10g Asian Theme (New pics May 16) - BC Aquaria -British Columbia Aquarium Forum

Myka · 07-26-2008

LATEST PHOTO (May 16):

ORIGINAL POST:

Here's my first venture into planted tanks. Everything in the tank is "from Asia". The one unconfirmed plant was sold to me as Cyperus helferi, but it seems as though it is either Sagittaria subulata or Vallisneria americana both of which are from the Americas. If that's the case, my Asian theme goes to the wind! Gonna have to pull it, and find some more Asian plants. Set up on July 6, 2008.

10g tank (standard)
AquaClear mini
Petcetera HOB filter (50-100 gph?)
Visi-therm heater (75 degrees)
Fluorite substrate 1 - 1 1/2"
2 x 23w Philips Daylight 6500K w/clip on lamps
Tap water treated for chlorine
Hagen CO2 (I change the mix once a week to help keep it consistent)

8 Harlequin Rasbora (I tried to get Trigonostigma espei, but couldn't find any locally at the time)
1 T. espei (found one!! gonna trade the Harlequins in when they get more espei)
1 yellow Betta

Hygrophila difformis
Java Fern
Sagittaria subulata or Vallisneria americana (unconfirmed)

Battling some BGA and GHA right now on the H. difformis. I don't understand why I have BGA when I have nitrates...? I'm hoping the new clip on lights will help as the light I had before really sucked.

Looking for more plants!!! If you have some Asian plants you want to sell, please let me know!

You can see the one Espei in the group of Harlequins.

"Sunny", who is turning into a "Peachy" as I am feeding so much Cyclopeeze!

My bubble ladder with 35 bubbles on it, going at 1 bps.

Lars · 07-26-2008

Do you use excel? you should if you don't. That will help kill off and buffer any future algae problems. BGA for sure/

Myka · 07-26-2008

I don't use Excel. I have CO2, and I thought Excel was a CO2 replacement?

softlips · 07-26-2008

looks very nice =)

SmallTanks · 07-26-2008

Oh I love it! Now I want one!

jm. · 07-26-2008

That's a great looking betta!

mysticalnet · 07-26-2008

Your betta is just like a dancing lady with traditional clothes! Beautiful!

Nicklfire · 07-26-2008

very peacefull looking nice dude

I love that betta, i am not really one for bettas but that one looks really nice

Myka · 07-26-2008

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Myka · 07-26-2008

For the record, I'm a dudette.

I just swapped out the Petcerta HOB filter for an AquaClear 200. So now there's a mini and a 200 on it. So that's 300 gph filtration. Hopefully it will help with the BGA. The Rasboras are loving the flow - they are all crowded around the highest point of flow playing in it, or exercising maybe? I'm hoping the higher flow and thus increased surface agitation will help with the film on the water surface too. My plants started pearling for the first time today, so I guess they like the new lights and CO2.

Pearling:

kolewolf · 07-26-2008

I love your tank! And now thanks to you my wife wants another tank, just like yours.

Myka · 07-26-2008

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Originally Posted by kolewolf

I love your tank! And now thanks to you my wife wants another tank, just like yours.

Aw thanks! You'll have fun sinking the bamboo!

I had to boil mine for an hour or so to get it water logged. It was such a pain in the butt that when I realised I cut the bamboo about 2 inches too short I have been too lazy to replace it so far!

Marius · 07-26-2008

That's a lovely setup and a lovely betta there

kolewolf · 07-26-2008

Hi Myka, awesome tank. I'm kolewolf's wife and I want a tank just like yours. I have flowerhorns and the 'asian' theme would be great. Where did you get your bamboo?

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Originally Posted by Myka

Aw thanks! You'll have fun sinking the bamboo!

I had to boil mine for an hour or so to get it water logged. It was such a pain in the butt that when I realised I cut the bamboo about 2 inches too short I have been too lazy to replace it so far!

Myka · 07-26-2008

Would Flowerhorns knock the bamboo around? If so, they would just dislodge it. I got the bamboo at Michael's. It was fairly tough to find. It was $15 for only six 5' sticks. I cut them to length with a chop saw. It waas easier to find thicker stuff that was about 1" around. I found that in Wal-Mart. It might work better for your Flowerhorns. It would be a better balance I think due to the size of the Flowerhorns...?

