Thanks. Really love these guys. 3 males 3 females, makes them want to be purrty.
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HybridHerp's 75 gallon Planted Monster Tank
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Everything looks great. Is that java moss on your intake tube? Good idea to hide the lovely white letters 
I wish it was a moss lolEverything looks great. Is that java moss on your intake tube? Good idea to hide the lovely white letters
No, that's the plague known as BBA that I am slowly trying to kill off. It's a pain and came when I was running too much light with no co2 and not enough flow. It's stopped spreading but it still exists sadly.
In the future though, I do want to get some moss growing on the tubbing perhaps...but them again plant growth will become dense so leafs should cover it all up anywho. Just have to make sure the power heads don't knock all my plants around too much (should probably put them up a bit higher but ill worry about that as things grow)
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The del is looking nice, and on Sunday or so I believe that the biggest albino blue eye bristle nose can go into the 75.
The ellioti is looking nice as well, his red is starting to come in. I can't wait till he gets to be fully colored.
I picked up 3 more Australian rainbows to grow out as well. Found them at a petco for $1.70 and I'm like...why not? They look healthy.
Considering how my other option was get 3 adult sized blue rainbows (lake started with a K) for $50...I thought this was the better choice money wise.
Also keeping with the same species and all.
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The ellioti is looking nice as well, his red is starting to come in. I can't wait till he gets to be fully colored.
I picked up 3 more Australian rainbows to grow out as well. Found them at a petco for $1.70 and I'm like...why not? They look healthy.
Considering how my other option was get 3 adult sized blue rainbows (lake started with a K) for $50...I thought this was the better choice money wise.
Also keeping with the same species and all.
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Thanks
It's...sorta kinda almost fully planted...more coming in tomorrow and some fish are still growing out in another tank.
There is only one fish I want in this tank that I do not have...and that is a South American brown ghost knife.
I'm a few months this tank will be breath taking.
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There have been some changes. Had a big battle with BBA, lost a few fish, gained a few fish, lost a few plants, gained a few plants. Here is the list at the moment.
Current Fish/Inverts
Herotilapia multispinosa Rainbow Cichlid x2
Acarichthys heckelii Threadfin Acara x2
Rocio octofasciata Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Trichopodus leerii Pearl Gourami x3:3
Melanotaenia splendida australis Australian Rainbow fish x5
Phenacogrammus interruptus - Congo Tetra x8
Polypterus senegalus Senegal Bichir
Polypterus retropinnis
Polypterus delhezi
Erpetoichthys calabaricus Rope fish
Ancistrus sp. Albino Blue Eye Bristlenose L144 x3
Melanoides tuberculata - Trumpet Snail
Plants
Current
o Bottom
Staurogyne repens
Partial carpet
Hygrophila sp. Araguaia
Partial carpet to the right of S. repens
Eleocharis belem - Dwarf Hairgrass
Near Wood #1
Going to laugh if this actually works in this tank
o Foreground
Cryptocoryne sp. Green Gecko
Crypt ring
Cryptocoryne nurii
Crypt ring
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Edge of crypt ring
Ammania pedicellata Yellow Nesaea
In front of N. aquatic
Eriocaulon parkeri
In front of Wood #1
Pogostemon helferi
In front of E. parkeri
o Mid-Ground
Echinodorus sp. Rose
Middle of crypt ring
Cryptocoryne wendtii Florida Sunset
Crypt ring
Cryptocoryne wendtii - Red/Brown Crypt
Crypt ring
Limnophilia aromatica
Right next to crypt ring
Rotala macrandra var. Mini Butterfly
Behind R. sp. Vietnam
Rotala sp. Vietnam
In front of Wood #4
Lindernia sp. India
Next to R. sp. Vietnam
Nymphaea micrantha
In front of R. sp. Vietnam
Nymphoides aquatic Banana Plant
In front of right side of Wood #4
Keep trimmed when leafs get too tall or too wide
Hygrophila polysperma var. Sunset
In front of H. sp. Brown
Cuphea anagallidea
In front of Wood #2
o Background
Vallisneria sp. Leopard
Behind Wood #6
Let it run wild
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. flaccidifolia
Allow to grow around back of crypt ring
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Keep in back of crypt circle
Cryptocoryne sp. Wendtii Hybrid
Said to grow tall
If so, use to frame crypt sp. group
Nymphaea stellata Dwarf Lilly
Next to H. corymbosa
Hygrophila corymbosa Giant Temple
Bordering back right of Wood #4
Trim compact
Cabomba furcata Red Cabomba
