dougbraz
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120 litre tank (60X50X40cm)
Eheim Ecco 2232 canister
ADA Amazon soil / Dragon rock
Purigen/Excel/Flourish in their respective dosages
30litres water change weekly
6 hours lighting per day
25 degrees C
10 rummy nosed Tetras
4 Celebes Rainbowfish (LFS sold them to me as acidic water fish..so far so good)
2 dwarf Gouramis
- removed Angelfish as he wouldn't leave anyone alone..
Lots of plants (just missing some hardy stems for back right to hide the thermometer and water intake)
No CO2, so loooow tech (Valisnerias do not like Excel)
A few days after planting and now - 3 months later - having trimmed cabomba (weekly) and eleocharis. Microsorum Pteropus Windelov is doing so-so - have cut off some leave and the others are slowly blackening. The rest growing all at their respective paces.
Still not crystal clear water (have used Clarity) but very slowly improving at each water change.
What was meant to be carefully laid out and planted tank has so far become a jungle as I try out plants, but overall, I am quite pleased.
Any tips or comments? Would like some more fish, as apparently I cannot put shrimp in with this lot (thought I could), so any suggestion is welcome. I originally wanted 2 discus, and a school of rummy tetras, but am wary that discus will be too fussy and am told that my tank is too small. PLUS they are expensive!
Eheim Ecco 2232 canister
ADA Amazon soil / Dragon rock
Purigen/Excel/Flourish in their respective dosages
30litres water change weekly
6 hours lighting per day
25 degrees C
10 rummy nosed Tetras
4 Celebes Rainbowfish (LFS sold them to me as acidic water fish..so far so good)
2 dwarf Gouramis
- removed Angelfish as he wouldn't leave anyone alone..
Lots of plants (just missing some hardy stems for back right to hide the thermometer and water intake)
No CO2, so loooow tech (Valisnerias do not like Excel)
A few days after planting and now - 3 months later - having trimmed cabomba (weekly) and eleocharis. Microsorum Pteropus Windelov is doing so-so - have cut off some leave and the others are slowly blackening. The rest growing all at their respective paces.
Still not crystal clear water (have used Clarity) but very slowly improving at each water change.
What was meant to be carefully laid out and planted tank has so far become a jungle as I try out plants, but overall, I am quite pleased.
Any tips or comments? Would like some more fish, as apparently I cannot put shrimp in with this lot (thought I could), so any suggestion is welcome. I originally wanted 2 discus, and a school of rummy tetras, but am wary that discus will be too fussy and am told that my tank is too small. PLUS they are expensive!