Knuggs Main Tank Journal

My main tank has had many faces throughout the year the good, the bad, and the ugly. I figured it was about time I made a journal to better document my progression. So here is a old time line of my old tanks. Not the best pics but this is what I have been able to scavenge up. The 29g tank had pressurized co2 around the end besides the last 2 pics.


This was my first main tank that I started in 2007 it is a 29g. For more specs you can check out this journal: Journal of My First Tank 29g

No CO2 and tap water 2007



No Co2 and Tap Water 2007





Pressurized Co2 and RO water 2008



No Co2 and Tap water 2009







This is my current main tank that I set up in 2009. It is a 40g breeder.


No Co2 and Tap water 2009




No Co2 and Tap water 2010






This is what it currently looks like: Running pressurized Co2
I got a new cam





Videos of tank in action (HD)

My Main 40 Gal. Breeder Community Tank

Golden Wonder and SAE Spawning Together!

Im planning on redesigning it completely. I have some more colorful plants growing out in my fish room right now. Still not sure what Im gonna do with it. But it will be from scratch, still not sure what Im gonna do with all the crypts.



Tank type: 40g Breeder

Water: Tap water ph low 7's

Lighting: Aquatic Life 36in T5 HO

Filtration: JBJ Reaction 4 stage canister filter with UV and Aquaclear 30 powerhead

Substrate: Eco-Complete

CO2: Pressurized

Fertilization: 4.6g of K2SO4, 0.2g of KH2PO4, and 2g of Plantex CSM+B once a week. Dose excel during water changes once to twice a week. Pimafix a few times a week smaller than regular doses.


Giant Hair Grass (Eleocharis montevidensis)
Crypt Wendtii
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'

FAUNA​

Lots of Cherry Shrimp
1 Golden Wonder Killie (Aplocheilus Lineatus)
2 Florida Flag Fish (Jordanella floridae)
2 SAE'S (Crossocheilus siamensis)
2 Glowlight Danio (Danio choprae)
2 Clown Loaches (Chromobotia macracanthus)
2 Kuhli Loaches (Pangio kuhlii)
2 Panda Garras (Garra flavatra)
2 Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida inornata)
2 Espei Rasboras (Trigonostigma espei)
3 Pristella Tetras (Pristella maxillaris)
4 Bloodfin Tetras (Aphyocharax anisitsi)
4 Black Phantom Tetras (Megalamphodus megalopterus)
4 Glowlight Tetras (Hemigrammus erythrozonus)
4 Redeye Tetras (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae)
4 Gold Tetras (Hemigrammus rodwayi)
5 Blue Tetras (Knodus borki)
5 Bleeding Hearts (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)
5 Ottos (Otocinclus affinis)
5 Dwarf Corydoras (Corydoras pygmaeus)

FISHSHROD said:

Nice , it's amazing how you got such nice growth without CO2 !

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Thank, I think the high fish load help and got alot of minerals from the tap water. The growth is just a lot slower, which means less maintenance

Belltrain said:

Stunning.

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Thanks!

Lol yeah its a bit overstocked but considering the plant density its not too bad. I do water changes twice a week to keep up and have ammonia monitor just incase, which has never gone up. There used to be more but I moved my dwarf neon rainbowfish into a breeding tank in my fishroom, with my neon ricefish and dwarf red blue gularis. Definitely makes the tank lively with all the fish and they all get along In the back right corner is a pile of rocks so they have more open room to swim back there, gives them options this way

So heres some new pics, I have been evolving the tank a lil by lil and here is where I was and where Im at now until the crypt willisii comes in:

Also here is a HD Vid:[video=youtube;SJoH1qwtHs0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJoH1qwtHs0[/video]


Shot at 2012-03-19

Shot at 2012-03-31

Shot at 2012-03-31


Where Im at now:


Shot at 2012-03-31

Shot at 2012-03-31

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Shot at 2012-03-31
A couple of the Ornates I have raised from eggs.

Shot at 2012-03-31

Shot at 2012-03-31

Thanks I have been working on it piece by piece. I should be done in about a month to where I want it, maybe all besides the HC foreground plant. Even though Im sure I will keep tweeking it.

Even though looking a the pic more Im kinda thinking a lil less is more like the plant in the middle in the back needs to come out and I can run my HC all the way back and divide the tank to make it look like a valley hmm....