jeffboyarrdee

here is my 45 cm tank, it grows real fast. it was fully grown again like a jungle within 5 weeks. and there was close to no algae whatsoever when i got back to it, compared to my 50 gallon which was also filled, but had so much algae. this turned out to be a very low maintenance tank.

CmLaracy

wow you've got a thick layer of substrate there! jesus, its so big, it practically cuts the tank volume in half! Nice scape

jeffboyarrdee

yea i know there is alot of substrate...i am a fan of thick substrates, my plants are actually doing VERY well with all that substrate in there.

hedson_25

very nice!

jeffboyarrdee

sorry guys, i forgot i didnt take a picture with the plants grown out. and so this past winterbreak i actually cut it AGAIN! haha, but so far nothing new, maybe in the summer i will Redo this tank with different Rocks and just the red rotala, and make a really deep red tank.

bigstick120

What light and wattage are you running on this tank?

jeffboyarrdee

i am running the 36 watt PC ADA bulb.
the fixture is a fixture that only aquaforestaquarium sells, they had it made to fit the ADA bulb.

jeffboyarrdee

sorry guys! coming back for spring break i decided last minute to redo the whole tank, theres a lack of maintenance so i could not take a final final picture. I tried my best at designing the hardscape layout, usually id ask for input, it will still be appreciated but i wont be here after this week since im going back to school, so i wont be able to change it haha. But yea so i took out all the plants, and added one bigger rock and went for the triangle layout with plants only on one side and i wanted an open field on the left side because i made this a crystal red shrimp breeding tank. my hopes for this tank is for it to grow in nicely as well as a breeding grounds for the shrimp so that they can minimize the algae in the tank while im gone.

Plants:
rotala rotundafolia red (singapore) (right corner)
rotala green (right corner)
isoetes tawainese (mid left)
micro carpea (mid right)
HC
mini pelia (middle)

12 crystal red shrimp


This is the final picture of the tank before...the best i could do since im never home.



This is the tank now

here are some pictures of the shrimp









So yea i just hope they live...i used 60% of the old tank water...so i dont think cycling was a problem and i also used the same soil and i didnt change the filter at all. It is a little cloudy probably from filling and a slight bacteria bloom, but that will go away in a few days i predict.

roybot73

Any updates?