My Tanks

Well, here are my tanks. This is just a summary page, hopefully I will have individual pages for each tank later on. These tanks are always a work in progress, so any pictures will have dates, of course. Also, most changes will be kept in my Fishkeeping Log when necessary.

Planted 29 Gallon Tank

(Taken 11/29/2003)

This holds the all-important 4 Zebra Otocinclus I am currently keeping, as well as some uncommon Coral Red pencilfish species.

Current specs:

• 2x55 Watt CF canopy (self-made with ahsupply.com retrofit kit)
• 150 Watt submersible heater
• 1 Aquaclear 200 filter
• 40/60 Flourite/Gravel mix
• 2-liter Sugar-Yeast CO₂ reactor

Current flora:

• Hygrophila corymbosa
• Hygrophila polysperma "sunset"
• Echinodorus tenellus
• Crinum calamistratum
• Echinodorus compacta (tropica)
• Ludwigia repens
• Ceratophyllum submersum
• Cryptocoryne beckettii
• Cryptocoryne spiralis
• Bacopa caroliniana
• Egeria densa (Anacharis)

Current fauna:

• 4 Zebra Otocinclus
• 8 Coral Red Pencilfish (male) (female?)
• 7 Lemon Tetras
• 5 Corydoras axelrodi
• Dozens of bladder and ramshorn snails

Planted 20 Gallon Long Tank

(Taken 11/29/2003)

This tank is newly setup, but fully planted right from the get-go (thanks to all those extra plants in the 29 gallon tank!). It holds 8 Corydoras arcuatus (Skunk cories) and I may move the SAE's to this tank.

Current specs:

• 1x55 Watt CF All-Glass lightstrip
• 100 Watt submersible heater
• 1 Aquaclear 200 filter
• 50/50 Flourite/Gravel mix

Current flora:

• Hygrophila corymbosa
• Echinodorus tenellus
• Echinodorus compacta
• Hemianthus micrathemoides (Baby tears)
• Bacopa caroliniana
• Hygrophila polysperma "sunset"
• Egeria densa (Anacharis)

Current fauna:

• 8 Skunk Corydoras (corydoras arcuatus)
• 2 Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE's)
• 8 Glossolepis multisquamatus

Currently, this is sort of a breeding tank.

Current specs:

• 2x13 Watt CF lightstrip
• Aquaclear Mini filter
• 50 watt submersible heater

Current flora: Java Moss

Current fauna:

• 10 Corydoras melini

Planted 33 Gallon Show Tank

(Taken 11/29/2003)

At least I think this is a 33 Gallon tank. It is a flat hex tank (36" wide in back) which I got from a friend. I set it up for plants, of course. Most of the plants are from the 29 gallon tank, either offshoots or other pieces.

This will hopefully wind up as the main show tank of the house. It is currently in the livingroom, where I can sit on the couch and relax while watching the fishes. It is the most stocked tank, with over 20 fish.

Current specs:

• 2x55 Watt lightstrip
• 2 Aquaclear 200 filters, plus Fluval 303 cannister
• 50/50 Flourite/Gravel mix
• 150 Watt submersible heater
• 2 liter Sugar-Yeast CO₂ reactor

Current flora:

• Hygrophila corymbosa
• Floating Watersprite
• Hygrophila corymbosa
• Echinodorus tenellus
• Rotala wallachii
• Ludwigia repens
• Limnophila indica
• Egeria densa (Anacharis)
• Hemianthus micrathemoides (Baby tears)

Current fauna:

• 2 Otocinclus vittatus
• 6 Harlequin Rasboras
• 2 Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE)
• 3 Corydoras agasizzi
• 8 Melanotaenia kamaka

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