fine
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=6083

[arachnar]

Very impressive tank(especially the last picture), how are your plants growing so well, I've never had luck in the few instances I've tried them. What's the lighting, and any special substrate under that gravel?

[DAVIDFBT]

Do your fish get lost in that jungle? :D Very nice tank!

[IsaacMTSU]

Thanks! I have some Danio fry survive sometimes because the hide in jungle long enough to not get eaten. I have 60W of 6500K and 4100K lights over it with about an inch of pea gravel for the substrate. I add Excel and Flourish about twice a week.

[IsaacMTSU]

I have some Danio fry trying to make it now...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=6121



Some of them haven't hatched yet (curled up ones)...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=6120

I have sucked some of them out with a baster, so hopefully they will survive. I have no clue what to feed them.
Those pebbles are tiny and the fry make them look like boulders!

[Spunky]

Very Awesome! love the fry pics!

[newportjon]

Hikari makes a pretty good fry food, First Bites. Also, you can grind up whatever you're feeding your fish now and feed them that.

If you're adventurous, you can hatch BBS or find some other suitable live food that your fry can take.

Good luck!

[IsaacMTSU]

I just sold some of my trimmings! If anyone needs any fast growers (Hygro. Polysperma, or Wisteria), Flame Moss, or Rotala...just PM me. The water was at the rim before I removed all the plants! Thats a pretty large volume to be filled by plant material!

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=6606

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=6605

[JAY973]

Awesome tank!

[IsaacMTSU]

We have some Danio fry! For the hundredth time, but we actually have a breeder net now...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=7887


http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=7886

We have about 8 or 10 of them at this size and probably 20 or 30 that are just now free swimming.

[Rbishop]

Nice fry shots!

[ChrisK]

Great setup

[IsaacMTSU]

New Danio Fry Pics! They are about three months old I guess...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=768&pictureid=8473

[Accipiter]

what's the main plant in there? The wysteria? I've been looking to get some pretty thick ground cover, and I'm not sure what to use.

[Bk718]

sweet fry

[IsaacMTSU]

Thanks Bk! Yeah, the wisteria is the main plant, i just keep it trimmed down and that makes it spread across instead of upward. It's hard to kill and grows fast!

[finsNfur]

Wow, that is one gorgeous tank!