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.
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.
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