Setting up a new tank, 500L

[Snowie]

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Is the tank full or are you planning to get some other fish?

 

[Grams]

wow totm for the long picture on page 7

 

[rain-]

I was away for 6 days. This is what I saw when I came home.

There was some algae on some of the older Echinodorus leaves. That's what happens when the CO2 addition runs out.

I'm going to add some apple tree sticks today. And next week I'll get 10 Corydoras robinae. And daddy promised he will help me with the metal halides soon (read: within few weeks).

 

[EX-AmP]

ableepingmazing rain...nice tank ....i meant

 

[rain-]

Since I don't have more pictures of my tank for now, I will show you pictures of Corydoras robineae.

http/www.scotcat.com/the_cory/species_r/robineae.htm

http/www.jahns-arpke.de/Fische/______-_P...panzerwels.html

http/www.ztv.ne.jp/apn5g6ev/zukan/cory/robineae.htm

And some info, it's a long snouted species, grows to 6cm or more, needs clean water and soft sand. And is soooo pretty.

And EX-AmP, thanks =)

 

[DARTHMITCHELL]

Nice Very Nice tank

 

[rain-]

I was thinking... If my tank starts to do the jungle lookalike thingy, then those apple tree sticks wont be that visible. So why not add some more.

 

[rain-]

Shinnersia rivularis, Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri), Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata ''Cuba'', Lindernia rotundifolia etc.

 

[treefrog]

Beautiful as always. I'm so freaking jealous!

 

[rain-]

51 plant species in the tank if I remember correctly. I need to get rid of some of the species, but that wont happen yet.

I was thinking about letting them grow for some weeks with the metal halides on and the remove those species that don't seem to like the tank and leave the healthy and good looking ones.

 

[rain-]

I have 10 Corydoras robineae now =)
They arrived today after travelling 6 hours in a bus. One of them was in a bad shape, but maybe it will survive too. Fingers crossed.

 

[coconutman39]

wow thats a great tank!! im kinda bein dumb...but what does CO2 do for the tank?

 

[-cAtFiSh-]

i would love to be a fish in your tank!

 

[rain-]

Thanks =)

(Aquarium) plants use CO2 for assimilation (the thingy they do so they can produce oxygen, energy and stuff .

 

[coconutman39]

yea photosynthesis, i thought of that but i thought it might do something for the fish. i have a planted tank, but no C02. my plants are doing fine in my opinion.