Ashton
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- 7 Sep 2008
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Hi, I’ve only just discovered this form and hope you can give me some advice about one of my tanks. I’m down to 3 small aquariums at the moment, a 35 litre Arcadia Arc, a 20 litre Arcadia Arc and a 28 litre Aqua One 320 which I’m setting up as a shrimp only tank.
I love the idea of aquascaping but aren’t very good with ideas, this is my 35 litre which I’m quite happy with, the plants are mainly different types of Anubias tied to the big piece of bogwood, a couple of Crypts and the little Pogostemon Helferi which I tied to a flat piece of slate. I use Tetra Optimat CO2 (when I remember) and use an 18 watt Superfish lamp.
The shrimp tank is still growing, and I mainly want that to feature mosses, so am not really bothered about aquascaping, but my problem is the 20 litre Arcadia Arc. I’ve tried all sorts and spent a fortune on plants and décor. At the moment I’ve got 2 pieces of Java Fern (Windelov) tied to slate and it looks
Sad isn’t it, I’ve tried CO2 (the Tetra one) and it really is too big for the tank, I feed the plants with Seachems Flourish Excel on a daily basis (when I remember) and plant food once a week. I’ve only got a Betta and 2 Otocinclus in there so have the scope for a nice little tank. I don’t want bogwood as its one of those tanks that the slightest trace of tannin and it looks awful. I’m using a 11 watt light, but have 2 Arcadia Arc Pods both a 9 and 11 watt but am not sure which of the 2 11 watts gives off the best light.
I really like the idea of the “little mountain†in the featured aquascape, but where would I get a stone like that from?
Any ideas would really be appreciated, it can’t be any worse than it is now.
I love the idea of aquascaping but aren’t very good with ideas, this is my 35 litre which I’m quite happy with, the plants are mainly different types of Anubias tied to the big piece of bogwood, a couple of Crypts and the little Pogostemon Helferi which I tied to a flat piece of slate. I use Tetra Optimat CO2 (when I remember) and use an 18 watt Superfish lamp.
The shrimp tank is still growing, and I mainly want that to feature mosses, so am not really bothered about aquascaping, but my problem is the 20 litre Arcadia Arc. I’ve tried all sorts and spent a fortune on plants and décor. At the moment I’ve got 2 pieces of Java Fern (Windelov) tied to slate and it looks
Sad isn’t it, I’ve tried CO2 (the Tetra one) and it really is too big for the tank, I feed the plants with Seachems Flourish Excel on a daily basis (when I remember) and plant food once a week. I’ve only got a Betta and 2 Otocinclus in there so have the scope for a nice little tank. I don’t want bogwood as its one of those tanks that the slightest trace of tannin and it looks awful. I’m using a 11 watt light, but have 2 Arcadia Arc Pods both a 9 and 11 watt but am not sure which of the 2 11 watts gives off the best light.
I really like the idea of the “little mountain†in the featured aquascape, but where would I get a stone like that from?
Any ideas would really be appreciated, it can’t be any worse than it is now.