Planted Tank TODAY Pics

[brewmaster15]

I don't own any planted tanks right now, I can't spare the space but I have had them in the past. Would love to see and hear about your planted or scaped tanks as they are today.:):) If you guys are real good and participate well maybe I will pic one for special Kudos on the side bar..:evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin::badm in::badmin: Lets see those planted and scaped tanks! al

[Doogy262]

Hi,I have been in the hobby for 40+yrs.and went into planted tanks about 5 yrs. ago.I went all out with lighting,ferts and pressurized co2. Been pretty successful after a few algae attacks,it is really all about a balance of those three things.I waited until i retired to get into Discus so I would have the time to put into it.Got a lot of great advice and made a few mistakes but now have 6 beauties soon to be 8 in a 90 gallon tank.here is a video of my 40gal. breeder and 45 gallon planted tanks taken last night.As you can see I won'y be winning any awards for photography lol...
https://youtu.be/jTYT5GzT66U

[danotaylor]

http://youtu.be/jTYT5GzT66U

If you take the "s" out of https you vid will load like this :thumbsup:

[Doogy262]

Thanks I will remember that...

[LizStreithorst]

This is my first ever attempt at a planted tank. Shrimp, neons and a couple of mystery snails.122979

[danotaylor]

Lookin good Mama Bear!! Looks like it is filling in nicely. Are you dosing ferts at all? Lots of super bright red shrimp you have there as well. Very nice mate :thumbsup:

[LizStreithorst]

Thanks, Dan. I'm using an iron supplement and Flourish Excel

[Discluv]

I have several planted tanks. Not all with discus:

30 gallon Alenquer pair tank: Very simple plants: anubias petite, java fern, African lily, criniums
https://i.imgur.com/s1ZD0vw.jpg

60 gallon (now Altum Angels): java fern, anubias, crypts, water wisteria.
https://i.imgur.com/XkL2vZ4.jpg

30 gallon Tucano/Orange-lemon tetra tank ( now Stendker Tefe Pair and Tucanos only):

https://i.imgur.com/jrIyo9O.jpg

Geophagus/Eartheaters/African tetra tank\
New scape- opened it up to add more room for the eartheaters. Took out alot of plants.
https://i.imgur.com/g8jK5Ak.jpg

Old arrangement.
https://i.imgur.com/vsG88o4.jpg

[danotaylor]

Thanks, Dan. I'm using an iron supplement and Flourish Excel
Cool. Thx Liz. I'm gonna attach some plants to the wood in my BB discus tank soon...

[danotaylor]

Love em all Discusluv. Very nice planted scapes. Love geo's!! TFS

[Pices]

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My little 20 gal shrimp tank. Enjoying seeing everyone’s tanks.
Here’s one of the nursery.122988

[LizStreithorst]

Beautiful.

[Pices]

Beautiful.
Thanks Liz. I’m really enjoying this tank. I spend way too much time staring at it and counting tiny little shrimps.
Patty

[Pices]

Here’s my planted angel tank.
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[danotaylor]

Really nice looking tanks Patty! I remember when I had a CRS & CBS shrimp tanks in Australia I would do the exact same shrimp count...a little too regularly actually, haha. What is the substrate in the 20gal? Is it shrimp sand? Are you dosing ferts?

[pastry]

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[Pices]

http://youtu.be/jTYT5GzT66U

If you take the "s" out of https you vid will load like this :thumbsup:

Very nicely done landscaping on these tanks Daniel. I like the variety of colors textures, leaves, and heights. Very pleasing to the eye and all the plants look so healthy.
Patty

[Pices]

Really nice looking tanks Patty! I remember when I had a CRS & CBS shrimp tanks in Australia I would do the exact same shrimp count...a little too regularly actually, haha. What is the substrate in the 20gal? Is it shrimp sand? Are you dosing ferts?
Thanks Daniel,
The substrate is called, Samurai Soil. It’s suppose to be good for shrimp, doesn’t change ph or increase hardness.
I just recently started dosing ferts. I picked Easy Green from the Aquarium Co-op because it’s shrimp safe and very easy to use. It’s all premixed liquid ferts, so I just squirt once per 10 gal and have 3 different bottles. It’s my first try with ferts, but so far so good.
Patty

[Pices]

I really like Discluv’s Discus tank. I think “less is more” with discus tanks. The discus are the star attraction and when a simple wood piece and a few well chosen plants are added, it really makes a statement.
I like your geo’s too. I’d like to try a group of them one day.
Patty

[Discluv]

I really like Discluv’s Discus tank. I think “less is more” with discus tanks. The discus are the star attraction and when a simple wood piece and a few well chosen plants are added, it really makes a statement.
I like your geo’s too. I’d like to try a group of them one day.
Patty

Thanks. Yeah, I know a lot of discus keepers subscribe to the "less is more" and "discus as star attraction" idea.
Personally, with adult discus, I like a lot of plants and dont feel they take anything away from fish. (shrug) ~ to each his own.

