My Aquariums update Aug 2016

2016 Aquarium tour on youtube

I sold the 90 gal Tank in May 2017 and moved everything over to a new 125 gal tank in the fish room.

More information about the fish room can be found -->  http://ziurcs.blogspot.com/2017/02/fishroom-jan-2017.html

90 Gal South American
- Planted with Java Fern, Crypts, Anubis, and stem plants FISH: Angel, Bolivan Rams, Keyhole, Tetras, Cory's

Early 2013

Early 2014

90 gal Nov 2015

90 Gal 10-Aug-16

90 gal 10-Aug-16

45 Gal Sub-Tropical Asian
- Planted mainly crypts with Java fern, Anubis, and some moss FISH: Gold barbs, danios, and weather loach.

45 Gal front view 10-AUG-2016  

45 Gal Side view 10-AUG-16

 

125 Gal African Cichlid Mbuna  - Universal Rocks  decor and for FISH: Mbuna Yellow Labs, Mangaino, Acei, Socolofi, OB Zebras, and Synodontis Perticola

20 long
- Oct 2015, HMF corner filter, planted with crypts and Panda corydoras cats 

20 Gal long 10-AUG-16

Fluval Spec V Shrimp and plants

Fish Room Rack: 2 x 55 gal  and 2 x 15 gal  HMF - Hamburg Matten filters

15 gal Left 10-Aug-16

15 Gal Right 10-AUG-16

55 middle 10-AUG-16

55 Gal Bottom tank

The whole rack

15 GallonRight side

15 Gallon Left side potted plants

45 Gallon Tank

45 Gallon Asian biotope aquarium

Here are two pictures of the 45 Gal tank (Before and after).  

I bought some Crypt. Balansae and Crypt. Parva at Aquascapes in Charlottsville.  In addition I bought some Crypt. ??? (in the center middle of the tank. tall stems, similar leaves to Balansae)  at the JRAS meeting as well as some Limnophila Species (as my best guess).  Last addition was from Azeleas, I added one large giant Val - hope to see runners soon.

This is a cube tank 24x18x25 low tech -- no CO2.  Since adding the new substrate in Feb, I have also been fertilizing with flourish and Excel more regularly.  The tank is still on the cools side of the temp scale at 72-74.

The bottom photo shows the development that has taken place. I have unplugged the heater and only have sub tropical species (Danios, Weather loaches, and a pleco somewhere in there)  The plants have developed well and I have a lot of floating plants that I am always clearing out.  I change the water about once a month and have a Fluval canister filter on it (203 model I think). I have gone to mixing dry fertilizers from http://aquariumfertilizer.com/ and that seems to work great. I dose about once a week.  I think they recommend the Tom Barr method.  In any case it seems to have worked.  I do use substrate fertilizers also.  This tank sits next to my work desk and I really enjoy it daily.

I also post on the Central Virginia Aquarium Society/Club

June 2017  Danios and Loaches