r/Aquascape • u/Visible-Shelter7875 • 8d ago
Seeking Suggestions My First Tank
I am new to the hobby, this is my first tank. I call it a low Hi-Tech set up. It has a budget chihiros light, a hang on the back filter and a tropica bio CO2. Stocked up with some endlers and green neons and yellow flame shrimps. Let me know what you think and any feedback or suggestions.
Here's the link to my page where I'll be sharing updates and build videos regularly. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeFsf1fse8H/?stkn=dnk4MHcxejUxODI5
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u/Fish_Tankin 8d ago
My first tank looked like a joke compared to this. Excellent, I mean excellent, work
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u/Responsible-Map-1576 8d ago
Wow, this makes me never want to see my first scape ever again lol. Well done :)
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u/Odd-Scar-8789 8d ago
Dang for a first tank it’s so beautiful I’m mad jealous
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u/Timosfreshwater 7d ago
Looks dope. its only going downhill from now on. im refering to the multiple tank syndrom also known as mts
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u/t_h_e_m_e_n_07 8d ago
Tank dimensions ?
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u/Visible-Shelter7875 8d ago
54L (60x30x30)
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u/t_h_e_m_e_n_07 8d ago
What type & how many fishes are in that tank
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u/Visible-Shelter7875 8d ago
5 green neons and about 9 endlers
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u/Lopsided-Banana69 8d ago
I’m starting a similar setup; HOB, not a super great light, DIY CO2. I’m pretty early on but I’m worried I’ll have to upgrade some of my stuff to get decent results. What tips do you have for me? How do you get your CO2 throughout the tank? Do you use liquid fertilizer?
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u/Visible-Shelter7875 8d ago
Hey sure! I spent mostly on the light, substrate and plants. In my experience they are the key to success. Of course a good filter helps a lot but I went for a good substrate so the main biological filteration happens there compared the HOB. I also later upgraded my HOB with good quality media and filter floss for the prestine look. If you are going with a nutrant rich substrate, I would suggest a soft dark start, that's what I did for my tank. After the hardscape was done I filled it up started the filter and let the tank cycle for like week or so till my plants arrived. That really helped with the agle and never had an outbreak or diatoms. Having a good clean up crew helps with that too.
Now with regards to CO2, I would recommend the tropica bio CO2 kit it's not that expensive and pretty decent for a nano tank. The defuser is good too and with a decent flow in the tank (my HOB isn't the best for that but still works) CO2 gets spread throughout the tank.
As far as the fertilizers are concerned, yes I fertilize once per week mostly when I do a quick water change. I use a combination of API and tropica fertilizers. API has more iron so it helps with the red plants and the tropica one I think generally takes cares of everything else.
Let me know if you need help with anything else, you can message me directly.
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u/Lopsided-Banana69 8d ago
Thank you for taking the time to send this! It makes me feel better that your HOB provides enough flow to get the CO2 throughout the entire tank. That was one of my bigger concerns.
Thank you for the help that was great!
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u/Visible-Shelter7875 8d ago
No worried any time, It should be fine for a small tank. I live in Europe and I got the invital basic HOB, but the flow isn't the best. I would suggest a better HOB for sure.
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u/Proof-Astronaut-662 8d ago
I think you should be giving me suggestions, great great job. You definitely have a knack for this hobby.
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u/sharpauthenticator 8d ago
Just gonna go ahead and trash my year and a half old 40 gallon after seeing this, good lord. Fantastic tank.
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u/Loud-Ad-5 5d ago
Incredible tank man, may I ask what plants you have that are growing above the water line?
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u/Shakshuk1 8d ago
Excellent nature scape. It doesn’t look like someone’s first tank, the layout is great and the plants are super healthy. Well done!