Back in the game 37l Planted Nano

After the longest time i have put together a planted tank.

Tank specs:
Boyu 418 - 37l
Lighting - 2X 11w (one that came with the tank and one that i have added (to be increased when i can find another balast))
Filtration - standard boyu stuff that came with the tank
Substrate - Seachem Flourite Black Sand
Ferts - Seachem flourish, flourish excel and flourish iron
CO2 - disposible CO2 can thing and of course the excel
Plants - have yet to try and ID any of them (work keeping me very busy and i have a very different plan for this tank when i can get nano suitable plants)
Fish - A pair of blue rams (I'm looking to have a pair of dario dario and a handful of galaxy rasboras)

 

That's looking really good! How did you get your Rams to pose like that

You should enter it into the tank of the month competition.

 

All the plants that i can see:
Anubias barteri var. nana
Cryptocoryne x willisii
bacopa monnieri
amazon swords
java fern

hope this helps

 

Thank you Jenn, my rams love to show off, a mirror on the side of the tank keeps them in competition mode:biggrin: If i can get the plants a bit taller then i'll give totm a go

 

Thank DewaldC, there are 2 lotus plants and some stems in there too

 

Looks nice @sailing_derrick !

 

Your tank looks stunning, well done, I have the same tank, very keen to do a planted tank as its empty at present. I've been doing some research but feel a bit nervous so have put off getting started.

 

Very very nice. Love that all natural look. Keep it up. Love that plant selection too esp the anubias.

 

Very nice. Not sure (could just be the pics) but it looks like you have planted your Anubias into the substrate. They should be tied onto something (rocks, wood, decorations etc) or the plants rhizome/roots will rot as far as I'm aware...

 

Thank you all, @MarcHawke it is attached to the wood, sometimes the roots will grow into the substrate, as long as the rhizome isnt covered they will be ok.

 

Cool. I realised after I posted that you have been doing this a lot longer than me. :blink1:

 

Fish seem to be very happy, came home this evening and Rams have laid about 60 eggs laid on a leaf

 

Great looking tank!

 

I do not that that that is anubias nana. Looks more like normal anubias barteri. anubias nana is much smaller... and rarer....

 

You are thinking of Anubias sp. ‘Petite’

 

Thank you @Deem , @cheekychops I have 2 types of Anubis in my tank, one has leaves about an inch long and the other has leaves less than 20mm, pretty sure the smaller one is nana but not nana sp. 'Petite' (would like some if anyone has)

 

Just ordered the following plants for my tank - Rotala rotundifolia, Ludwigia arcuata, Rotala colorata, Rotala wallichii, Staurogyne repens and Hemianthus micranthemoides should fill my tank nicely

 

yes i am thinking of the petite version. still not sure about the larger leaf being the nana version.
guess we will have to wait a few months and see if the new leaves grow larger.

 

Update on the Ram eggs, just had a look in my tank and there are 40 - 50 eggs that have hatched into wrigglers

 

A few pics taken this morning, need to give my glass a good cleaning.