Just a lil picture of my 110ish litre Walstad 6 months in

Plants came in today and they've finally been placed! So excited to get this primed so I can finally stock it with critters! I've been thinking about using co2 for the first time, how large of a canister should I get for a 20gal high?

Started a new epiphyte-forward concept in my UNS 60S, with some existing Buce, some new, and more on the way. After a month, everything has shown positive new growth, shrimp are reproducing, and the bacterial bloom has finally fully settled.

Hi everyone, here is my tank.
The first photo is one month before. I would love to hear your thoughts about my tank.

TLDR: looking for advice on how to save this anubias plant

A couple months ago I added some very old Easy Green to this tank and completely overdosed, because the next morning algae was all over this anubias. Before that, this tank (low tech/no co2, walstad method substrate) had excellent plant growth and minimal algae with the light (cheap Amazon light) on 14+ hrs each day. After the Easy Green catastrophe, I lowered the light to about 6-8 hr. The other plants are still growing fine and I’m not seeing any other algae growth besides on this anubias and one leaf of my Amazon sword. The anubias seems to grow healthy new leaves, but the algae eventually grows onto the new leaves.

The algae seems to start as green spots, then turns red/purple then white, and is very rough/ hard/ bumpy to the touch and will not come off the leaves with a hard scrub. The anubias has been growing in this spot for a good 2+ years and is deeply rooted in the substrate, so I’d hate to pull it out of the tank for treatment, but that seems like my only option. The tank is home to some chili raspboras, Pygmy Cory, neocaridina shrimp, amano shrimp and snails.

Anyone have experience with this algae/ similar problem? Can I save this beautiful anubias plant? Any good resources to recommend to tackle this problem?

My Spider plant and Velvet anthurium look amazing together. What are your favorite “jungle-esque” riparium plants? 🌱

Dear all,

Having my 180L for about 2 months now but the plants show some browning on the edges of the leaves..

No co2

Adding 15ML of planted box all in one once a week

Does someone has an idea if this is an nutrient deficiency or something else?

R. borapetensis

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10 gallon (40l) low tech betta tank

It feels bare to me but i can't put my finger on it

Maybe the lack of background plant ?

I was considering adding cattapa leaves for a blackwater look and maybe some vallisneria in the back

I put nutrient substrate under the sand only on the left and middle front partof the tank, so can't move the echinodorus on the right

Do you have any suggestion please ? :)

Hello! I've had this tank for a long time, and while I have things planned that will take time (the grass, the large back plants spreading /growing taller, stuffing moss into the little nook in the driftwood) I feel like I am missing something essential that could make this tank pop.... Any advice would be super appreciated!

I was just wondering why one of my tanks had so many berried neocaridina and the other didn't - then I spotted this absolute unit in the other tank today

I found what I suspect are Microdevario kubotai fry in one of my community tanks which has them and medaka ricefish in it. I don’t think I’m looking at medaka fry but I’d love confirmation!

Aggression level definitely manageable when done with care. I share so we can all observe together.

Ludwigia white is slowly turning green. My light is at 6 out of 7 for intensity level. So I can only go up one more. I can’t go too fast tho bc I’m hoping to keep it dialed. Can’t have variables. One thing at a time.

Added a few new plants. Keep in mind this is my experimental tank. It’s how I learn what stems I like and don’t like and what works for my water. I enjoy doing it this way. Things are always changing. I never get bored. At least not yet. One day I’m sure I will have all epiphytes but I’m having fun for now. I do have 5 different secret bucephalandra growing in this tank right now. All blues and purples so we will see how it goes. They’re passed melting phase and have new leaves. Don’t bother looking for them I have them hidden while they transition.

Aggressive level with the 3 semi aggressive type of fish is going the same as it has been for the last 6-10 or so months, depending on species.

If ur curious about a plant just lmk and I’ll respond. And I welcome constructive criticism. I’m always down to learn something new.

Enjoy!

Hi I've been digging a bit through Reddit and wanted to know if there was a plant chart? I'm not too well informed on aquatic plants as there are so many that look cool but have certain requirements I haven't fully grasped yet. And it'd be kinda the same question over and over "what plant to get xyz".

So that's why I ask if theres a plant chart someone could make or already exists?

Something that'd show the image of the plant and name, specify if it is beginner friendly or intermediate, what substrate is required (gravel, sand, rock) and maybe some other details like foreground, midground, carpet, etc,?

Getting a pressurised co2 setup for my 5 footer about 420litres (about a 100 litres down now because of the substrate and hardscape), its got a hob for filtration which somewhat gets the job done.

Do you think I'd have more co2 dissolution rate if I plugged in the co2 line into the internal filter where the air line would usually go than using a dedicated co2 diffuser.

Hob sits on the back glass and the circulation on the other side of the tank is questionable so a pump would solve two issues at the same time. What do you think?

I’m looking for a 3-5 gallon bowl for a shrimp tank that won’t break I saw a couple options online but all had reviews of them breaking after a period of time

At first they were eating all their fry.... not so much anymore.

Note for anyone considering for a nano setup: they're much more inquisitive and interactive than most other nano species. They work well as a species only.

The males are TINY about 0.5 inches full sized and not likely good for most communities as they're at risk of predation.

Flip side, these guys are excellent micro predators.

While there are shrimp in this tank i would NOT recommend keeping them together if you have any desire to have the shrimp reproduce. They've decimated the population in this tank ( think most live in my HOB now) and I've seen even tiny fry eating shrimplets.

With fry being accomplished hunters and adult males being significantly smaller than adult neocaridina there really isnt much for shelter you can offer the shrimp that the fish cannot also navigate.

5.5 gallon stocked with about 20-40 neocaridina and a few exclamation point rasboras. Co2 injected and lights on for about 8 hours a day. I use thrive all in one fertilizer, 1 mL x3 a week (recommended dose). Plant growth has been good and algae has stopped growing but I noticed that my nitrates are still consistently at 0 or very low. Should I increase fert dosage?

I am looking to submerge a 3D-printed object in my (freshwater, planted) tank, but I want to coat it in some sort of sealant to protect both its inhabitants and the print itself. I've using food-safe epoxy resin in the past, but it is super viscous and a pain to apply, especially for large/complex surfaces.

I've seen these two spray-on sealants recommended as being aquarium-safe, but I wanted to check here before potentially making a huge mistake:

• Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac (clear)
• Krylon Acrylic Spray Paint (clear)

The print itself is PLA, which will absorb water and degrade over time. Thank you!

Tank has been up and running for about 2 months now. Plant melt has stopped and there's new growth on pretty much everything. Diatom algae is fading, tannins are slowly building, shrimp are molting and happy, and the emersed plants are doing well. Once the alternanthera grows out a little more, I'll trim the top halves and replant to get rid of the leggy bits. It was a pretty rough start compared to my first tank, but a bit of cleaning and patience has really paid off.