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5G, 10G, 20G and 29G Plant Growth Tracking

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#1 · (Edited)
I will be posting pictures of my 5 Gallon Betta Tank, 10G Fry Tank, 20G Community, 29G Main Community.

I put Flourish Comprehensive in on Wednesdays and Sundays. Weekly Water Changes on Wednesdays. I still plan on planting a good carpeting plant and eventually a net of java moss across the back of each tank. Just need time ofc.

Any suggestions are welcome. I am also going to be keeping track of plant growth by posting weekly pictures of all the tanks in such details as bellow.

Here is the 5 Gallon Cornelius' Chamber. This tank has been set up for about a week.

Tank Overview:

Fish In Tank:
Male Betta
Snails

Plants In Tank:
Mondo Grass
Water Wisteria
Anubias
Java Moss

Dosage: 1ml of Flourish Comprehensive 2x per week



Left Side Detail:


Right Side Detail:


For those who want to see Cornelius here is a video of his beauty:
:-D:-D:-D:-D


Here is the 10 Gallon Pineapple Fry Tank: This tank has been set up for almost 4 months

Tank Overview:

Fish In Tank:
1 Female Sailfin Black Molly (pregnant)
20+ Red Wag Platy Fry
1 Female Sailfin Black Molly Fry
Snails

Plants In Tank:
Cabomba
Java Fern
Hornwort
Water Wisteria
Red Ludwigia
Java Moss
Anubias
Frill

Dosage: 1-2ml of Flourish Comprehensive 2x Per Week



Left Side Detail:


Front Detail:


Right Side View:


Left Side View:


Fry Tank Video:


Here is the 20 Gallon Community Tank: This tank has been set up for about 3 weeks.

Tank Overview:

Fish In Tank:
1 Male Sailfin Black Molly
2 Female Redwag Platys
Snails

Plants In Tank:
Cabomba
Java Moss
Hornwort
Water Wisteria
Red Ludwigia

Dosage: 2-2.5ml Flourish Comprehensive 2x Per Week



Wisteria Zoom In:


Bottom Ride Size:


Floating Ride Size:


View from Right Side:


Back Middle Zoom:


Back Left Zoom:


Here is a quick Video of the tank:


Here is the 29 Gallon Main Community: This tank has been set up for almost two months

Tank Overview (this picture is blurry sorry):

Fish In Tank:
1 Male Sailfin Lyretail Creamsicle Molly
1 Male Bolivian Ram
11 Neon Tetras
4 Bronze Cory

Plants in Tank:
Cabomba
Sword Plant
Corkscrew Vallis
Java Fern
Hornwort
Water Wisteria
Red Ludwigia
Java Moss

Dosage: 3.5-4ml of Flourish Comprehensive 2x Per Week



Front Red Ludwigia Zoom IN:


Front Zoom In:


Left Side View:


Top Left Zoom In:


Left View of Java Fern and Baby Ferns:


Left Side View of Corkscrew Vallis and Sword:


Feeding 4 Minute Video :-D:-D:-D of this tank :-D:-D:-D :
 
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#2 ·
Looking very nice. Like I said in chat though I still feel that the heater in the 10 gallon needs to be swapped for something that doesn't detract from the tank's beauty.

EDIT: Also keep track of the sequence with your pictures. When you have about a month's worth of pics of each tank do a time-lapse video. That would be neat. Maybe you could do one for each month for each tank.
 
#6 ·
I like the 29 gallon community! nice look, although the plants aren't swampy they look well placed, and gives a great effect!

Whats that little guy that hangs about with the corys at the bottom? light blue/grey with a black stripe on the eye.. is that some kind of cichlid? looks nice!

I am definitely going to look out for some of that flourish stuff... reckon my plants will be growing out of the tank after adding some of that! haha
 
#7 ·
Thanks!

I want to put more plants in there...hopefully a carpet of green!

Yeah with the amount of plants you have it will go crazy ahaha

The little guy at the bottom is a Bolivian Ram. He is doing great. When I first put him in though he didn't acclimate so well because the temp was a little high in my tank so he lost a lot o color at first. I put ice in the tank and lowered it for him and within a few hours he was doing better. He is a dwarf species of cichlid. I love him! The Blue Ram is a more colorful version of him but doesn't tolerate as wide of water parameters so I got the Bolivian Ram. He is such a good swimmer. Only chases the corys around at food time otherwise keeping to himself.

