Hi all,
I set this up for a work colleague 5 weeks ago. It's doing really well with minimal crypt melt and zero algae.
Plants are various crypts, including some immature balansae in the background. Also some narrow Microsorum attached to Tropica Aquadecor wood.
Hardscape is Unipac Sumatra Nano Wood, various pebbles and a Unipac Fiji Sand and Tropica Plant Substrate base.
Dosing is 1ml TPN+ and 1ml Easycarbo per day. 1/3 water change per week.
My friend has no previous experience of tropical fish or plants but is doing great keeping this tank in good shape so far. He spends 30 minutes on it per week. It will only require minimal pruning. Should look better in a couple of months once the crypts have matured.
I measured the LED lighting output with a PAR meter and it's very low. Less than 10 at the substrate, almost zero in the corners. Crypt parva is doing ok though.
I'd prefer to see a black filter inlet with the black model.
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fluval edge tall by George Farmer, on Flickr
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insitu left by George Farmer, on Flickr
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insitu right by George Farmer, on Flickr
I set this up for a work colleague 5 weeks ago. It's doing really well with minimal crypt melt and zero algae.
Plants are various crypts, including some immature balansae in the background. Also some narrow Microsorum attached to Tropica Aquadecor wood.
Hardscape is Unipac Sumatra Nano Wood, various pebbles and a Unipac Fiji Sand and Tropica Plant Substrate base.
Dosing is 1ml TPN+ and 1ml Easycarbo per day. 1/3 water change per week.
My friend has no previous experience of tropical fish or plants but is doing great keeping this tank in good shape so far. He spends 30 minutes on it per week. It will only require minimal pruning. Should look better in a couple of months once the crypts have matured.
I measured the LED lighting output with a PAR meter and it's very low. Less than 10 at the substrate, almost zero in the corners. Crypt parva is doing ok though.
I'd prefer to see a black filter inlet with the black model.
fluval edge tall by George Farmer, on Flickr
insitu left by George Farmer, on Flickr
insitu right by George Farmer, on Flickr