20 Gallon Low Light Planted Tank Build Journal! FINALLY!

[sfsp18]

Looks good!

 

[PattyCakes81]

UPDATE: Received new fish today. Drop acclimating as I write this! Yay. Ordered 6 cardinal tetras from Msjinkzd.
http://msjinkzd.com/
Decided to ordered them because they are tank raised. Also because all my fish and shrimp I ordered from her too. Hopefully they fair better than Petco and Petsmart cardinals!

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[coach_z]

Reading your last two posts really made me laugh...
I was just about to place an order from MsJ and from plantedaquariumscentral.

tank looks great!

 

[PattyCakes81]

Reading your last two posts really made me laugh...
I was just about to place an order from MsJ and from plantedaquariumscentral.

tank looks great!

Thanks coach z!

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[PattyCakes81]

The cardinal tetras have been drip acclimated and place in the tank. Leaving the lights off for a couple of hours.
I have placed the java moss on the cholla wood.
Before

After

Going to take pic of it when the lights go back on.


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[PattyCakes81]

Update: Yeah couldn't get not even 1 decent/not blurry pic of the Cardinal Tetras! But I did get some video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2kVLYK8wBw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Is there a way to upload a video without doing the YouTube route?

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[ROYWS3]

the cardinals look fat and happy. Your tank looks great. Everything really looks like its growing well.

Very impressed

 

[FreshyFresh]

Yes, VERY healthy looking cardinals! The tank looks awesome. I bet those cardinals will calm the celestials right down and bring them out in the open more.

 

[PattyCakes81]

the cardinals look fat and happy. Your tank looks great. Everything really looks like its growing well.

Very impressed

Thank you so much! I Thought it was going to take a while before they color up like everyone says.

Yes, VERY healthy looking cardinals! The tank looks awesome. I bet those cardinals will calm the celestials right down and bring them out in the open more.

Thanks. At first I was going with just the cardinals tetras, then loved the CPDs. But the more videos on YouTube I saw I had to add some cardinal tetras!
Its funny that the smallest of fishes are the ones all in the front chilling.

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[FreshyFresh]

Its funny that the smallest of fishes are the ones all in the front chilling.

LOL, some of my neons are tiny, yet they are quite bold. They hang with the blood-fins that are way larger, like they're one school. The pearl gourami follows you around like a puppy dog. He just makes himself scarce @ water changes. They're all piglets when it comes to feeding. My corys still spook easily, freak out and plow into/through stuff, but they settle down quickly.