After alot of changes in hte last few months I am spending some time trying to learn how to setup my first dutch style scape. I'm sure there are severl things I do that wouldn't be allowed of methods over the top but we all start somewhere.
Here are some specs.
Hardware:
150g tank 180cm*45cm*74cm or 72"*18"*28* for us stateside folks.
2- Eheim 2262 cannister filters plumber through the bottom of the tank
2- 36 watt UV filters
2- 200 watt inline heaters
2- Carbondoser EXT5000 CO2 reactors
Custom Stainless Steel CO2 setup with dual needle valves
4- Koralia 1 Powerheads
3- 150 watt MH units with ADA 8000k 'Green' Bulbs
3- Coralife dual freshwater T5NO bulbs for early AM and late PM viewing
6- Coralife Lunar White Moon Lights
Substrate:
Ada AquaSoil New Multi Type ~9- 9L bags
Flora:
Fauna:
30 Irian Red Rainbows
75 Cardinal Tetras
10 Farlowella Acus
I have a bunch of tetras to move out yet but the rest of my Red Rainbows won't arrive till January when our local club gets in our order of fish so I have some time yet, Also need to order a few more F. Acus to add to teh group.
As for my plants I'm still working on sourcing enough Taiwan Moss to do my full moss wall in my tank. It will wrap the 2 sides and the back wall. Conisdering removing the HC for more E. Triandra as soon as I can source more and removing the Erio Type III. With those 2 removed I can add in Hygro. Difformis and Hygro Corymbosa once they are sourced. Really trying hard to hold it to the 18 species of plants.
Here are some pictures of where the tank sits today. I hacked and chopped alot of plants into pieces to create the groupings so it will take a couple of weeks before the tank starts to show and positive growth. I'm open to all opinions, critiques good and bad as I start to learn my way around. I do know the lights are visible which is a big no no but I want to have a custom stand and side cabinets built but I need to come up with some serious money first to accomplish it. Like I said this in only the beginning.
Sorry for the insanely long first post.
Craig
Here are some specs.
Hardware:
150g tank 180cm*45cm*74cm or 72"*18"*28* for us stateside folks.
2- Eheim 2262 cannister filters plumber through the bottom of the tank
2- 36 watt UV filters
2- 200 watt inline heaters
2- Carbondoser EXT5000 CO2 reactors
Custom Stainless Steel CO2 setup with dual needle valves
4- Koralia 1 Powerheads
3- 150 watt MH units with ADA 8000k 'Green' Bulbs
3- Coralife dual freshwater T5NO bulbs for early AM and late PM viewing
6- Coralife Lunar White Moon Lights
Substrate:
Ada AquaSoil New Multi Type ~9- 9L bags
Flora:
- Hemianthus Callicitroides
- Hygro 'Tiger'
- Najas Roraima
- Red Rubin Sword
- Erio Type III
- Ludwigia Pantanal
- Bacopa Carolina
- Erio Type II
- Bacopa Japan
- Staurygone Purple
- Nesesea Crasicaulis
- Blyxa Japonica
- Limnophilia Wavy
- Star Grass
- Taiwan Moss
- Staurygone Bihar
- Elatine Triandra
- Dilipidis Diandra
Fauna:
30 Irian Red Rainbows
75 Cardinal Tetras
10 Farlowella Acus
I have a bunch of tetras to move out yet but the rest of my Red Rainbows won't arrive till January when our local club gets in our order of fish so I have some time yet, Also need to order a few more F. Acus to add to teh group.
As for my plants I'm still working on sourcing enough Taiwan Moss to do my full moss wall in my tank. It will wrap the 2 sides and the back wall. Conisdering removing the HC for more E. Triandra as soon as I can source more and removing the Erio Type III. With those 2 removed I can add in Hygro. Difformis and Hygro Corymbosa once they are sourced. Really trying hard to hold it to the 18 species of plants.
Here are some pictures of where the tank sits today. I hacked and chopped alot of plants into pieces to create the groupings so it will take a couple of weeks before the tank starts to show and positive growth. I'm open to all opinions, critiques good and bad as I start to learn my way around. I do know the lights are visible which is a big no no but I want to have a custom stand and side cabinets built but I need to come up with some serious money first to accomplish it. Like I said this in only the beginning.
Sorry for the insanely long first post.
Craig
