I've been getting hassled by a couple MFKers to post my 33 gallon I've been working on for a couple months. This is my "serious" planted tank and I've really put a lot of research and work in it. Hopefully it pays off. 
The basic stats for this tank are as follows:
-Tank: 33 gallon, which is a really short 55 gallon. 48" length by 12" width by 12" height.
-Equipment: Filtered by a Rena XP3 (way overkill
), 150 watt Rena smart heater plumbed to the intake, air pump run on a timer at night? 5 pound pressurized co2 with ceramic diffusor. Two 24" dual CFL odyssea fixtures.
-Plant stuff: Flourite black sand, dosed with flourish and flourish excel.
-Plants: right now, only dwarf hair grass.
-Fish: WAY too many. This tank is really overstocked while I set up my new 41 gallon (that's a different thread!). Almost all from SA. Some highlights include Dicrossus maculatus, Laetacara dorsigera, Apistogramma nijsseni, black neons, some interesting plecos, Botia kubotai, and some small algae eaters. My C.121 Cory cats are also temporarily in here.
The tank:
The wood placement is just temporary. I have a few more pieces that will be properly aquascaped soon. I only had one 24" fixture for a while so I only grew plants on the left half of the tank (gotta work with what you got!).
Here's a couple photos of the livestock:
Any questions are welcome. The hairgrass is now growing in on the right side, going to take a few weeks before it starts looking decent.
The basic stats for this tank are as follows:
-Tank: 33 gallon, which is a really short 55 gallon. 48" length by 12" width by 12" height.
-Equipment: Filtered by a Rena XP3 (way overkill
), 150 watt Rena smart heater plumbed to the intake, air pump run on a timer at night? 5 pound pressurized co2 with ceramic diffusor. Two 24" dual CFL odyssea fixtures. -Plant stuff: Flourite black sand, dosed with flourish and flourish excel.
-Plants: right now, only dwarf hair grass.
-Fish: WAY too many. This tank is really overstocked while I set up my new 41 gallon (that's a different thread!). Almost all from SA. Some highlights include Dicrossus maculatus, Laetacara dorsigera, Apistogramma nijsseni, black neons, some interesting plecos, Botia kubotai, and some small algae eaters. My C.121 Cory cats are also temporarily in here.
The tank:
The wood placement is just temporary. I have a few more pieces that will be properly aquascaped soon. I only had one 24" fixture for a while so I only grew plants on the left half of the tank (gotta work with what you got!).
Here's a couple photos of the livestock:
Any questions are welcome. The hairgrass is now growing in on the right side, going to take a few weeks before it starts looking decent.
