40 gallon breeder tank

[newtchaplin]

I got this tank from a friend for $50 so I filled it with blue and white 1/2" substrate and all fake plants.  I did some research on live plants and fell in love with what can be done in an aquarium.  I bought two amazon sword plants, and could not stop there.  I got some Anubis and was an upward spiral to greatness.  The tank is now fully planted all live with very small granule gravel, aqua soil, and sand.  In the pics I have only one fake plant,  that fake plant is now in my 20 gallon.

FISH
1 3 spotted gourami
1 golden gourami
1 dwarf gourami
1 bristlenose pleco
3 emeralds
4 albino cherry barbs
4 harlequin Rasboras
2 dwarf Otto's
2 Yoyo Loach
2 twin bar platy

PLANTS
Amazon sword
pennywort
red ludwigia
Anubis
jungle valis
java fern
unknown red plant

[Peekay]

Nice!  Isn't it amazing not only how much better looking live is, but how much more comfortable the fish are around the plants?

Also love the size of a 40G for a planted tank.

Welcome to the forum!

[sas]

Great looking tank, what lights are you using and are you adding ferts?

[newtchaplin]

Aqua soil and liquid fert.  Full spectrum daylight 8,000K 36" 25 Watt lamp T8.

[newtchaplin]

I really want to know more about light penetration, I want to grow Anubis, Amazon Sword, Red ludwigia, jungle valis, and some more reddish plants.  What would you suggest?.

[exv152]

I really want to know more about light penetration, I want to grow Anubis, Amazon Sword, Red ludwigia, jungle valis, and some more reddish plants.  What would you suggest?.

Nice tanks btw. Anubias, swords, ludwigia, vals; all don't need lots of light. If you want to keep the setup low tech there are a couple of options for red plants, like some swords, red polysperma rosanverig, ludwigia repens and red wendtii crypts.

[newtchaplin]

Does any one in the group have any thing like that for sale?