150L Community Tank

Just a quick update after my searches for a tank some time ago.

Got a fairly standard 90 size with inbuilt sump on the side.
In the sump I am running a heater, purigen, matrix and filter pads and the return pump
Lighting is the standard Odyssea 2x 39w T5 unit with 1x growlux and 1x 10k bulbs.

Substrate is Flourite black and I dose Seachem's Flourish and Excel with my 2 weekly water changes.

This is what the basic tank looked like right after I got it:

This is what the tank looks like now:

 

Hi Lucas

Very nice tank. Congrats!

 

Yeah that last pic looks great!

 

Nice Lucas - update your location on your profile.

BIG change from day 0 till now - how long has it been? BTW do you have any fish in that tank?

Later Ferdie

 

The tank has taken about 3 months to get from where it was to what is today.

Battled with so much algae that I almost axed the whole thing during the 2nd month, but I persevered and added a pleco. Solved my algae problems in 3 days!

I currently have one male siamese fighter and seven rummies in the tank. Looking for some nice schooling fish to add but running a bit dry on finding any :S
I realise I limit myself with the betta but once you see what he looks like, you won't begrudge me my indulgence. Will post some photos of him later.

 

sjoe, this is a very nice setup...

 

Thanks Siamese

Added 5 Pepper cory's today to have a bit more activity at the bottom level of the tank.

Will get some photos of the tank tonight to get some clear shots in

 

Wow. Looking lekker :-D

 

Lucas, nice looking tank!

- Was it not 8 eventually?
or did "someone" grabbed 3?

 

Lucas, nice looking tank!

- Was it not 8 eventually?
or did "someone" grabbed 3?

 

Hahahaha @Gert Combrink!

Nope I didnt take any We placed three in his 60L tank just for a bit. We wanted to see how they would look in that tank and I have to say it does work.

 

Yeah as Wyv said, I put 5 in the 150L and 3 in the 60L , quite liking the activity that it suddenly generated in the tank with the current fish resorting hierarchy
Quite funny watching the 5 in the big tank as they join the rummies in what I call "Ride the current" where they sit in the middle of the tank and swim against the return pump stream.

 

Ok quickly took a new shot with no reflections to irritate me (for those looking for a proper quality click here @ 5mb :



and this is my pride and joy:

 

Hi
@Lucas baie mooi Betta wat jy daar het, baie mooi! Tank is ook stunning! Congrats.

 

Wow amaaaazing betta. Don't see that often.

 

That is really beautiful!! Both your tank and the Betta!!

 

Did some trimming and a little bit of rescaping yesterday together with my usual weekly water change. This morning my rummies are grabbing air from the surface and I have one dead Cory Grabbing my Stability from Wyv in an hour and then praying everyone else in the tank is still fine .