[ferris89]

New to planted tanks, and just wanted to share what I've got going on. Any opinions are much obliged

above is the full tank

the cave in the tank

one of the fish! It's a dojo loach

other fish in tank:
3 sunrise tequila guppies
1 turquoise guppy
4 tiger barbs
3 hatchet fish
3 long finned golden zebra danios
3 zebra danios

 

[ferris89]

not sure if the pics came through...

http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p410/ferris89/?action=view&current=fullview.jpg

http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p410/ferris89/?action=view&current=cave.jpg

http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p410/ferris89/?action=view&current=dojoloach.jpg

 

[ferris89]

bump

 

[grim]

what are the big leafed plants on the left and i make a bet you got em from a petco

 

[ferris89]

the green and white? They are White Ribbon Plants – Dracaena sanderiana
yes I got them at petsmart. Just starting out so I want to try cheap plants that I can careless if they kick the bucket so to speak.

 

[Tex Gal]

the green and white? They are White Ribbon Plants - Dracaena sanderiana
yes I got them at petsmart. Just starting out so I want to try cheap plants that I can careless if they kick the bucket so to speak.

They are not true aquatics. They will die. So sorry!

 

[ferris89]

I wondered about that, I work in a garden center and have sold many terrestrial dracaenas, and wondered how they were aquatic... wow thanks, good to know, I don't really like them that much anyway lol

 

[ferris89]

there is another one that I am no wary of, it's called "Kyoto grass" anyone know of it?

 

[ferris89]

an update

took out the dracaena, as it isn't a true aquatic (thanks tex-gal!)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p410/ferris89/fulltank.jpg

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p410/ferris89/leftside.jpg

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p410/ferris89/rightside.jpg

ordered some driftwood today, and my RCS should arrive on wednesday! (Thanks epicfish!)

this project is turning out to be more fun and more work than I was expecting!

 

[Intros]

there is another one that I am no wary of, it's called "Kyoto grass" anyone know of it?

I believe it's the Ophiopogon japonica var. Kyoto, but neither this one is pure aquatic plant. I believe you can get some help here with the Plant Finder, the link is up on the page to identify the plants that can fit better to the plan of your tank. Maybe you can find also here some models of different planted tanks, to have a complete idea of endless possibilities of aquascaping.

 

[ferris89]

thanks! I think you're right about the variation.

 

[ferris89]

bump

 

[ferris89]

realized that two more of my plants aren't true aquatics, a peacock fern that hasn't done well (go figure) and the kyoto grass. taking those out asap!

 

[ferris89]

can dwarf saggitaria be grown on driftwood?

 

[ferris89]

big update, took out most of the gravel, took out the non-aquatic plants (shakes fist at petsmart)
put in piece pf nice looking wood, found some plants at a local creek (including some dragonfly larvae in another tank!)
fish look very happy
filled tank to the very top (thanks tex gal)

waiting for water to clear so I can take pics!

 

[Ivanmx]

i think that look very unatural!


do you think about a completly rescape??

using other kind of substrate

cheers from mexico

 

[ferris89]

Thanks for commenting. The substrate is Seachem's fluorite substrate.
I have redone the scaping many times, just not posted pics for the first times.
I have driftwood coming in on friday and some moss should be coming in tomorrow (thanks to AaronT!)
water cleared a bit, will post pics soon!
oh yeah, got my RCS from epicfish! Some are battling against the tiger barbs that like expensive food apparently... they are already eating though which is good.
Going to go get a co2 reactor tomorrow as well as some fertilizer for the plants, and 5 new female guppies to keep the males happy and the only other female guppy company...

 

[ferris89]

took out gravel too forgot to say that, thought it looked funky!

 

[ferris89]

Big Photo Update! :dance:
refer to the last post to see what I've done, I also just got my moss in today! (thank you very much Aaron T!!)
Got some Otos

Full tank:

Left side:

Right Side:

Stick:

New RCS:

one of the Otos:

New taiwan moss:

tell me what you all think!!

driftwood should come in tomorrow and will put the rest of my moss on it!

 

[ferris89]

Getting some new growth on a few of the plants.