3 Tank Re-Scape

[ChargerstoLA]

Moss wall!!!

I am in the middle of re-scaping 3 of my tanks and I thought you guys would enjoy the process. I do not know exactly how I want everything to finish. But I am open to any suggestions during this journey. I really let the tanks go once my newborn came  I finally have time, so it is time to step my game up. 

Tank #1 - 6 Gallon Neocardinia I let a ton of Subwassertang take over the tank. I already took it all out. My end goal for this tank is to convert it over to a Sulawesi Shrimp tank.

Tank #2 - 50 Gallon Former discus (1 left) with Congo Tetras, long fin Black Rams, and Nessie the Blue Phantom Pleco. Redo the scape, scrap a lot of floaters.

Tank #3 30 Gallon former Bonsai with Plecos, Fatso the loach, a Golden Wonder Killi  and the shells of many eaten snails. I have no clue what I want to do with this tank. I was thinking musk turtle but I need to do a lot more research.

Current #1:

I took all the subwassertang and floated it into tank #3. I have a really fat Yoyo Loach (named Fatso) who eats all snails. So I want to let it hang out there so he can clear it out. Tank #2 is snail free and I hope it stays that way. 

Fatso already hunting snails:

After asking for suggestions and doing some research, I figured out what I wanted to do with all the moss I have. I decided on adding a moss wall to Tank #2. 

I still want to leave it in tank #3 to clear out more snails, I found some while making the wall. I also hope that some extended time laying flat will help it to adhere better. I kept trying to figure out how I will get it to stay laying flat and close to the light. Turns out it was super easy, barely an inconvenience. It literally floats on its own. Attaching it to the back wall will be interesting now that I know it floats. Hopefully someone has some suggestions.

Next Steps:

Tank #1 - Order Salty Shrimp and start doing water changes to get the right ph. Not sure if I am going to leave the Neocardinia in or take them out. I also have some hard scape in another tank that I want to add that is covered in Algae. 

Tank #2 - I am on the hunt for the right piece of wood and place a big order for plants. The tank initially had crypts and stem plants. But Nessie decided nothing is going to stay and would uproot or eat them all. This time I am going for a lot of plants with rhizomes to attach to the wood and hard scape. Not sure if I want to leave the slate or go with different stones. Right now the pieces of slate on the right form a cave that Nessie owns. 

Tank #3 — No idea. Maybe some suggestions from you guys here. Maybe musk turtle but I have zero clue what they need. So first, maybe some research time. 

[nabokovfan87]

On 8/15/2022 at 9:34 PM, ChargerstoLA said:

Tank #3 30 Gallon former Bonsai with Plecos, Fatso the loach, a Golden Wonder Killi  and the shells of many eaten snails. I have no clue what I want to do with this tank. I was thinking musk turtle but I need to do a lot more research.

Because of the loach temp and the bonzai.  white clouds seem really appropriate.

[Guppysnail]

Look at the adorable belly on that loach 🥰🤗 Appropriate name. 

[ChargerstoLA]

On 8/16/2022 at 10:44 AM, Guppysnail said:

Look at the adorable belly on that loach 🥰🤗 Appropriate name. 

He used to be fatter!!! He was uncomfortable to look at. But since he trimmed down my snail population he has started losing weight. 

[Jmhowe09]

Wow! I have some subwassertang in a 2.5 gallon shrimp tank that is growing out. Hopefully one day I'll have as much as you! I have naturally high Ph (8.2 out of the tap) and have been thinking about getting some Sulawesi shrimp. Keep me posted on your journey! 

What is the filter in the back of tank #3? It looks like the Ziss Bubble Filter, but has green plastic instead of yellow. 

[ChargerstoLA]

On 8/23/2022 at 5:01 AM, Jmhowe09 said:

Wow! I have some subwassertang in a 2.5 gallon shrimp tank that is growing out. Hopefully one day I'll have as much as you! I have naturally high Ph (8.2 out of the tap) and have been thinking about getting some Sulawesi shrimp. Keep me posted on your journey! 

What is the filter in the back of tank #3? It looks like the Ziss Bubble Filter, but has green plastic instead of yellow. 

It’s just a cheap knockoff from Amazon. I chose to use it because I wanted to fill the bottom part with filter media from a previous tank to jumpstart my cycle. I feel at this point I may not be getting all I can out of it.