neitherman Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) Hi everybody! At the moment I am running a 29g that I originally picked up from the side of the road for free about a decade ago. It's scratched and the silicone is looking pretty rough but it still does a great job holding my fish and plants. At one point I decided I wanted the background to be red because I never see tanks with red backgrounds so I spray-painted the back glass. It looks okay but I definitely won't be doing it in my next tank. Currently stocked with: 12 tiger barbs 1 siamese algae eater 1 synodontis nigriventris 3 nerite snails ~12 ghost shrimp Everything's running on a Fluval 307 with the Aquarium Co-op prefilter sponge installed on the intake. I've also got some anubias, tropica crypt, java fern, java moss, bucephalandra brownie, cabomba, corkscrew val, moneywort, lucky bamboo, and I believe ludwigia repens to suck all those nitrates out of the water. I was neglecting my tank for awhile (there's still a ton of algae) but I started watching some Aquarium Co-op YouTube videos and those motivated me to clean it up and make it pretty again. If I can swing the space for it I'd love to upgrade to a 55 or even 75 gallon in the next year or so and build a true aquascape in it. Also we are trying a little aquaponics experiment here. Green onions really love fish water. Edited February 6, 2023 by neitherman more details 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I actually really like this tank, it’s unique, personally in my hobby currently, outside of the norm is what fascinates me the most, it’s really cool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Welcome to the forum! I like that you tried the red to see something different and I personally don't hate it at all. Very unique! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) welcome to our forum! I have heard of using red backgrounds/bottoms for Flowerhorn tanks, but sure try want you want, if anyone hates it you can just say "Have you tried it". Very nice looking tank! Im getting a "Semi Agressive" vibe from the stocking. is that Corkscrew Val in the corner? Edited February 6, 2023 by Theplatymaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neitherman Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 11:10 AM, Theplatymaster said: welcome to our forum! I have heard of using red backgrounds/bottoms for Flowerhorn tanks, but sure try want you want, if anyone hates it you can just say "Have you tried it". Very nice looking tank! Im getting a "Semi Agressive" vibe from the stocking. is that Corkscrew Val in the corner? Yep, I've got a nice green lawn of it growing out front! The barbs love hiding and swimming through it. I know it's generally regarded as a background plant but it's fun watching them dart in and out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewcolee1 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) Very nice. For what it’s worth, I don’t hate the red either. To add a little more here. There is no right/wrong or perfect/ugly tank. As long a you enjoy it then that is all that matters. Edited February 6, 2023 by Rewcolee1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neitherman Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 10:45 AM, CJs Aquatics said: I actually really like this tank, it’s unique, personally in my hobby currently, outside of the norm is what fascinates me the most, it’s really cool I think my favorite feature is the Dr. Seuss pom-pom tree I created by gluing java moss to that branch and letting it grow wild. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Wait... You got into the hobby by seeing a free tank on the side of the road and thinking "I'll give that a try"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neitherman Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) On 2/8/2023 at 8:50 PM, Schuyler said: Wait... You got into the hobby by seeing a free tank on the side of the road and thinking "I'll give that a try"? Yep, it was that easy. I Grabbed that tank from the side of the road circa 2013 and started researching how to set it up once I got home. I really wanted live plants in my tank so I found and implemented the Walstad method since it was a cheap way of growing them. I ordered a starter bundle from liveaquaria.com and actually had some pretty nice plant growth (as you can see in the images) using that method but my lighting situation was dire. I was using a reef light suspended above the tank and while it worked once I switched to a planted tank LED I saw a huge difference (as to be expected). Edited February 10, 2023 by neitherman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) On 2/10/2023 at 7:53 AM, neitherman said: I really wanted live plants in my tank so I found and implemented the Walstad method since it was a cheap way of growing them Talk about diving right in! I bet 80% of people with aquariums have no idea what that means and then out of the people who do most probably haven't even attempted that. Impressive Edited February 10, 2023 by Schuyler Diving not driving right in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon M Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I am impressed with everything, including your poster of Alex. Wild movie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Nice! Sometimes u just gotta try stuff. Doesn’t work? Try something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neitherman Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 I like taking video of my tank even if it's just through a cellphone so here's some of that too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJhilljack Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Welcome! The red looks much better than I would have expected, I love that you tried something different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neitherman Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 A few new pictures from this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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