andrew129 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Anyone want to share some photo's heres mine There you go what do you think. post your tanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Thanks my tank has a painted blue back a bit hard to change but you could be right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Tank looks great. 'scuse my ignorance about plants but what is the grassy looking ground cover called?? I'd like to get myself some of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 It is hairgrass from "waterplantz" I think on trademe, ask him on one of his auctions he is a really nice guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Cheers. I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great White Hand Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Great looking tank, congratulations! Are you using Co2 for the plants? What are your tank/light/filter specs? Whats your feeding regime? Ferts? I'll post some pictures of my tank soon Regards, TGWH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Paul that tank looks great ive still got to make it out and see your tanks etc at some stage.. Any chance you can post a pic and stocking list of your african tank? I would love to see its progress.. Did you hear about the chilumba's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropheus Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Love the hair grass and the corkscrew val. Tanks like yours always wants me to start a planted tank again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Nice looking tank, plants look healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Thanks for your comments would be interested to see some others? Tank size is 1.200x.600x.500 360L, filter is a jebo 819, lights are weipro 4ft T5 with 4x 54w tubes (865 T5HO I think). Ferts are 40ml tetra florapride twice a week and feeding a mix of home made ox heart, blood worm and new life spectrum discus formula. No co2 at the moment not ready to go down that path. 50% water changes once a week. Discus are two from Ron, I from Phil Collis and three Tony Tan discus. Ryan I will try to put some pics of my all male african tank up when I get a chance and yes heard of the great chilumba debate and have had a look at what we have, it looks like we have got two lots of clearly different looking females 3 high body females and maybe 6 sleeker and darker looking females so who knows, might bounce the high body ones and keep the others and see what happen's I want the males for display anyway. I still have your other male if he is clean. Thanks tropheus still would like to catch up with you when I am next in Auckland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Any one want to add some pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Funny, CatBrat just started a whole new thread with his planted discus tank. Ah well, this is what mine used to look like last year. Just tore mine apart to fix a leak and pull out about 8L of Xmas Moss so can't put up anything recent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Nice Blue tank looks good you are the one that inspired me to stert keeping discus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 heres mine from a few months ago, camera has issues at the moment, but havent done anything to it , other than grow the plants some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Nice dimebag looking good how big is your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Cheers to you all beautiful tanks Andrew, the bottom of your tank looks like it is almost completely covered with plants. Do you still have to vacuum and if so, how? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 duplicate please remove...sorry thought it didn't post...always have trouble at noon time it seems...net must be busy! Cheers to you all beautiful tanks Andrew, the bottom of your tank looks like it is almost completely covered with plants. Do you still have to vacuum and if so, how? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Cheers to you all beautiful tanks Andrew, the bottom of your tank looks like it is almost completely covered with plants. Do you still have to vacuum and if so, how? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi Caper I use the vaccum on my tap but turn the flow right down and carefully get what i can under the swords and in the clearer areas the rest i leave in the hair grass as natural fertiliser. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Nice dimebag looking good how big is your tank? its 285 litre i think heres a pic taken couple of days ago, camera working again heres one of my 2 favourite catfish in there sorry bout the crap pics :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 here is a few different pictures of the same tank....i always rip everything out and start again every 6months or less started with this then this then this and at the moment it looks like this side view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 That awesome evil the different size discus look great and what is the ground cover in the last photo? whats the lighting and is that co2 in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 the ground plant is mostly hairgrass with some dwarf sag and glosso which is getting out grown and covered with hairgrass. lighting is just 4x5ft fluro tubes from any placemakers, bunnings...etc nothing fancy....only thing i add to the tank is C02, the fish provides the rest of the fertilizers :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Evil nice tanks, can see why you have such big power bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 He doesn't - his parents do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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