[Doogy262]

Very nicely done landscaping on these tanks Daniel. I like the variety of colors textures, leaves, and heights. Very pleasing to the eye and all the plants look so healthy.
Patty

Thanks Patty but those are my tanks Dan was just reminding to remove the s from https so video opens direct lol....Ed

[Pices]

Oops, well everything I said above to Ed. Ha
Patty

[kilnakorr]

Was a Dutch scape tank before adding discus. Some plants equipment had to be changed.
Some plants still need to grow out.
The Macrandra has to be be changed when I decide on what to substitue with.
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And the 10 Liter shrimp tank next to the TV;)
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[Mando]

Here’s my planted angel tank.
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I'm becoming a fan of those half black angels! They are gorgeous! beautiful tank as well.

[Pices]

Thanks Mando,
Look out Mando-that’s what happened to me! They are even more beautiful in person. I wasn’t an angel person until I saw Liz’s half blacks. At first glance it looks peaceful and serene, but the angels are little firecrackers so it’s never dull.
Patty

[LizStreithorst]

I have more of them for sale, just no pairs. I love Aquabid, but I prefer to sell to folks who are not perfect strangers.

[Filip]

Planted tanks are my first love and my discus are the last .
So I'm always struggling between the two of them , plants and discus :) .
Here are some timeline photos of my planted discus tank through years :

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[Filip]

Was a Dutch scape tank before adding discus. Some plants equipment had to be changed.
Some plants still need to grow out.
The Macrandra has to be be changed when I decide on what to substitue with.
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And the 10 Liter shrimp tank next to the TV;)
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Nice work Casper. I can only imagine it's beauty once the fast growing stem plants took over the back with their lush growth in different colours .please share your photos , once they do.

[curtissea]

Hello. It's been a while. I moved from LA in 2008, so I had to get rid of my fish. I finally setup another discus just last year. Minnesota water is awful so I had to take a lot of extra steps to make it work, mainly having my own RO system. Happy to say, it's been going good. I decided to do a planted tank this time, so I've spent the last year learning a lot. Here are my results as of two days ago. Glad to be back.


https://youtu.be/eyBkdCjgfJ4

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[curtissea]

Some very nice setups out there!

[Filip]

Hello. It's been a while. I moved from LA in 2008, so I had to get rid of my fish. I finally setup another discus just last year. Minnesota water is awful so I had to take a lot of extra steps to make it work, mainly having my own RO system. Happy to say, it's been going good. I decided to do a planted tank this time, so I've spent the last year learning a lot. Here are my results as of two days ago. Glad to be back.


https://youtu.be/eyBkdCjgfJ4

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Welcome back to the hobby and this forum Curtis .
You have a very nice planted tank in your video .
How long do you have this set up and keep your discus in there ?
The only thing I would change is to add some more discus in it .

[curtissea]

Welcome back to the hobby and this forum Curtis .
You have a very nice planted tank in your video .
How long do you have this set up and keep your discus in there ?
The only thing I would change is to add some more discus in it .

I couldn't agree more. I just ordered 4 more from Uncle Sam's. They arrive on Thursday.

[danotaylor]

If you take the "s" out of https when you paste your link into the "insert video" tab it loads like this;
http://youtu.be/eyBkdCjgfJ4
Great looking planted tank. Do you use ferts? Cheers

[curtissea]

If you take the "s" out of https when you paste your link into the "insert video" tab it loads like this;
http://youtu.be/eyBkdCjgfJ4
Great looking planted tank. Do you use ferts? Cheers

Thanks for the tip! I do ferts with Seachem products, but thinking of changing to dry ferts or maybe easy green.

[curtissea]

I do. I use Seachem products, but I'm thinking of trying dry ferts or Easy Green.

