Tom Raffield
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DAY ONE:
So it is up and running! Spent the best part of two days to get the fish out, substrate cleaned and replaced with the soil and new plants. Had a few hiccups along the way so it is not exactly what I planned but it's done now!
I claim to be no expert in scaping or particularly creative in any sense but I think it looks alright!
Need to decide on my lighting, ferts and CO2 regime. Any thoughts?
My plants are all easy, low light and low CO2 tolerant with a few fast growers thrown in. As some of you know I want this setup to be easy, low maintenance and 'lower', tech than my previous problem tank. I have never gone down this route before so it is all new to me. All thoughts and feedback welcome.
The Setup:
Tank: Juwel Vision 260
Substrate: Tropica Aquarium Soil on top of old EC and gravel mix (mainly for height)
Filter: Fluval FX4 and custom spraybar
Light: Arcadia Tropical T5s 54W x2
Fish: Cherry barbs (4), pentazona barbs (10), neons (2), amano shrimp (handful), ottos (2) and a bulldog blec.
Plants Front: Monte carlo, crypts lucens, crypt wendtii kompakt
Plants Mid: Sagittaria subulata, various crypts from old tank, java fern (attached to rock and wood)
Plants Back: Crypts balansae, hygrophila siamensis, rotala rotundifolia, amazon swords, vallisneria spiralis tiger
Plants Floating: Limnobium laevigatum
So it is up and running! Spent the best part of two days to get the fish out, substrate cleaned and replaced with the soil and new plants. Had a few hiccups along the way so it is not exactly what I planned but it's done now!
I claim to be no expert in scaping or particularly creative in any sense but I think it looks alright!
Need to decide on my lighting, ferts and CO2 regime. Any thoughts?
My plants are all easy, low light and low CO2 tolerant with a few fast growers thrown in. As some of you know I want this setup to be easy, low maintenance and 'lower', tech than my previous problem tank. I have never gone down this route before so it is all new to me. All thoughts and feedback welcome.
The Setup:
Tank: Juwel Vision 260
Substrate: Tropica Aquarium Soil on top of old EC and gravel mix (mainly for height)
Filter: Fluval FX4 and custom spraybar
Light: Arcadia Tropical T5s 54W x2
Fish: Cherry barbs (4), pentazona barbs (10), neons (2), amano shrimp (handful), ottos (2) and a bulldog blec.
Plants Front: Monte carlo, crypts lucens, crypt wendtii kompakt
Plants Mid: Sagittaria subulata, various crypts from old tank, java fern (attached to rock and wood)
Plants Back: Crypts balansae, hygrophila siamensis, rotala rotundifolia, amazon swords, vallisneria spiralis tiger
Plants Floating: Limnobium laevigatum
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