My Planted Jebo

hey ... finnally got the time to create this thread..

The tank was taken down to get rid of pest snails approximately a month ago ...

Recently packed up my marine nano tank (boyu tank 128 liter) and turned it to freshwater...will start a separate thread for it

The tank is 200 liter, 3 t8 globes (i think) 30 watts each 2white 1blue, running DIY CO2 and using sera ferts (liquid and tablets)

Substrate is Pool Filter Sand

Livestock

5 Balloon Mollies 1 male 4 female
4 Balloon Molly Fry (hate keeping them in the trap but will set up a fry tank this weekend as this week is hectic (lots of work and i am getting sick)

2 female guppies (+ 1 fry I got from someone) male I moved to the boyu to grow out as they are still young

3 Panda Cories (will get more soon)

1 Neon Tetra (will move to the Boyu and get more Neons)

1 Halfbeak (still deciding if I want to get more)

1 ancistrus (not sure what he is)

Plants

Dwarf Hairgrass
Anubias
Java moss
Java fern
Cabomba
Giant Vallis
Guppy Grass (as soon as I change the substrate and get more ground cover for fry to hide in this is gone as it irritates me floating around it just doesnt look nice)


all plants are growing and happy (which is awesome as this is my first try at planted tanks

Future plans

Change the substrate
Change Aquascaping
More plants
Pygmy cories
Blue Ribbon Guppies
Electric Blue Rams
Rummy Nose Tetras

Please leave comments and suggestions

 

nice.. where'd u get the wood from?

defn change the substrate.. u'll see that it makes a huge diff

 

yes it is only my todo list I want to change to a black substrate but that is fine for planting and cories

the wood I am not sure if I can mention where I got it from? a non sponsor

Thanks

 

oh.. PM me cos im pretty interested to get some if its not so far for me..

ya.. when i started, i used the same substrate.. then as time went by i left it as it was such a mission to change.. but now, after changing it, i wish i did it earlier..

 

does anyone know of a fine substrate, that is good for cories and plants?

 

Never mind I found some nice fine black substrate the cories seems fine with...

will post some pics tonight

 

Where did you get, and what did you get?

 

@ Zoom - got it from Animal Kingdom and the grains are very fine, Cories seem fine woth it so far been 4 days with it now...

Added lots of plants friday and 4 rummy nose tetras, I also planted the tank. Will mov some between the other emptier tanks as there will be too much after I get some from Dolphin.

Also moved the balloon molly fry out the tank.

Today I added:

3 Rummy Nose Tetra
9 Neon Tetra
2 Butterfly Pleco Will move 1 to other tank soon

Livestock:

10 Neon Tetras
7 Rummy Nose Tetras
5 Balloon Mollies (1m4f)
3 Guppy Female(still young)
1 HalfBeak
3 Panda Cories
2 Butterfly Pleco 4cm each(soon 1)
1 BN Pleco 6 cm
4 Apple snails

Future plans:

More plants
Pygmy cories
Pair Blue Ribbon Guppies
Remove 2 female mollies
Remove 1 female Guppy
Replace 2 panda cories
Otocinclus if necessary

 

More pics:smile1:

Please comment

 

Very sexy set up Brandon. I like!

 

I like it!

 

Thanks people this is my first real planted tank...

Had freshwater tanks since I was 7( 10 years ago), only live plants I ever had were Hornwort (floating plants for guppies) but after I left marine, I needed a nice challenge

Thanks for the compliments
Brandon

BTW

I am looking for a nice red plant ? thats not too difficult, anyone know of or have frags or cuttings whatever plants are called lol

I am also looking for some flame moss ? Any one have to giveaway/sell please?

Thanks
Brandon

 

Anyone ?

I am looking for a nice red plant ? thats not too difficult, anyone know of or have frags or cuttings whatever plants are called lol

I am also looking for some flame moss ? Any one have to giveaway/sell please?

Thanks
Brandon

 

Hi guys

I woke up this morning put my tank light on, and there were probably 20 baby Balloon Mollies looking at me....... awesome!!!!

except for the fact that I am LEAVING tomorrow morning for 10 days !!!! Help what should I do? I cant trust someone to feed them 2 - 3 times a day without the risk of them totally overfeeding them... and I ask someone to feed them only 1 time every 2 days (just to minimize the change of them overfeeding)

What should I do?

Help Please!

 

Don't know if this will help but I know you can get feeders that slowly dissolve over the course of up to 14 days especially for people going in holiday. Maybe you can get something like that? Don't know if the LFSs are still open though

 

will the babies eat that stuff?

 

I have absolutley no idea. Sorry I can't be of more help. I've never used the holiday feeders before...

 

most of the babies made it....got some to feed once a day..

Unfortunately I will most likely be selling this setup by the end of the month since I am moving back to SW...... Again...

If anyone is interested and has a decent offer PM me please..

Brandon

 

Hey Brandon, what is the name of the substrate because I can't find anything like it here. What are the size of the granules?

 

size ... between 1 and 3 mm.... and it is called herp lab, eclipse... I still have 2 closed bags...