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Thanks Everyone! Planted tanks are cool!

Started by Rocktopus, August 23, 2006, 09:37:31 AM

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Rocktopus

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone on this forum.  Many of you have been very helpful and I've learnt alot in the short time I've been on this board.  The opportunity to see some great tanks (zippity, charlie, toss, gonna-be-no 1, UCGrafix) and to extend my involvement in the hobby has really motivated me.  I've picked up alot of stuff from members as well: about 60% of my tanks, canopies, heaters, filters. For example my 10 gal features Toss' 10 gal aquascaped tank, tidied and replanted and added plants picked up from PFGirl.  Added top layer of gravel, flilled it up and topped it off with a canopy, both from nbirkett.  Puffers from gonnabeno1 feed on snails from cory.  The light timer I got from Underwater.  And when the 20gal tank I picked up from Matt settles (canopy from someone on the board whose name, I apologize, I forget), the puffers will go back there and a lovely crowntail from zippity will go in the 10 (the white veiltail is housed with some friendly bright orange platies in 10 gal from nbirkett).  Breeding angels from UCgrafix in another 20 gal from Matt.  And hopefully on Friday I'll have more plants to add to my 20 and to start growing for my 55.
How obsessed with the new tanks am I? Last week I finished my 10 gal planted and am now just waiting for it to fully root and fill out.  Yesterday I aquascaped my 20 gal dwarf puffer tank with a bunch of plants bought on impulse at BA's and SuperPet.  It's looking pretty killer.  In short, Planted tanks are cool. So cool that I'm startin up a 55 gal planted as soon as I can get what I need to fill it up (two weeks?).  I've gone from one 55 gal to 6 tanks in the month(?) I've been on the forum lol.

Thanks for the help all.

PaleoFishGirl

Wow, you really are addicted :D
Do you have any pics to share?

artw

and I will be contributing to Rocktopus's addiction tomorrow with more plants.

Rocktopus

Quote from: PaleoFishGirl on August 23, 2006, 10:07:25 AM
Wow, you really are addicted :D
Do you have any pics to share?
Definately, I can't resist picking up more stuff (see you Friday Art).  At the moment no pics.  Need a camera that doesn't ring.  
That Java fern you sold me is making a sweet centerpiece in my 10 gal planted.  Next time you're taking cuttings let me know.  Thanks.

PaleoFishGirl

Ooh, I'm glad everything looks nice :)  I'll keep you posted 4 sure!

Rocktopus

The aquascaping on the 20 gal is complete thanks to some cool accent plants from Artw.  And the 10 gal is now filled with anything that Couldn't go in the 20.  Time to start that 55 soon.