86 Gallon Planted

[superjalami30]

Heya folks, I've been gone for about 10 months so I guess I should say hello first.
While I was gone I continued to work on several of the tanks I have posted pics of before but I also upgraded to an 86 gallon tank.

Here's a couple of pics.

Initial set up:

1 week after set up:

Plants: Java fern, anubius, sag, several types of crypts and a wee bit of java moss.
I'm using a 48 inch T-8 double coralife light fixture, a fluvol 404, several powerheads and 2 200 watt tronic heaters as of now.
I plan on going with pressurized C02 in the near future too.

Here's a quick pic of my 25 gallon planted:

I'll take some more pics soon of my other tanks and this one as well.

 

[littleme1969]

Very nice indeed
I like the simlicity of just using a few types of plants in the top one. Loks really natural and stunning as an aqua scape

 

[mikster]

Very nice like the ragged edges of the plants, very rustic. What fish do you have in the tanks?

 

[superjalami30]

Thanks!

The plan indeed is too fill out the entire back wall with java fern.
Maybe one or two pieces of wood covered in anubius.

Sorry to the mods btw....I spose I should of posted this in the members pics forum.

Again, I've been gone for 10 months, I got kinda excited when the cable guy showed up and gave me my internet back.

Well, since its in this forum I'll ask a question about jave ferns.....never mind.....anyone can keep java fern alive.

 

[Themuleous]

Love the pic of the 25G, very nice

 

[SugarQube]

Both tanks are looking great I love the 25g very jealous here

 

[superjalami30]

The 25 Gallon is inhabited by several tetra's, bloodfins, red eye's, glow lights, among a few others, including white clouds, rasbora's and a rather large Aequidens metae.
There is also a breeding pair of bristlenose plecs, a pair of khuli loaches and SAE.

The 86 gallon has 6 angels, 5 pelvicachromis pulchers(1 breeding pair and about 25 fry atm), 4 agazzi apisto's (a breeding pair), 4 bronze cory's, 4 leopard cory's, 4 pepper cory's, 4 white tip cory's, 4 swartzi cory's, 2 clown plecs, 1 snowball plec, and approx 15 otto's.

The ragged edges of the java fern was caused by the dealer I bought them from, he left them floating in the tanks, I'm hoping soon they'll return to a more normal growth pattern now that they are tied to the bogwood.

As for the 25 gallon, it's been about a month since that pic was taken, the growth since has been outrageous.
I'll post some more pics soon.

Thanks to all for the nice comments.