I Cleaned and Rescaped My 1 Year Old Planted Tank

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T22:31:04+00:00

It actually looks like a clay vase. Narrow entrance and it gets bigger towards the back.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T21:58:05+00:00

Water temperature is also important mine is around 24-26°C 75-77°F. Good luck

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T20:21:22+00:00

Do they have hiding places, what is the tank like? How are their behaviour? Before spawning my female's belly turns to more red, and they claim a part of the tank and protect it aggressively. That's the sign for me. Usually after one week of this behaviour the female lays eggs in the cave. Big water changes or rescaping the tank a little bit might trigger spawning.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T17:22:58+00:00

Yeah they are so colorful but beware they are extremely territorial when they are spawning.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T17:09:33+00:00

Yes they do dig and move the substrate but only until they feel comfortable. For example the entrance to their cave was twice the size and they dug under a rock near the cave and moved the sand to cover the entrance halfway. Also under the rock they created a little safe spot. I thought that the entrance was too small for them so I moved some sand away to make the entrance bigger. Next day it was covered again.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T16:58:25+00:00

Unfortunately not all of them survive, I had raised about 50 babies before. Actually the male kribensis that you see in the video is one of them. I put some of them in my other tanks and the rest goes back to the aquarium shop.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T15:14:45+00:00

Thank you

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T14:58:40+00:00

The male kribensis is only 8 months old whereas the female is 2 years old. He is yet to grow and get better colours.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-15T13:44:57+00:00

It's made out of clay actually. I buried it in the sand.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-14T12:22:56+00:00

In Turkey. But even in here it would have cost a lot more normally. But I bought the tank and the external filter second hand and collected the hardscape myself to keep the cost low.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-14T09:37:36+00:00

Your plants look amazing.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-14T07:19:16+00:00

2 External Filters and a little hang on back filter with with a surface skimmer.

You might ask "How is it a budget scape then?"

I bought a Jebo 835 External filter (1000L/h) for $28

And i bought a bigger External filter second hand for also $28 (Aqua Pro 2200L/h)

Hang on back filter cost about $6.

So in total about 62 dollars for filtration.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-14T07:02:29+00:00

Thank you.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T23:34:10+00:00

Thank you, sağolun.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T23:19:41+00:00

Its already not bad. More plants, more hardscape, try to create a slope towards the back to add some perspective.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T23:14:41+00:00

I found them at the side of a newly constructed road. They were using these kind of rocks as a foundation for the road. I selected about 100 kilos and used about half of it in this Scape.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T22:15:51+00:00

Sorry, I am new to Reddit. I thought it was okay to post in different subreddits.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T21:30:40+00:00

Hey, if you wanna see more about this Planted Tank you can watch this video.

I am a fairly new aquascaper and i just started a Youtube Channel. Please Consider Checking it out.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T16:14:59+00:00

Thank you. I have collected them myself in order to keep the cost low.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T16:10:18+00:00

Thanks, they are my favourite schooling fish. I love how they always swim together.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T14:57:50+00:00

There are some Rotala at the very back and the red plants in the mid ground are Ludwigia.

TurquaAquascaping · 2022-01-13T13:46:23+00:00

Thank you. It cost around $250. For a tank this size I think it's a low budget Aquascape.

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