My 75 gallon- To be.

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milkman407

milkman407

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Purchased a new 75 gallon, And due to the large amount of iron in my water, I've decided to go with a Planted tank.

48x18.5x18

Plant stocklist : so far
a variety of anubis
x-mas moss
java fern
hornwort
marimo balls

Still have yet to decide on the fish, possibly a mbuna puffer ( don't know how well they do in planted aquariums )

will post pics as I start working on the tank, and getting in supplies
 
I'm still debating on what type of fish i want to put in the tank. I can upgrade when ever.
 
dude, for substrate, I highly recomend getting miricle grow organic potting mix, and capping it with something like pool filter sand or black diamond grit sand or w/e

What lights are you planing on using and are you wanting to run co2? I have a 75 and I have a fairly good amount of experience with a lot of different planted tank things, so feel free to ask me anything.

As far as the puffer, it would be possible (I thought they needed bigger tanks though) but it might much holes into the leafs, especially if it is attacking a snail or something.
 
no, c02 is pointless imho.

i'm not going balls to the walls with plants, i'm just using them to remove the iron from my water and for some decoration around the driftwood.

I've got a t5-ho? i think is what it was.
 
why miracle grow? and I was thinking of doing a really fine gravel, I'm not a fan of sand.
 
Whats an Mubuna puffer? If you meant an MBU puffer, i would highly recommend against it unless you plan on ultimately upgrading to about 800G tank, since they grow pretty large and have a pretty hefty bio-load...

Instead, i would recommend maybe something like 3 south american puffers instead... Since they actually prefer being in groups of 3 or more...


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milkman407 said:
why miracle grow? and I was thinking of doing a really fine gravel, I'm not a fan of sand.
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I like the miracle grow because it provides for a ton of nutrients for the growing plants. Without it, a lot of plants would need fertilization over time. Miracle grow organic potting mix is also recomended simply because of the fact that it is 100% organic and that the composition of it will not mess with the what chemistry of your tank. Read into dirted fish tanks if you are interested, there are certainly other ways of going about it, but from my own experiences I just find it to be the most economical and practical choice of substrate when trying to make a planted tank.

Any plant questions, bring them to me, I can probably answer.
Is it one t5-ho light btw? or is it multiple? And if you could tell me what company that might be useful too, there's a chart on another forum I frequent often that can define lighting levels based upon the amount of PAR hitting the bottom of your tank from your light........tbh I'm not exactly the best person to talk to about how that all works, I just have a general understanding of what is what :P

I'm really only a small fry in the planted tank world lol
 
Fat Homer said:
Whats an Mubuna puffer? If you meant an MBU puffer, i would highly recommend against it unless you plan on ultimately upgrading to about 800G tank, since they grow pretty large and have a pretty hefty bio-load...

Instead, i would recommend maybe something like 3 south american puffers instead... Since they actually prefer being in groups of 3 or more...


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no offense sir, but an 800 gallon tank is a little much for a puffer fish that can grow to 3-4'. I've been keeping fish for about 10 years now, and have had giant snakeheads, cobra snakeheads, gachua, Widebar datnoids, fly river turtles, full grown peacock bass, arowanas, etc. An mbuna puffer fish could live in a 75gallon for a good amount of time considering they grow on average at about 1" a month.

Yes i know it says i live in florida, but i've moved all around the world the past few years, so don't start about the illegal fish crap.
 
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