Planted 29G- thoughts?

[dafferspup]

Here are some pics of my new 29G planted tank. It is only 2 weeks old but has many things from my old 55G (substrate, fish, fish poo, driftwood, water) in it to help it cycle much faster. I currently have the Hydor Green NRG for CO2 and use all of the Seachem liquid ferts. I have had good luck with both.

In the tank:

Royal King Pleco
Snowball Pleco
4 Harlequin Rasboras
4 little orange tetras
3 Sterbai cories
3 Oto's
1 Hillstream loach
2 German Blue Rams
2 Unknown Rams

Lighting is Coralife either 65watts(which is what one of the bulbs says, or 130 watts with both added...not sure there either.) I have had good luck being dumb, I guess. As soon as I learn what the hell I am doing, I will kill everything.

The plants are unknown except for the java fern. I am still trying to identify them! LOL!

This first picture is what my 55G used to look like.

You will be able to tell the difference, I am sure!

Coming soon are some Amano Shrimp and 12 Nerite Snails along with another plant.

Any identifications welcome!:)

[dafferspup]

By the way, the 55Gallon never had CO2...I simply used Excel and all the Seachem liquid ferts and did a weekly 50% water change. The new CO2 setup is just an exercise. So far, I had good luck with it before I moved...now I need a new motor.

[7itanium]

just so you know.. its good to move some substrate and filter media etc to get a new tank cycled quickly....but adding old tank water to a new setup does nothing accept make it dirty-- bacteria live in the substrate and bio-media.. NOT in the water

[dafferspup]

That is good to know. Thankfully, it was only the water that came by scooping up a portion of the substrate. And since then, it has gone through 2 water changes. Hopefully, all will be okay.

[Jaykit]

Your 55g was awesome! Very nice arrangment of the plants. Looks like your 29g will be just as good, if not better, once everything settles in. Sorry though, I am in the dark about the names of plants still too.

[James0816]

After looking it over....I don't think the snowball pleco fits in very well. You might need to send him to me house. :evil_lol:

55 looks very nice btw!

[rsanz]

Aww, the 55 was awesome! What was your reason for downsizing?

The 29 looks great too, though.

[dafferspup]

Sorry...the Snowball Pleco stays! Actually, I didn't request him. He was a traveller on the driftwood that I had in the 55 and it was in my LFS tank. He came back with the wood. I ended up paying for him after I found out he would be okay with the Royal King.

I had to downsize because I moved into a smaller place and could not fit the 55 here. But all is good. I ended up with a much better filter (rena) instead of the Magnum HOT that I did have, and it gives me a chance to prove myself. LOL!

[fishorama]

Ooh, nice tank. It looks like you have willow leaf hygrophilia (narrow leaved stem plant), anubias nana & blyxa japonica (graasy clumps)

Your loach is a sewellia lineolata

[StarStruck8]

Both tanks look amazing! You definitely have an eye for scaping. :)

[inkyjenn]

that snowball was a lucky hitchhiker! man, why cant i get hitchhiking plecos?!

[debaric]

i think youre being a bit modest. I think you should be the one telling us how to scape our tanks man. 55 looks insane! Im doing a 29 as well with just about 91 watts over it. Hoping for the best as I have some really tough plants coming (l aromatica; ammania gracilalis).

I think your plan for fish sounds good.

[dafferspup]

Thank you, everyone, for the very kind comments. I am hoping that in a few weeks time, I am able to re-create a nice little natural serene tank that I can set my tent up in front of, light a candle, and pretend I am on a riverbank. No pee-ing in the water, though!

I guess I will use this thread for my updates.

[cam191919]

awesome scape

[enrique4jc]

Those tanks look great! Keep up the good work!

[dafferspup]

It has been a little over a month since I set up my new 29G from my old 55G. Since then, I have been through a 2 week period of treating for ICH and lost no fish in the process. After comparing the pictures, I do see some plant growth! I also mail ordered some Nerite Snails and now have little Nerite Snail eggs ALL OVER the place! So, all in all, the move to a new and smaller tank didn't seem to be such a bad experience after all. And I cycled it with some old substrate and water from the 55G because I needed to put the fish somewhere.

I am thinking about covering a portion of the driftwood with Star Moss? Would that look nice in this tank?

[jpappy789]

Looks great!