Spunky's specs

[Spunky]

75 gal (home)*Est. 06-03*
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2.5" -3 Australian Rainbows
3 Black Kuhli Loaches (Pangio javanicus)
2.5" Bristlenose pleco (Ancistrus spec.)

Plants:
Amazon Sword
Brazilian Elodea (Egeria densa)
some unidentified small plants

Equipment:
Rena Filstar XP3
Jager Heater (250 watt)

5gal (home) *Est. 11-05*
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30 gal (home) *Est. 04-05*
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10 gal (home)
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Quarantine

58 gal (my school apt) *Est. 07-03*
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7" Jack Dempsey
7" Common Pleco

Equipment:
Hagen Aqua Clear Powerhead 50
With Sponge Filter
Acura 1000 (250 watt)

10 gal (School) *Est. 1-06*
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1.5" -4 Dwarf Rainbows (Melanotaenia praecox)

Plants:
Brazilian Elodea (Egeria densa)
Green Cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana)
Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis)
some unidentified small plants

Equipment:
Hagen Aqua Clear Powerhead 30
With Sponge FilterTronic Heater (100 Watt)

[Spunky]

UPDATE: 5-14-07

58 gal: 36.5x18.5x21
Fish:
2 -Zebra Loaches Botia striata
9 -Neon Rainbows Melanotaenia praecox
1 -Bristlenose Pleco Ancistrus sp.
Will be adding:
3 Zebra Loaches (as soon as they come in!), 1-5 Neon Rainbows (to create correct male/female ratios)
Thinking about adding:
1 Ram, 1 Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid

Plants:
-Corkscrew Val Vallisneria spiralis var. tortissima
-Amazon Sword Echinodorus amazonicus
-Cryptocoryne beckettii (I think)
-Cryptocoryne undulate (I think)
Thinking about adding:
Red plants as center piece... maybe -Ludwigia mullertii, Ludwigia repens x arcuata, Rotala macrandra

Housing:
play sand substrate, driftwood, slate nooks, caves and shelves
Equipment:
Rena Filstar xp3, Jager heater (250 watt), 2.5 WPG

30 gal: 36x12x16
1 Jack Dempsey
technically too small of a tank for him, but he never moved from his cave when he was in the 58 gal except to eat. Now that he is in here he colors have darkened. He still likes sitting in his cave or in the fake plants. If he is happy I am happy.

10 gal:
Black Kuhli Loaches Pangio javanicus
1 Platy
1 Swordfish
hybrid Fry -food for Sam the JD

10 gal:
Quarantine

75 gal:48x18x20
empty for now… no room to put it in this house :(
5 gal:
empty

[Salvador Dali]

sounds good, I like the 75 with the rainbows and the 30gal with the jd:dance2:

[H3D]

Sounds nice.

[Mgamer20o0]

sounds cool. got any pics?

[Germanman]

sounds wonderful!

[Spunky]

not great pics... still working out figuring on my camera. But there is some basics.

somewhere-in-a-tank (http://www.freewebs.com/somewhere-in-a-tank/)

[Spunky]

UPDATE: 5-22-07

58 gal: 36.5x18.5x21
Fish:
1 -Zebra Loaches Botia striata
8 -Neon Rainbows Melanotaenia praecox
males -2
females -6
1 -Bristlenose Pleco Ancistrus sp.
Will be adding: (as soon as they come in!)
4 Zebra Loaches, Neon Rainbows: males -2, females-2
Thinking about adding:
1 Ram, or 1 Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid (if available)

Plants:
-Corkscrew Val Vallisneria spiralis var. tortissima
-Amazon Sword Echinodorus amazonicus
-Some type of Crypt
-Some type of Rotala
-unknown
Pictures of my plant growth log (http://www.freewebs.com/somewhere-in-a-tank/plantgrowthlog.htm)

Housing:
play sand substrate, driftwood, slate nooks, caves and shelves
Equipment:
Rena Filstar xp3, Jager heater (250 watt), 2.5 WPG

30 gal: 36x12x16
1 Jack Dempsey Cichlasoma octofasciatum
technically too small of a tank for him, but he never moved from his cave when he was in the 58 gal except to eat. Now that he is in here he colors have darkened. He still likes sitting in his cave or in the fake plants. If he is happy I am happy.

10 gal:
Fish
3 Black Kuhli Loaches Pangio javanicus
1 Platy
1 Swordfish
hybrid Fry -food for Sam the JD
Will be adding:
2 or 3 black kuhli Loaches

Plants:
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'

10 gal:
Quarantine:

75 gal: 48x18x20
empty for now… will find room here for it. Also, will be building stand this summer.
Wish List: 1 Severum, 6 Boesemani Rainbows, 5 pokeadot loaches

5 gal:
empty
Wish List: Red Ramshorn Snails

Work’s tank: 55gal
3 Blue Acaras
1 Bristlenose
Wish List: 5 yoyo loaches

[Rbishop]

Nice.

[Spunky]

Woot! I am getting another tank tomorrow! a 20L. I am moving my Kuhli loaches in there (I have 8 now) and getting some guppies. This will be Sam's (JD) food. The others just do not reproduce enough.

I will be moving substrate, filter and plants to the 20L and eventually will move the ac70 from the 30gal and add a eheim ecco 2233 (got for free, just have to replace impeller and maybe the shaft) to the 30gal. The 10gal will turn into my snail breeding tank and the 5 i might try and raise brine shrimp.

Once i have successfully hatched and then raise the BS i would like to try a brackish tank. I am thinking a f8 puffer and bumblebee gobys.... now just to get all these plans into action....!!!

[Spunky]

The good news is I am getting married!!!!! The bad news is that my fish have only received tank maintenance all summer long (and now fall). My big dreams for all my tanks have been put aside… I am “downsizing” well, really, just not buying all the tanks I had planned… but it feels like downsizing. The plus is that once I move all my tanks 100 miles away, they will stay put for many years to come!

Now I am rethinking… I have given some fish away (i fixed up our tank at work) and now am looking to trade in some fish and go another direction. We are having one “show” tank, a guppy breeding tank with kulhi loaches, and Sam’s tank (JD.)

The new plans:

75gal
Fish:
5 -Yoyo loaches (cant get any zebra loaches around here that live at the LFS through the week!!!)
1 -Ram
3 -Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlids
1 -Bristlenose Pleco Ancistrus sp.
15-20 -Some sort of schooling fish…

It will be medium to heavily planted. I am going to make a foam/cement rock structure. And I am hoping over part of our honeymoon we will build 2 CO2 canisters!

The 20 gal has 4 females and many male guppies, and 8 kuhli loaches. It has turned into a great source of food for Sam!

The 58 now contains Sam since the 30 gal sprung a leak. He is once again sitting in his cave doing nothing… As soon as some more guppy fry are large enough, I will put some in with him and see if that brings him out.

I really want to keep my turquoise severum, but I don’t think I would have great luck with him in the 75 gal… I know they are peaceful and mine is great so far, but he is small yet… Plus the whole plant thing…. Mine leaves plants alone right now… I have been reading a lot, and finding little information… maybe it is time to ask a question…