3Ft setup

[blueray]

Mine second effort on planted tank. First one was a total mess cos never really find out what really needed. This time round really spent more time and $$. Now just left with getting a CO2 tank only. Existing are DIY CO2.

I personally feel that even though is better than the 1st one that I setup up, it still need somemore major change. I do find that the plant at the back need to change. It do look nice when it is growing well but it is growing too fast. Almost every 2 weeks, I will need to make some trimming.

Please feel free to comment. Thanks.

[lorba]

A great start, blueray.

But you seems to have too many cardinals? One key factor to keep a tank non-messy, is to have just-enough fishes.

For a 3footer, i recommend only 30 cardinals.

[Fei Miao]

Agreed with Roland, try not to have too heavy a bio-load in planted tanks!

[blueray]

Though so myself...had about 100 cardinals excluding another 20 other species

[lorba]

now then i realise, got many other fishes.

Well, no worries. I had more then you when i first started.

All kinds of fishes and plants, total probably > 80 species.

Look at my first tank!

[blueray]

Guess when 1st started, everyone have the idea of getting more fishes rather than plants anyway....was considering setting up another tank and might consider moving half of it over