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#1 · (Edited)
So, we though it would be cool to post pictures of eachothers planted tanks with a little survey thing to fill out at the bottom including information abut your tank and a picture.

Name of your Tank:
Substrate type:
Dimensions:
Is It A Natural Planted Tank:
Water Volume:
Water Temperature:
Water change schedule:
Age of tank:
Co2:
Lighting:
Fertilizers:
Stock:
Plant Species:
 
#2 ·
Here is my entry



Name of your Tank: Mo's Micro Tank
Substrate type: none
Dimensions: 2-3 inch circumference across
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: no
Water Volume: A Few Ounces
Water Temperature: 78-82
Water change schedule: 100% water change weekly
Age of tank: A few days old
Co2: none
Lighting: natural sunlight
Fertilizers: x3 dose weekly of seachem flourish, one drop each dose
Stock: a few Bladder snails, and One single ramshorn snail
Plant Species: Hornwort, Anacharis, Willow Moss, Java Moss, and Java Fern,
 
#5 ·
Thank you! It's very small. I think about 3 ounces, and no I don't breed snails in these, I breed snails in 20 ounce jars and 5 gallon tanks, right now they are all in 5 gallon tanks. This aquarium is just a tiny little decoration setup
 
#4 ·


Name of your Tank: My First Planted Tank
Substrate type: Sand, Quickcrete Play Sand
Dimensions: 24" L, 12" W, 12" H
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: Sadly, no
Water Volume: 16 US Gallons
Water Temperature: 78 degrees Fahrenheit
Water change schedule: 50% weekly
Age of tank: 6 months
Co2: none
Lighting: 40 watt light
Fertilizers: x2 weekly addition of seachem flourish, 2 milliliters
Stock: 6 kuhli loaches, 6 Pygmy Corydoras, 9 neons, 1 sparkling gourami, and a Betta
Plant Species: Rotala Rotundifolia, Rotala indica, Hygrophila Polysperma, hornwort, anacharis, java moss, micro swords, amazon swords, argentine swords, unknown sword, and duckweed.
 
#6 · (Edited)
Whee! I'm in!



Name of your Tank: Dymax IQ5 /Cleo's Place!
Substrate type: Black gravel
Dimensions: 27cm(H) x 22cm(W) x 27cm(D)
NPT: No
Water Volume: 13L (3.25 gallons) + 3L sump
Water Temperature: 78
Water change schedule: 1x 30%, 1 x 50% PW
Age of tank: 5 months
Co2: None
Lighting: Dymax LED
Fertilizers: Fish poo!
Stock: Female VT (Cleo), 5 Red Cherry Shrimp (The Zoidbergs)
Plant Species:
- java moss
- potted cryptocorynes
- floating & planted wisteria stems
- anubias nana on mopani wood
- java fern on mopani wood
- susswassertang
 
#9 · (Edited)
My entry






Name of your Tank: The Main
Substrate type: Gravel
Dimensions: 20in. (Length) x 10in. (Width) x 10in. (Height)
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: No
Water Volume: 10 Gallons
Water Temperature: 78F
Water change schedule: 50% once a week
Age of tank: 4 months
Co2: No
Lighting: 12 Watt Flourescents
Fertilizers: Seachem Flourish
Stock: 6 White Cloud Mountain Minnows
Plant Species: Jungle Val, Corkscrew Val, Amazon Sword, Cabomba
 
#10 · (Edited)
Lol Mo!!! My technique: stuff it in, leave a little space for fish to swim. :lol:

Love your tanks -- omg, so many plants! and I am so wanting to do a nice jar for my desk..

Mattoboy --- such big pics >< I'll look at em tomorrow when they finish loading. ;)

Ah no.. I see em now. What kind of wood is that? Beautiful tank! Nice & clean look. I haven't tried vals or swords yet, looking forward to it.
 
