Vinkenoog1977
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So, the last time I had an aquarium was back in 2016. Well, "an"; thirteen in all.
Moved house earlier this year, and have been planning a new, large, aquarium (I mostly had nano tanks before), a Juwel Rio 240. As I was talking to an acquaintance in the dog park, I mentioned this in passing, and he said he had a small tank I could have for free. And as I was itching to get started again, I couldn't say no. It's a 25 liter, 40x25x25 cm. tank. The light is an old desk lamp with a 600 lumen, 2900K bulb. Had some old potting soil, gravel, and some black sticky back stuff laying around, and stole a couple of handfulls of larger gravel from the front garden of an old pensioners home nearby. LOL Only thing I paid for, so far, was the large piece of corbo root (20 Euros).
I'll be adding a heater and the smallest pump I can find, and that's it. I'm going full high tech with the 240, so might as well go full low tech with this one.
As for plants, I'm thinking java moss, java fern (regular and windelov), hygrophila pinnatifada, alt. reineckii, anubias (barteri, mini, and heterophylla), some buce, and some crypts (parva, wendtii green, and beckettii. And of course some phyllantus fluitans.
Fauna? Amanos and otos to start, Then maybe some corys, chili rasbora, cherry shrimp, and a female betta, or maybe a sparkling gourami.
Going for a real jungle style, hoping for some cool emersed growth (does alt. reineckii flower), and just letting it do its thing.
Some pics of the hardscape.
Moved house earlier this year, and have been planning a new, large, aquarium (I mostly had nano tanks before), a Juwel Rio 240. As I was talking to an acquaintance in the dog park, I mentioned this in passing, and he said he had a small tank I could have for free. And as I was itching to get started again, I couldn't say no. It's a 25 liter, 40x25x25 cm. tank. The light is an old desk lamp with a 600 lumen, 2900K bulb. Had some old potting soil, gravel, and some black sticky back stuff laying around, and stole a couple of handfulls of larger gravel from the front garden of an old pensioners home nearby. LOL Only thing I paid for, so far, was the large piece of corbo root (20 Euros).
I'll be adding a heater and the smallest pump I can find, and that's it. I'm going full high tech with the 240, so might as well go full low tech with this one.
As for plants, I'm thinking java moss, java fern (regular and windelov), hygrophila pinnatifada, alt. reineckii, anubias (barteri, mini, and heterophylla), some buce, and some crypts (parva, wendtii green, and beckettii. And of course some phyllantus fluitans.
Fauna? Amanos and otos to start, Then maybe some corys, chili rasbora, cherry shrimp, and a female betta, or maybe a sparkling gourami.
Going for a real jungle style, hoping for some cool emersed growth (does alt. reineckii flower), and just letting it do its thing.
Some pics of the hardscape.