Just wanted to introduce myself.
I've kept goldfish for decades (had a few that lived into their teens), before discovering that if I didn't keep poo machines that viewed anything remotely resembling a plant as salad, I could have a much easier time maintaining a tank. So the 14 inch koi (how's that for a maintanence job?) went, and I turned my 30 gallon tank into a planted one.
To the tune of my wife taunting me about how a planted tank would be *less* work, I traded by biweekly water changes for 8 fun hours of tweezer planting every tiny little bit of glosso that refused to stay planted. The results, however, were satisfactory.
30 gallons aga, freshwater, under (and here's the fun part) 96w 12k and 96w acitinic lighting. I've since upgraded my craptastic lighting fixture in the picture for and Orbit 2x96.
Life was good. Life was too good. Zero water changes. Zero maintenence. Feed the fish. Trim the plants. ADD Nitrates. Done. I always knew I had a green thumb if I didn't have to remember to water the plants. Poor cactus.
And then my neighbor got his 3 gallon saltwater nano.
ooooooooooooooo........
Long story short, I've had a 10 gallon reef for 6 months now, and am now considering taking down the planted tank and turning it into a reef --I already have the lighting.
And so, I'm here to soak up some wisdom.
I've kept goldfish for decades (had a few that lived into their teens), before discovering that if I didn't keep poo machines that viewed anything remotely resembling a plant as salad, I could have a much easier time maintaining a tank. So the 14 inch koi (how's that for a maintanence job?) went, and I turned my 30 gallon tank into a planted one.
To the tune of my wife taunting me about how a planted tank would be *less* work, I traded by biweekly water changes for 8 fun hours of tweezer planting every tiny little bit of glosso that refused to stay planted. The results, however, were satisfactory.
30 gallons aga, freshwater, under (and here's the fun part) 96w 12k and 96w acitinic lighting. I've since upgraded my craptastic lighting fixture in the picture for and Orbit 2x96.
Life was good. Life was too good. Zero water changes. Zero maintenence. Feed the fish. Trim the plants. ADD Nitrates. Done. I always knew I had a green thumb if I didn't have to remember to water the plants. Poor cactus.
And then my neighbor got his 3 gallon saltwater nano.
ooooooooooooooo........
Long story short, I've had a 10 gallon reef for 6 months now, and am now considering taking down the planted tank and turning it into a reef --I already have the lighting.
And so, I'm here to soak up some wisdom.
How bout a 40 Breeder?
