Ivan's Planted 40 Breeder

First Hitchhiker!

 

Just a quick update. My rigged regulator job did NOT work lol drained my whole 10 lb tank in about a week.

But!...a new regulator/solenoid is on the way along with a legit diffuser (also had one of those rigged up..)

Since I stopped running the CO2 I've gotten a pretty bad case of string algae. Nasty nasty stuff. I'm confident that with some CO2 and flourish excel I will get it back under control though.

 

Holy-Moly irr, first that 'fake' Pike you're holding in your Avatar & now this awesome planted tank!! At first I thought it was a terrarium in your first pictures! You're a stud irr. Now I'm very jealous. The years are creeping up on me. 8)

 

hahaha that made my day! Thanks seabass

 

Don't know much about FW...for goldfish maybe, but I'm trying to get a little 20g together for my Godson (12yo). I'm using lights, AquaClear 30 from a SW tank. I think I'll use some ideas from your tank too. What is that last fishy in the last-last pic?

 

That would be a Pearl Gourami.

 

Yep. Pearl Gourami. They're pretty easy. I haven't managed to kill one yet at least. A pair would be fine in a 20 gallon.

 

You have to do some work to kill them, pretty hardy fish that can live for about 8 years.

 

CO2 is finally up and running again! Got a new regulator/solenoid (one that actually cuts off the flow....) and a diffuser. I think I may get a drop checker next..we'll see. Also started with flourish excel. All my stringy algae is turning brown!! All of the leaves are starting to regain their rich green color again, too. I can't wait to see what the tank looks like in a couple more weeks.

 

Congrats on the improvements and the improvement in the tank.