Update On The 80cm 33usgallon

[RadaR]

In March, I changed the tank to suit a more Nature'Scape like that of Amano.

Here's a pic before and after the change.

The tank recently came under attack from BGA. My fault as I didn't stock up with enough plants. I proceeded with a 5day black out and have added fast growers. Nutrients and CO2 are being kept up to give the plants the best. I've also added a drop checker complete with 4 dKH solution to ensure my CO2 levels are correct.
The tank is no way near complete. I'm just having a bit of fun, getting used to the maintenance and growing the plants before I take out all of the fast growers and add the final plants for the proper scape.
Enough talk, here are the pics.

Thanks for looking. Any questions just ask.

 

[LetsBeFriends]

when i saw that 2nd picture i thought that was the final tank layout and i went "o man that is ugly" but then i scrolled down... really nice set up goin on there !!!!

 

[RadaR]

when i saw that 2nd picture i thought that was the final tank layout and i went "o man that is ugly" but then i scrolled down... really nice set up goin on there !!!!

Haha, thanks. I'm glad you scrolled down

 

[tophat665]

I saw that second pic and I thought, there's somebody who's been looking at a lot of Amano tanks. Nice bones you set out, and well filled in afterward. Those Congos are beauts too.

 

[GobyMaster]

Looks great!

That's a nice setup you have, what's the stocking?

 

[Piltdownpaul]

That tanks looking really smart - looks like tetra heaven to me!

 

[RadaR]

I saw that second pic and I thought, there's somebody who's been looking at a lot of Amano tanks. Nice bones you set out, and well filled in afterward. Those Congos are beauts too.

Aw thanks
Tried really hard with the hardscape.
Love the Congos too. I have two varieties in there.

Looks great!

That's a nice setup you have, what's the stocking?

Cheers.
3 Harlequin Rasbora
2 Black Widow Tetra
4 Congo Tetra (of which two are the Yellow-Tail variety)
5 Bleeding Heart Tetra
5 Rosy Tetra
5 Pentazona barb
13 or so Cardinal Tetra

It may sound a lot however, the tank has the Juwel filter and an added external filter. The plants soak up a huge proportion of the fishes biomass and each week the tank gets a third to 50% water change.

That tanks looking really smart - looks like tetra heaven to me!

Hey. Thankyou. They do seem to be very happy in there. Colours are fantastic. If only I had soft water from the tap, I bet they'd be breeding

 

[three-fingers]

That's a very nice looking tank, that rosy tetra in the 8th pic is really nice looking, and the last pic really shows off how it looks in situe.

 

[three-fingers]

yuummmm...double post

stupid error page thingie

 

[GobyMaster]

Looks great!

That's a nice setup you have, what's the stocking?

Cheers.
3 Harlequin Rasbora
2 Black Widow Tetra
4 Congo Tetra (of which two are the Yellow-Tail variety)
5 Bleeding Heart Tetra
5 Rosy Tetra
5 Pentazona barb
13 or so Cardinal Tetra

It may sound a lot however, the tank has the Juwel filter and an added external filter. The plants soak up a huge proportion of the fishes biomass and each week the tank gets a third to 50% water change.

Nice, it's a very colorful tank!

I really like the layout!

 

[tophat665]

That is totally fantastic color on those rosies. You must be treating them like gold. At a first glance earlier today I thought for sure they were serpaes so bright the red, but looking back the markings are rosy. Well done. I want to be reincarnated as one of your fish.

 

[paul_219]

Very nice pic. Thats a gr8 tank wonderful.