Wigg's 20L Planted community. [Archive]

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 03:35 AM

Going out tommorow and will spend my day off converting my playsand/fake plant tank into a planted community.

Stocking will be as it is currently:
8 neon Tetras
6 Zebra Danios
6 Peppered Cories
1 Male CrownTail betta
1 Snail who appeared from nowhere and is awesome.

Going to be a bit of mixed rock/Wood that ive had aside for when I decided to do this. First shot at a planted tank so I'm excited :)

Pics tomorrow afternoon/night!

Oscar_freak12321

09-01-2009, 03:37 AM

Good luck! Get some pics up as soon as possible! thumbs2:

Goodbye

09-01-2009, 03:38 AM

Sounds like it wil be a great tank! Good Luck! :19: thumbs2:

mommy1

09-01-2009, 03:39 AM

sounds like a cool tank. can't wait to see the pictures! :19:

Red

09-01-2009, 03:40 AM

Sounds fun wiggs!

Lab_Rat

09-01-2009, 03:43 AM

Sounds like a great plan! Now pics!!!!

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 03:46 AM

Thanks guys, pics will be up tomorrow. Going with flourite as the substrate, the black should look a lot better then what I have now :)

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 01:44 PM

About to leave the house to go pick up what I need. Here's a picture of my tank as it stands now for comparison.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCF1874.jpg

Some of the better lookin fake plants will stay in for a bit to fill some space, DEPENDING on how many plants i can get today and how it comes together.

iZinedane

09-01-2009, 02:48 PM

Beautiful tank!
i think you meant 20g not 20l? :ssmile:

DrNic

09-01-2009, 02:54 PM

Sounds like a cool plan. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 03:50 PM

Beautiful tank!
i think you meant 20g not 20l? :ssmile:

Sorry, may have made it hard to understand. The tank is a 20 gallon LONG:14:

Just got back from the store. 2 bags of flourite, 1 Rubberlip Pleco and assorted Anubis, Anacharis, Wisteria and Swords :) Time to get down to business.

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 06:21 PM

Flourite is in, Water looks like chocolate....

Running an AC 70 in it stuffed with floss to try to remove some of the silt, also doing changed a bucket at a time, its starting to clear up.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/430702700_1496368317_0.jpg

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 08:40 PM

one stir and it's back to chocolate. Really didnt expect this stuff to be this bad.....

Taurus

09-01-2009, 08:59 PM

Wiggs, did you rinse it well before you put it into the tank? Flourite really needs to be rinsed well before you put it into the tank.

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 09:01 PM

Wiggs, did you rinse it well before you put it into the tank?

Started to rinse it, it was looking not so hot in my tub and didnt want to ruin anything.

Cant use a hose outside because I'll get into trouble with homeowners Association washing out all this substrate and flooding the neighborhood :(

Taurus

09-01-2009, 09:08 PM

Wiggs

09-01-2009, 09:14 PM

It should be rinsed outside. Put the stuff on some type of screen and use the hose to rinse, rinse, rinse. I hope it clears up for you, but it's going to take a lot of filter floss doing it your way. And make sure you rinse out the impellor assembly so you don't ruin your AC filter.

I've gone back to doing massive WCs and stirring the substrate. According to the packaging, it may need a "slight" rinsing.... thats bull.

Taurus

09-01-2009, 11:42 PM

Live and learn my friend. Keep in mind that your plants are going to do very well when you're able to plant them. :22:

Wiggs

09-02-2009, 01:47 AM

Tank is DONE. a bit cloudy still. I think i did an alright job scaping it. tried to scape it for what it would look like in 6 months rather then now, can't wait til it fills out! 9 hours was worth it :)

Ill have pics up later tonight.

Wiggs

09-02-2009, 06:58 AM

Pictures are uploading to photobucket in batches. Here's a few to start it off.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0161.jpg

Right side of tank:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0146.jpg

Anubis on Center wood:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0151.jpg

Wiggs

09-02-2009, 07:08 AM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0152.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0148.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0164.jpg

Wiggs

09-02-2009, 07:13 AM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0175.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0177.jpg

Goodbye

09-02-2009, 07:14 AM

Tank looks awesome, wiggs! :)

Great Job! thumbs2:

Wiggs

09-02-2009, 07:19 AM

Tank looks awesome, wiggs! :)

Great Job! thumbs2:

Thanks :)

Woops, forgot one last one of the betta, full finnage action going on.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/IRagg/DSCN0153.jpg

Lab_Rat

09-02-2009, 03:02 PM

Very nice! Love the shot of your betta. Really like the aquascape too, can't wait til those plants grow in !

Deleted User

09-02-2009, 03:22 PM

The tank looks great and I love your betta!!! :1luvu:

mommy1

09-02-2009, 03:53 PM

your tank looks great Wiggs. thats a great picture of you betta :19:

Lady Hobbs

09-02-2009, 03:57 PM

Looks great but I also liked it a lot before the changes. You have the knack!

candice&jeff

09-02-2009, 04:05 PM

Wow wiggs Awsome job!! Your tank looks great!!thumbs2:

Taurus

09-02-2009, 05:34 PM

Looks very nice Wiggs. Guess all those water changes was worth it. thumbs2:

Wiggs

09-03-2009, 02:26 AM

Looks very nice Wiggs. Guess all those water changes was worth it. thumbs2:

Definetly :)

Tank is CRYSTAL clear tonight, very much worth it.

Hailey

09-03-2009, 05:46 AM

Looks really good! I love the corys

Wiggs

09-04-2009, 04:07 AM

Thanks hailey :) they are a blast to watch

Wiggs

09-05-2009, 04:24 AM

got my ferts today as well as some root tabs for the swords and a Koralia nano for some more circulation.

Early next week i'll get the new light fixture and a small canister.

Wiggs

09-15-2009, 08:35 PM

Update time! plants are growing well, the Anacharis has grown 7"+ since I started the tank and the wisteria is growing faster and less leggy.

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/Wiggslol/DSCN0359.jpg

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/Wiggslol/DSCN0348.jpg

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/Wiggslol/DSCN0375.jpg

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/Wiggslol/DSCN0350.jpg

Wiggs

09-15-2009, 08:35 PM

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/Wiggslol/DSCN0364.jpg

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/Wiggslol/DSCN0363.jpg

KingFisher

09-15-2009, 08:39 PM

Looking good Wiggs! That dwarf sag will fill in the bottom quickly. thumbs2: