superbole
11-06-2009, 17:44
Hello TASA
I'm new to the forum, only found it yesterday. I used to browse around G4Y a lot, but the traffic seems to be down a bit there, so was wondering where everyone has gone.
I've been keeping fish for about 6 years now, but on a rather low key. I do a LOT of cycling, and all my time and money goes into that...
I have two tanks running at the moment:
1. My original tank is a 60 l hex. Setup in the living room at home. I have 8 black widows and an angel in it. Plants wise I have a rear curtain of Hygrophilia Polysperma across the back of the tank. The foreground is covered in Brazilian Micro Sword and in the middle of the tank I have a beautiful Echinodorus cordifolius growing out the top of the tank (it puts out flowers and new leaves every few weeks). I have a river sand and small pebble substrate. It has an internal power filter, and a 18w CFL (Lumaglo from Checkers) 10 hours per day. I'm not sure of water parameters.
2. I have a 2fter sitting on my desk at the office. Currently there's a whole bunch of swordtails in it, I never bother counting, because they are always multiplying. I started with two, and the population has just grown. Plants wise, I have one anubias nana and a heck of a lot of java moss. I have a lot of algea in this tank, but I also don't give it the attention it deserves, so I can understand that! The substrate is basically river sand with a sprinkling of pebbles for visual effect, I think it looks very natural. The background is cork siliconed to the glass, but I don't really think this looks nice anymore (although the java moss grows well on it). I also have a 18w CFL on this tank and I'm running an air driven sponge filter.
If I get the time (and the money) I'd like to build a massive river tank!
Well, that's me in a nut shell.
Later,
Sheldon
I'm new to the forum, only found it yesterday. I used to browse around G4Y a lot, but the traffic seems to be down a bit there, so was wondering where everyone has gone.
I've been keeping fish for about 6 years now, but on a rather low key. I do a LOT of cycling, and all my time and money goes into that...
I have two tanks running at the moment:
1. My original tank is a 60 l hex. Setup in the living room at home. I have 8 black widows and an angel in it. Plants wise I have a rear curtain of Hygrophilia Polysperma across the back of the tank. The foreground is covered in Brazilian Micro Sword and in the middle of the tank I have a beautiful Echinodorus cordifolius growing out the top of the tank (it puts out flowers and new leaves every few weeks). I have a river sand and small pebble substrate. It has an internal power filter, and a 18w CFL (Lumaglo from Checkers) 10 hours per day. I'm not sure of water parameters.
2. I have a 2fter sitting on my desk at the office. Currently there's a whole bunch of swordtails in it, I never bother counting, because they are always multiplying. I started with two, and the population has just grown. Plants wise, I have one anubias nana and a heck of a lot of java moss. I have a lot of algea in this tank, but I also don't give it the attention it deserves, so I can understand that! The substrate is basically river sand with a sprinkling of pebbles for visual effect, I think it looks very natural. The background is cork siliconed to the glass, but I don't really think this looks nice anymore (although the java moss grows well on it). I also have a 18w CFL on this tank and I'm running an air driven sponge filter.
If I get the time (and the money) I'd like to build a massive river tank!
Well, that's me in a nut shell.
Later,
Sheldon