My 55 gallon low tech - Aquascaping

foofooree · 05-11-2008, 06:30 PM

okay, this tank used to house huge catfish... until they got too huge... so I redid it as I had been wanting to for a long time. I got $9 worth of plain gravel at home depot and 4 daylight compact florescent screw- in bulbs, three of which are 14 watt and the other is 17 watts. Light fixture is home- made out of poplar, I am planning on upping the wattage later.
Flora:
-Water sprite
-Crypt. Wendtii Red
-Crypt. Wendtii Green
-Tiger Lotus Red
-Java Fern
-Giant Hairgass
-Broad- leaf sag.
-Dwarf lily red

Fauna:
-9 neon tetras
-5 glass cats
-5 ember tetras (or fire tetras?)
-3 rummy nose tetras
-2 angels
-2 debauwi cats
-1 bristle nose pleco
-1 sparkling gourami
-1 banjo cat (may move if finally starts to grow, I have had him for 3 years now, still small)
-1 golden white cloud
-1 emerald eye tetra
-1 cory (i forgot what kind)
fts:

with flash:

foofooree · 05-12-2008, 02:05 PM

oh, i left out the rummy nose tetras and the sparkling gourami, he is one of my favorite fish. what should i add for a foreground, i dont want java moss because it gets everywhere and i dont have fertile substrate, just plain gravel (was done on a budget)

foofooree · 05-16-2008, 07:49 PM

dang, just realized, they are fire rasboras, not ember tetras...
no comments?

n00dl3 · 05-16-2008, 08:09 PM

I like your setup...

foofooree · 05-16-2008, 08:12 PM

lol, thanks for the comment.....

bratyboy2 · 05-16-2008, 10:46 PM

so how is the tank coming foo? anynew growth or pics?

foofooree · 05-17-2008, 09:32 AM

no pics right now, i will prob. take some next week, not too much change

Afyounie · 05-17-2008, 06:35 PM

Nice work. It should look real nice when it all grows in. One thing though, it looks like you are using flagstone for your rocks. I used these in one of my tanks, but had to take it out. I drives the KH through the roof. Just keep an eye on it. It took ~4-5 months before it started to have an effect on the tank.

foofooree · 05-17-2008, 07:28 PM

i have had it in my tanks for upwards of three years, i will keep an eye on it though

foofooree · 07-21-2008, 09:02 PM

well, a lot of my plants got eaten by snails, but that has been taken care of. Upon receiving some free plants, I was inspired to get this tank a chuggin', I will take some pictures soon.