Vix
Seedling
Hello, I've been lurking on here for a while and have gathered so much info that I think my head is going to explode!
Firstly I hope I've placed this post in the correct part of the forum, apologies if not!
Let me just share my soon to be new set up with you all in the hope I can get my head around things
Tank - 200L 100x40x50
Filtration - Eheim 2224
Substrate - Tesco cat litter - natural gravel - playsand
Lighting - Arcadia twin T5 controller either 24w or 39w
Hardscape - Driftwood with some interesting rocks from lfs (sorry I have no idea what they're called)
Plants - Java fern, crypts of various kinds (I've had success with these in my current mish mash tank), Anubias and mosses.
This will be my first attempt at a proper planted tank and I'd like to go low tech to start with with the view to adding a CO2 system when I can afford to do it properly, the lighting unit allows to me to either use x2 24 or 39w bulbs and I'm planning on buying 24w to start with.
My mind is in overload at the moment, I'm wondering will the lighting be not enough and as for dosing ferts I'm completely at a loss, I'd like to start with an all in one liquid fert which is easy to cope with for a newbie.
My idea is to have a sloping substrate with the focus on a sandy beach area towards the middle.
Sorry for being so vague, I don't have the tank just yet but am gathering bits and pieces ready for setting up hopefully between Christmas and New Year and I thought I'd better atleast start posting on here to get some feedback on my plans.
I'll start a journal once I have the tank but expect failure to start with although if I can get crypts growing in my other tank then I think I can get them going in the new set up
Cheers
Vicky
Firstly I hope I've placed this post in the correct part of the forum, apologies if not!
Let me just share my soon to be new set up with you all in the hope I can get my head around things
Tank - 200L 100x40x50
Filtration - Eheim 2224
Substrate - Tesco cat litter - natural gravel - playsand
Lighting - Arcadia twin T5 controller either 24w or 39w
Hardscape - Driftwood with some interesting rocks from lfs (sorry I have no idea what they're called)
Plants - Java fern, crypts of various kinds (I've had success with these in my current mish mash tank), Anubias and mosses.
This will be my first attempt at a proper planted tank and I'd like to go low tech to start with with the view to adding a CO2 system when I can afford to do it properly, the lighting unit allows to me to either use x2 24 or 39w bulbs and I'm planning on buying 24w to start with.
My mind is in overload at the moment, I'm wondering will the lighting be not enough and as for dosing ferts I'm completely at a loss, I'd like to start with an all in one liquid fert which is easy to cope with for a newbie.
My idea is to have a sloping substrate with the focus on a sandy beach area towards the middle.
Sorry for being so vague, I don't have the tank just yet but am gathering bits and pieces ready for setting up hopefully between Christmas and New Year and I thought I'd better atleast start posting on here to get some feedback on my plans.
I'll start a journal once I have the tank but expect failure to start with although if I can get crypts growing in my other tank then I think I can get them going in the new set up
Cheers
Vicky