#14 ·





Name of your Tank: The Show Tank
Substrate type: Sand, as of right now, bare bottomed
Dimensions: hmm. Let me think. 16" L, 8 1/2" W, 10" H,
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: no
Water Volume: 6 Us gallons
Water Temperature: 80
Water change schedule: 25% weekly
Age of tank: 8-10 months
Co2: none
Lighting: 1 15 watt bulb
Fertilizers: seachem flourish, 1 milliliter, x2 weekly doses
Stock: 1 male Betta
Plant Species: poppy, duckweed, micro swords, anacharis, hornwort, unknown sword plants, wisteria, java moss, java fern, Rotala indica, and Rotala Rotundifolia
 
#17 ·




Name of your Tank: The "Mini"
Substrate type: Bare bottomed
Dimensions: not sure
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: no
Water Volume: .75 gallons
Water Temperature: 76
Water change schedule: 25% weekly
Age of tank: a few minutes old
Co2: none
Lighting: small desk lamp
Fertilizers: seachem flourish
Stock: one lone ramshorn snail
Plant Species: anacharis, hornwort, java moss, willow moss, and poppy
 
#18 · (Edited)
Bahaha! Mine's smaller!





Name of your Tank: The "HELL-NO-BETTA BOW"!
Substrate type: propagating sand, potting mix, river sand cap
Dimensions: 17 cm wide, 10 deep at corner joint (it's a corner unit, lol!)
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: Yes
Water Volume: one liter (about 1/3 gallon)
Water Temperature: 20C (winter here!)
Water change schedule: 30% week atm
Age of tank: a few days old
Co2: none
Lighting: natural daylight
Fertilizers: none
Stock: none (maybe some baby shrimp if I can get a heat pad..)
Plant Species: bacopa, blyxa, cryptocorynes


(Did you just make that tank now, Mo? Awesome! :D )
 
#22 · (Edited)



Name of your Tank: First Sorority house
Substrate type: White Sand
Dimensions: 20"x12"x10"
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: no
Water Volume: 10 gallons
Water Temperature: 80-82
Water change schedule: 50% every 2 weeks.
Age of tank: 2 months
Co2: none
Lighting: not sure, upgrading to 6500k soon.
Fertilizers: none
Stock: 5 female HM bettas, 12 ghost shrimp
Plant Species:
Anubias, Bacopa Caroliniana, Anacharis, Amazon sword, Hornwort.
 
#23 ·
Your tanks are so MUCH more planted than mine, but here is what a betta and plant neophyte did for her pet.

Aquarium decor Freshwater aquarium Aquarium Aquatic plant Plant


Name of your Tank: Chicory's Tank
Substrate type: natural gravel
Dimensions: 14.6 x 8.8 x 11.2 inches
Is It A Natural Planted Tank: No
Water Volume: 3 Gallon (probably about 2.5 actual)
Water Temperature: 75 F
Water change schedule: 50% twice weekly
Age of tank: 3 months
Co2: none
Lighting: LED hood
Fertilizers: API Leaf Zone 1x / week
Stock: 1 Halfmoon Male Betta
Plant Species: Swordplant (Echinodorus bleheri), a probable Pennywort (Hydrocotyle verticillata), Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus), Banana Plant (Nymphoides aquatica) and a Marimo Moss ball
 
#24 ·
Aus, I really like that tank, I wanna try doing an emersed setup, with dwarf hairgrass and ludwigia or bacopa. I am just not sure if I will flood it after a while or keep it emersed.

I need to get my pictures of my sorority off my sisters camera, I got some really nice underwater pictures.
 
#25 ·
MY second tank might be emmersed.. I love the idea of starting out that way and apparently the plants are thicker and greener for it.. Looking forward to pics!


Loashun, I love your tank, so lush and green. Wonderful sorority setup.

Shadyr, I like yours, too! Not all planted tanks have to be jungles to look good. I've seen some with just one or two plants/plant types that have been stunning. Good job!

And I'm enjoying all the bettas, too. :)
 
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