[Jack L]

I have several planted tanks. Not all with discus:

30 gallon Alenquer pair tank: Very simple plants: anubias petite, java fern, African lily, criniums
https://i.imgur.com/s1ZD0vw.jpg

60 gallon (now Altum Angels): java fern, anubias, crypts, water wisteria.
https://i.imgur.com/XkL2vZ4.jpg

30 gallon Tucano/Orange-lemon tetra tank ( now Stendker Tefe Pair and Tucanos only):

https://i.imgur.com/jrIyo9O.jpg

Geophagus/Eartheaters/African tetra tank\
New scape- opened it up to add more room for the eartheaters. Took out alot of plants.
https://i.imgur.com/g8jK5Ak.jpg

Old arrangement.
https://i.imgur.com/vsG88o4.jpg

really like the one called old arragement

[JamesW]

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[houstonreef]

Here it is.


http://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPFXL1bvI-JGyWs6WLKJcbjqVXWhcA7wg2AVqj9

[Filip]

Here it is.


http://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPFXL1bvI-JGyWs6WLKJcbjqVXWhcA7wg2AVqj9

This link is invalid .Can you please try to post the photo straight from your device folder , using the upload image icon . The icon with the little green tree in a frame , the third from the right on the message bar .

[houstonreef]

I am not sure why my post disappeared. Here it is
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPFXL1bvI-JGyWs6WLKJcbjqVXWhcA7wg2AVqj9

[matt2426]

Planted tanks are my first love and my discus are the last .
So I'm always struggling between the two of them , plants and discus :) .
Here are some timeline photos of my planted discus tank through years :

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Beautiful tanks Filip!!!

[Pices]

Was a Dutch scape tank before adding discus. Some plants equipment had to be changed.
Some plants still need to grow out.
The Macrandra has to be be changed when I decide on what to substitue with.
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And the 10 Liter shrimp tank next to the TV;)
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I really love the carpet of plants in your tank. It looks like it would be hard to maintain. Is it difficult fert or light wise? Do you need CO2? A lot of trimming? I’m thinking there’s a reason everyone doesn’t have it. Is this the culmination of mastering planted tanks?
I like your shrimp tank too. You have an artistic way of turning your rock into a mountainside that I get lost in. Very cool-very Zen. What is that glass tube suction cupped to the glass?
Patty

[Filip]

Beautiful tanks Filip!!!

Thanks Matt .

[TheRedSpotted]

Hi,

I'm a planted tank addict and can't live without plants, here is my tank evolution :

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[Filip]

Hi,

I'm a planted tank addict and can't live without plants, here is my tank evolution :

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Hi Stephane and welcome to the club . Together we can help you to overcome your addiction . Just kidding :D .
Great looking planted tank , spottlesly maintained as always . Your Aro has put some bulk since your last update . Can't wait to see your next scape and selection of fish in it since you are always suprising .

[TheRedSpotted]

Hi Filip,
You are welcome :o
So tired those days...I'm thinking about leaving discus hobby for a period to be honest.
I'm no more able to find great discus quality at affordable prices...Too much expectations probably.
Forced to wait a new complete year for wild caught :mad: never satifified with importer's quality.

I'm gently and slowly moving to predator tank with aro and stingray :sorry: Lol
Andrew is challenging me to come back to discus Lol And you know him he has a lot of arguments
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I'm not lazy just follow this link and appreciate :
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?134976-Great-Tankmates&p=1317279#post1317279

[Filip]

Did he said please restart discus again ? :)
You plan to ditch your two loves , plants and discus just for a stingray :( ? .
I second Andrews opinion ," just don't do it" :)

[TheRedSpotted]

Did he said please restart discus again ? :)
You plan to ditch your two loves , plants and discus just for a stingray :( ? .
I second Andrews opinion ," just don't do it" :)

That's exactly what he said after earring my concerns.
You probably didn't follow the last link about tankmates ;)
I still working in backstage.

There's nothing to do with French wild discus business.
As a hobbyist you can't wait each year the only rare shipment ;)

And it's not A stingray it's THE stingray (she is spotted also Lol)

[houstonreef]

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http://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPFXL1bvI-JGyWs6WLKJcbjqVXWhcA7wg2AVqj9

[Filip]

I am in love with plants and discus123573
http://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPFXL1bvI-JGyWs6WLKJcbjqVXWhcA7wg2AVqj9

Very sleak and stylish tank Houstonreef. I never could have imagine that pink background would look good on a natural looking tank , but here it is , and I like it a lot.

