Thinning the herd, July 2012

Well, for the first time I MASSIVELY trimmed back the planted tank.  Obviously, I got the lighting and CO2 correct because the plants are growing like crazy!  It reached the point where very little light was actually getting into the tank, so I cut back some of the stuff I didn't like.   I think it looks fantastic.

Fish in the planted tank

The tank at 2 months

I'm no expert, but I think I got the lighting and CO2 setup correctly :)

Discus Discus Discus

I took advantage of Exotic Aquatics anniversary sale today and bought 3 discus for the planted tank.

Fish and driftwood

The tank now has 15 neon tetras, a handful of tiger tetras and a pair of gourami.  I also added a "centerpiece" chunk of driftwood I bought online.   I think its going to look fantastic once the plants have a chance to fill in and hide the return pipe.

CO2 Installation

It took multiple trips to Lowes, but I got the CO2 system set up finally.

More plants

I ordered a "mega aquarium plant pack" from Live Aquaria.  I got one for my size tank (75g).   Good Lord! I should have bought half that.  It came with a ton of plants.

Micro swords, Amazon Swords, Java Fern, Ludwigia, Chainsword, Anubias, Rotala Indica, Chilensis, balansae, Cryptocorne, Moneywort, Wisteria, Ozelot Sword, Myrio (Green).


The Chilensis was a BITCH to plant. It wanted to float!!!  Everything else was manageable, though I'm sure I put them all in the "wrong" spots.  

I pulled all the rock out.  It was creating too much dust and clouding the tank.   I've got one more "centerpiece" of driftwood on order to replace it.


CO2 setup arrived.  Should now have the plumbing I need to install it.  Will try tomorrow.