I actually entered a photo of him in the contest. It is one of the pictures near the bottom hahaha.

I actually have to feed him Cichlid food and not just regular flakes. It has Omega 3s in it. I just feed it to the whole tank.
 
#10 ·
im super stocked at the moment unfortunately, made a bit of a mistake and brought 4 botia kubotai not realising they grow to 5 inches... got 4 platys, 3 corys, 7 each of the danio and glow lights... so can't risk adding anything else other than MORE plants!! haha
 
#12 ·
04-18-2012 - Water Change - Dosed Flourish - Added Krinbensis

Today I added a Kribensis Cichlid!! She is beautiful!

I also 30% + water changes on all tanks. Some as much at 45%.

Added Noted flourish dose (first forum post) to each tank.

Here are pictures of the tanks ;-)

Betta 5 Gallon Overview:

Not much growth this week. Some of the roots in the anubias got greener. I didn't take details because of that.



Fry 10 Gallon Overview:

The Cabomba is growing like wild fire. The Java Moss is starting to get healthier. I cut the grass plant (forgot what it is called) and replanted it to grow more. Will do again twice to new stems next week. Cut off old bottom leaf of anubias on bottom left.



Cabomba Zoom In:


Grass Zoom In:


Anubias and Red Ludwigia Zoom In:


Fern and Moss Zoom In:


20 Gallon Overview:

In the 20 one of the Red Wag Platys died, I don't know why. The other one has not been eating well. No physical signs of any problems. The Male Molly is doing fine swimming happy and eating. There are a lot of snails in there.

I replanted some plants so stuff moved



Wisteria Zoom - no real growth:


Back Wisteria - seems to have grown a little:


Forward Moss and Red Ludwigia:


Hopefully stuff picks up in this tank

29 Gallon Overview:

In the 29 I replanted the cambomba in the front because it came loose. It also lost half its leaves because of that. I also removed some lost leaves of vallis (2 in total).

I also added a Krinbensis Cichlid today. She is beautiful and swimming happy.

Here is the tank overview:
As you may notice the Vallis grew, the java ferns grew, the roots of the ludwigia are getting bigger and the leaves brighter. The sword is getting brighter.


Here is a zoom of the Krinbensis (Female):



Vallis picture:


Java Fern Zoom In:


Sword and Red Ludwigia Zoom In:


And here is the new Video of the tank:
 
#13 ·
Week #3

Here is week number 3 of all the tanks. I have changed around the 5, 20 and the 29.

I added One 23W 6500K Bulb to both the 20 and the 29. Over head in the front. Flourencents are still in the back.

Here is the 5 gallon.

I took the Mondo Grass out and is now just the roots inside the tank.










Here is the 10 Gallon:

I cut the grass on the left and replanted it again. Now there are three stalks











This piece of Cabomba is really growing:


Here is the 20 Gallon:

I added a black background. I put one more Cabomba stalk in and moved plants. i also added more lighting, you can see how it makes the pictures come out better ;-)





Replanted these:


Moved these and replanted Red Ludwigia


Cool overhead shot:


Here is the 29 gallon tank

I moved the main log back. I added 2 real pieces of drift wood. I moved the swords to the front and separated one smaller sword to the left. I replanted the Corkscrew Vallis and the Cabomba. I also added more lighting which will hopefully help the plants grow.
















Betta Video:


Fry Tank


29 Fish zoom in:


Soooo I also got a new snake.....:) hahahaha

Here is me feeding it today for the first time!
 
#16 ·
hey,

your tanks are looking nice! my fav is the 29g I like the wood in the middle, and that new piece at the front!

I am now dosing with flourish, so am eagerly awaiting the results! I managed to find some salvinia and dwarf water lettuce floating plants, so can't wait till they kick in!

I couldn't help myself, because of your video I acquired a lovely male bolivian ram... he is awesome, my favourite fish. Meet george..
 

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#17 · (Edited)
Thanks!!

I found that piece of wood outside my house lol. (the big one in the middle i bought at petsmart)

That is awesome!!!

Nice BR! He looks like a George!!! Nice big eyes! How long ago did you get him?

I want to get something like that. I need to carpet the top and the floor of my tanks.

I was told that Prime neutralizes the effects of Flourish for 24 hours so you should only dose the Flourish 24 hours after you used Prime. I have started dosing on Thursdays (today) and changing on Wednesdays (yesterday).


