Every tank
has a story.

Really wanted to set to set up a huge tank with a army of gobies inside of it, the tank was initially meant to be a hillstream inspired river bed. I quickly ended up getting carried away with driftwood and plants though. All sorts of fish have come and gone in the tank, but the gobies have been constant and I plan on keeping them for their whole life spans. Currently the main permeant stocking is, serpent loaches, panda loaches, green lizard loaches, stiphodon annieae, stiphodon ornatus, stiphodon semoni, Stiphodon atropurpureus, and stiphodon percnopterygionus. Other fish include pseudomugil gertrudae, danio tinwini, orange/snowball/yellow amanos, red neos, and a single blue fin killifish that magically appeared. Substrate is soil with a sand cap, four kessil A80's, a small amount of CO2. Filtration is sump that houses the CO2 reactor and some bio media. Tank is unheated year round.

No story to tell, just plant and let it grow. Jebao EP6500-M: Left outflow Jebao EP10000-M: Right outflow and maintenance manifold Jebao EP1000-M: for CO2 Reactor, separate loop DIY Ferts dosed daily via Hydros Minnow auto doser CO2 Injection: - PH Drop: ~1.1 - Time: 11 AM ~ 7 PM - Rate: 60 cc/min - 20lb CO2 tank, swap every 175~195 days Light Schedule: - Ramp up: 1 PM ~ 2 PM - Full Power: 2 PM ~ 8 PM - Ramp down to off: 8 PM ~ 9 PM

I think "Fallen Ghost" is going to look incredible once that moss fills in! I can't wait to see the mini Anubias fill in the gaps, creating a really nice contrast against the rugged gray Seiryu stones."

This one sits along the wall in the office, the spot that gets afternoon sun through the blinds so the stone throws stripes across the glass sometimes. Seiryu and spiderwood make up most of the layout, kept pretty open since the acei need room to move and dig around like cichlids do. Ten of them in there now, colors have really come up as they've settled into the rockwork.

Rock caves and spiderwood leaning just right, going for that African rift lake look without it feeling too stiff or symmetrical. The Johanni and peacock have completely taken over the space now, chasing each other through the caves all day. Running the AquaClear 70 to keep up with them, and the Kessil A360X really brings out the peacock's color. Still tweaking little things here and there.

Wanted african cichlids after seeing them at a buddy's house, now it's acei and labs everywhere lol.

This tank was started and built to grow out the juvenile Fish that were in the 36 Gallon Tank. Juveniles are ready for new homes and have been trading with other local People in the Hobby, going to my local Fish Society to auction them, or give to folks and LFS for store credit if able to.

This world was my first true foray into the aquarium/aquascape hobby. My first residents were bladder snail hitchhikers (common) from all the plants I got to place in the tank. From there added Panda Corydoras, Amano Shrimp, Black mollies, a Marble Balloon Molly, Red Wag Platies, Creamsicle Salifin Balloon Mollies (they were transferred to a 20 gallon for being bullies), Black Venezuelan Corydoras, Yo-Yo loaches to take care of the Bladder Snail Problem (Worked out real well), and most recently Blue Wag Platies and fancy guppies. All in all has been awesome to see this ecosystem evolve and grow. Had successful fish fry from the mollies, red wag Platies, and 1 hardy juvenile Panda Corydoras survive the whole egg to juvenile process! Cannot wait for what’s next.

My freshwater Panther crab tank features a natural aquascape with a soft sand substrate, layered stone caves, and large branching driftwood. The rocks and wood create plenty of hiding spots and climbing areas, while moss and live plants add a touch of greenery. The open sandy areas provide room for the crabs to explore and forage, creating a comfortable habitat where their natural colors and behaviors can stand out.

Barely touch this one. Top off, dose alk, done. Gordon and the wrasse handle the rest, apparently.

Barely any maintenance some weeks, just top offs and a water change when I remember. The anthias and chromis school around the rock while the watchman gobies dig their usual holes. Acro and the hammer are both growing which feels like a win since I had no idea what I was doing back in December

Been running a good while now and it's changed a ton from those early bare rock days. Anthias school together most of the time, firefish scatter the second anything moves too fast, chromis just kind of float around ignoring everyone. Montipora and acro have both colored up nicely, goniopora sways whenever the pump kicks on. Small tank but it fills up fast once the coral gets going lol.

Clownfish pair spends most of the day parked in the same corner of rockwork, six line wrasse darting around them like it owns the place. Coralline's slowly taking over the rock, filter and heater just do their job without any drama. Had a hair algae phase for a bit but it settled down on its own. Low maintenance setup, water changes and not much else.

Tranquil Meadow was a joke name at first, tank looked anything but calm during the diatom mess. Kept it anyway. Chromis school around the top of the rock now, five of them, everything else is still just bare frags waiting on the rest of the rock to fill in.

Couple months of running now and the rockwork barely resembles the pile of dragon stone I stacked and restacked that first dry night. Six lines still patrol it like they own the place, and the anthias school around the Eheim flow like clockwork. Went through an algae phase recently that made me question everything, dialed back the lighting and feeding and it's calming down. Work's been slammed so this tank is basically my one relaxing thing lately.