FLFishChik Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Just setting up my 75g tank. Got the equipment in, the sand and hardscape. Just waiting on plants to arrive and my light (which got lost in transit and had to reorder.. fun stuff). But, here it is so far Edited March 13 by FLFishChik 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 My newest setup looks like a black box. I suppose i could post a picture and i think i will in about an hour. Would be nice to see if the fishes in it are doing well but kind of hard to see in a black box.... Guess i added one too many leaf. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Ok a couple of pictures: The phone is compensating for the extreme darkness but it makes the image a bit grainy. Yep there is a window behind this aquarium. The 2nd picture shows you how dark it really is as the lights from above try to make it to the bottom but seems to fail. There are quite a few fishes in here if you can find them 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spokanejared Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 mine isn't super old but it's been up for 4 months. Still figuring things out. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 These three I setup around October - December 2022: 75g 29g 40g 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 @anewbie Dang! I run a couple Blackwater tanks, but I’ve never been able to get mine that dark! What all did you huck in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 3/13/2024 at 5:41 PM, AllFishNoBrakes said: @anewbie Dang! I run a couple Blackwater tanks, but I’ve never been able to get mine that dark! What all did you huck in there? Just a few leaves and driftwood; nothing special. It will get a little lighter over time as i do water changes; though i tend to add more leaves overtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 3/13/2024 at 5:40 PM, anewbie said: Just a few leaves and driftwood; nothing special. It will get a little lighter over time as i do water changes; though i tend to add more leaves overtime. Crazy. I throw leaves and other botanicals in like a mad man and get nowhere near that dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max W. Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 This is my 3.5 gallon beta tank This is the only tank that looks decent right now. My others are being redone or cycling 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) I have 14 tanks, and I don’t wanna jam up this whole feed. So, I figured I’d share my favorite sized tank, the humble 29 gallon. Pea Puffer tank. I have 6 Pea Puffers, 5 Nerite Snails, and some cull shrimp that the Murder Beans allow to live. This tank has CO2, an easy flow kit on a large sponge filter, and an internal filter with a small spraybar on the right side. This tank also has probably the worst algae problems from any of my tanks. The Pea’s favorite snack is Ramshorn Snails, so the algae situation requires more manual removal, more glass scraping, and more siphoning away algae/small plant leaves/general detritus than any of my other tanks. Slowly but surely it continues to get better, and the Pea’s are worth it. I love those little guys. Blackwater tank. Botanicals and leaves at the bottom. This tank has 10 Albino Corys, a couple remaining Glowlight Tetras, and the wild caught school of Black Neons that were added to the tank today after an 8 week QT process. Shrimp and snails as well. This tank has CO2, the easy flow kit on a medium sponge filter, and a Fluval 107. That Anubius in the back right corner has been there for over 3 years and the Amazon Swords came from my mother Sword plant. This is the only tank I can grow a decent Java Fern in, the Crinum is the best of the few I’ve tried, and I’m hoping the Bacopa turns out well and in a year I can have a little Bacopa forest. Thanks for checking out my 29’s! Edited March 14 by AllFishNoBrakes 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I set up my 29 gallon in summer 2021. It's been through a lot of changes, had an algae problem, but is currently going well. Here is a most recent pic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/13/2024 at 6:10 PM, spokanejared said: mine isn't super old but it's been up for 4 months. Still figuring things out. Ok yet me say, HOW!?!? That is one of the best looking tanks I seen in a while, besides a lot of other amazing ones on this topic lol! On 3/13/2024 at 6:26 PM, Ninjoma said: These three I setup around October - December 2022: 75g 29g 40g Incrediable is all I can say!! On 3/13/2024 at 10:17 PM, Max W. said: This is my 3.5 gallon beta tank This is the only tank that looks decent right now. My others are being redone or cycling Looks awesome! Great job! On 3/14/2024 at 12:13 AM, AllFishNoBrakes said: I have 14 tanks, and I don’t wanna jam up this whole feed. So, I figured I’d share my favorite sized tank, the humble 29 gallon. Pea Puffer tank. I have 6 Pea Puffers, 5 Nerite Snails, and some cull shrimp that the Murder Beans allow to live. This tank has CO2, an easy flow kit on a large sponge filter, and an internal filter with a small spraybar on the right side. This tank also has probably the worst algae problems from any of my tanks. The Pea’s favorite snack is Ramshorn Snails, so the algae situation requires more manual removal, more glass scraping, and more siphoning away algae/small plant leaves/general detritus than any of my other tanks. Slowly but surely it continues to get better, and the Pea’s are worth it. I love those little guys. Blackwater tank. Botanicals and leaves at the bottom. This tank has 10 Albino Corys, a couple remaining Glowlight Tetras, and the wild caught school of Black Neons that were added to the tank today after an 8 week QT process. Shrimp and snails as well. This tank has CO2, the easy flow kit on a medium sponge filter, and a Fluval 107. That Anubius in the back right corner has been there for over 3 years and the Amazon Swords came from my mother Sword plant. This is the only tank I can grow a decent Java Fern in, the Crinum is the best of the few I’ve tried, and I’m hoping the Bacopa turns out well and in a year I can have a little Bacopa forest. Thanks for checking out my 29’s! Beautiful! On 3/14/2024 at 3:30 PM, Solstice_Lacer said: I set up my 29 gallon in summer 2021. It's been through a lot of changes, had an algae problem, but is currently going well. Here is a most recent pic. Looks great, nice job 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spokanejared Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/14/2024 at 5:05 PM, Whitecloud09 said: Ok yet me say, HOW!?!? That is one of the best looking tanks I seen in a while, besides a lot of other amazing ones on this topic lol! Incrediable is all I can say!! Looks awesome! Great job! Beautiful! Looks great, nice job 👍 I just had a vision and a tank and I went for it. What can I say. Thank you for the compliment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 On 3/13/2024 at 8:52 AM, doktor zhivago said: Finally added some actual fish. I have 12 rasboras in there now. I love Harlequin Rasboras. Mine have lived almost 2 years and are still quite healthy. The speed at which they dart to the top for food is entertaining. Their like lightening fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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