New Setup

[Wonderboy]

New setup (college fund)... What do ya think?

~ Wonderboy!

 

[netcode]

looking good so far.

what are your tank stats? size? lighting.. etc etc etc

 

[Wonderboy]

looking good so far.

what are your tank stats? size? lighting.. etc etc etc

Thanks! 20 gallon, 65 watts, diy CO2

 

[netcode]

my only suggestion would be to look at some background plants and pop them in the back left and middle.

 

[Wonderboy]

What do you mean college fund??? Which one of your monster fishies will be living in this tank?

Yeah, I see where you're going with this ...

I love planted tanks, their one of my favorite things to maintain and design, BUT I don't have the money to put a real nice one together. See, I have an extra eighty gallon tank that I'm using as a backup tank, and I would love to make it a planted tank.

BUT money's a problem for me.

All my "monster fish" were hunted down for months until I found a great price that I could afford (barely). And then I put a lot of money out to put together my 180 gallon tank and setup (and I even had to build my on lighting fixture - from stuff in the garage - haha). See:

So anyways - College fund - I am in college, and working part time, so, as for planted tanks go, I can only do a 20 gallon as the cost to maintain is minimal (comparing to what my 80 gallon would be). I guess it just gives me a hope for the future. And as for which monster fish goes in this tank - I have a 3" ornate bichir, a 6" tire track eel (avatar), a 3" S. American leaf fish, a 3" flash pleco, a 2" high-fin spotted pleco, and two 2" microctenopoma ansorgii... *phew* And yes that's a lot, but most of them hide, none of them fight, all of them eat well, and the eel and bichir will be relocated soon (to the 80 gallon).

~ Wonderboy!

 

[Wonderboy]

Update!

~ Wonderboy!

 

[russellbrooke]

looking good. Have you got any fish in there?

 

[Wonderboy]

looking good. Have you got any fish in there?

Thanks. I sure do: (1) South American leaf fish, (1) 3" ornate bichir, (1) flash pleco, (1) Highfin spotted pleco, (1) golden zebra loach, and (2) microctenopoma ansorgii. And they're all professionals at hiding.

 

[netcode]

that looks much better then the provious... more green, more full.


Great work. keep it up

 

[RadaR]

I think it looks great.

 

[ontheroad]

Nice, see some progress in the second pic there

 

[catfish_mad]

Looks great mate. i know how it is with being at college and part time work, while you're trying to setup a big tank.

Well done matey.