kevkev
Seedling
- Joined
- 1 Sep 2009
- Messages
- 7
Hello all,
This is an awesome forum you guys are brilliant.
I recently had a nasty disease wipe out my fish. I still have plants, inverts, driftwood with java fern quarantined and in good shape. I am going to use this opportunity to start over. Its all a bit complex for a beginner like myself, so please, look over my plan before i get started.
TANK
25 gallon tall (1' x 2' footprint)
SUBSTRATE
2 Bags of Seachem Flourite Dark 15.4lb / 7kg each
LIGHTING
1 T-5 full-spectrum 14 watt
1 T-5 6700k 14 watt
i have a glass hood, so i can add another strip of lighting if you guys say the word
FILTRATION
Marineland 150gph hang on back with biowheel
CO2
20 oz DIY yeast CO2 diffused under a trap running against small powerhead current
FERTS
flourish
flourish excel
flourish iron
I guess I rely on fish for N, P, and K ?
PLANTS and INVERTS
I plan on getting Nerite snails
Java fern on driftwood
Wisteria
3 Cherry Shrimp
1 Amano
3 Ghost
Getting some red plants would really accent the red slate cave arrangement.
Also, let me know what you think of these ideas:
Its only 25 gallons, so i was thinking of running an airstone at night to help reduce pH swings?
Do i need a drop checker for yeast CO2?
Remove biowheel, somebody at LFS told me it cuts down on splashing keeping CO2 up.
Add another 20 oz reactor offset by a few weeks to smooth CO2 production?
Should i scrap CO2 all together and rely on Seachem Excel?
With the substrate, there was also red and black available at LFS. Should i concern myself with their chemical differences?
I also have a marineland 100gph i could put on I heard circulation is good, but I thought i would save that for quarantine tank.
Thanks for your help, I am really excited. I didn't know where else to post this multifaceted topic.
This is an awesome forum you guys are brilliant.
I recently had a nasty disease wipe out my fish. I still have plants, inverts, driftwood with java fern quarantined and in good shape. I am going to use this opportunity to start over. Its all a bit complex for a beginner like myself, so please, look over my plan before i get started.
TANK
25 gallon tall (1' x 2' footprint)
SUBSTRATE
2 Bags of Seachem Flourite Dark 15.4lb / 7kg each
LIGHTING
1 T-5 full-spectrum 14 watt
1 T-5 6700k 14 watt
i have a glass hood, so i can add another strip of lighting if you guys say the word
FILTRATION
Marineland 150gph hang on back with biowheel
CO2
20 oz DIY yeast CO2 diffused under a trap running against small powerhead current
FERTS
flourish
flourish excel
flourish iron
I guess I rely on fish for N, P, and K ?
PLANTS and INVERTS
I plan on getting Nerite snails
Java fern on driftwood
Wisteria
3 Cherry Shrimp
1 Amano
3 Ghost
Getting some red plants would really accent the red slate cave arrangement.
Also, let me know what you think of these ideas:
Its only 25 gallons, so i was thinking of running an airstone at night to help reduce pH swings?
Do i need a drop checker for yeast CO2?
Remove biowheel, somebody at LFS told me it cuts down on splashing keeping CO2 up.
Add another 20 oz reactor offset by a few weeks to smooth CO2 production?
Should i scrap CO2 all together and rely on Seachem Excel?
With the substrate, there was also red and black available at LFS. Should i concern myself with their chemical differences?
I also have a marineland 100gph i could put on I heard circulation is good, but I thought i would save that for quarantine tank.
Thanks for your help, I am really excited. I didn't know where else to post this multifaceted topic.