Hello from Bellingham

Just got into the planted tank addiction a few weeks ago, I've been keeping busy cycling my tanks, looking forward to getting some fish. Caton told me about this forum over on TPT.

My tanks

5.5 gallon
Marina Slim S10
Najas roraima
Ludwigia brevipes
Dwarf Sag
Java Moss
3 white clouds

2.5 hex
Whisper 3i
Ludwigia brevipes
2 ghost shtimp
3 nerites

Welcome to Washington Fishbox the place for fish to display their owners!!

Hey and welcome to WFB! the best local fish forum around... Looks like you got some nice little setups going. how long you've been in the hobby?? You'll find allot of helpful knowledgable people here... and your questions will be answered very quickly. Anyway, welcome to the site, let us know if you need anything.

Welcome aboard tdouglass

sandnuka wrote:Hey and welcome to WFB! the best local fish forum around... Looks like you got some nice little setups going. how long you've been in the hobby?? You'll find allot of helpful knowledgable people here... and your questions will be answered very quickly. Anyway, welcome to the site, let us know if you need anything.

I started researching planted tanks about a month ago. I set up my 2.5 on 09/18 originally that was just my Betta. Right away realized it wouldn't be big enough I bought the 5.5 gallon and set it up on 09/20 I am in the process of cycling both of them right now. I am doing 10% water changes every day.

All the levels are right where they should be at this point in the cycle process. I'm looking forward to having them cycled, and really being able to stock them how I want

Welcome to the fishbox dude
What are you thinking of stocking your tanks with?

The 2.5 is probably going to get some nerites and maybe some ornamental shrimp.

I haven't really decided what to do with the 5.5. Here are my ideas so far.

5.5 Gallon
2 male guppies
1 Bamboo Shrimp
2 nerite snails

5.5 Gallon
4 dwarf corys
1 Horned Nerite snail
2 Amano Shrimp

5.5 Gallon
5 Mosquito Rasbora
3 Ghost Shrimp
2 Zebra Nerites

5.5 Gallon
Betta
2 algae eating shrimp (not ghost)
ramshorn snails
assassin snails

Awesome! sounds like you did allot of research and are on top of it! I love setting up new tanks! watching them grow, its just awesome! anyway, post some pictures up of your tanks, would love to see them and keep up with there progress.

sandnuka wrote:Awesome! sounds like you did allot of research and are on top of it! I love setting up new tanks! watching them grow, its just awesome! anyway, post some pictures up of your tanks, would love to see them and keep up with there progress.

I'll get some pics soon, as soon as I can borrow my girlfriends camera.

How many Guppies do you guys think could go into a 5.5 gallon? Aqadvisor says even 1 is overstocking, but other forums people have told me I would be fine with up to 4 as long as I did water changes often. They would all be males to avoid any more guppies from coming along

Welcome to the site!