10 Gallon Planted Tank (Pics + Vids)

[Will Hayward]

10 Gallon Planted Tank
Filtration: AC20, AC30
Lighting: Marineland 6W LED
Faunastock: Cherry Shrimp, Amano Shrimp, Assassin Snails, Corydoras pygmaeus, Otocinclus affinis, Danio margaritatus, zebra nerite snail, sparkling gourami
Florastock: Sagittaria subulata, Eleocharis acicularis, riccia fluitans, Echinodorus osiris, Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae, microsorum pteropus, Cryptocoryne wendtii, Cryptocoryne x willisii, and plenty more...
Extras: 1L DIY Co2, Fluorish; iron, potassium, excel, comprehensive plant supplement.

DAY 1:

DAY60:


Please comment with thoughts, questions, or otherwise...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSvQBgMI35I
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSvQBgMI35I[/YT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQl-oxXjOU
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQl-oxXjOU[/YT]


Please comment with thoughts, questions, or otherwise...

 

[Will Hayward]

Future additions may include Scarlette Badis, mosquito rasbora, dwarf emerald rasbora... but until they are in the tank, that's always subject to change.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

i love it.

 

[Will Hayward]

Really? in what ways do you love it?

also, are those videos working? Doesn't work on my end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSvQBgMI35I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQl-oxXjOU

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

the embed doesn't work for me but the links work. what do i love? just the fact that i'm about to attempt my first planted tank and your post gives a lil inspiration. it's not often that you see the progress posted, especially not in small tanks

 

[kevinfleming21]

[YT]OSvQBgMI35I[/YT]

 

[kevinfleming21]

[YT]GQQl-oxXjOU[/YT]

 

[stewnew]

dude that marine land led is sickkkk

ive been searching for one for a while but havent seen em in the lfs

it seems like its working well with the plants think i might have to pick one of these up

 

[Will Hayward]

Honestly, it's working really well. Amazing plant growth in only 60 days for a light thats only 6W. However theres a new model on the market called "Reef Capable" and this same size is actually 21W. I would verymuch like to try that one as this one- despite growing plants nicely- is a bit dim in comparison to the other fishtank in the room which has 220W of compact fluorescents.

I would suggest using white sand and lighter coloured background with the Marinelamd Double Dright LED system.

 

[stewnew]

is the reef capable light by marineland too?