Scenario is Im currently in the process of buying my first property and just awaiting the exchange date.
For my living room I have a 200cm space in the living room so therefore I have my eyes set on a possible Juwel 400l tank.
I currently have a 180l tank which is a high tech set up with co2 injection.
Since my wife & I began searching for properties, I knew that I would upgrade to a bigger tank, but likely to go low tech so I invested around £50 on a bunch of crypts.
I have C.balansae, c. mi oya, C.Undulata red, c.lucens, c.retrospiralis, needleleaf fern, stardust anubias, vallis and dwarf hairgrass.
Although these are easy growing and not needing co2 as such, I wondered whats the best method to be feeding these? Will I still need to use EI methods based on a 400l tank or basically make tpn+ and dose?
Filtration wise, I will probably use the internal filter and a jbl e1500. I have thought about getting a koralia, but unsure if its neccessy for the tank.
Stock wise. At the moment I have 25 Cardinals, 10 Corys, 2 discus, 5 amanos, 6 assassins and a handful of cherry shrimps
For the proposed 400l, It will be around 50+ cardinals, 30+ corydoras, 20 Amanos, 2 discus (or 4-6 baby Angelfish) and transferred over the cherries/assassins.
Would this be a good and simple transition? Do I need to start lowering the co2 in my current tank and ween the plants off it? Or simply just transfer into the new tank and let them melt and grow again?
Another question is substrate. I wanted to use playsand. But some have mentioned that I can use akadama or different type of subtrate.
Reason for going low tech is the cost involved to keep at 400l tank running. Would it be wise to look for a sump instead of the arranged filtration I have in mind?
For my living room I have a 200cm space in the living room so therefore I have my eyes set on a possible Juwel 400l tank.
I currently have a 180l tank which is a high tech set up with co2 injection.
Since my wife & I began searching for properties, I knew that I would upgrade to a bigger tank, but likely to go low tech so I invested around £50 on a bunch of crypts.
I have C.balansae, c. mi oya, C.Undulata red, c.lucens, c.retrospiralis, needleleaf fern, stardust anubias, vallis and dwarf hairgrass.
Although these are easy growing and not needing co2 as such, I wondered whats the best method to be feeding these? Will I still need to use EI methods based on a 400l tank or basically make tpn+ and dose?
Filtration wise, I will probably use the internal filter and a jbl e1500. I have thought about getting a koralia, but unsure if its neccessy for the tank.
Stock wise. At the moment I have 25 Cardinals, 10 Corys, 2 discus, 5 amanos, 6 assassins and a handful of cherry shrimps
For the proposed 400l, It will be around 50+ cardinals, 30+ corydoras, 20 Amanos, 2 discus (or 4-6 baby Angelfish) and transferred over the cherries/assassins.
Would this be a good and simple transition? Do I need to start lowering the co2 in my current tank and ween the plants off it? Or simply just transfer into the new tank and let them melt and grow again?
Another question is substrate. I wanted to use playsand. But some have mentioned that I can use akadama or different type of subtrate.
Reason for going low tech is the cost involved to keep at 400l tank running. Would it be wise to look for a sump instead of the arranged filtration I have in mind?