FW planted- Ebi Topia and The Dwarf ranch.

[D3monic]

Here's a few pics of my old freshwater nanos.

 

The messy office, was eating pizza and decided to snap pics. No cleaning or scraping glass. Most these tanks haven't been cleaned in over a year. One my favorite things about the planted tanks they are pretty self sufficient.

 

 

 

Ebi Topia - Fluval Ebi

 

 

 

 

 

 

These use to be high quality crystal shrimp but I haven't culled (or cleaned tank) in a year + so patterns are getting low grade.

 

 

 

baby skrimp

 

 

Back when it was first set up

 

 

 

Eventually i'd like to get another fluval ebi and make it a sexy shrimp tank and have them side by side.

 

The Dwarf Ranch

 

Fluval Spec on kitchen counter

 

Occupants: trio of dwarf puffers, dwarf clawed frogs, a few poor patterned crystal shrimp and a army of ramshorn snails.

 

 

 

 

Sam the frog

 

[Tamberav]

Beautiful tanks! What lighting do you use? I just set up a 5.5g with some plants and need a light.

[D3monic]

Beautiful tanks! What lighting do you use? I just set up a 5.5g with some plants and need a light.

 

These are just the stock fluval lights. The ebi uses a small tube and the spec has LED.

Anubius and java fern have really low light requirements. Matter of fact I probably only run the lights a few hours a week when I feel like turning them on. Rest of the time they just get ambient light from the rooms they are in.

[D3monic]

Finally got around to cleaning the skrimp tank last night. Was a nice thick layer of detritus on the ground.

 

I still need to do a better job of scraping the glass. The small magfloats don't do anything to glass algae.

 

I'm allergic to shellfish so minimize my fishing around in the tank.

 

Could use a bit of a trimming too.

 

 

[Polarcollision]

Love the puffers.

[D3monic]

Love the puffers.

 

Thanks, was the first time i've seen that kind. These are true FW unlike the larger brackish ones that used to be available. These are tiny as shit too. Like Dime sized. Perfect little nano fish and they prey on small snails making them the perfect addition to combat snail populations.

[Sunstar]

I would love to start up a gorgeous freshwater planted again. I STILL have the equipment.

[D3monic]

I would love to start up a gorgeous freshwater planted again. I STILL have the equipment.

 

[Sunstar]

I basically want to throw out several old tanks, get something new and better.

 

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with that said I have two tanks both running for 6+ years. Low light/tech.

[D3monic]

I used to have a really nice 75gal high tech. Made a false wall from one those large foam panels that look like a scene out the rainforest. Drilled returns and overflow through it and had everything behind the false wall. CO2 ect. Very nice tank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eventually the Jungle Val took over completely lol.

 

 

Was all micro fish, galaxy rasbora, ottos, dario, skrimps, ect

 

 

Unfortunatly I was going through a foreclosure and had half my stuff moved out but tank was still there. Bank sent guys go clean the house out with no notice and they dumped my tank in the front yard fish and all into the snow. Broke up my custom stand I built and threw it in the trash. I could of murdered a mofo.

 

[Sunstar]

my CP rasbora lived for about 6 years It passed away this past winter.

[vlangel]

I used to have a really nice 75gal high tech. Made a false wall from one those large foam panels that look like a scene out the rainforest. Drilled returns and overflow through it and had everything behind the false wall. CO2 ect. Very nice tank. Eventually the Jungle Val took over completely lol. Was all micro fish, galaxy rasbora, ottos, dario, skrimps, ect Unfortunatly I was going through a foreclosure and had half my stuff moved out but tank was still there. Bank sent guys go clean the house out with no notice and they dumped my tank in the front yard fish and all into the snow. Broke up my custom stand I built and threw it in the trash. I could of murdered a mofo.

That was very inyeresting and your tanks are/were beautiful! I am so sorry that you went through such a rough patch.

[Mirya]

Unfortunatly I was going through a foreclosure and had half my stuff moved out but tank was still there. Bank sent guys go clean the house out with no notice and they dumped my tank in the front yard fish and all into the snow. Broke up my custom stand I built and threw it in the trash. I could of murdered a mofo.

 

That was a great tank! I think murder would have been completely justified.

 

I love your current tank too. Those puffers are adorable.

[D3monic]

Thanks, I wish they would of discovered these puffers years ago. Hopefully I will get lucky and have them spawn for me,