Jaguar's Rimless 33g and 10g Planted Tanks - rescaped 2/20

[Jaguar]

Hey

I've got a journal set up over on The Planted Tank and figured I'd carry it over here for you guys to see as well.

TANK : Hagen rimless custom size 33 Gal - 31.5" l x 13.5" w x 18" h
LIGHT: 2x 17 watt 4100k T8's (ugly yellow light)
FILTER: Eheim Ecco 2234
OTHER: Maxi Jet 600 w/ DIY CO2 diffuser attachment, 100w Thermal Compact heater
SUBSTRATE: Geo System Pacific Gravel
FERTS: Seachem Flourish, Flourish Excel, Root Tabs, DIY CO2

FLORA:
Echinodorus amazonicus (amazon sword)
Echinodorus ozelot (ocelot sword)
Vallisneria americana
Cyperus helferi
Ludwigia repens (red ludwigia)
Hygrophila difformis (water wisteria)
Anubias barteri var. nana

FAUNA:
2x dwarf gourami (cobalt/honey)
1x german blue ram
1x red wag platy
5x zebra danio
5x neon tetra
5x black skirt tetra
2x otocinclus
1x rainbow shark

October 15:







October 18:



November 3:



Today (November 9)





Derimmed 10 gallon betta paradise with extras thrown in (November 8)

[crazy72]

Looking good. Thanks for sharing.

[Jaguar]

Thanks!



Dalton got a 35watt halogen desk lamp yesterday, but it's a plastic piece of junk and the cover cracked so I'm going to find a replacement for it asap.

[rich16]

Nice clean looking tanks. Both look great.

[Jaguar]

Thanks!

Today (yes... it's 3 AM) I'll be pulling out the Miracle Gro Organic Potting Mix and putting dirt in the 10 gallon. Then I'll be taking the rest back to Home Depot because it is hatching fungus gnats... must've got a bad batch but since I already opened it and sifted some I might as well use it.

I got a ton of java moss in exchange for my bratty rainbow shark through a classified site, so I'll be having fun tying that down to wood as well. Picked up a crypt parva at Petsmart so that went in the big tank. Pics to come!

[neven]

if you are going to use dirt, you need to have it soaking in bucket (with water changes) for a very long time so that there is little aerobic bacteria left in the soil

[Jaguar]

Nawp I'm doing Walstad style with organics and all. We'll see what happens.






The driftwood is still kinda floaty so I'll be moving it once it wants to sink.

[stonedaquarium]

what substrate are you using?

[Jaguar]

10 gal is Miracle Gro Organic Potting Mix with an edge/thin cap of Hagen Geo Systems Pacific #2 sand, and on top is some random natural gravel from a LFS. Straight Pacific sand in the 33 gal.

[Jaguar]

As of yesterday



Winning the algae battle, finally... my wisteria is HUGE... anubias is struggling but I think it's old growth just dying off as there are nice green leaves sprouting.



Ram looks better still, some weird white growth on his fins that hasn't changed in 2 weeks so I'm just leaving it alone



Dalton's tank with lots of extra junk thrown in it still, I'm taking some of the moss for my mom's tank this weekend.



Dalton himself, not much of a looker but he's a good fish.