chrisfraser05
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Thought I'd start a little journal more to practice and get some feedback for when I get my new tank later in the year.
The Fauna are all a carry over from before I got my interest in the plants and to be honest are not exactly what I'd choose if I started everything from scratch but I do like them as individual fish so I'm not letting them go lol
Also there is alot of different types of plant for the size of the tank but the intention is to establish them and let them grow while I am in Afghanistan then move them to something around the size of a Jewel Rio 300 towards xmas.
Anyway, enough bumping my gums.... Heres the stats;
Tank 60x30x45 Clear seal (p@h special)
Eheim eco 2032 filter
2x Arcadia Arc 11w lights and 18w daylight lamp (6000k)
Peice of drift wood from LFS
Gravel substrate (I would change it but not got the time before I go away)
Fish
6 white cloud minnows
4 danios
4 Yamato shrimp
4 platies
3 Khuli Loaches
2 Glass catfish
bristlenose plec
Plants
Vallisneria nana
Vallisneria
Egeria
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Eleocharis parvula
Echinodorus
Pogostemon helferi
Cryptocoryne parva
Cabomba
Hemianthus callitrichoides
java moss
Fert
Microbe-lift Bloom & Grow
CO2
Tetra Optimat (basic and rudimentary but easier than Refilling DIY with yeast while I'm away)
As you can see I haven't quite got the hang of aquatic photography yet and some of the newest plants are melting a little but hopefully there will be a little jungle in there in a few months lol
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any advice (I'll pass it all on to my wife as she's looking after it for me for the next while lol)
The Fauna are all a carry over from before I got my interest in the plants and to be honest are not exactly what I'd choose if I started everything from scratch but I do like them as individual fish so I'm not letting them go lol
Also there is alot of different types of plant for the size of the tank but the intention is to establish them and let them grow while I am in Afghanistan then move them to something around the size of a Jewel Rio 300 towards xmas.
Anyway, enough bumping my gums.... Heres the stats;
Tank 60x30x45 Clear seal (p@h special)
Eheim eco 2032 filter
2x Arcadia Arc 11w lights and 18w daylight lamp (6000k)
Peice of drift wood from LFS
Gravel substrate (I would change it but not got the time before I go away)
Fish
6 white cloud minnows
4 danios
4 Yamato shrimp
4 platies
3 Khuli Loaches
2 Glass catfish
bristlenose plec
Plants
Vallisneria nana
Vallisneria
Egeria
Lilaeopsis mauritiana
Eleocharis parvula
Echinodorus
Pogostemon helferi
Cryptocoryne parva
Cabomba
Hemianthus callitrichoides
java moss
Fert
Microbe-lift Bloom & Grow
CO2
Tetra Optimat (basic and rudimentary but easier than Refilling DIY with yeast while I'm away)
As you can see I haven't quite got the hang of aquatic photography yet and some of the newest plants are melting a little but hopefully there will be a little jungle in there in a few months lol
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any advice (I'll pass it all on to my wife as she's looking after it for me for the next while lol)