[TheRedSpotted]

Well scaped !
Good mix of T5 bulbs. Which one are you using as Red, Blue, Green and especcially which white 6000K ?
looking to refurbish my UFO lighting ;)

Try to fix ricchardia or Java mosses on tree. you will get a nice Bonsai! this is the actual trend
lift up your Ph probe to avoid leakage in the tank ;)


There's a risk to not fit with discus needs after a year. They still be young and need a lot of food which is not desirable with algae growth.
You are engaged in a extremely regular maintenance!

[houstonreef]

Thanks Filip. Playing with light bulbs and their colors.

Edit: Filip, the background is frost white, not pink. it is the effect of light.

[houstonreef]

Well scaped !
Good mix of T5 bulbs. Which one are you using as Red, Blue, Green and especcially which white 6000K ?
looking to refurbish my UFO lighting ;)
they are: 6500k, Flora, Super Actinic, Coral Plus, and Powerveg 633. and the order of bulbs in the fixture also contribute factors.

Try to fix ricchardia or Java mosses on tree. you will get a nice Bonsai! this is the actual trend
lift up your Ph probe to avoid leakage in the tank ;)


Can you explain "Ph leak in the tank"
i hate moss and try to get rid of it then replace with other plants. they are all over the place and stick pretty well to substrate. i dont think i can %100 remove moss but keep them to the minimal by picking them out some at each water change.
There's a risk to not fit with discus needs after a year. They still be young and need a lot of food which is not desirable with algae growth.
You are engaged in a extremely regular maintenance!
WC 40-50% weekly with vacuum substrate and blow detritus

[TheRedSpotted]

WC 40-50% weekly with vacuum substrate and blow detritus

To my opinion and experience would be better with less than 30% twice or three time a week.
Bulk will stay two long on the bottom if removed only one time a week.

With this type of scape don't create too much fluctuation

Your Ph probe is filled with a solution. If the head cap is bellow water level there's a risk of leakage in aquarium water

[houstonreef]

To my opinion and experience would be better with less than 30% twice or three time a week.
Bulk will stay two long on the bottom if removed only one time a week.

With this type of scape don't create too much fluctuation

Your Ph probe is filled with a solution. If the head cap is bellow water level there's a risk of leakage in aquarium water

Thanks Theredspotted. i will move the PH probe higher. Your advise of WC sounds interesting but i have to figure out my own schedule and fertilizer factor.

[rclark099]

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[Filip]

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Nice combination of plants and BB Robert . Have you used hidden pots for the plants ?

[Pices]

This is my attempt at a bare bottom planted discus community tank.123655

Very nice. Your fish look great and your tank is immaculate. I like the way plants are displayed behind rock.
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[danotaylor]

Nice one mate. The rock looks like petrified wood to me...is it? I used to have some really cool piece in Australia with the grain & knots in the wood preserved in petrifying process...love it!

[rclark099]

Thanks Flip. The sword plants are in pots. The other plants are either tied to driftwood or weighted down.

[rclark099]

Thank you Daniel. That is petrified wood.

[houstonreef]

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[danotaylor]

very serene tank mate, beautiful...some of those cardinals are super thick! Your discus look nice except the little snake skin looks thin...I see it up there eating in 1 of the pics though...if he eats well he may well have some internal parasite preventing him from thriving...just an observation. Thanks for the update!!

[peewee1]

Thank you to everyone for posting the pictures of your planted tanks. The work and the creativity is impressive. When one considers the maintenance to just the discus in a bare tank then to add to that the plants would be beyond my time commitment. I think the fish would be more comfortable and less stressed living in a planted tank than a bare tank.

[houstonreef]

very serene tank mate, beautiful...some of those cardinals are super thick! Your discus look nice except the little snake skin looks thin...I see it up there eating in 1 of the pics though...if he eats well he may well have some internal parasite preventing him from thriving...just an observation. Thanks for the update!!

Thank you. i will treat him very soon.

[rogebran]

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It’s always such an inspiration to me to see that the so called “rules” for keeping discus can be broke.....beautiful tank.

[houstonreef]

It’s always such an inspiration to me to see that the so called “rules” for keeping discus can be broke.....beautiful tank.

Thanks for the comments.

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[LizStreithorst]

Even a BB purist like I would love a tank like that.

[houstonreef]

It’s always such an inspiration to me to see that the so called “rules” for keeping discus can be broke.....beautiful tank.

One thing i can tell that this set up is may not suitable to raise juvenile since we have to feed them a lot. it can take more effort to do water change more than one time per week. on this set-up i just do 40-45% per week.