My planted tank!

[stipe]

Hey guys,

I just cleaned and washed my whole tank 2 days ago because i didnt wash the subsrtat completly clean last time. Its been cycling for 2 days now and i decided to plant it. Heres a picture i took today.

I havnt put any hiding spots in yet that'l come later as the log i had is in the washing tub with my axies.

I also added two snails to the tank. In the pet shop they're call Mystery yellow snail or sumthing but i think its a apple snail. Heres some pics.

Id like to here your feed back

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[rheann]

Stipe - It looks very nice, the purple and green plant is so pretty! What type is it?

Also, I think that is a Mystery snail. Apple Snails are a bit more roundish.

Your axies will be very happy in the new set-up it is very colorful and full of hiding places.

 

[stipe]

i know, they'love it. The pupulish plant is my favorite two but sorry i dont know what type it is. Thanks for the advice.

 

[rob]

looks very nice, also like the gravel
i would love to have real plants, but i'm out of plugs for the light needed lol

 

[maja]

looks good..

but you could need some more plants !! always more plants hehe.. love them.. good luck with ur snails..

 

[stipe]

lol thanks. I would love some more plants but hardly enought room for my axies to just swim around so unfortuantly i cant.

 

[jordan]

I heard that having real plants while you cycle is bad, because the plants will probably die or something.

 

[jennifer]

Stipe, that fluorescent lamp perched over the tank makes me VERY uncomfortable. You could seriously electrocute both the axolotls and yourself that way!

Plants are good for the cycling process because they usually bring good bacteria with them, and they help consume excess ammonia. However, they may do poorly at first because there aren't yet enough nutrients for them. If any parts start to die, remove the plant so it doesn't decay.

 

[rheann]

Stipe, Jennifer is right! I thought it was a book or something else.

If you get a tank cover with glass on it that will protect the light from getting wet and fall in.

when I was a kid I had a 10 gallon tank with some tropical fish. I didn't have a glass cover or anything. One day my brother was helping me clean the tank and he was lifting the light off. Well, he dropped the light into the water while it was plugged in and on. We were both so lucky because for some reason it didn't shock the water, I have no idea to this day why it didn't other than maybe somebody up in the great beyond was looking out for us

and my little fish.

I was able to unplug the light and no one got hurt. Very scary what happened.

 

[hayley-jane]

Very nice

 

[apryl]

Eek Rheann! Scary story!!
Nice tank Stipe,looking forward to seeing pics of your axies in there!
My local petshop has that purple plant too,but most are manky so I havnt got 1 yet,I will ask what it is if no one can answer on here

 

[jordan]

That light is definitely not a good thing, rheann was lucky, but i wouldn't take that chance.

 

[john]

I agree with jordan..

~John

 

[stipe]

Hey guys, thanks for the feed back. The light was like that for only about 3 hours because i broke my old glass top (stepped on it while i was cleaning

). But a few hours after it broke he cut me a new one, so all is fine and dandy

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The plants i hope wont die becuase i put in plant food tablets in the gravel adn also liquid suplaments in the water like extra iron etc.(plant food)

Is anything wrong with mixing plant food and axies??

thanks, stipe.

 

[sk8er]

No. there shouldnt be anything wrong with adding supplements to the tank for your plants as long as your fish arent in there at the time or less then 24 hours

 

[joan]

Stipe, most of the time, your axolotls will provide enough nutrition for the plants. Adding additional suppliments can be bad for your axolotls, as some of them can be pretty toxic. Remember, fish have scales, axolotls do not. They absorb everything in the water directly into their skin.

 

[theresa]

just wondering how big your tank is in gallons?
I'm about to start my first tank with plants. Can't wait!

 

[maja]

Its ok to have plants in ur tank when ur cycling. The plants take some of the ammonia.. i think its was what they did.. but they take some of the bad things in the water..