First attempt at a planted tank

Looks very nice. That one tiger barb (near the top and to the right) looks like he's seriously motoring and leaving a stream of bubbles....

 

Nice one :laugh:

 

Nicely noticed, I didnt even see that, LOL.

 

i would increase widows to 6 and corries as well, they like being in schools, CAE are nice when they are small but in a year or so you will have to remove them. they are teritorial and get lazy when they get bigger. u actually getting 3 kribs from me, hopefully one of them is a female, not too sure yet. unfortunatly the one u see on my thread i gave away to a friend. but the other are just as nice except for no black dots on the tail. you will see that the dominating male will colour up big time. especially if your female shows interest. awesome tank you have there btw

 

@Ammar

I actually wanna get rid of the CAE, so maybe if you know someone who will want them you know where to get me. the widows and cories, i spoke to the lfs about that and they getting some this coming weekend so will get 4-5 more cories and 3 more widows. I hope my female picks one, i will then move the other kribs.

 

Just a quick question, what will rooibos tea do to my current setup???

 

Tank is looking good!

 

they say its a natural remedy for the fish, have you got problems? like fin rot, white spot etc.. i wouldn't just put roibos for no reason. make you water brown for a while as well.

 

@Ammar

nope no problem but i was just wondering as i read people add it to their tanks and thought id ask.

thanks @Deem

 

Add it to your tank if you like brown water. Can look very cool with the right setup.

 

it wont work for me then as i like clear "shiny" water

 

Purigen and charcoal :blink1:

 

what filter do you use? sorry haven't read thru the whole thread.

 

@Ammar i use a canister filer and an internal filter

 

@Hawk would charcoal not eliminate the effect of the tea? i know when i was trowing in medecine i had to remove charcoal. i know it clears your water but maybe also some of the good stuf?? not too sure

 

im also so dof the one plant is hygrophylla not rotala

 

@oscar freak

You could have told me it something else and i would believe you. But thanks

 

@Ammar - Yes, hence the suggestion :cheesy:. I don't think he wants the tea effect. As far as I know your ferts are not removed by activated charcoal.

 

@Hawk by effect i mean the good stuff that tea adds to the tank, other than colouring..

 

Hello im new to this and in the process of planting my tank. What substrate did you use?