Any freshwater planted tanks out there ??

[ileas]

Here’s my new 6.8 gallon tank that I plan on planting and putting tetras and shrimp in

 

[Brokereefer603]

View attachment 139696Here’s my new 6.8 gallon tank that I plan on planting and putting tetras and shrimp in

Nice selection of cholla wood there

 

[ileas]

Nice selection of cholla wood there

I got all 5 for like 12 bucks on amazon not too bad. I got 5 marimo moss balls sitting in a jar waiting as well. When you started it up what did you use to introduce beneficial bacteria into your tank?

 

[Brokereefer603]

I got all 5 for like 12 bucks on amazon not too bad. I got 5 marimo moss balls sitting in a jar waiting as well. When you started it up what did you use to introduce beneficial bacteria into your tank?

No I took an already established filter and put it on that tank

 

[Brokereefer603]

I see you are in derry. If you want I can give a baggie of nasty sponge water that will help cycle your tank faster. Its time for me to ring out my sponges. Let me know

 

[ileas]

I see you are in derry. If you want I can give a baggie of nasty sponge water that will help cycle your tank faster. Its time for me to ring out my sponges. Let me know

Are you also in Derry?

 

[Brokereefer603]

pmed you ileas

 

[gobyvin]

Thanks!
Best move I made is getting lots of plants at the start. I think the same might be true of reef tanks, but replace plants with photosynthetic invertebrates. Start with a larger running crop of desirable photosynthetic animals to outcompete the problem algae and diatoms cyano etc etc for nutrients.

 

[gobyvin]

I never did s a red until now and it shed light on reefing for me.

 

[Brokereefer603]

Thanks!
Best move I made is getting lots of plants at the start. I think the same might be true of reef tanks, but replace plants with photosynthetic invertebrates. Start with a larger running crop of desirable photosynthetic animals to outcompete the problem algae and diatoms cyano etc etc for nutrients.

Very true it out competes algae if you.plant heavily from the start. Its funny though you can do a tank full of plants for a 100 or get one designer coral for a 100 lol it gets me evertime. Do you have only the one discus or multiple. Also how big is the planted tank with the discus

 

[Jbissell1289]

Very true it out competes algae if you.plant heavily from the start. Its funny though you can do a tank full of plants for a 100 or get one designer coral for a 100 lol it gets me evertime. Do you have only the one discus or multiple. Also how big is the planted tank with the discus

Not the more rare plants. Still nothing compared to coral. But I’ve spent $30 on about a dimes worth of moss. Same with bucephelandra.

 

[Brokereefer603]

As promised some very rare anubias pics
Snow white
Nana marble snow white
Nana pinto
Nana golden
Petite
Chili
Paneling
Stardust

 

[Brokereefer603]

Tank shot

 

[Brokereefer603]

Buces can get expensive thats for sure
They sure are pretty though

 

[Brokereefer603]

Cpd crypt tank. One of the newer tanks
Adding backgrounds to my tanks tomorrow. Getting sick of seeing wires when I take pics

 

[Brokereefer603]

Man that mopani needs to sink lol

 

[CrypticLifeStyle]

May just have to weigh it down.

 

[Budget_Reef]

Man that mopani needs to sink lol

If you want moss on it you could put moss on tie down with a string and have a rock connected so you kill 2 birds with 1 stone

 

[ileas]

figured id throw this on here but I plan on putting 6 tetras in the 7 gal because i want a school of them, to avoid overloading the bioload should i put them in in sets of 3?

 

[Brokereefer603]

Start with a danio. Depending on the tetra they need stable conditions