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03-26-2008, 07:12 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,240
| Alter40's 10g Native tank It looks like I will be doing a journal for this tank and hopefully get some constructive criticism on it
I was initially planning on using sand as my substrate and bought a 50lb bag of all purpose sand, but even after rinsing it out and then having it in the tank for 5 days it still didn't want to clear up. Instead I'm going with a natural looking gravel that I picked up at Walmart. So I swapped that out when I got home today and I like the way that it looks.
Also today on my way home I decided to take a detour and go past a creek that I know is in a quiet area where I wouldn't be bothered. I wanted to get some rocks, driftwood, and plants for my tank out of my native waters. I was unable to find any plants yet, but hopefully once the waters warm up more they will start showing up. I was able to get some rocks and wood though.
So now I have the tank all setup and cycling so it will be ready by the time I'm able to go and start catching and collecting fish. I'm not able to catch anything for this tank until April 12th so its going to be a few weeks before I can do that, but I will update this thread with any info I have.
I know if I don't post any pictures I will hear about it so here are some pictures that I took.
First here is the creek and area where I gathered the rocks and driftwood
Full tank shot of it all setup.
Left half of the tank
And finally the right half
Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions let me know 
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-26-2008, 07:23 PM
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| | Large Fish
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Orleans
Posts: 740
| looks good. any thoughts on native plants or what type of fish?
__________________ 100g paludarium, 2 Julie Dickfeldi with more fry everyday; 3 ocellatus "gold"
20gL, empty (saltwater perhaps?) |
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03-26-2008, 07:27 PM
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| | Medium Fish
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: colorado springs,CO
Posts: 548
| looks good..but if that is the area you are going to be collecting from as well I would add some more rocks then plant around the rocks. |
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03-26-2008, 07:27 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,240
| Quote:
Originally Posted by punkrockfish looks good. any thoughts on native plants or what type of fish? | I'm pretty much going to see what plants I'm able to find and grow them on trial and error.
As for fish I'm going to look for darters, dace, an whatever other minnows I'm able to find. I will probably find a native crayfish to put in there as well.
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-26-2008, 07:34 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,240
| Quote:
Originally Posted by brian1973 looks good..but if that is the area you are going to be collecting from as well I would add some more rocks then plant around the rocks. | I'm going to be collecting from a variety of areas, but this probably won't be one of them. I will be collecting from lakes and waters that are a bit deeper and calmer. I will also find plants wherever I look for fish as well, in those calmer and deeper waters. I'm sure I will end up putting more rocks in the tank and I still have 4 that I collected that I didn't put in the tank yet.
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-26-2008, 07:42 PM
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| | Large Fish
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona
Posts: 889
| Oooo! I love the gravel. Can't wait to see what fish you'll have in there! 
__________________ 20g 3 Swordtails - Starlet (f), Smrt (f), and Neo (m) 7 Peppered Cories - Hobbes (f), Wasabi (m), Mini1-5 (?) 4 Neon Tetras - Ripples (f), rest are unnamed (m,m,m) 1 Ghost Shrimp - Pierre (m) 6.6g 1 Betta - Finfin (m) 5g 1 Dwarf Puffer - Weebo (f) 2 Otos - Gabi (?) and Sonja (?) Mini Habitat
3 sword fry - born Apr. 29 to Starlet
2 ramshorn snails |
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03-26-2008, 07:54 PM
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| | Medium Fish
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ft. campbell, KY
Posts: 346
| looks great eric
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55GL: Tiger Barbs(9) Cory Cats(5) Rainbow Sharks(1) Flame Gourami(1) Pleco
29GL: Fancy Guppys Thelma & Louise Guppy Fry (18) Ghost Shrimp (???) Neons (2) Pleco
29GL: empty (RIP my precious Gia, Winky and Bashful)
10GL: Dalmatian Mollys (3) snails
5G Hex: snails Plants: Hornwart
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03-26-2008, 11:25 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS!
Posts: 1,028
| that is the best looking filter I have seen! lmao!
__________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank Live Plants.. Crinum Calamistratum, Asst Crypts, Anubias Nana, Lloydella, Cabomba Rotala, Bacopa, Java Fern, Aponogeton Crispus, Aponogeton Ulvaceous, Wisteria, Dwarf Hairgrass, Micro Sword, Baby Tears, Amazon Sword, Alterthanera, Java Moss Fish.. lots of tetras! Rummynose, Bloodfin, Red Minor, Columbian, Glowlight, Neons, Cardinals. Torpedo Barbs, GBR's 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal *Click Here* My Tank*Click Here* and rate it! |
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03-26-2008, 11:26 PM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,240
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Originally Posted by pwrmacG4 that is the best looking filter I have seen! lmao! | Haha thats the old filter I had. The one you sent me is actually in my other tank now 
__________________ 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal)
1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-27-2008, 12:01 AM
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| | Super Fish
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS!
Posts: 1,028
| sweet! hey man.. only 2 more days! for me to get my 75!
__________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank Live Plants.. Crinum Calamistratum, Asst Crypts, Anubias Nana, Lloydella, Cabomba Rotala, Bacopa, Java Fern, Aponogeton Crispus, Aponogeton Ulvaceous, Wisteria, Dwarf Hairgrass, Micro Sword, Baby Tears, Amazon Sword, Alterthanera, Java Moss Fish.. lots of tetras! Rummynose, Bloodfin, Red Minor, Columbian, Glowlight, Neons, Cardinals. Torpedo Barbs, GBR's 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal *Click Here* My Tank*Click Here* and rate it! |
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