Newman's 40 Gallon Planted Tank

kenny1tothe6 · 10-22-2009, 12:30 AM

LOL! thatsa golfish for ya! Mine is always getting in trouble and acts dead when I don't feed him! lol

Newman · 10-22-2009, 09:18 PM

Added some cal blackworms to my worm tank. hopefully those wont die. the rest are in my fridge, to be fed throughout the course of the next few weeks.

Am getting a good amount of cyclops and daphnia in my worm tank. ill atribute their appearance to the wisteria that i added.

Hatched some brine shrimp for my fry. they seem to love it, as they manage to pick it out from a First Bites mixture. (i mix the brine with the first bites)

one of the fry has started to show red color ( i think at three days old thats amaizing)

I'm thinking of removing the marimo moss from my driftwood and substituting flame moss...

random fry pic:

Newman · 10-23-2009, 12:06 PM

Mr. Platy isnt looking too good today. He seems bloated.

He got too greedy with the blackworms yesterday, and im guessing he cant digest them. Hopefully his constipation wont kill him and everything will be allright...

Newman · 10-23-2009, 06:50 PM

I had to put him out of his misery...it was clear he was not going to improve.

OrangeCones · 10-23-2009, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newman

Also unfortunately i couldnt find any hornwort for sale so i had to go with wisteria.

You can float wisteria

all is good.

Be careful of overfeeding, sorry about your loss.

kenny1tothe6 · 10-23-2009, 09:40 PM

Awwww....sorry about Mr. Platy! He was very cool.

Newman · 10-24-2009, 08:34 AM

Yes he was. Others have not had a problem with digestion yet, and are doing good ( pooping constantly like they should be; same goes for the fry)

I'll hold off on getting a male bule platy until my swordtail fry mature.

While this project is growing, im was thinking of starting up my 10 with some eco-complete...some rocks...some HC...some microsword or other grassy plant...a flourecent 3.9wpg fixture...anyone see where im going?

kenny1tothe6 · 10-24-2009, 10:35 AM

Multiple tank syndrome, Iwagumi style? LOL

Newman · 10-24-2009, 08:58 PM

Yes lol, the multiple tank syndrome xD

Yea, im gonna see what i can do with this iwagumi trend lol. the 10 gal has just been sitting there doin nothing for years.

The plants ill use are HC and Dwarf Sag. together with some of the zebra rocks i picked up, it should be an interesting scape... zebra rocks were the only black rock abvailable to me unfortunately. maybe i should go crazy and order some rocks online :P

The specualted fish are 10 green neon tetras and 2 otos. Talk about following the mainstream lol.

Newman · 10-24-2009, 10:33 PM

A little update with some trimming. Not sure if i trimmed the cabomba right...can some one give critisizm on that?
This was taken at night so the plants are closed.

View Poll Results: What do you think of the tank as a whole?
"I don't really understand what youre doing here...it looks weird"	2	9.09%
"The idea is half decent, but could use some improvements"	5	22.73%
"Overall it looks natural and good"	6	27.27%
"Awsome habitat for the fish and looks outstanding"	11	50.00%
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10-22-2009, 12:30 AM	#81
kenny1tothe6 Medium Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 413	LOL! thatsa golfish for ya! Mine is always getting in trouble and acts dead when I don't feed him! lol __________________ 10gal, 24gal Nano-Cube [Nano-Reef], 29gal Riparium, 35galHEX, 55gal, 125gal, & 5,000gal Pond

10-23-2009, 12:06 PM	#83
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	Mr. Platy isnt looking too good today. He seems bloated. He got too greedy with the blackworms yesterday, and im guessing he cant digest them. Hopefully his constipation wont kill him and everything will be allright... __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-23-2009, 06:50 PM	#84
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	I had to put him out of his misery...it was clear he was not going to improve. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-23-2009, 09:40 PM	#86
kenny1tothe6 Medium Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 413	Awwww....sorry about Mr. Platy! He was very cool. __________________ 10gal, 24gal Nano-Cube [Nano-Reef], 29gal Riparium, 35galHEX, 55gal, 125gal, & 5,000gal Pond

10-24-2009, 08:34 AM	#87
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	Yes he was. Others have not had a problem with digestion yet, and are doing good ( pooping constantly like they should be; same goes for the fry) I'll hold off on getting a male bule platy until my swordtail fry mature. While this project is growing, im was thinking of starting up my 10 with some eco-complete...some rocks...some HC...some microsword or other grassy plant...a flourecent 3.9wpg fixture...anyone see where im going? __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-24-2009, 10:35 AM	#88
kenny1tothe6 Medium Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 413	Multiple tank syndrome, Iwagumi style? LOL __________________ 10gal, 24gal Nano-Cube [Nano-Reef], 29gal Riparium, 35galHEX, 55gal, 125gal, & 5,000gal Pond

10-24-2009, 08:58 PM	#89
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,796	Yes lol, the multiple tank syndrome xD Yea, im gonna see what i can do with this iwagumi trend lol. the 10 gal has just been sitting there doin nothing for years. The plants ill use are HC and Dwarf Sag. together with some of the zebra rocks i picked up, it should be an interesting scape... zebra rocks were the only black rock abvailable to me unfortunately. maybe i should go crazy and order some rocks online :P The specualted fish are 10 green neon tetras and 2 otos. Talk about following the mainstream lol. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu