Low-tech (non-CO2) tanks post your pics!

[SeVenZ]

i've heard that its quite simple even without co2.
for the hair grass in my tank, i only add excel every day when i remember, and my japanese hair grass are growing well. but im not sure if i stop dosing the excel what would happen.
if there is fish, the shrimps would be stressed. should be safe if u offer lots of plants and places for the shrimps to hide.
my lowtech is a guppy tank :/ and i have alot of cherries inside, im not sure if they are breeding because its hard to even just see the cherries.

[diazman]

Army of reds!~

[jaymes]

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[SeVenZ]

very nice ! using a sump ?

[jaymes]

using UGF DIY ..... small aquarium 60x30x30, but the front only 20

[felix_fx2]

Aye! jaymes just how many tanks you get to scape a month? envious already lol

[jaymes]

errr ..... i dun get setup too often, but occasionally ..... just that i have many tank for experiment


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[tackleboxhero]

... i just added some cheap plants at the back of my tank ... now all my cherries and sakuras died. one baby crawfish died too.. win or win!! more than 20 sakuras all gone. but i soaked the plant before i added them in .. am i doing it wrong? im so sad naaaowwww.

What is the plant in the upper right hand corner, that has the roots (?) hanging down into the tank? never seen that before but looks really awesome.

[jeffteo]

Looks like Frogbits. Very healthy ones thus the long roots.

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[tackleboxhero]

Hello, I am new to this site and figured I would share my tank pics. While I have been in the hobby for about 15 years, this tank is fairly new, set it up in December. The Rotala macranda and the chain swords have been spreading like wild fire.

I run an emperor 280 and that is all. The lighting is a Marineland LED light that has not been released to the public yet, (still in testing, my husband works for the company and so we got one to test out.) This is my first try at a planted tank. I have mostly just stuck with Saltwater and cichlids up to this point. I am hoping to get into shrimp breeding,just because I am fascinated with invertebrates. Any input would be welcomed.

[Hilde]

i just added some cheap plants at the back of my tank.
now all my cherries and sakuras died.

Did you change the water after adding the plants?
Adding plants stirs up the substrate etc. which can lead to deaths.

[SeVenZ]

What is the plant in the upper right hand corner, that has the roots (?) hanging down into the tank? never seen that before but looks really awesome.

yah they are frogbits,when i got them at least. hahaha

[SeVenZ]

well, finally got my 3ft tank for my kribs ! and i think its semi planted?

just finish setting up yesterday , everything is old except the tank.!

and an update of my 2ft !

[felix_fx2]

welcome to the 3 footer party.
low tech this time? i see sand, cloud and a flying shrimp

btw, your 2 footer is having fuzz algae or green BBA? soon will be a nice mountain.

[SeVenZ]

both are low tech ! no co2 injection
hehe, the cloudy water should be due to the sand or a bacteria boom. most likely the sand. it was used so i thought it's "washed" haha. well will keep up with water change.

most likely is green BBA. but it looks really nice so im not bothered by it. and its only covering the wood. its not really affecting the plants or glass. its fairly easy to remove as well haha.

[felix_fx2]

Do you dose excel? If you don't dose it should stay green longer. A green bba blanket is very hard to keep.

[SeVenZ]

yes. i dose excel about 1.5ml every day. its been at least 2 months since the first green bba appeared . still green! the shrimps are enjoying it alot. is it a bad algae?

[SeVenZ]

btw the texture feels excatly like the marimo ball!

[felix_fx2]

Marimo ball is algae too.

[SeVenZ]

yah thats why i feel that its okay to have it!