FW 10g Planted Tank

Bk718

No Monkey Business
Nov 29, 2007
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Decided to make a log of my progress with my 10g tank. It has gone through many different setup and will undergo even more in the future.
So this is how it all started
Got the tank and was set up to cycle with 2 lionhead goldfish
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Less than a month after found a bigger better tank and got it.. 10g was tore down and was put up for sale..
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Well a month or more later decided to bring it back up and see what can be done with it.. Found a bag of white gravel i had and decided to try that instead of sand. Looked BRIGHT.. The AC filter was growing bacteria in another tank so had to use this for now..
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Had a molly that gave me some fry so i decided to throw them in there and grow without being chased or eaten. Also my attempt in making a java moss coconut shell and added some more plants i had in another tank.
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And then the craziness began. Decided to order some plants off ebay. The Prices were great, the quality was great but had a little mishap with some plants dying, but the seller was very understanding and sent out another order to replace the dead plants. (still awaiting the order)
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planting the plants was somewhat difficult since some didnt have roots and kept floating up, but with a few plant anchors the problem was solved.
Work in progress
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After the hour or so of planting
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And now exactly a week after with an addition of a diy co2 the plants are growing great.
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Added a Little MONSTER :grinyes:
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and then decided to try a pair of rams
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One died and i moved the other to my 29g tank.. So for now the tank is occupied by the fry and the snail.. Have alot planned for the future, new fish, new plants, new ____ and ______ .. Will update soon

Thanks for watching
 
Very nice. Too bad the one ram died. How are the fry doing?
 
Thanks
Seems like one of the pictures isnt showing up. So will repost
this is what my tank looks like now after a week of 12hr light and diy Co2. Already some plants are right at the water line, soon can trim them and grow more.
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What i plan to do next is
1- Change the gravel to black
2- Add some driftwood
3- Add more plants and rearrange them a bit
4- Make it someones home
 
GREAT tank!

But why do you want to change the gravel? I have black in two of my tanks and I hate it.

See the ugy pics yourself... sorry to let them take over your beautiful picture thread, just tryin to prove that your gravel rocks :)

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