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    Helloo

    Hi, I just started getting more seriously interested in planted aquariums a few weeks ago.

    I worked with fish some at my first job when I was 15-18 years old, but I mostly just knew species identification, compatibility, and the basic concepts of the biological cycle, and for salt water, the correct concentration of salt.

    After some online research, I set up my first planted tank about 3 weeks ago. It's just a little 3 gallon, but I hope to have something bigger in the future. It has 2 yellow shrimp and 5 Emerald danios, but the danios are hiding in this pic.

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    looking good! i have been favoring the smaller tanks lately myself, although more in the 10-20 gallon range cubes. its more interesting to plant, you get a snapshot without being overwhelmed. scale is a little more of a challenge but yours is pretty good. watch that water lilly, they throw pads like crazy unless in very high light or constantly trimmed. one thing that i like to do, if it were me, is sprinkle some substrate around the base of the DW so that it looks like its growing out of rather than placed on top of the sand.
    75G Standard - High Light Planted Community Fish
    28G Aquapod - Medium Light Planted Shrimp & Microrasboras
    12G Eclipse - Bonsai Planted Betta & Shrimp
    29G Standard - Vivarium w/ Red Devil Crabs
    45G Exo-Terra - Terrarium w/ Hermit Crabs (in progress)
    33G Cubish - Vivarium w/ D.auratus 'blue & bronze'

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    • #3
      Pardon my ignorance, but I have no idea what you just suggested to me. Which one is the water lilly and DW? I don't know what you mean by "pads" either, I am completely new to this.

      What I thought I had in this tank is anubias, a small patch of some type of grass, cryptocoryne lutea, sword, a tiny piece of wisteria, java moss, and red ludwigia.

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      • #4
        I like it. I've also been starting to favor these nano tanks that have been popping up all over. I'm thinking of starting one up myself! Welcome to the box!

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        • #5
          welcome to the box
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          • #6
            Welcome to the Box!
            Tank looks good.
            Nothing Kills Evil Like a Sharp Stick...

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Rapture View Post
              Pardon my ignorance, but I have no idea what you just suggested to me. Which one is the water lilly and DW? I don't know what you mean by "pads" either, I am completely new to this.

              What I thought I had in this tank is anubias, a small patch of some type of grass, cryptocoryne lutea, sword, a tiny piece of wisteria, java moss, and red ludwigia.
              DW = Driftwood ,

              Welcome to the box.
              Don't tell fish stories where people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.
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              • #8
                Oh, okay haha. So what plant is the lily?

                Thanks for the compliments on my tank!

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                • #9
                  I don't know much about plants, my guess would be the one in the back left corner. Just a guess on my part.
                  Don't tell fish stories where people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.
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                  • #10
                    Welcome. great looking tank!
                    Wc Canry Cheek, Lufubu

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                    • #11
                      Welcome to the box. that is an awesome looking tank. I would guess the anubia is what he thought was the water lily. It's not a water lily, the leaves in the picture make it look like one. Well it's not a water lily if it is really an anubia. And DONT trim it's leaves cause they are really slow growing. :)
                      Guppies:
                      Hi-fin pepper Cory's, Black Cory's, Long Fin Golden Aneus, Swordtails, some lyretail(RREA's, Red, Albino Koi, Red & Gold Tux), Different types of BN plecos(albino, calico, long fin, blue eyed short & long fin)
                      Mystery Snails, Yellow Shrimp, CPDs

                      HAS Master Aquatic Gardener awarded 1997
                      HAS Master Fish Breeder awarded 1998

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                      • #12
                        Oh and do an update picture in a few weeks or a month. Can't wait to see how everything grows!
                        Guppies:
                        Hi-fin pepper Cory's, Black Cory's, Long Fin Golden Aneus, Swordtails, some lyretail(RREA's, Red, Albino Koi, Red & Gold Tux), Different types of BN plecos(albino, calico, long fin, blue eyed short & long fin)
                        Mystery Snails, Yellow Shrimp, CPDs

                        HAS Master Aquatic Gardener awarded 1997
                        HAS Master Fish Breeder awarded 1998

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                        • #13
                          the plant in the back left corner looks like a green dwarf water lilly to me, hopefully its not synogomium which is an arrowhead houseplant. a closer pic could help. you have seen lilly pads on a pond right? the dwarf will grow smaller ones which float on the surface and look cool, but completely block off light to the rest of the plants.

                          the anubias might do okay there in the inert sand for a while, but they really like flow around their roots. they are an epiphyte like many orchids and bromeliads so they only really use their roots to anchor themselves. you could find a nice spot on your driftwood and tie them there with black thread if you wish. it will eventually take hold and the thread will disintegrate.

                          welcome to the box and sorry about the lingo.
                          75G Standard - High Light Planted Community Fish
                          28G Aquapod - Medium Light Planted Shrimp & Microrasboras
                          12G Eclipse - Bonsai Planted Betta & Shrimp
                          29G Standard - Vivarium w/ Red Devil Crabs
                          45G Exo-Terra - Terrarium w/ Hermit Crabs (in progress)
                          33G Cubish - Vivarium w/ D.auratus 'blue & bronze'

                          GHAC Member

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                          • #14
                            welcome to the HFB! Thanks for sharing photos of your tank setup!
                            30Long: L134 Leopard Frog Plecos X16, Corydoras Sterbai X9, Endlers X4

                            Small ADA nano (~8gal): ... BKK or OEBT breeding tank in the works!

                            75g Craigslist Special: In the works...

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                            • #15
                              Welcome to the box!
                              180g - 2 Red Oscars, 1 Tiger Oscar, 1 JD, Convicts, convicts & more convicts
                              75g - 1 Silver Aro, 1 Mean Koi Angel
                              50g - Various platy & mollies
                              10g - 1 Green Spotted Puffer

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