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02-22-2008, 08:59 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
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|  I would tie the java fern to a rock or piece of driftwood with fishing line and the roots will just do their own thing and attach themselves to whatever is near it.
__________________  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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04-19-2008, 08:49 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2008
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| I've gone to the fish place too, got all my plants from there so far. I've had a bloom of brown algae, it's been really p*ssing me off! about 2 of the java fern leaves are completely covered with the stuff. I've heard this is a phenomenon with news tanks so I guess I must deal with it. Green algae hasn't been much of a problem, just the brown stuff. here's an updated pic of the tank taken today:  Overall it's been fun watching this develop; pruning the plants to watch them grow again. The end of the semester is coming up so transporting this thing home will be an issue. I'm thinking of taking most of the water out, maybe leaving about 3-4 inches worth above the gravel line. to keep the plants wet. I'll put my fish in a jug of some sort. That's the plan for now. Last edited by krisinu; 04-19-2008 at 08:53 PM. |
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04-19-2008, 10:13 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Under your bed. Sometimes in your closet...
Posts: 260
| I just looked at your first pictures of this tank, I was wondering to myself if it was the same tank, hahah. Overall, your tank looks great for how small it is. I love it!
__________________ 20 Gallon ~ Lightly Planted ------------------------------- (2) Honey Gourami(9) Neon Tetra (2) Powder Blue Gourami (1) Hillstream Loach (1) Albino Corydora |
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07-03-2008, 04:06 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 15
| I must thank everyone for the kind words and tips you guys wrote about my dorm tank. Unfortunately my betta died when transporting her home after graduation. I took the tank down but I'm thinking of redoing it in my office at my job. This time I'm thinking a black gravel, some slate rocks or wood, clumps of java ferns in the middle, some rotala in the back of one corner, some western milfoil in the back of another corner. Those last two grew like weeds gonna try to contain them better from the start this time, the java fern was a bit more slow growing/not so high maintenance so I'll do more of that. Not sure about fish yet. The secretary has a red adult male betta. I've offered to house it there. Maybe two corries will be added and a snail. There should be enough hiding places for them once the plants grow a bit. |
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