5 Planted Tanks

connorlindeman · Sep 17, 2023

Uberhoust said:
It would be nice if you did a little post on the process you use to get your plants growing so well. I believe I have been at it longer but never got the results you have.

I'm completely missed this post @Uberhoust. I am very sorry about that. I will try to put something together.

connorlindeman · Sep 17, 2023

Here's the current line up:

10 Tanks · Sep 17, 2023

Hello. So nice to have a lot of tanks, isn't it. I have 11 and maintain another one for a local business. They actually pay me to keep up their tank. Such a deal! Anyway, I have a tank room in my basement which has access to a sink, counter space and whatever else is required to keep larger tanks. Have a water change system, can clean filters, trim plants and whatever else without potentially messing up the rest of the house. Do have a 55 gallon upstairs in the living room too. Can maintain all the tanks in just seven hours each week. Good to have system that works well too!

10 Tanks (Now 11)

10 Tanks · Sep 18, 2023

Hello. This post is for BigJfish12. This was the only way I was able to get you a picture of the tank I set up and manage for a government office in my area. Could be a nice little business, if you didn't mind mixing business with pleasure. I see quite a few tanks in offices here. I'm retired, so I have time to do the tank. I actually get paid too!

10 Tanks (Now 11)

BigJfish12 · Sep 18, 2023

Thanks looks good!

connorlindeman · Nov 4, 2023

Updates:

connorlindeman · Nov 4, 2023

Added 20 Chili Rasbora to the dry start tank.
They didnt get to color up before I took this video.

connorlindeman · Dec 24, 2023

Here are some pics from the tanks today:

connorlindeman · Dec 24, 2023

Guest141771 · Dec 24, 2023

What is this thing?

connorlindeman · Dec 25, 2023

Sir Guppy said:
What is this thing?
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Nerite snail.

connorlindeman · Jan 12, 2025

I haven't posted anything in this thread in a good while.
I wish I would change the name as I don't have just 5 planted tanks anymore.
Oh well.

Heres some pictures from some of the tanks this evening:

Barclaya Longifolia bulbs. These sat dry for over a year. I didnt have any expectations of sprouting, but after a month of sitting in the tank, once appears to be sprouting.

Added salvinia minima to the 20H as the red root floaters were dying back.

Added some plants to the 40g and as a reward, I got a bacterial bloom.

This is a newly planted 10. Malaysian driftwood is tannin heavy.

Just planted this 20g long on friday. Hornwort, Ludwigia, Moneywort, and dwarf hairgrass. I've tried dwarf hair grass many times without success. Maybe this time it will work? This is a walstad tank.

Hornwort is pearling.

TwoTankAmin · Jan 13, 2025

The only time I ever got dwarf hairgrass to thrive was when it was in my high light pressurized co2 added tank. The tank was also well fertilized. Yours appear to have a lot of brown shoots. So they may already be behind in terms of getting them established?

I stopped trying to plant tanks which are only 12 inches deep. To much pruning, especially with stems.

connorlindeman · Jan 13, 2025

TwoTankAmin said:
The only time I ever got dwarf hairgrass to thrive was when it was in my high light pressurized co2 added tank. The tank was also well fertilized. Yours appear to have a lot of brown shoots. So they may already be behind in terms of getting them established?

I stopped trying to plant tanks which are only 12 inches deep. To much pruning, especially with stems.

The dwarf hair grass I have is definitely not in its prime. Its some old stock that was not in good enough condition to sell.
I saw a guy on youtube with Dwarf hairgrass in a walstad tank that thrived. His lighting was not even that high. I have never been as successful.

connorlindeman · Jan 18, 2025

Cabomba really took off in the 20g. I think its time for a trim. Sadly it changed color the closer it got to the top and now its more of a rusty color.

The 40 gallon is now fully planted. We have rotala vietnam on the left back, rotala green in the middle, and ludwigia repens on the right. In the front is dwarf sag and wendtii green and red. Now is the hard part of waiting for it to all grow in. I guess now I get to think about what I should stock with.

The walstad is looking good. Plants are growing nice and fast just as you would expect with a fresh walstad.

For reference here it was just last week.

The dwarf hair grass is showing signs of spreading, so I guess thats some good news.

The super red ludwigia in the black water tank is looking pretty good. Still debating what to stock this one with. I want to wait for some denser growth.