Been a while, tank updates!
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Fire eels do burrow into the sand.. thats why 90% of the plants in the tank are rooted to chunks of wood 
I planned ahead for this guy
I planned ahead for this guy
Awesome tanks!
One question, you have a lot of plants growing in the tanks. Do you use CO2 or anything? I have never had luck getting plants to grow.
I have a 75 Gal. tank with tetras and gorumis. I use silk plants but they just don't look as good. Water ph is 7.6-7.8 temp is around 77. Any suggestions?
One question, you have a lot of plants growing in the tanks. Do you use CO2 or anything? I have never had luck getting plants to grow.
I have a 75 Gal. tank with tetras and gorumis. I use silk plants but they just don't look as good. Water ph is 7.6-7.8 temp is around 77. Any suggestions?
I don't use CO2.... Just medium light (with good plant bulbs)... a well seasoned substrate, and careful plant choices.
You don't "have" to have CO2... but CO2 and high light tanks do expand the list of plants that you can grow easily. For a good "low tech" tank you can use:
Anubias - I use 2 different species in my 90 gallon
Java Ferns - I use a lot of Java ferns, several different species can look really good together
Amazon swords - Surprisingly Amazon swords are a very forgiving plant. I have grown massive swords under a 20 watt bulb before
Java moss - An old favorite
Crypts - Again, very forgiving, moreso then people give them credit for. I have crypts growing in my fishbowl at work under office lighting (my desk has a basic flourescent striplight under the cabinet)
Hygro. - Many species of Hygro grow so fast you can grow them anywhere
Hornwort - I have grown this easily in the past, but its so hardy it simply took over!
Cabomba - Pretty hardy, I've done well with it at medium-high light no CO2
You don't "have" to have CO2... but CO2 and high light tanks do expand the list of plants that you can grow easily. For a good "low tech" tank you can use:
Anubias - I use 2 different species in my 90 gallon
Java Ferns - I use a lot of Java ferns, several different species can look really good together
Amazon swords - Surprisingly Amazon swords are a very forgiving plant. I have grown massive swords under a 20 watt bulb before
Java moss - An old favorite
Crypts - Again, very forgiving, moreso then people give them credit for. I have crypts growing in my fishbowl at work under office lighting (my desk has a basic flourescent striplight under the cabinet)
Hygro. - Many species of Hygro grow so fast you can grow them anywhere
Hornwort - I have grown this easily in the past, but its so hardy it simply took over!
Cabomba - Pretty hardy, I've done well with it at medium-high light no CO2
Thanks for the advice.
Mabey I just tried to plant thm to soon. My tank was only about 4 months old at the time. It is now 3 years old.
Mabey I just tried to plant thm to soon. My tank was only about 4 months old at the time. It is now 3 years old.
Wow that second one is wicked looking. I saw the same eels as your first one at the fish store today, they are pretty big! What do you feed them?
Bloodworm, shrimp, chicken, beefheart, worms.. I havent had them for more then a day or two so I havent tried getting htem on pellets yet. I"ll wait untill they are settled.
