60L Planted Betta Tank
#41
Posted 21 April 2014 - 07:17 PM
I have been inspired by your nice tanks and will hopefully set up a similar sized planted tank.
#42
Posted 21 April 2014 - 10:16 PM
Awesome thread tunagirl
I have been inspired by your nice tanks and will hopefully set up a similar sized planted tank.
Cheers The little tanks do get hectic but they are a lot of fun! I have to clean them tomorrow then hopefully some new pics.
#43
Posted 05 August 2014 - 07:44 PM
Updates on betta tanks
My 60l tank is a little high maintenance atm due to persistent powder green algae and black bush algae. It's currently on full CO2 and EI ferts and I'm preparing to just completely blackout the whole tank for three days to kill the algae.
It's looking good though with the blyxa japonica fluffing out nicely in front of the hairgrass. Just separated my betta babies as over the last couple of days they've started to really puff up with one another. One already had his tail bitten off; he's currently being medicated but is ok.
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DRNS pruning bba that's been hit with peroxide
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One of the Finke Gobies showing off their beautiful fin colouring
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We also have a guest - Asha - who belongs to a forum member. Asha is staying with us for a few weeks while mum goes on tour.
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I also added a few new family members
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And the 30l tank they settle into - finally this tank has a decent population, doing what it was originally made for!
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#44
Posted 06 August 2014 - 02:24 AM
I'm sorry but what is the deal with the stockings?
Are they left in there to raise the scape?
#45
Posted 06 August 2014 - 06:17 AM
Looks great !
I'm sorry but what is the deal with the stockings?
Are they left in there to raise the scape?
Yep, they hold the shape of the scape, also stops cheap filler gravel mixing with more expensive topping
#46
Posted 06 August 2014 - 10:03 AM
#47
Posted 08 August 2014 - 06:18 AM
By the way that tank looks even better now it has matured a bit.
#48
Posted 08 August 2014 - 01:47 PM
The Finke gobies are great, they stay small and like to hang out on the bottom, or hop up the driftwood. They are fine with shrimp but a bit territorial with other bottom fish, limited to show ponying though. I would not recommend them with long finned bettas, as they will nip fins while the betta is sleeping on the ground.
If you would like a breeding pair let me know
#49
Posted 08 August 2014 - 03:12 PM
Yeah I'll take them. Just need to work out when how to get them.... My whole life is work at the moment. No license is proving to be a PITA too! Damn unpaid fines... Gotta sort it out but who can be bothered?
#50
Posted 08 August 2014 - 03:32 PM
I wouldn't mind picking up & dropping off for ya MM
#51
Posted 08 August 2014 - 05:32 PM
#53
Posted 08 August 2014 - 07:04 PM
Matty if you're brave enough to foray into Mundaring, I'll have to make you a coffee and dish out the tams
#54
Posted 08 August 2014 - 07:21 PM
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#55
Posted 09 August 2014 - 06:41 PM
#56
Posted 09 August 2014 - 09:48 PM
#57
Posted 29 September 2014 - 06:24 PM
Been a while, time for an update. First of all a caveat - these are not properly set up pictures and the tanks are a bit dirty as I haven't had time to sort them this weekend!
Before:
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Today:
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Found someone with red lotus, which I'm picking up shortly. It's going in on the left hand side of the stump.
Planted some Hemianthus callitrichoides in the front to make a carpet, can't remember what the orange topped one is in the back, I'm afraid! That was an impulse buy Also on impulse, couldn't go past the opportunity to nab some Elatine triandra which will also provide some carpeting around the soon-to-be-installed red lotus - this is the fine small leaved stem on the left. Pogostemon stellatus is the big feathery one at the back.
My crinum calimastratum wasn't meant to be in this tank, but I transplanted it as it looked a bit sad in the big discus tank without CO2 or ferts apart from tabs. Took the cleaning crew about 24 hours to make that bad boy clean as a whistle Have a major ongoing issue with green dust algae and BBA in this tank which I suspect I am losing, but still fighting the good fight.
Also the other tanks since I'm on a roll
The little 25 litre tank:
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Finally set this one up. Flame moss mats on the bottom from a small handful given to me by a generous forum member. The mats were sized and cut with an angle grinder to suit the tank. The golden vine is set up with Anubias nana, Java fern 'Windelov' which has lovely crinkly ends and some java 'Narrow Leaf' courtesy of Mike on the forum. A few of the ever-present blyxa japonica in the back, and a nice specimen of Echinodorus horizontalis (horizontal sword) in the front which was savagely cut back to nothing and is now growing back in place.
and Nigel's 30 litre tank:
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This tank is nearly a year old and well established; the Java 'Windelov' is the highlight and a favourite of mine A few small crypts on the side, some blyxa japonica at the back and a large amount of US fissidens at the front, which has just been pulled and rematted after 6 months growth (an inch!). This one still needs more plants, but I haven't decided what would be perfect in that little shadow space.
All tanks are on injected CO2, led lights and EI ferts with gravel substrate.
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#58
Posted 29 September 2014 - 06:34 PM
#59
Posted 29 September 2014 - 06:53 PM
It's okay he's a bit busy these days I hear
#60
Posted 30 September 2014 - 11:51 AM
Love the stockings idea! Watch out for that Elatine Triandra, it will take off in no time ;-)
Are you still on EI? I had the same algae issues pop up in July and spent a month getting rid of it. I decided to drop back to PPS-PRO dosing (which I had no issues with previous to EI. It is much simpler than EI, cheaper and I still get great growth.
Look forward to seeing the tank fill out, particularly the HC and Elatine Triandra.
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