Juwel Rio 240 planted fish tank

[Mihai Boldor]

I would like to show you guys my Juwel Rio 240 which has recently been given a reset.
Filtation:
Sera Fil Bioactive 250, conected to e JBL TopClean II surface skimmer
Eheim Ecco Pro 300
Heater:
Juwel 200 w
Lights:
2X54w T5 Juwel High-Lite Day and High-Lite Colour, aided by 2 Juwel refectors
Substrate:
25 liters JBL Manado (not my first choice but I like it for the moment)
Co2:
2 Kg fire extinguisher cylinder
Dual gauge co2 regulator with integrated needlevalve
Solenoid valve
JBL reactor Proflora Taifun + reactor extended module
JBL CO2/pH permanent test
Ferts:
JBL ferropol and feropol 24
Plants:
Rotala Rotundifolia
Hygrophila Polysperma
Heteranthera Zosterifolia
Hygrophila Angustifolia
Bacopa Carolina
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Echinodorus Tenellus
Micranthemum Monte Carlo
Fish:
Angelfish- Pterophyllum scalare
Neon Tetra- Paracheirodon innesi
Cardinal Tetra- Paracheirodon Axelrodi
Black Neon Tetra- Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Rummy nose Tetra- Hemigrammus Rhodostomus
Oto catfish- Otocinclus affinis
SAE
Invertebrates:
Amano shrimps
Assassin snails

For now everything is going just fine, the new substrate is a little bit stubborn and it is still keeping the GH a little high, witch I understand is normal for Manado when first introduced. I will keep doing weekly bigger water changes then normal until the GH drops, it has been only 2 weeks since the restart so I guess it will give in soon.

 

[EnderUK]

have you got anothe angle of the root on the right? Looks like an amazing natural cave.

 

[Mihai Boldor]

I will take some close up pictures with the root tonight.

 

[sanj]

Arent you a rainbowfish guy? I thought i had seen you before on the European/ US forums?

 

[Mihai Boldor]

Yes I kept rainbowfish for quite some time, until I got frustrated with the fact that you just couldn't get quality rainbows in my area so if you loose a few like I did in stupid acidents (one jumped into the skimmer, two got stuck behind the driftwood, one jumped out behind the stand when I was doing a water change with the lid flaps opened and I was out of the room) one died because it got sick they were close to imposible to replace so I moved on. Things have changed since then and now I could get rainbows easier so in the future I may return to keeping them as I find them awesome.

 

[EnderUK]

my dwarf neons rainbows are by far the most active fish in my tank, very fun to watch and they go crazy during feeding.

 

[Mihai Boldor]

I can imagine, I had dwarf neon rainbows as well, they were very active, big personalities for such small fish

 

[Mihai Boldor]

Here are a few pictures of my driftwood from different angles, not the best pictures in the world because they are done with a cell phone

 

[Mihai Boldor]

Here is a little update a month after I changed the substrate and I have to say I am really happy I decided to move from sand to gravel, plants have been growing much better and i am sure things will be even better as the tank progresses