Behind Wood #4, in-between A. madagascariensis and R. sp. Bangladesh
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Behind N. aquatic
Hygrophila sp. Brown
Around A. madagascariensis
Persecaria praetermissa 'Ruby'
Behind Wood #2
Proserpinaca palustris Mermaid Weed
In the gap of Wood #2
Aponogeton madagascariensis Lace Leaf
In the gap of Wood #2
Crinum calamistratum
Behind Wood #2 and in front of Wood #4
Pogostemon erectus
In front of C. erectus
Ludwigia sp. Atlantis
In front of L. sp. Rubin and L. glandulosa
Ludwigia inclinata var. 'Tornado'
Left of L. sp. Atlantis
o Non-Substrate
Surface
None
Hardscape
Wood #1
Anubias barteri var. Petite
o Allow to carpet wood
Anubias barteri var. Micro
o Allow to carpet wood
Wood #2
Microsorum pteropus var. Windelov
o Allow to carpet top of wood
Wood #3
Microsorum pteropus var. Trident
o Allow to carpet bottom of wood
Wood #4
Anubias barteri var. Nana
o On wood
Anubias barteri var. Broad-Leaf
o On wood
Anubias barteri var. Coffeefolia
o On wood
Anubias hastifolia
o On wood
Wood #5
Wood #6
Lagenandra meeboldii Pink
o Let it grow large
Stones
None
Other
Gravel
o 3 Black Eco-Complete
o 3 Red Eco-Complete over that
o Large Red Gravel over the Eco-Complete
Hardscape
o Rocks
Rainbow Rocks x4
o Driftwood
Malaysian Wood x6
Heater
o Inline Heater
Set at 76
Lighting
o Catalina Black Solar T5 HO 4x54W with 5K, 2 6.5K, and Grow Bulb with 8 dimmable moonlights
UV sterilizer
o Vecton 600 25W Sterilizer
Filtration
o Eheim 2217 x2
Water Pumps
o Koralia 750 x2
Fertilizers
o EI Method
o Osmocote Capsules in substrate
o Gro-Soil and Gro-Humate Tabs in substrate
Carbon Dioxide
o Dual Stage Regulator on 20lb tank
o GLA Atomic Check Valve x2
o Up Aqua Inline CO2 Diffuser
Aeration
o 2 air stones on one aerator
On during lights out
Erio parkeri and P. helferi. If the erios do well I will consider eventually trying out different species (but probably not, erios are very pricey). These both get some nice roots so once adjusted to my tank they should look phenomenal.
Petite anubias is growing. One rhizome looks more like regular than petite to me but its hard to say, I'll see how it is as things grow. I want them covering this wood eventually though.
(I gotta clean the front glass)
(these need to get bigger and I might want more or more of something similar)
P. erectus, not sure if I like this plant or not. Might get replaced by more ludwigia species once the spring comes around.
Lace is growing slowly, but I expect once it gets going in this spot it will become a monster of a plant for me.
Might try some Blood Vomit or MC3 around this S. repens one day.
Banana plant and sunset hygro looking good though
Rotala Vientnam and Linderia India are going to be a nice combination. Some Rotala butterfly behind the vietnam, if it stays stable for me, should form a nice red bush.
Cichlids and crypts
Green thing on wood is lagenanhdra meeboldi pink...I can't wait till this gets huge for me.
Rope
Pretty fish are pretty
Corymbosa grows great for me...I love the lime green color it gives me.
Female
Male
SOON
Grow faster plz thnxs
I see you
common but underrated gourami
Congos are still, one sexy tetra
Bichirs and the rope being silly. Retropinnis does not like to come out though, but he is doing well
I'm excited for this tank to finally be going where I want it to be though. It's so much harder for me to get this looking nice due to past mistakes, and it being harder to fill a 75 with the plants I want than a smaller tank ($$$ and availability of things come into play).
Current Fish/Inverts
Herotilapia multispinosa Rainbow Cichlid x2
Acarichthys heckelii Threadfin Acara x2
Rocio octofasciata Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Trichopodus leerii Pearl Gourami x3:3
Melanotaenia splendida australis Australian Rainbow fish x5
Phenacogrammus interruptus - Congo Tetra x8
Polypterus senegalus Senegal Bichir
Polypterus retropinnis
Polypterus delhezi
Erpetoichthys calabaricus Rope fish
Ancistrus sp. Albino Blue Eye Bristlenose L144 x3
Melanoides tuberculata - Trumpet Snail
Plants
Current
o Bottom
Staurogyne repens
Partial carpet
Hygrophila sp. Araguaia
Partial carpet to the right of S. repens
Eleocharis belem - Dwarf Hairgrass
Near Wood #1
Going to laugh if this actually works in this tank
o Foreground
Cryptocoryne sp. Green Gecko
Crypt ring
Cryptocoryne nurii
Crypt ring
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Edge of crypt ring
Ammania pedicellata Yellow Nesaea
In front of N. aquatic
Eriocaulon parkeri
In front of Wood #1
Pogostemon helferi
In front of E. parkeri
o Mid-Ground
Echinodorus sp. Rose
Middle of crypt ring
Cryptocoryne wendtii Florida Sunset
Crypt ring
Cryptocoryne wendtii - Red/Brown Crypt
Crypt ring
Limnophilia aromatica
Right next to crypt ring
Rotala macrandra var. Mini Butterfly
Behind R. sp. Vietnam
