let me dirty up your mind
I get a good bit of hits on this blog from some older posts regarding a fish tank I had set up.
It’s time for an update and a few links as well.
The aquarium is still doing great. The center piece in it decoration wise is a piece of Malaysian driftwood – with java fern growing on it. Since that is the only live plant I have in my aquarium – there is no need for extra CO2. I do use Flourish Excel and some iron supplementation – but that is about it.
Malaysian driftwood and java fern.
A few months back I dropped a piece of Malaysian driftwood in to my tank. Tied to it were two very healthy looking java ferns. Since then those two plants have grown like crazy. They are producing “plantlets” (for lack of a better term) constantly. Java Fern has to be one of the easiest plants to keep in an aquarium.
I really didn’t like the way my last aquarium setup came out. Recently I redid most of it. I pulled out the artificial log and replaced it with Malaysian driftwood. I planted two java ferns and added a moss ball.
A little history. This is a 30 gallon “inherited” aquarium. I did get it empty. After cleaning it and filling it up with water, gravel, and a few fake plants. I added some fish to it. It was going great. I never lost a fish. But the water always looked like crap, despite frequent water changes. I finally gave in and replaced the hang on the back filter with a Fluval 205. This made a world of difference. The water stays crystal clear now.
Here is a picture of the re-done aquarium. It turned out OK. Not exactly how I wanted it – but a big improvement from before.
We have a 30 gallon aquarium. I decided today to re do everything in it. I have learned a lot since originally starting. I yanked everything out. Leaving only the heater and Fluval filter. The hardest part was draining the water and getting the gravel/rocks out. Once I got everything out – I gave it a good cleaning.
I started putting it all back together and it looked great. I went with a more simple plants and a center piece of driftwood. The fish are happily enjoying their new habitat.
