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My little fish tank, all clean and planted.

Only fish I have in it are 3 little Tucano tetras, 2 assassin snail, and a million or so pond snails. I’m planning on adding blue axelrodi rasboras when the local fish store (where I work) is able to get them in again.

The plants inside the tank are some hair grass, java fern, Süsswassertang, pennywort, alternanthera, and miscellaneous plant scraps I’m trying to grow out.

The partially submerged plants are a Swiss cheese plant (no holes yet but soon!) and a clipping from a weird plant from work. Outside the tank is my pineapple plant.

Light is a finnex planted clip on, substrate is UN contrasoil.

[aqua-gardens]

Aquascape by @mn-classic

[lifebehindtheglass]

The Water Garden

I wanted to feature my 5 gallon aquarium as my first official blog post for a couple of reasons: firstly because it is currently only 72 hours old and will make for a perfect “progress story” as it ages and grows, and secondly because it truly represents this blog’s theme of “Life Behind the Glass.”

So a quick back story... I’ve kept fish tanks since I was 8 years old. Some have been large and some have been small, some were filled with gaudy fish and silly ornaments, and others have been filled with natural elements and a few live plants. Only recently have I been attempting to keep a fully planted tank: CO2 injection, high output LED lighting, exhaustingly researched nano species, the full experience.

This marks the second incarnation of this specific tank, a Fluval Spec V. I first set it up about a year ago after my son Casper was born. Between the responsibilities of being a new father and a cripplingly nasty bout of hair algae, the tank wasn’t long lived. So roughly 10 months after decommissioning the aquarium, I’ve scrubbed it out, ordered new plants, and set the whole experience up again!

Here is a rundown of my setup.

Tank: Fluval Spec V (white)

Light: Finnex FugeRay Planted+

Heater: Marina Submersible Heater (mini)

Substrate: Flourite Black Sand (blended with brown gravel)

Oxydator: Sochting Mini-Oxydator (helps reduce algae, beneficial for invertebrates)

CO2: I’m currently dosing with Flourish Excel, but I plan to move to a new injected CO2 system in the next week. I will be blogging about it as I set it up in the coming days.

And now for the best part! The green part!

So this is the primary viewing angle of this tank setup. You can see every species planted currently, and I will feature each with photos and names as we journey through the tank below.

Background Species:

Giant Hairgrass (Eleocharis montevidensis)

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Red’ (the largest leaves in the image below)

Midground Species:

Anubias barteri nana ‘Narrow Leaf’

Hygrophila Lanceolata Araguaia

Gratiola viscidula ‘Short's hedgehyssop’

Vesicularia reticulata ‘Erect Moss’

Foreground Species:

Pogostemon helferi ‘Downoi Little Star’

Glossostigma elantinoides

So that’s every species I have growing so far! I think I am going to look for some Red Root Floaters and possibly a darker Buce variety that will be a nice foil and contrast to all of the rich green.

Time will tell how these grow for me, though I have noticed that the Glosso has perked toward the light and stretched up about 1/4 inch since planting them.

Stay tuned for more adventures in nano planted tanks and I will be following up with more blogs about this tiny living world soon!

Green & Merry Tidings — Ryan

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New Post has been published on

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Finnex Stingray Aquarium LED Light, 48-Inch

The StingRAY LED series features such a slim hood that it is nearly unseen atop an aquarium.Best suited as a color enhancing supplemental light or a stand-alone fixture for low-tech setups. The StingRAY offers users three different colors in to their aquarium. 7,000k Daylight LEDs are used to brighten up the entire aquarium. In addition, 660nm RED LEDs and Actinic Blue LEDs are incorporated to highlight colors throughout the aquarium, in addition to providing basic aquatic life support. The true 660nm RED LEDs also efficiently peak photosynthesis activity. Included with the StingRAY are clear plastic legs and a pair of mounting clips if the users would like to easily attach their fixture inside a canopy.

Product Features

48″ Pencil Thin Multi Color LED Fixture

(56) 7000k + (8) Actinic Blue LEDs + (8) 660nm Red LEDs

True 660nm RED High CRI Scoring LED Bulbs

27 Output Watts

Tri-color Blend to Promote and Showcase Inhabitants

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[hedgehoghuddle]

New Post has been published on

New Post has been published on https://www.balanced4u.net/crittercare/finnex-stingray-aquarium-led-light-48-inch/

Finnex Stingray Aquarium LED Light, 48-Inch

The StingRAY LED series features such a slim hood that it is nearly unseen atop an aquarium.Best suited as a color enhancing supplemental light or a stand-alone fixture for low-tech setups. The StingRAY offers users three different colors in to their aquarium. 7,000k Daylight LEDs are used to brighten up the entire aquarium. In addition, 660nm RED LEDs and Actinic Blue LEDs are incorporated to highlight colors throughout the aquarium, in addition to providing basic aquatic life support. The true 660nm RED LEDs also efficiently peak photosynthesis activity. Included with the StingRAY are clear plastic legs and a pair of mounting clips if the users would like to easily attach their fixture inside a canopy.

Product Features

48″ Pencil Thin Multi Color LED Fixture

(56) 7000k + (8) Actinic Blue LEDs + (8) 660nm Red LEDs

True 660nm RED High CRI Scoring LED Bulbs

27 Output Watts

Tri-color Blend to Promote and Showcase Inhabitants

Click Here For More Information

[ashwaters]

I finally own a Finnex Stingray and it's so beautiful... I didn't expect it to be this bright, but it looks almost like natural daylight and doesn't wash out the colors in my tank. The 16" fits a Fluval Spec V perfectly on top of the lid, and resting on the glass of a 20" long 10 gallon, it lights up the whole tank without being obnoxious. A 20" would probably be high light on these tanks. Will probably give me algae problems very soon until I work out the balance, but I can tell I shouldn't have any problems growing things more demanding than anubias. I bet a sword would take over under this. Will be keeping an eye on my telanthera cardinalis (scarlet temple I believe) to see how it does. With one tank down, I've got two more to go in lighting upgrades. I definitely want another 16" Stingray for the 10 gallon, and I'm thinking a Planted+ cliplight for the other Spec V since it's steadily on its way to finally becoming a jungle. My literal only complaint about the Stingray is that it has no moonlight setting. Blue light only modes are mostly frivolous and not really necessary, but since the light already has the blue LEDs in it, I'd have liked the option to turn them on alone. It's far from a deal breaker for me, though.

[mn-classic]

The 75 got a little trim today, still has a lot of growing to do. #fishtank #aquarium #plantedtank #dirted #finnex #aquascape

[gabbsgabbs]

Considering getting another Finnex Stingray to replace the 3 stock lights. Compare to the picture just before this. Thoughts? #barebottomtank #finnex #finnexlights #finnexstingray #fluvalspec #betta #bettafish #bettatank #bettabowl #plakatbetta #plantedaquarium #plantedtank #crowntailbetta #halfmoonbetta