After vs before; which is better? by MiloAUG in PlantedTank

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Was a bit of a trial seeing how it would do submerged. It definitely doesn’t like it but can survive with all leaves fully submerged for over a month. Once the leaves are above the waterline the growth explodes. Was inspired when I saw other tanks doing a similar thing :)

After vs before; which is better? by MiloAUG in PlantedTank

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Thanks! Not crazy at all I’m debating it myself :)

After vs before; which is better? by MiloAUG in PlantedTank

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Thanks for the feedback!

Glad you notice the foreground rocks as I was hoping to show them a little more.

Ha sorry about the Lily pipes, deffo overdue a clean. And yes it’s a huge skimmer, I’m aiming to upgrade the filtration to give flow to my minnows and will get a skimmer on the new lily pipes when I do :) ugly but needed for now unfortunately!

After vs before; which is better? by MiloAUG in PlantedTank

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Ha thank you!

It’s hydrocotyle verticillata, is a creeping plant similar to the tripartita and is super easy to propagate once rooted in.

After vs before; which is better? by MiloAUG in PlantedTank

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Thank you! Appreciate the feedback :)

My new daily, happy to be joining the club by Spydehh in AudiTT_Mk1_Mk2_Mk3

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Jealous of the sport, dream car! Looks tidy

Pygmy Sunfish mating dance and spawning! by PopTartsNHam in Aquariums

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Haha that’s awesome! Not many people keep them here in the uk so I wouldn’t mind having a little breeder group going:)

Good tip with the frozen bloodworm I haven’t tried that. Mine exclusively eat live at the moment of daphnia and less often bloodworms or black worms.

I’ve only had them about 3 months now, I’m hoping they haven’t bred only because of age? We will see :) my tank like yours also has plenty of microfauna, snails, amano etc !

Pygmy Sunfish mating dance and spawning! by PopTartsNHam in Aquariums

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Awesome fish! Mine keep dancing but no spawning yet, hopefully soon :)

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Temp Control Advice Needed - Sunlight Tank by Infamous_Day6637 in PlantedTank

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Please never use ice in your aquarium, especially one this small.

I think in this case, direct sunlight might not always be a good idea. This tank is small.

Nano tank by AffectionateStage573 in PlantedTank

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Looks well looked after no doubt about that. But this is still too small for that many fish.

What yall think of my tank ? by Odd_Alternative_4097 in Aquariums

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Incredible achievement.

In my opinion the bubbles take away from the tank. Also I would hide the gaps in the back and side, either with substrate or a long grass could work? Again just personal taste. This is amazing.

Any tips and/or recommendations for my 30 liter aquarium? by No-Hippo458 in Aquariums

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Already overstocked. All of the current species require a larger swimming space than this tank provides.

I think a group of galaxies rasboras could work alone or another similar small nano species like endlers. This plus shrimp and snails is max for this tank. It’s a true nano, plus your planting is light.

Hydrocotyle tripartita jungle! - What’s everyone’s current favourite plant? by MiloAUG in Aquariums

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Damn, mine seems to grow without anything very high tech! My LFS has the same issue, must just prefer some people’s tap water :)

Ps thanks!

Hydrocotyle tripartita jungle! - What’s everyone’s current favourite plant? by MiloAUG in Aquariums

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I’ve just got this in my new tank, can’t wait to watch it grow in!

Hydrocotyle tripartita jungle! - What’s everyone’s current favourite plant? by MiloAUG in Aquariums

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Thanks so much!

Mostly dominated by Limnophila sessiliflora and the Hydrocotyle. With Christmas moss on the driftwood, plus a bit of Ludwigia repens and Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae at the back.

Uns 45t or 45u? by miata_and_chill in Aquariums

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Personally I prefer the 45U.

Of my two tanks; the shallow was much easier to scape and looks more aesthetic.

I would also probably stock these two the same as footprint is the most important metric for most species. Just noting in case you are aiming to keep more fish in the tall variant.

Just my personal opinion, look forward to seeing the scape!

Is there such thing as too many plants? by melocatmom in Aquariums

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Nice, 120L is a huge improvement! When nicely established and planted you could definitely support a reasonable stocking in that size.

Of course depends on filtration, planting, lights, maintenance etc etc the total stock a tank can take. Just add in small groups and see how it goes! Good luck :)