My Planted tank I used to have..

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:19 pm

Well. just like every other Reefkeeper.. we started out with or still have Freshwater.. well I have compiled a gallery awhile back of my 55 gallon planted tank I had.. you can view it at the following URL if you desire Smile

http://reefersinn.ath.cx/volitan/

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:22 pm

Wow that is/was a beautiful tank... I want to go planted again soon...

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:49 pm

Very nice!

I want to set-up a FW Planted tank in the future with a large school of Neon Tetras as well as Discuss(sp?), that's always been my dream FW tank.

Rock Anemone Cool

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:54 pm

Ya that'd be awesome Rock... I think in the near future (probably beginning of next month), I'm gonna go buy a 55 gallon, and do the same thing as what you mentioned. Probably some snakeskin discus, and a few blood red ones... They're not that expensive. Again awesome tank Volitan

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:03 pm

Thanks Guys.. I had quite a few neons in there at one time too.. they all got the "neon tetra disease" I am thinking.. and ended up with like 3.. Sad

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:22 pm

Dang, sorry to hear that!

What did you do with the tank when you took it down?

Rock Anemone

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:23 pm

The tank turned Reef.. which I was using still upto a month or so ago.. then a bottom seal started leaking Sad

I then had to shutdown my Cichlid Tank and move the reef into it..

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:02 pm

That sucks! Is the seal fixed now?

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:26 pm

ya I have a 55 fresh and I am supposted to get 2 plants tomarrow and they are java fern and mirco sword and I hope i will have a lussish grassy tank. lol

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:40 pm

Both are very nice plants... You should also buy some Java Moss... It grows very easily, and it greens up the aquarium a bit too! Very Happy

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:35 pm

Sum-X wrote:

That sucks! Is the seal fixed now?

Sold the tank..

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:38 pm

heh, well that works too Very Happy

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:11 pm

yea i was going to but java moss but i got to thinkin that is going to be alot of plants in the tank when i got a lot of fish.
Plus the java fern is going to try to grow on my driftwood i got at the creak and it will try to grow in my brackish tank. The mirco sword i hope will cover the whole bottom in no time.

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:53 pm

I had a planted 75 gallon 4 years back and i really miss it,just not the time to comit to another tank right now.The neons and cardinals swimming around the anubias and lace plant was awesome.

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:05 pm

yea well, I got a lot of fish and some are kinda aggressive.
My 55 tank consists of
2 wild altum angels, 4 tigerbarbs, 4 alnino tigerbarbs, 3 mixed fruit tetras, 5 giant danios, 1 zebra danio, 4 leapord danios, and a bristlenose placo (female). That is kinda alot and the plants will add a nice look to them, and since the mirco sword gets to 4 to 6 inchs tall thats some nice grass! I wonder how someone would cut it? just wondering. Rolling Eyes