Newman's 40 Gallon Planted Tank
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Hehe, no change in the algae.
I clean each side of my tank every few days with an algae magnet. that way one side gets clean, and the other has enough algae for the 5 otos that are in there. The algae only tankes around 4days to completely recover on a side. and now its predominately green. they love this stuff, and they cant even control it, theres so much food for em. i dont think ill have to feed them for a loong time as long as i keep my lights on
The dwarf hairgrass tho is getting owned by brown diatoms. the otos are too busy with the glass to help it out. although it has started to send off runners i think...
Ive stopped dosing everything except for flourish once, iron once, and excel twice a week. since ive stopped dosing the nitrogen, the Nitrates at the end of a normal week show up as 10ppm. the otos dont seem to mind it.
However im concerned about one female oto that has a big bruise on her head. It the oto i found in the garbage. her ripped off tail is really growing back nicely, but the face wound is pretty bad. im hopind it will heal on its own. its a really old female, the way its almost 2".
I clean each side of my tank every few days with an algae magnet. that way one side gets clean, and the other has enough algae for the 5 otos that are in there. The algae only tankes around 4days to completely recover on a side. and now its predominately green. they love this stuff, and they cant even control it, theres so much food for em. i dont think ill have to feed them for a loong time as long as i keep my lights on
The dwarf hairgrass tho is getting owned by brown diatoms. the otos are too busy with the glass to help it out. although it has started to send off runners i think...
Ive stopped dosing everything except for flourish once, iron once, and excel twice a week. since ive stopped dosing the nitrogen, the Nitrates at the end of a normal week show up as 10ppm. the otos dont seem to mind it.
However im concerned about one female oto that has a big bruise on her head. It the oto i found in the garbage. her ripped off tail is really growing back nicely, but the face wound is pretty bad. im hopind it will heal on its own. its a really old female, the way its almost 2".
lol yea thats what i do, i clean the front and side glass panels with the algae magnet, and leave the back for the oto. i sometimes clean the bak too when the green alage has grown so much that the otos cant even dent it. by then its usually too hard for the otos to scrape off. I understand that the algae madnets simply dislodge the algae from the glass so that it reattaches somewhere else, but i actually want that to happen, so the otos constantly have stuff to eat. the water clears fast from that anyway so its not a visible problem.
As far as the hairgrass goes, it has done minimal carpeting and the goldfish continues to bulldose it every now and then. ive given it a trim cuz the existing peices were growin a bit tall and were getting demolished by brown algae. I added the gold apple snail to this tank cuz it had no business in the 2.5 betta or the soft-water 10 gal. it just sticks out like a sore thumb now.. a very big, yellow sore thumb =/ Its almost as big as my goldfish..JK but its really comparable.
I'm waiting every day for new fry but they never show up... the female should be gettin close, i can tell by the darker matter near her tail...
The blackworms in my 2.5 gal have showed up again. ive actually seen one specimen show its face yesterday out ofthe gravel, extending over 3" out. thats a big worm 0_0 its bigger than the betta. ive seen another smaller one the next morning so theres more than two by now. im surprised they managed to survive the gravel cleaning, and grow from the tiny red worms i've seen in the filter media.
Future plans entail for a 5-10 gallon breeding tank setup in my basement, and perhaps a pair of plakat bettas next week =/
I can't seem to stop myself here Dx
As far as the hairgrass goes, it has done minimal carpeting and the goldfish continues to bulldose it every now and then. ive given it a trim cuz the existing peices were growin a bit tall and were getting demolished by brown algae. I added the gold apple snail to this tank cuz it had no business in the 2.5 betta or the soft-water 10 gal. it just sticks out like a sore thumb now.. a very big, yellow sore thumb =/ Its almost as big as my goldfish..JK but its really comparable.
I'm waiting every day for new fry but they never show up... the female should be gettin close, i can tell by the darker matter near her tail...
