My 30 gallon

[notavip]

heres a pic of my 30 gallon. i've had it for about 7 months now.

Filter:Emperor 280
Lights: power quad compact = 96watts
Substrate: Washed river gravel
Decorations: 3 small rocks and small driftwood
Fertilizer- DIY injection ( i do plan on buying a powered reactor soon) and I add Leaf Zone once a week
1/3 water change once a week.
pH 7.6 (i know its high but im hoping the reactor will help lower it)
amm - 0
nit - 0

Plants - cabomba carolinia, jungle val, red ludwigia, wisteria, water sprite, red tiger lotus, and aponogeton ulvaceous. i also have some java moss and riccia ordered from my LFS but i'm still waiting on it.

Fish & critters - 9 neon tetras, 3 gold barbs, 2 cherry barbs, 2 cobra guppies, 1 boesemani rainbow, 1 longgin leopard danio, 1 red fire platie, 4 otocincluis, 2 german blue rams, 1 blue male betta, 1 red tailed shark, 1 peppered cory catfish, 8 ghost shrimp, and one red crystal shrimp.

 

[davros]

Well I think it looks fantastic! Whats the short plant with red wavy leaves, is that the Tiger Lotus?

 

[notavip]

thanks for the compliments! the deep red plant on the right is the lotus and the pinkish wavy leaved plant is the ulvaceus. i think it's pink because of the strong lights but i'm not sure. by the way, i went to school at oklahoma city univ and lived in edmond for 2 yrs. thanks again.

 

[Brobro]

amazing!

 

[notavip]

thanks!

 

[Cyberfish]

beautiful tank! Plants look in utmost health, and nicely planted.

 

[beaver8888]

beautiful

 

[1979camaro]

I like it a lot

 

[steve535]

very nice.

 

[bobrob]

Thats pretty damn cool. Does your red tail attack any of your other fish?

 

[Orion]

Never saw a hex tank look as good as this one does. Well Done. Awesome tank, love the arrangements.

Interesting about your ulvaceus tho, Ive have two in a 10 with 60w, and they were as green as anything, and outgrowing the tank.

 

[notavip]

thanks for all the compliments. as for bobrob's question, the red tail is pretty passive except for dinner time. after he eat's, he's pretty frisky for about an hour or so.

 

[Hockeygrrl]

I absolutely love your tank. I want to get a tank like yours. Maybe my next one! Great picture too!

 

[treewhale]

That's a helluva nice tank you have there, it's giving me the bug to go out and get set up again. Unfortunately, I can't, on account of the not knowing where I'm living for the next several months. Grr.

 

[sinasster]

Pefect looking. congrats on a job well done!!

 

[beaver8888]

yes very nice also i love the plants

 

[corinda]

The tank is very pretty.
I wish i had your tank?
I love the plants you have in it.
I hope you have it in your living room for everyone to see.
I never had good luck with plants they always die.

 

[silversp0rt]

that's very nice. none of your fish nibble at your vals? anyways, whats the plant right above the red on the bottom right. the scientific and common name?

 

[notavip]

i havn't ever seen the fish eat the vals or any of my other plants for that matter. they may go to town on them when the lights are off though for all i know. the plant on the far right size is water sprite or ceratopterus thalictroides. its actually a floater but it'll set roots if you plant it. i have some wisteria planted next to it and both look quite simular. i'm thinking about rearranging things to help distinguish them better.

 

[lizwinz]

i love it...i hope my hex looks that nice when i finally get around to planting it

--liz