Rotala sp. Vietnam
In front of Wood #4
Lindernia sp. India
Next to R. sp. Vietnam
Nymphaea micrantha
In front of R. sp. Vietnam
Nymphoides aquatic Banana Plant
In front of right side of Wood #4
Keep trimmed when leafs get too tall or too wide
Hygrophila polysperma var. Sunset
In front of H. sp. Brown
Cuphea anagallidea
In front of Wood #2
o Background
Vallisneria sp. Leopard
Behind Wood #6
Let it run wild
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. flaccidifolia
Allow to grow around back of crypt ring
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Keep in back of crypt circle
Cryptocoryne sp. Wendtii Hybrid
Said to grow tall
If so, use to frame crypt sp. group
Nymphaea stellata Dwarf Lilly
Next to H. corymbosa
Hygrophila corymbosa Giant Temple
Bordering back right of Wood #4
Trim compact
Cabomba furcata Red Cabomba
Behind Wood #4, in-between A. madagascariensis and R. sp. Bangladesh
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Behind N. aquatic
Hygrophila sp. Brown
Around A. madagascariensis
Persecaria praetermissa 'Ruby'
Behind Wood #2
Proserpinaca palustris Mermaid Weed
In the gap of Wood #2
Aponogeton madagascariensis Lace Leaf
In the gap of Wood #2
Crinum calamistratum
Behind Wood #2 and in front of Wood #4
Pogostemon erectus
In front of C. erectus
Ludwigia sp. Atlantis
In front of L. sp. Rubin and L. glandulosa
Ludwigia inclinata var. 'Tornado'
Left of L. sp. Atlantis
o Non-Substrate
Surface
None
Hardscape
Wood #1
Anubias barteri var. Petite
o Allow to carpet wood
Anubias barteri var. Micro
o Allow to carpet wood
Wood #2
Microsorum pteropus var. Windelov
o Allow to carpet top of wood
Wood #3
Microsorum pteropus var. Trident
o Allow to carpet bottom of wood
Wood #4
Anubias barteri var. Nana
o On wood
Anubias barteri var. Broad-Leaf
o On wood
Anubias barteri var. Coffeefolia
o On wood
Anubias hastifolia
o On wood
Wood #5
Wood #6
Lagenandra meeboldii Pink
o Let it grow large
Stones
None
Other
Gravel
o 3 Black Eco-Complete
o 3 Red Eco-Complete over that
o Large Red Gravel over the Eco-Complete
Hardscape
o Rocks
Rainbow Rocks x4
o Driftwood
Malaysian Wood x6
Heater
o Inline Heater
Set at 76
Lighting
o Catalina Black Solar T5 HO 4x54W with 5K, 2 6.5K, and Grow Bulb with 8 dimmable moonlights
UV sterilizer
o Vecton 600 25W Sterilizer
Filtration
o Eheim 2217 x2
Water Pumps
o Koralia 750 x2
Fertilizers
o EI Method
o Osmocote Capsules in substrate
o Gro-Soil and Gro-Humate Tabs in substrate
Carbon Dioxide
o Dual Stage Regulator on 20lb tank
o GLA Atomic Check Valve x2
o Up Aqua Inline CO2 Diffuser
Aeration
o 2 air stones on one aerator
On during lights out
Erio parkeri and P. helferi. If the erios do well I will consider eventually trying out different species (but probably not, erios are very pricey). These both get some nice roots so once adjusted to my tank they should look phenomenal.
Petite anubias is growing. One rhizome looks more like regular than petite to me but its hard to say, I'll see how it is as things grow. I want them covering this wood eventually though.
(I gotta clean the front glass)
(these need to get bigger and I might want more or more of something similar)
P. erectus, not sure if I like this plant or not. Might get replaced by more ludwigia species once the spring comes around.
Lace is growing slowly, but I expect once it gets going in this spot it will become a monster of a plant for me.
Might try some Blood Vomit or MC3 around this S. repens one day.
Banana plant and sunset hygro looking good though
Rotala Vientnam and Linderia India are going to be a nice combination. Some Rotala butterfly behind the vietnam, if it stays stable for me, should form a nice red bush.
Cichlids and crypts
Green thing on wood is lagenanhdra meeboldi pink...I can't wait till this gets huge for me.
Rope
Pretty fish are pretty
Corymbosa grows great for me...I love the lime green color it gives me.
Female
Male
SOON
Grow faster plz thnxs
I see you
common but underrated gourami
Congos are still, one sexy tetra
Bichirs and the rope being silly. Retropinnis does not like to come out though, but he is doing well
I'm excited for this tank to finally be going where I want it to be though. It's so much harder for me to get this looking nice due to past mistakes, and it being harder to fill a 75 with the plants I want than a smaller tank ($$$ and availability of things come into play).
Beautiful Herp, exactly what I expected from you and then some! I have the same problem with my cicrulators on planted tanks, they are perhaps the best filter for collecting plant debris. I have come to realize that if you unplug it and plug it in once everyday it increases the flow! Once junk gets inside the outer casing it tends to twist around the impeller adding weight to the impeller thus reducing RPM'S!
And nice lace
And nice lace
