Trying to have frozen fish

Yep, yesterday I noticed my tank was at 75degrees. I had mistakenly forgot to plug the heater back in after I did my maintenance. Now I am waiting for ICH to set in.

I am going to re-do my electrical tonight, so this never happens again.

The tank will tell

I was starting to have an outbrake of algae. I did a quick water test, and sure enough my Nitrates were 0. I didn't think about it when I added the 25watt T5, but I guess the increase in light gave the plants the added oomph to suck down more KNO3. I am now adding 3/8 of a tea spoon of KNO3 to the tank. PO4 is still over 1 so I am not going to do anything with that. I am adding 1/4tea spoon of CSMP+B to the tank twice a week. In just 2 days I have noticed that the algae is at a standstill and the plants have notable growth.

OK, here is a picture after I did a major overhaul of the tank. I added 3 pieces of driftwood, and moved a lot of plants around. I added Moneywart, and Dwarf Japanese Rush seen in this picture. Last night I also added a Cardinal plant, Dwarf Hairgrass, and Water Sprite. I am hoping the Dwarf Hairgrass and the Four Leaf Clover end up covering the entire substrate.

I started to notice algae growing on the glass a few days ago. I did a water test, and sure enough I was very low on Nitrate. My Phosphates were fine, but my Nitrate was almost 0! I am back to adding KNO4 to the tank, which will soon make the algae die off.

So here is an updated list of plants fish and equipment I have in the tank.

Plants:

• Anacharis
• Crypt Balansae
• Dwarf Anubias
• Four Leaf Clover
• Onion Plant
• Red Wendtii Crypt
• Dwarf Hairgrass
• Lobelia Cardnals
• Variegated Japanese Rush
• Water Sprite

Fish:

• 3 Botia Loach
• 2 Corydoras Aeneus
• 2 Corydoras Baleatus
• 2 Ghost Shrimp
• 2 Glow Light Tetras
• 2 Lemon Tetras
• 1 NeonBlue Dwarf Gouramis
• 5 Red Platies
• 2 Serpae Tetras
  

Equipment:

• Fluval 204 canister filter
• 200watt submersable heater
• 65watt CF light on a 10 hour timer
• 24watt T5 light on an 8 hour timer
• AZOO Co2 regulator with solenoid on 1 hour before lights off 1 hour before lights
• 5Lb. Co2 Bottle
• Co2 Beetle Counter
• Co2 Glass Diffuser
• Co2 Drop Tester
• Digital Thermometer with high and low temp alarms
• 40Lbs Eco-Complete substrate
• AP master test kit with the addition of Gh/Kh, and Phosphate
• Flourish Excel
• Dry KNO4
• TetraMin Granules
• Hikari Sinking Wafers

A Picture Of My Tank

Here is a picture of my tank taken last night. This is after I took most of the Four Leaf Clover out of the tank, and added the real driftwood.

It's been a LONG SUMMER

Well I am back again, and I am sorry I have not updated in forever.
See, we purchased a new house in April, and I have been up to my ears in it.

The tank is doing VERY well. I have added some real driftwood, and the fish seem to like it. I also purchased some Loches to take care of my out of control snail problem, I got 3 banded loches, and in less than a week there is no snails to squeeze.

I got a new camera this summer, and I will try to get some good tank pictures once things start to settle down.

It's been to long since I have posted.

It has been months since I have posted, but I have been very busy. I moved across town, and had to move the tank with me. I was told to take it all apart, and move it that way. I decided to take most of the water out of it, leave the fish, and plants. It moved great! The tank is doing well, and all the fish (including the new fry) are doing well.

Found a fry!

It has been a long time since I have posted anything, and I am sorry for that.

Last night Zach walked past the tank, and said, "Hey there is a fry!" I looked, and sure enough there was a Platy fry. Well I am not sure if it is considered a fry or not. It has to be at least 3 weeks old. It has all it's coloring, and looks to be about three eights of an inch long. It must be a hiding fool for me not to have found it until now. I thought I saw a fry a few weeks ago, but was never able to see one since. So you can imagine how happy I am to see this one.

I expected it to be a Guppy, because she was very VERY pregnant, but I have not even seen a hint of them. That 4 leaf clover ground cover is working very well.