Marius · 07-26-2008

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Originally Posted by kolewolf

Hi Myka, awesome tank. I'm kolewolf's wife and I want a tank just like yours. I have flowerhorns and the 'asian' theme would be great. Where did you get your bamboo?

Judy, you can use lucky bamboo to make a bamboo wall at the back. It's actually really good to maintain water quality that way as well. All you have to do is anchor it well and you're set.

Myka · 07-26-2008

I've heard that the live lucky bamboo will just rot and die in the aquarium. Besides, the yellow color of the bamboo gives great variation in the mostly green tank!

Marius · 07-26-2008

^didn't know that. I've seen a few setups with that kind of a background and I liked it very much. I thought that as long as the the top is above the water and the substrate is rocky everything will be just fine.

MizzWolf · 07-26-2008

I have lucky bamboo in vases. I think I'm going to put the vases and bamboo straight into the tank. The FHs won't be able to dislodge that. Thanks you guys.

Myka...when your plants grow in, be sure to update us with pics.

Myka · 07-26-2008

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Originally Posted by MizzWolf

Myka...when your plants grow in, be sure to update us with pics.

I'm getting some more plants soon here from some BCAquaria members. I will update!

07-26-2008	#1
Myka VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saskatoon, SK. Posts: 583 iTrader: 2 / 100%	10g Asian Theme (New pics May 16) LATEST PHOTO (May 16): ORIGINAL POST: Here's my first venture into planted tanks. Everything in the tank is "from Asia". The one unconfirmed plant was sold to me as Cyperus helferi, but it seems as though it is either Sagittaria subulata or Vallisneria americana both of which are from the Americas. If that's the case, my Asian theme goes to the wind! Gonna have to pull it, and find some more Asian plants. Set up on July 6, 2008. 10g tank (standard) AquaClear mini Petcetera HOB filter (50-100 gph?) Visi-therm heater (75 degrees) Fluorite substrate 1 - 1 1/2" 2 x 23w Philips Daylight 6500K w/clip on lamps Tap water treated for chlorine Hagen CO2 (I change the mix once a week to help keep it consistent) 8 Harlequin Rasbora (I tried to get Trigonostigma espei, but couldn't find any locally at the time) 1 T. espei (found one!! gonna trade the Harlequins in when they get more espei) 1 yellow Betta Hygrophila difformis Java Fern Sagittaria subulata or Vallisneria americana (unconfirmed) Battling some BGA and GHA right now on the H. difformis. I don't understand why I have BGA when I have nitrates...? I'm hoping the new clip on lights will help as the light I had before really sucked. Looking for more plants!!! If you have some Asian plants you want to sell, please let me know! You can see the one Espei in the group of Harlequins. "Sunny", who is turning into a "Peachy" as I am feeding so much Cyclopeeze! My bubble ladder with 35 bubbles on it, going at 1 bps. __________________ Almost 20 years of fish keeping and I'm still learning. Click to view: ~ 90g LPS dominant reef ~ 20g planted Atasuki Last edited by Myka : 05-16-2009 at 03:05 PM.

07-26-2008	#2
Lars Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chilliwack Posts: 172 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme Do you use excel? you should if you don't. That will help kill off and buffer any future algae problems. BGA for sure/

07-26-2008	#3
Myka VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saskatoon, SK. Posts: 583 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme I don't use Excel. I have CO2, and I thought Excel was a CO2 replacement? __________________ Almost 20 years of fish keeping and I'm still learning. Click to view: ~ 90g LPS dominant reef ~ 20g planted Atasuki

07-26-2008	#4
softlips Love ME! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Richmond Posts: 791 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme looks very nice =)

07-26-2008	#5
SmallTanks BCA Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poco. Posts: 1,106 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme Oh I love it! Now I want one! __________________ Fish people need coffee too.

07-26-2008	#6
jm. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Burnaby Posts: 451 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme That's a great looking betta!

