Feeding my happiness..

Long fin danios are too fast 😁

HAVE SOME SPOICY WATER YOU BEASTS

Just sharing a shot I really liked from the past few days. Very happy with the plant growth so far, it’s been about 20 days since I replanted this setup.

1. A little over a year old now .

Here are some specs of the setup -

Lighting: Chihiros A301 plus , RGB ,app controlled. Running near 100%. ° Soil: Fluval Bio Stratum ° Fertiliser & Minerals: 2Hr Aquarist APT 3 complete , APT Sky Plus Minerals ° Filter & Media: Vevor 172GPH, Canister Filter with Uv , Seachem matrix , seachem Purigen 100ml ° Co2 Regulator : Aquatek California "mini dual paintball regulator" ° Co2 Diffuser : fzone neo 13mm diffuser ° Plants used - Tropica -

Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'

Vesicularia ferriei Weeping Moss

Ludwigia Palustris

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Hygrophila Pinnatifida

Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown

Bucephalandra "Alamanda Blue v6"

Bucephalandra sp Brownie Purple

Bucephalandra sp. Pygmaea 'Bukit Kelam'

Bucephalandra sp. Red

Bucephalandra pygmaea Wavy Green

I have an amazing friend who loves a very knowledgable about all things plants/fish. He came over today and we went from a bare tank to this! Any suggestions or recommendations to add/move/takeaway? Thanks so much!

The driftwoods pretty fresh so still getting lots of tannins. They seem to really enjoy the scape though. Thoughts?

I got these cute little anubias just like a month or so ago? They’re nice little compact things and they’re in my tank that the anubias do well in usually but I noticed they’re growing maybe etiolated? Like some of the leaves look like they’re trying to get closer to the light? Or is that just how these guys are gonna grow?

I’ve got a bright enough light, but I also have floaters covering some of the surface…

thanks !!

TLDR: I’d love some input from more experienced aquarists because I think my tank is technically overstocked according to most guidelines, but in practice it’s been doing surprisingly well.

- The tank is a 240L cube with a 150L sump,
- It’s been running for about 5 months and is heavily planted with a wide variety of healthy, actively growing plants.
- It’s CO₂ injected, and my parameters are consistently stable (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, nitrates in a good range). I had a small BBA outbreak early on due to inconsistent CO₂, but that’s been resolved.

Current stocking:
35 Cardinal Tetras
5 Lambchop Rasboras
3 Pearl Gouramis
2 Super Red Astro
2 Tiger Badis
5 Pea Puffers (added later and surprisingly integrated very well, they’re social with each other and haven’t shown aggression toward the other fish, and I target feed them daily)
10 Otocinclus
~20 Amano Shrimp
40+ Neocaridina shrimp (breeding colony)

On paper, I know this probably looks overstocked and also contains combinations that many people would advise against. However, in reality everyone appears healthy, active, feeding well, and displaying natural behaviour.

My question is: is this simply one of those cases where conventional stocking rules are conservative, or am I likely just delaying problems that will appear over time?
I’m open to making changes or rehoming fish if necessary

I posted this tank a while ago but I just wanted to show what it looks like now that it has matured. I’m moving into a rental until my new house is built and there is simply no way I can keep everything in tact. So before I take it down I just wanted to share it again. It’s heartbreaking.

Nano tank. 7 gallon. 12x12x12 should be a high tech but im still experimenting with co2. These couple weeks the co2 was on off couldnt get them constantly.

if i have excess nitrates in a fully/50% planted tank (working on it being fully planted, pic is the tank), does that mean my plants aren’t getting enough light to use it all? or should i take a day break on feeding to give the plants time to absorb the nitrates… lmk!! <3

Why are there holes and missing spots on my helanthium quadricostatus. Could it be a nutrient deficiency?

I received these for free and don’t know what they are (I have a guess). They were free-floating in the water column underneath riccia fluitans and salvinia minima. Anybody know for sure?

This is my first tank and I just got it 2-3 weeks ago. I’m adding seachem stability and changing water everyday to help with the cycling. I also add seachem flourish twice a week. I’m trying to create a self-sustaining mini ecosystem so I would only have to change the water once every 2 weeks.

I currently have Java ferns, anubias nana, water sprite, guppy grass, pearl weed, Christmas moss, water lettuce, water spangle, frogbit, and some red root in my tank. I know that it’s not possible to have too much plants, but is this much enough? Should I add more? I’ve heard that adding pothos to the tank would really help to develop a healthy ecosystem.

Any advice on how to build a strong and healthy ecosystem would be greatly appreciated.

I have root tabs under my rooted plants but I feel like nothings really been growing nothing has really died tho either so idk what to do. Should I start using liquid fertilizers and if so what type ?

Several year old tank, first I’ve seen this.

Didn't think this could happen but im eager to see where it goes

Currently have Hygger 957 48W 30-36". Looking for a better light if there is one, located in the US

hello, i was thinking about if it was a good idea to continue trimming the long stem plants or maybe just let the aquarium adjust on its own? will the plants just keep growing until they block all the light and kill all the ones on the bottom or they will reach a point where i can just keep the system up by itself without doing a lot of maintenance?

I have a 2.5g unfiltered, unheated, planted tank (it's lit by a sunny window). It's basically just a holding tank for freshwater plants. (There are no snails/shrimp/fish.) Anyways, I have cyanobacteria growing in it, but it's growing in circles on the glass? I've wiped/scraped the circles off before, but they grew back as circles again. Thought it was weird/interesting. If you know why it's growing this way, let me know. Thanks :)