ErnieG
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Newly dirted 20 gallon that has organic soil capped with pool filtered sand, I just planted this tank 10min ago. Tell me what you guys think(Becca)lol, I figured you may like this one.
Becca
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I think the symmetrical placement of the caves looks like oogly eyes :-D!
If it were mine, I'd move the wood and sprite left, and keep some taller plants on the left and fill out with some shorter stuff on the right.
That said, it may look a lot different in a week when it's started to grow out. Can't wait to see more pics!!!
If it were mine, I'd move the wood and sprite left, and keep some taller plants on the left and fill out with some shorter stuff on the right.
That said, it may look a lot different in a week when it's started to grow out. Can't wait to see more pics!!!
ErnieG
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The water sprite has grown bait and so has the ludwigia, I will post more pics when it fills out.
Localzoo
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Nice how long did you cycle it?
I want to do a planted tank so I've been checking everyone's set up to get ideas
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I want to do a planted tank so I've been checking everyone's set up to get ideas
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AquaStudent
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Hehe googly eyes (@Becca)
I think this scape is good. You may want to have the sword a little further from the side to give it more room to spread out. The red plant (is that ludwigia?) Would look nice highlighting the left side with the sprite.
Can't wait to see this grow out
I think this scape is good. You may want to have the sword a little further from the side to give it more room to spread out. The red plant (is that ludwigia?) Would look nice highlighting the left side with the sprite.
Can't wait to see this grow out
ErnieG
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That's a good idea, i have found out that swords and ludwigia love dirt. My ludwigia only grows that red color in dirt and substrate like flourite.
ErnieG
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This is what I do step by step to cycle my tank and I do it this way because I had great results with my first dirted tank. I use old filter media/sponge filter, and I let work for about 3 hours and then I add bacteria that you buy from your lfs. Last but not least I add a durable fish such as guppies and zebra danios to help feed the bacteria that I just added to the tank.
With dirted tank I find that the old media and adding a fish to the tank really cycles your tank fast and efficient. I hope that helps you and good luck with your dirted tank, I will gladly help you along the way buddy.
ErnieG
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Just a little bit of growth, check it out.
Becca
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Nice! I totally thought the reflections from your fingers were fish. I just spent several minutes staring trying to figure out what kind of fish those were.
ErnieG
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Lol, I hate that glare that comes thru my window when I'm trying to take pics. I just have bushy nose Pleco and 1 solid red guppy, I think I'm going to go with guppies and a pair of apisto borelli in this tank.
Becca
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I think you'd like some little Darios... mine are asking me for a new home because I ignore them too much. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that the only place I have for their tank is the "junk room."
ErnieG
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Lol, I could use them in my 10gallon dirted tank, it's fully cycled but I'm not finish planting it. Looking for some blyxa japonica and some broad leaf ludwigia.
Becca
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If you decide you're interested, let me know. I have 2 or 3 D. kajal and 1 D. dario. I've also got 4 eques pencils and a stray endlers in that tank that came with some cherry shrimp.
I'm thinking of just making it a shrimp tank since I tend to forget about it more than I'd like.
I'm thinking of just making it a shrimp tank since I tend to forget about it more than I'd like.
Localzoo
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ErnieG
Members
Becca, how much?
festaedan
potamotrygon fan
Great looking tank Ernie!
lol thats what I was thinking
ErnieG
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Thanks dan
Becca
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I'd give you all of the fish in the tank for $15 - so that's 3 or 4 darios, 4 pencils, and a stray endler's. I could even throw a few RCS in the bag.
ErnieG
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That will work
Becca
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I can bring them to the May meeting. Or, if you want to come get them this weekend, PM me and we can work out a time
. Hubs will be happy that I'm trying to cut down my bio load.