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30g planted tank

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by luvfish, Sep 19, 2008.

  1. luvfish

    luvfish Thread Starter New Member

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    This is my 30g, the only "real" planted tank I have. This tank contains a black lace angel, 6 glo-fish, a female betta and a flying fox...oh also a very small pleco. I am trying to remove the flying fox as it has become rather nasty.
    BTW, this pic is a little old. My camera is dying so it's hard to get a decent shot but just imagine the plants have grown in alot more and that breeder thing is gone too ;)
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    luvfish, Sep 19, 2008
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  2. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    Re: My only planted tank

    Looks good. I don't see many people that use that type of substrate, it's different.
     
    Anthony, Sep 19, 2008
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  3. Anonymous

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    Re: My only planted tank

    Looks like pea gravel.
     
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  4. noshow discus

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    Re: My only planted tank

    love the look i once had a 15 gal that i use pea gravel from lowes in alot cheaper then the stones they sell in fish stores
     
    noshow discus, Sep 20, 2008
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  5. luvfish

    luvfish Thread Starter New Member

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    Re: My only planted tank

    No, it's not pea gravel, just a regular gravel mix. Might look odd because of the camera being so old and dying, I don't know.
    I really need a new camera but I spend the money on other things like filters, and food... :roll:
     
    luvfish, Sep 20, 2008
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  6. Anonymous

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    Isnt regular gravel mix called pea pea gravel or am i mistaken? Maybe I am using the wrong word but the gravel looks like small river rocks.
     
    Anonymous, Sep 20, 2008
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  7. luvfish

    luvfish Thread Starter New Member

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    Re: My only planted tank

    I've always thought of pea gravel as the really small gravel, about 1/3 the size of regular gravel.
     
    luvfish, Sep 20, 2008
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  8. noshow discus

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    Re: My only planted tank

    pea gravel is what they use in cement the exposed aggeragate look the mortor is washed off the pea gravel
     
    noshow discus, Sep 20, 2008
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  9. LemonDiscus

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    Re: My only planted tank

    Yeah, that pea gravel is great (just wash it first) I used it in my old 29 Gallon tank. Also cheap substrate that works well is Play Sand from Lowes (like $5 for a 50lb bag), again needs to be washed first.

    I guess I am the cheap one on here. I would rather buy from Lowes then the LFS.
     
    LemonDiscus, Sep 21, 2008
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  10. YellowCichlid

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    Your angel needs a friend
     
    YellowCichlid, Jul 5, 2009
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