MMonis
Member
Hi UKAPSers,
So I am planning to completely rescape my 54 litre (60cm x 30cm x 30cm) low-tech, lightly planted tank to something better.
Existing tank:
Future tank plans: I am aiming for a nature scape which should be better than what I have above
So I am planning to completely rescape my 54 litre (60cm x 30cm x 30cm) low-tech, lightly planted tank to something better.
Existing tank:
- Substrate : Tropica Subtrat topped/capped with gravel
- Filter : Fluval 106 cannister and Eheim Pickup (used this only temporarily)
- Lighting : Customized with led strips. Has 2 white strips and 1 blue & red diodes strip (Not sure of the PAR it delivers, but I think )
- Fertilizer : Liquid fertilizer from Begreenm8
- CO2 : None
- Hardscape : 2 Locally collected rocks (left), 2 pagoda rocks (center), Malaysian driftwood (center).
- Plants: Amazon Sword, Rotala Rotundifolia, Anubias Nana, Limnophila sessiliflora
- Fish : 7 Amano Shrimp, 7 Cardinal Tetras, 6 Harlequin Rasboras
Future tank plans: I am aiming for a nature scape which should be better than what I have above
- Substrate : Use the existing Tropica Substrate (if in good condition) and add additional 9 litres Tropica Aquarium Soil
- Filter : Fluval 106 cannister (existing)
- Lighting : Fluval Aquasky 2.0 LED (new)
- Fertilizer : Liquid fertilizer from Begreenm8 (existing)
- CO2 : Pressurized cylinder 2kg CO2 setup (new)
- Hardscape : Red Moor wood (new). Not sure if I should add rocks as well and whether to reuse some existing wood I have mentioned above.
- Plants :
- Carpeting : Lilaeopsis brasiliensis and Marsilea hirsuta
- Midground : Staurogyne repens, Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'
- Background : Rotala rotundifolia (existing), Ludwigia palustris
- Others : Anubias, Bucephalandra sp., some crypts, mosses
- Fish : Existing stock and will add Red Cherry Shrimps later.
- Will the lighting of Fluval Aquasky 2.0 be sufficient for the plants I have listed ?
- Do I need some rocks to go with the Red Moor wood ? If yes, should I resuse the existing rocks or buy new ones (thinking of Dragon Stone).
- Should I switch to stainless steel lily pipes instead of the stock Fluval 106 inlet/outlet for better gaseous exchange ?