My 33 gal. set-up....3/21

[Diztrbd1]

This tank has had a lot of activity over the 1-1/2 years I have had it now, So I figured I do a journal on it as I am sure it will see alot more changes in the near future. I'll skip the first 6 months it was set up and start it from where it went on a new stand and new wall, in our dining room area, last summer.
Found a nice 4' tall cherry wood bookshelf that was 36" wide x 15" deep and decided that it would make a great stand plus put it to a height that was easy to observe everything without bending over. Plus my girlfriends computer desk is on a wall to the right of the tank & she can easily turn around to see it. Of course I didn't realize how much of a PITA height would be for water changes lol I really need to invest in a Python.

The Tank:
Hagen 33gal
36"x12"x19"
on a Cherry wood bookshelf/stand

The equipment:
HOB filter with DIY CO2 injected thru the intake
Hagen mini-elite with a spraybar for added circulation
*will be upgrading to a canister filter most likely
Marineland visitherm 200 watt heater
the substrate is Flourite Dark
the lighting was originally a 30" Coralife t5no dual bulb fixture, I sold it thinking I was going to get a different light, but work slowed down and can't afford another till work becomes steady again lol could kick myself in the butt for that move, since the original T8 fixture isn't doing much for plant growth.

The Inhabitants:
5 gorgeous German Blue Ram's
1 Black Skirt Tetra
7 Neon Tetras
10-11 Glow-light Tetras
4 Black skirt Tetras
2 Clown Plecos
1 or 2 African Dwarf Frogs... not sure any more lol
a few Assassin Snails

The Plants: (unsure bout a couple lol)
Watersprite
Sunset Hygro - Thanks to Smiladon. They have grown like crazy in any tank they go in have, I managed to stock 4 tanks from those few plants
Red Tiger Lotus - Thanks to Karen (shrimpgirl)
Java Fern
Oak Leak Watersprite
The needle leaf stuff on the left came from a few stems Thanks to Stuart(CRSfan) dunno know the name but it grows fast as well, have it in 3 of my tanks now
the sword plant was from aqua flora, not sure what kind it is either





Where it started after the move to the new stand

couples weeks in , plants growing well

Bought a cool piece of wood from JP(Kbuntu) Which I liked better than the other piece I had in the center so it caused me to do a little rescaping. Relocated the fast gowing Water sprite to the back where it belongs and added a few more plants( crypts, and some sword plant)


over the next couple months plants really grew in, I added a red tiger lotus and and some of Richards awesome GBR's and a algae covered skull cave for them (which the plecos cleared off in about 24 hours)& this is where it is today minus a couple large watersprite plants I had to remove in order to catch my 2-3" SAE's( which were faster than the speed of light) that took close to an hour to catch. Soooo glad they are gone lol The few small watersprite plants in the front are only there to grow out a little bit, not normally there , but the Rams do seem to like it lol The plants are a little unorganized but all the fish love their jungle far as I can tell

So much for that nice piece of wood lol but the clown plecos love it like that around the cave they have underneath it, they come out and hang out under the crypts from time to time

[Diztrbd1]

pano shot

[Diztrbd1]

some of the inhabitants:



hand feeding Superfrog

The Clown Plecos



one of the Assassin Snails:

[Diztrbd1]

My Favorite fish in there...the Rams:







first eggs, got eaten tho, so have the other 18 sets that have been laid since I got them lol

[crazy72]

Looking really good, John. The rams are gorgeous. Where/who did you get them from? Richard?

[Sandy Landau]

Just a fantastic tank!

[2wheelsx2]

Love the glowlights. Might have to get some to compliment my black neons.

[CRS Fan]

Fish look very happy.... if not gluttonous ! It's a jungle in there Now I see why catching your SAE's would be a challenge.

Best regards,

Stuart

[effox]

Nice glowlight, it looks really fat! Great set up John!

Cheers,
Chris

[Diztrbd1]

Nice glowlight, it looks really fat! Great set up John!

thanks Chris..I have 2 that are fat like that lol little pigs...most likely females I am thinking

Fish look very happy.... if not gluttonous ! It's a jungle in there Now I see why catching your SAE's would be a challenge.

lol Stuart it is definitely a jungle or atleast it was, thinned it out abit thanks to those SAE's. Some of these plants grow too friggin fast, I think it's time for a bigger tank

Love the glowlights. Might have to get some to compliment my black neons.

Gary I have to agree 100% ...they would definitely look great in the cube with the black neons and rummynose. I had them mixed together with neons in my 10g, in my bedroom as well & the colors were just great together

Just a fantastic tank!

Thanks so much Sandy

Looking really good, John. The rams are gorgeous. Where/who did you get them from? Richard?

Thanks Franck...Yes the GBR's came from Richard. Got them back in mid November . I love these guys, they have amazing color and quite the personalities in the tank. Just wish I could get some of the eggs to hatch. I had noticed one pair had laid eggs last night before I went to sleep, woke up, they were gone and the other pair had spawned lol every 1-2 weeks same thing over and over...maybe some day I will get lucky lol