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aquatic mouse
12-03-2010, 08:05 AM
Just wanted to share.

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Tank: 20 gallon
Lighing: T5
Filter: Marinland Penguin 150
Substrate: River Pebbles and CaribSea Eco Complete Planted Red
Fish: 3 Pristella Tetras
Inverts: 1 Blueberry Shrimp
Plants: Wisteria, Moss Ball and I forgot what the other 2 are :p
Decor: Clay Pot
marinelife
12-03-2010, 08:11 AM
:thanks: Looks good!!
Sunshine
12-03-2010, 09:09 AM
Looks nice Mouse. I wanted to do that with my freshwater, but I have a Pleco. He ate all my plants. I love the look of them. Good job.
chromiumlux
12-03-2010, 09:32 PM
Very nice!
starfishprime
12-06-2010, 07:18 PM
Very awesome, I think that a lot of people definitely overlook FW plants. Thanks for sharing!
jeremyreef
12-10-2010, 06:18 PM
Nice......What t5 bulbs are you using?
aquatic mouse
12-11-2010, 01:04 PM
I'm using one 10,000k daylight bulb. I tried two, and they were wilting.
ghurlag
12-11-2010, 02:23 PM
I'm using one 10,000k daylight bulb. I tried two, and they were wilting.

2 and they were wilting? Wow, that's impressive. So you are using an 18" T5 bulb on there, then?

I really like what I see here. I've been craving setting up a huge freshwater planted tank with T5s. Probably won't be allowed to until we move into a bigger house, but it's nice to dream :)
aquatic mouse
12-12-2010, 04:27 PM
It's a 24" fixture and the bulbs are 21". The wisteria loved the light, but the small purplish plants on the bottom were wilting. I was trying to sell this tank earlier this year. It was a failed galaxea tank (smaller tanks are too difficult for me). No one would buy it, so I cleaned it out and made it a planted freshwater. I use my Jack's "Fish of the Month" card to pick out a free pristella tetra every month. Now that there are four in there, they're schooling.
starfishprime
12-13-2010, 05:41 PM
love schooling fish!
ghurlag
12-13-2010, 05:52 PM
It's a 24" fixture and the bulbs are 21". The wisteria loved the light, but the small purplish plants on the bottom were wilting. I was trying to sell this tank earlier this year. It was a failed galaxea tank (smaller tanks are too difficult for me). No one would buy it, so I cleaned it out and made it a planted freshwater. I use my Jack's "Fish of the Month" card to pick out a free pristella tetra every month. Now that there are four in there, they're schooling.

Awesome Action Plan, and awesome execution!
aquatic mouse
12-13-2010, 06:09 PM
Thanks :) It's pretty useless for saltwater fish. $2.99 off any fish doesn't help a whole lot in that case.
ghurlag
12-13-2010, 06:23 PM
Hey, most of us cut our teeth on freshwater. Sometimes it's nice to visit home once in awhile :)