Re: John starkey 450lts 112g journal new pics added today 30/3/
TDI-line said:
Hi John,
i was just wondering what fish you have in your tank, and how well they shoal?
Regards,
Dan.
Hi Dan,
As i havent done this on here i thought it a good idea to give the full setup spec,
tank is 150x50x60cm,about 400ltrs (98g) after displacement,
filters are two eheim 2028s,
i koralia 2,
2 heaters (internal) wish i had got the external,
diffuser is a rhinox 5000, co2 is on two hrs before lights,and off one hrs before lights,
co2 is run at 4/5 bps
lighting is an arcadia luminaire with four 54w t5s,tubes are one jbl nature,two plant pros,one philips t5,
photo period is run like so,two tubes on at 2pm=108w,all four tubes on just for 1.5 hrs 1500 until 1630=216w then two tubes on until 1030pm,total period 8.30 hrs.
Plants,
C,balansae,
C,wedtii green and brown,
C,tropica,
R,rotundifolia,
L,rubins red,
L,aromatica,
Bylyxa japonica,
Microsorum pteropus "windelov"
stourogyne,
Anubias barteri var.nana,
Anubias barteri var."coffeefolia"
Plant food,10 mls of easy life profito 5 days a week,7mls of tropica plant nutrition + 5 days a week, 15mls of easylife easy carbo 5 days a week t(his is only fed when lights are on as it is taken up inside the hour so i have been told), one rest day.
Fish,
98 cardinal tetras (was 100 but have lost two in 18mths)
they shoal occasionally, but feeding time is great to watch)
12 rummy noses (hemigramus rhodostomus)shoal brilliantly
6 flying foxes (crossocheilus siamensis)
2 corydoras sterbai
8 redline torpedo barbs
The tank has been running for nearly two years with no real algae issues,i change 40% of the water every week,and clean the filters once a month alternatley,
i do plant pruning as and when needed.
Thanks for looking in regards John.