Anyone has gar tanks like this?

[delight537]

stop posting pics of my tank, ha ha just kidding. sweet set up .

 

[Cohazard]

Does this kind of tank require CO2 supplementation? I would assume thats the trick to that kind of growth and success.

In high light planted tanks such as that one, C02 supplementation is mandatory. You could always go with liquid carbon such as Seachem's Flourish Excel, but in larger tanks, that's too expensive.

I didn't know c02 interferred with oxygen in the water, since 'pearling' of live plants only occurs when the water is saturated with oxygen? (for those not into the planted tank scene, 'pearling' is when you can see oxygen bubbles being released by live plants, really cool )


This setup is very impressive!

 

[chefrific]

Beautiful tank, I'm jealous. Nice gars too!

 

[josefandtin]

man that's jaw dropping. well ive had some small planted tanks and i know how hard it is to setup a successful one. based on the pics shown, plants are generally healthy and deep green color indicate superb plant conditioning. this definitely requires a lot of CO2 supply and maybe a weekly dose of plant fertilizers. lighting will also play a crucial factor. i wonder what's the wpg for this setup.

 

[skiptomyzoo]

this is awesome, nice find, wish I could keep plants alive like that.
just noticed there is a pleco in there as well.