If you like the Bolivian Ram you should really look at the Kribensis. I love that fish. I got a female so she would be less aggressive and its going great. She eats EVERYTHING.
 
#23 ·
Chlorine will dissipate within a day or two if let to sit. However Chloramines will not. Usually one or the other is found in your tap depending on your water providers preference. A lot of people do water changes without dechlorinator and it does work out just fine. It usually has to do with the amount changed and the amount of chlorine/chloramines actually in the tap water(usually its very small). Then it is further diluted by the tank water. It will bind to a lot of the organics in the tank and will be used up very quickly.

When I lived at home I never used dechlorinator since we had well water. Now in town I do use dechlorinator, but much less then recommended. I moved in here 11 months ago and I still have the same 250ml bottle of Prime, I use it on 30-40 gallons of tap water a week. I dose only for what I add and usually only 1/2 of what they give on the bottle. The dosage most dechlorinators give is for up to 4ppm chlorine which is the maximum levels allowed in tap water. Most water companies treat with only the minimum amount of chlorine required to keep bacteria counts down, which is often less then 1ppm. Not using dechlor is perfectly fine at those levels. There is however risk if they ever decide to flush the pipes, in which case they are NOT required to notify you about.

I personally would use dechlorinator on public water. Even if its not needed most of the time, its cheap and provides a safety net incase they mess with the water one week.
 
#37 ·
I don't know much about things, but if you get a gourami, I've been told that you ought to QT it for a period of 6-8 weeks. It sounds extreme, but labrynth fish have their own set of rules and possible diseases to consider. . . Also, aren't they shy? I wonder if your Krib would bother a DG like it did poor Burt? Just thinking with my fingers *shrug* Something to look into, maybe! I'd love one, I think they're amazingly beautiful fish. . .

Before you get another Ram. . . have the nitrates in your tap water gone down? I checked mine again here, and we're back to ZERO. I hope your levels are falling, too! Only ONE!?? You suuuuuuure only ONE!!? ;) Rams are so fun in a group! Dunno how many you could keep in a 20, though. . .

I say go ahead with your your changes in the 5! It'll look fantastic, and he'll love the new look! Can't wait to seeeee!

Want those 20g pictures, Termy! The seller on Ebay that I found is Dougy224 - and it looks like he has some more in stock. Shipping is a BEAST though. There also is a guy that sells boatloads of it (cheaper - but the bark hasn't been sandblasted I think?) on PlantedTanks. I linked to his most recent thread, but just because it's drool-worthy - LOOK!



Can you imagine. . . dude is making a FORTUNE, plus his neighbors think he's insane. And. . . I WANT IT ALL!

Glad to see you inspired again! I can't wait to see what comes of it this time around!
 
#39 ·
Wow, I wish I could find peices like that where I live! I can never find any decent peices..my crazy would live to explore them!
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#43 ·
Thanks for not making me wait too long!

Looks good! It'll look BETTER when you do find that rock (or stick).What type of sand did you use?

I'm sure once he settles in, he'll like it more, too. The pimp pad is going green. . .

Keep us posted on any cycle wobbling that happens as a result of this change, hopefully there will be enough bacteria in the filter and enough plant-life to keep things stable for the poor little dude.
 
#44 ·
Yeah there should def be enough plants but I did stir up a lot of stuff. As soon as I get home I will check the water to see if everything is fine. He was doing great this morning. Ate well.

The only reason I didn't post the video link directly on here is because I posted it on my journal and I put the link to the journal on here lol. From now on im going to post an image and the image will be the link to the journal lol. :p

Btw, two of our mice got out of their cages last night somehow....

I woke up to one of them climbing up our bed and was right next to me I was like WOA what are you doing here lol. I picked her up and put her back in the cage. The other one is still missing :(. We have no idea how they got out because the cage is completely sealed....makes NO sense.

We are also getting another snake this weekend! :D!! Their going 50% off at the PetCo near us and there is this really beautiful red one that is just a hair smaller than the one we have now. We are going to keep them in the same cage.
 
#47 ·
That is hilarious! I don't know what my reaction would have been if I had woken up in bed with a mouse! Of course, I don't keep them as pets (anymore), either, lol! Hope you find the other before your snake does ;). You should ask the PetCo if they can reserve that snake for you - your menagerie is growing by leaps and bounds!

The tanks are coming along nicely! I can't wait until you declare all of your tanks 'finished' (for now). . .
 
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