Hey guys,
I finally took the plunge into planted tanks. I have kept and bred several fish species but this is the first time I am attempting to keep plants. Hopefully, I'll do it right the first time around. This is what I have so far:
Aquarium: 14 3/4" length x 11" width x 13" height
Lighting: Current 32W PC turned on for roughly 8 hours per day
Filtration: Eheim 2215
Substrate: Aqua Soil Amazonia, Bacter 100, Tourmaline BC, and Power Sand S
CO2: DIY yeast CO2 (2L with 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp of yeast, 2 tsp of protein drink mix, 1 T of molasses, and 1 tsp of baking soda) -- I have not set up the CO2 yet, I'll be doing that this coming week.
Additives: Flourish once to twice a week
Water change: Roughly 50% 2 x a week.
Water quality: Temperature: 76F pH: 6.6; NO2: < 0.02 mg/l; NO3: < 1 mg/l
Plants: Anubias barteri, Anubias barteri var. nana, Anubias barteri var petite, and Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
Fish: 1:1 Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Nigeria Yellow'
Currently all the fish and plants are in QT. I will be planting and aquascaping the tank tonight. I plan on adding Bolbitis heudelotii (it's hard to find it in the US), Crinum calamistratum , and Aponogetons longiplumulosus. I'll also be purchasing 6-8 Norman's blue eye (Aplocheilichthys normani).
What do you all think? I'll be posting some pics tonight .
-George
I finally took the plunge into planted tanks. I have kept and bred several fish species but this is the first time I am attempting to keep plants. Hopefully, I'll do it right the first time around. This is what I have so far:
Aquarium: 14 3/4" length x 11" width x 13" height
Lighting: Current 32W PC turned on for roughly 8 hours per day
Filtration: Eheim 2215
Substrate: Aqua Soil Amazonia, Bacter 100, Tourmaline BC, and Power Sand S
CO2: DIY yeast CO2 (2L with 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp of yeast, 2 tsp of protein drink mix, 1 T of molasses, and 1 tsp of baking soda) -- I have not set up the CO2 yet, I'll be doing that this coming week.
Additives: Flourish once to twice a week
Water change: Roughly 50% 2 x a week.
Water quality: Temperature: 76F pH: 6.6; NO2: < 0.02 mg/l; NO3: < 1 mg/l
Plants: Anubias barteri, Anubias barteri var. nana, Anubias barteri var petite, and Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
Fish: 1:1 Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Nigeria Yellow'
Currently all the fish and plants are in QT. I will be planting and aquascaping the tank tonight. I plan on adding Bolbitis heudelotii (it's hard to find it in the US), Crinum calamistratum , and Aponogetons longiplumulosus. I'll also be purchasing 6-8 Norman's blue eye (Aplocheilichthys normani).
What do you all think? I'll be posting some pics tonight .
-George