re: 75 Gallon Planted Aquarium Build - Completed

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Not working on desktop, probably have them linked to your computer.

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I believe it’s fixed.

I like your fish list but would go with 2 pairs of the same kind of rams, ~10 more panda corys instead of the pygmy, double the tetras, more pearl gouramis to keep their aggression down, and either/or on the garas/plecos. Not a fan of crawfish. Your shrimp will do a lot more and probably breed enough to make up for any losses.
Rams depends on what you can get. German varieties like to be hot compared to Bolivians.

What are you doing for substrate? Soil with a sand cap is a cheaper alternative to gravel and you have some nutrients without adding root tabs.

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I like your fish list but would go with 2 pairs of the same kind of rams,

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Well I found a paired up set of Blue rams today at the fish store and I bought them. I may do Black rams as the other pair. They are essentially the same fish as the blue rams, just a little darker color.

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~10 more panda corys instead of the pygmy,

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Any reason for this suggestion? I haven't loved the pandas cuz they don't shoal tightly at all. I liked my fals Julie cories I used to have alot cuz they shoaled together almost always. I want the pygmys because they school well and they also school mid column some of the time.

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double the tetras,

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My plan for the tetras is to add 10 at a time until I feel like the school is big enough.

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more pearl gouramis to keep their aggression down

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I had a pair of Pearl Gourami in college and they weren't aggressive at all (which is why I want them). I know other gouramis are aggressive but the Pearls are nicknamed the peaceful gourami. I plan to get a Male and Female pair. Do you think I just lucked out with that pair being peaceful?

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either/or on the garas/plecos

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I'm leaning Pleco but I have a buddy with Panda Garas and he loves them so much he wants to buy them for me. Do you have a preference?

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Not a fan of crawfish.

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This is the one thing my son really wants so I will get it for him. They are dwarf crawfish so they only grow to a couple inches and aren't a threat to any fish or plants.

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Your shrimp will do a lot more and probably breed enough to make up for any losses.

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I think so too. But I also think my numbers are dwindling in my 29G so I am not sure the colony is as healthy as it once was. From what I have read, it could be a lot of reasons they are dying off. They also could be just fine and I am just not seeing them as much.

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Rams depends on what you can get. German varieties like to be hot compared to Bolivians.

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I plan to keep the tank at 80 degrees. I know thats on the low end for Rams but I don't feel comfortable pushing it any higher because of the plants and other fish. If the rams don't work out, I will do Apistos or maybe Pea Pufffers.

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What are you doing for substrate?

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I am doing gravel in media bags and then Black Diamond blasting sand on top. I picked this sand for 2 reasons, 1) its cheaper than regualr aquarium sand and 2) most if not all of my fish come from mud bottom rivers so the black sand is closer to their natural habitat but won't muddy up the water column like dirt can.

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Nice man should be nice. I’d start boiling/soaking the wood now. That piece of wood I had in my tank kept staining the water for damn near a year.

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Just put the wood in a bucket of water today. Hopefully soaking for a month will help. I will also boil them when we get closer to the build day.

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This entire thread does not belong here. Aquariums are indoors.

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Fish are objectively an outdoor animal that we transfer indoors.

This thread fits this board better than home and garden.

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Any of yall watch MD fish tanks on Youtube??

Dude has some incredible scapes, and I'm very interested in trying to replicate how he does his ecosystem builds... thinking about doing one of my own soon

Bert (and all) what do you guys use for a vacuum? There is crap as far as selection goes and was thinking of DIY'ing my own with a built-in motor for suction.

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Yellow labs, jack Dempseys
And I can't remember the others right now. They love to dig and eat the plants lol

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That's why I stick to nano fish. They don't eat plants or each other for the most part and you can put a lot of them in a tank and get a glimpse of life underwater.

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And a beta husband

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Jack Daniel

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Also funny.