Showcasing my new farm tank, not a traditional Dutch.

I used to not like posing online but feel like this tank is starting to look gorgeous so want to put it out.

The setup is:
ADA 60P
Chihiro WRGB II 60
Daily dose APT 3
Lights from 9:00AM to 6:00PM
CO2 turn on 3 hours before light and off 1 hour before lights out.

This tank is a little bit past 3 weeks which feel in really quickly. Half pallet I got from trimmings half were emsered grow and I replant the top

It's very potassium hungry! But slowly turning around.

I created it in about 3 months of pruning

I feel like this question gets asked often, and some suggestions are to give them away, sell them or trade at your LFS.

I do all of those things but with 11 tanks I still generate a ton of excess floaters and sometimes they also look gnarly and aren’t suitable for those purposes.

So I keep European Nightcrawlers in a very simple setup inside my apartment. It’s a small 3 bin 15 gallon tote setup and It does not smell at all. 90% of their diet is used coffee grounds and floating plants.

I get amazing castings that I use for my indoor plants (pic 2) and make teas from (pic 4) and in collecting this small amount (9.5 ounces) I also get a ton of baby earthworms (pic 3) which are perfect food for a few of my fish.

It’s an excellent way to generate 0 waste, get some wonderful soil amendments, make a beneficial bacterial soup for inoculating charcoal to make biochar and feed live.

AMA if you’re interested in setting up your own bin!

I'd love to get thoughts about your first time upgrading tanks. 😊

We currently have a 6G for our betta and shrimps.

The shrimps aren't becoming snacks as Sushi is mostly chill (lucky us) and the tank is heavily planted. The shrimps have also started having shrimplets. 🙌

We are saving and planning to get him a 10G as it feels like 6G is small for him to swim around.

What should we be looking out for and anything we should consider trying for another low tech tank?

Also just want to say that this sub has been lovely IME. TY for everyone!

Bonus photo of a scrimp having an underwater Mulan moment. lol.

TYIA!~

Plants are probably the most expensive thing though, my success rate it pretty low. Although my Amazon sword is having babies.

Just fully finished my first planted tank, please give tips and recommendations as you see fit!!

Current Stocking:
5 Corydoras
12 Neon Tetras
2 Gold Honey Gouramis
3 Assassin Snails
And lots of Neocardina shrimp, i would guess ~30

Jokes aside, running a pH of about 6.8 and only plants and pest snails in the tank rn, think the plants would benefit from a water change? I'm using a no filter setup and have tons of fast growers that just got set up, just want to see what the consensus is on water changes for plants only tanks

i want to get a vibrant red from the rotala hr’a in the back, i’m running diy CO2 and thinking of getting a twinstar 200E V soon. what fert would be the best specifically to bring out the color?

(just added the drop checker today so it’s not accurate yet and a smaller diffuser comes in the mail soon)

I have octopus grass, pointy swords, hygrophila salicifolia, and hornwart paired with river rocks from and driftwood. I'm very pleased with the results and can't wait to add fish!

This is my first plant tank five weeks old and some of the plants are yellow and translucent .Is it because of my sand cap being too deep or do I need some liquid fertilizers?

The bowl is in it to keep the log from floating.

I eventually want to put Neocaridina shrimps, rasbora and 2 honey gourami in the tank.

It’s a 60L (16gallon) aquarium.

I have some Red root floaters, Christmas moss for the driftwood, and Jungle Val on the way. Not sure what I should put in the foreground.

The Monte Carlos is slowly but surely growing in but the ludwigia and buce are growing in nicely. I plan to get psuedomugil gertrudae aru 4 soon to put in it

one of the rarest cryptocorynes that exist and also in a variegated form😊

Bought this the other day for a setup which will be viewed from both sides (in a wall cavity).

Question is…. What is a decent option for filters other than a canister filter? Im thinking one hang on the back (something like a fluval AC) on one end won’t provide enough flow. I have a Fluval AC50 on another planted tank and it’s been great tbh.

Would 2 HOB Fluval’s (one on each end) be decent enough?

Any recommendations is greatly appreciated.

https://aquaone.com.au/2015-04-16-04-47-04/2015-04-16-06-00-17/aquariums/opticlear-2/item/4038-53303

Is it worth it quarantining my plants? I really want to prevent this in the future, I know for certain it was the plant.

Hi. One of my cpds seems to have prolapsed. she is very deflated looking and looks bent. I know the outcome isn't very favorable but is there anything I can do to help. I fear trying to isolate her is going to kill her regardless at this point. she is hiding and would be hard to net her but I'm down to try. She doesn't appear to be eating. Water quality is in the last image and is fine. Temp is a little higher than usual due to the heat about 25.5c.

Can’t seem to figure out what it is.. talking about the red one of course