07-26-2008	#7
mysticalnet BCA Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Westminster/Sapperton Posts: 1,665 iTrader: 43 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme Your betta is just like a dancing lady with traditional clothes! Beautiful! __________________ 20G Planted Aquarium of Red Cherry Shrimps, Crystal Red, Black Shrimps & cute dwarf puffer. 50G Planted Aquarium with small Tropical fishes. 20G Planted Aquarium - Emerald Green shrimp, Tiger shrimp, Blue Pearl shrimp tank. 10G Office/Lab Planted Aquarium with RCS, CRS, CBS, Neons and Endlers 10G Bedroom Aquarium with Blue Tiger Shrimps. Pictures of my aquariums Pictures of my aquariums 2

07-26-2008	#8
Nicklfire Dark Lord Administrator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Calgary, NE Posts: 3,524 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme very peacefull looking nice dude I love that betta, i am not really one for bettas but that one looks really nice __________________ Are you from Alberta? Join Abaquaria.com our sister site

07-26-2008	#9
Myka VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saskatoon, SK. Posts: 583 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme Thanks for the comments everyone! __________________ Almost 20 years of fish keeping and I'm still learning. Click to view: ~ 90g LPS dominant reef ~ 20g planted Atasuki

07-26-2008	#10
Myka VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saskatoon, SK. Posts: 583 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme For the record, I'm a dudette. I just swapped out the Petcerta HOB filter for an AquaClear 200. So now there's a mini and a 200 on it. So that's 300 gph filtration. Hopefully it will help with the BGA. The Rasboras are loving the flow - they are all crowded around the highest point of flow playing in it, or exercising maybe? I'm hoping the higher flow and thus increased surface agitation will help with the film on the water surface too. My plants started pearling for the first time today, so I guess they like the new lights and CO2. Pearling: __________________ Almost 20 years of fish keeping and I'm still learning. Click to view: ~ 90g LPS dominant reef ~ 20g planted Atasuki Last edited by Myka : 07-26-2008 at 08:32 PM.

07-26-2008	#11
kolewolf BCA Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 4,050 iTrader: 285 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme I love your tank! And now thanks to you my wife wants another tank, just like yours.

07-26-2008	#13
Marius BCA GURU Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal/Vancouver Posts: 8,309 iTrader: 24 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme That's a lovely setup and a lovely betta there __________________ Taz: April 03,2006 - November 22,2009

07-26-2008	#15
Myka VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saskatoon, SK. Posts: 583 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme Would Flowerhorns knock the bamboo around? If so, they would just dislodge it. I got the bamboo at Michael's. It was fairly tough to find. It was $15 for only six 5' sticks. I cut them to length with a chop saw. It waas easier to find thicker stuff that was about 1" around. I found that in Wal-Mart. It might work better for your Flowerhorns. It would be a better balance I think due to the size of the Flowerhorns...? __________________ Almost 20 years of fish keeping and I'm still learning. Click to view: ~ 90g LPS dominant reef ~ 20g planted Atasuki Last edited by Myka : 07-26-2008 at 09:02 PM.

07-26-2008	#17
Myka VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saskatoon, SK. Posts: 583 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme I've heard that the live lucky bamboo will just rot and die in the aquarium. Besides, the yellow color of the bamboo gives great variation in the mostly green tank! __________________ Almost 20 years of fish keeping and I'm still learning. Click to view: ~ 90g LPS dominant reef ~ 20g planted Atasuki

07-26-2008	#18
Marius BCA GURU Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal/Vancouver Posts: 8,309 iTrader: 24 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme ^didn't know that. I've seen a few setups with that kind of a background and I liked it very much. I thought that as long as the the top is above the water and the substrate is rocky everything will be just fine. __________________ Taz: April 03,2006 - November 22,2009

07-26-2008	#19
MizzWolf BCA Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 92 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Re: 10g Asian Theme I have lucky bamboo in vases. I think I'm going to put the vases and bamboo straight into the tank. The FHs won't be able to dislodge that. Thanks you guys. Myka...when your plants grow in, be sure to update us with pics.

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