The blackworms in my 2.5 gal have showed up again. ive actually seen one specimen show its face yesterday out ofthe gravel, extending over 3" out. thats a big worm 0_0 its bigger than the betta. ive seen another smaller one the next morning so theres more than two by now. im surprised they managed to survive the gravel cleaning, and grow from the tiny red worms i've seen in the filter media.
Future plans entail for a 5-10 gallon breeding tank setup in my basement, and perhaps a pair of plakat bettas next week =/
I can't seem to stop myself here Dx
Time for a pic update.
There are still around11+ fry in this tank, not counting the 20+ i have in my 10... i figure ill leave them among the floating plants and they can do the rest.
First is a pic of the newborn fry: see if ya'll can find some of them in the plants
Following is a pic of the 1 month-old fry in comparison to the 3" mother. also theres a pic of all the fish together.
Lastly is an overall pic of the tank.
There are still around11+ fry in this tank, not counting the 20+ i have in my 10... i figure ill leave them among the floating plants and they can do the rest.
First is a pic of the newborn fry: see if ya'll can find some of them in the plants
Following is a pic of the 1 month-old fry in comparison to the 3" mother. also theres a pic of all the fish together.
Lastly is an overall pic of the tank.
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Thanks, i might plant the cabomba in bushes rather than the way it is now...but im still thinking about leaving it.
I do have T-5s on this. two of them, each 39watt, giving me 78 watts and around 2.1 wpg. (if you actually concider this to be a 40 gal. its actually more like a 37 given the dimentions.)
I do have T-5s on this. two of them, each 39watt, giving me 78 watts and around 2.1 wpg. (if you actually concider this to be a 40 gal. its actually more like a 37 given the dimentions.)
I thought I replied to this??? Maybe my computer didn't send it? It happens.
Sorry about your fry! I wouldn't really blame the goldfish tho, I'd blame those shrimp!
Once, my ghost shrimp freaked and hit my betta and he freaked, jumped out of the tank, falling like 2-3 feet down! That's why I don't have/really want shrimp right now...is because I don't have time for their non-sense. LOL I also think that's why I lost Flame was his SB was damaged from that. I HATE ghost shrimp! I'm sure RCS can be the same way, but they don't top stuff off by eating fins! *ALL*
Sorry about your fry! I wouldn't really blame the goldfish tho, I'd blame those shrimp!
Once, my ghost shrimp freaked and hit my betta and he freaked, jumped out of the tank, falling like 2-3 feet down! That's why I don't have/really want shrimp right now...is because I don't have time for their non-sense. LOL I also think that's why I lost Flame was his SB was damaged from that.
I HATE ghost shrimp! I'm sure RCS can be the same way, but they don't top stuff off by eating fins! *ALL*
really...? Then im moving all of them to the 10...shame too cuz the pregnant shrimp in the 40 is about to give birth but the pregnant one in the 10 had her eggs turn green...and idk what happened to them after that. O well, to the 10 they go now.
After i finished pulling and rearranging everything today this is how the tank looks...kinda spacious =/
The space on the left is going to be filled by wisteria that i have in my 5 gal...
After i finished pulling and rearranging everything today this is how the tank looks...kinda spacious =/
The space on the left is going to be filled by wisteria that i have in my 5 gal...
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The leafy plant I thought was Cabomba was really Asian Ambulia, so take good care of it....also, the hygros will shoot through the roof with those T5 L's & Co2!
Have you planted the crypts yet or the Marsilea piece [if it's alive still?] and yes, I forgot to say, the "grass" will be fine @ 82 degrees. It pearls everyday in my 10!
Sorry if my typing is slurred. My computer keeps slippin' & I'm really tired.
Have you planted the crypts yet or the Marsilea piece [if it's alive still?] and yes, I forgot to say, the "grass" will be fine @ 82 degrees. It pearls everyday in my 10!
Sorry if my typing is slurred. My computer keeps slippin' & I'm really tired.