Hello!
Long time lurker, first time poster etc etc.
I've been out of planted tanks for ~5 years whilst at uni. A trip to Floristas Submersas whilst on holiday in Lisbon and the rediscovery of one of my old tanks has given me the bug again so am in the process of getting myself set up with a modest high-tech set up - this has been a learning curve as looking back none of my previous tanks were high tech or heavily planted!
Tank: Superfish Aquacube 40 (40 liters)
Filter: Allpond Solutions EF-150, rated at 400l/hour
Heater: Boyu 50w
CO2: Fire extinguisher. Regulator/solenoid from eBay (uBarn anyone?). Mini diffuser and drop checker from aquarium gardens.
Substrate: Aquasoil Amazonia
Hardscape: Some redmoor wood and 4 bits of dragonstone
Ferts: Aquascaper Complete + Easycarbo. Will start with dosing as on back of the bottle and adjust from there.
Lights: Chihiros A-Series Plus A301. This is currently sat in my local delivery office waiting to be delivered, I'm hoping it'll come tomorrow or Tuesday latest.
Plants: tbc
Livestock: tbc. Some cherry shrimp, a couple of otos and a small shoaling fish is the current plan - just need to pick the species!
Below are a few shots of the hardscape as it is currently (I am not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination!). It's not an award winner by any stretch, but I think it looks alright for a first attempt that is mainly about learning how to keep plants and battle algae! If there are any obvious improvements I can make do let me know!
I'm hoping to order the plants tomorrow night to get the tank all set up on Wednesday whilst the Mrs is out and she won't get stressed by all the water that will inevitably end up on the carpet...
I'm a little stuck on plant selection - mainly because I'm a) indecisive and b)unsure how much I'll need to get.
I'm currently contemplating getting a 10 tropica pot selection online so the decision is made for me, and supplementing that with a 1-2-Grow pot of Monte-Carlo and something to put on the hardscape (moss, fern or bucephalandra?). Does that sound like a sensible quantity of plants/a sensible way of getting plants?
Any comments much appreciated!
Long time lurker, first time poster etc etc.
I've been out of planted tanks for ~5 years whilst at uni. A trip to Floristas Submersas whilst on holiday in Lisbon and the rediscovery of one of my old tanks has given me the bug again so am in the process of getting myself set up with a modest high-tech set up - this has been a learning curve as looking back none of my previous tanks were high tech or heavily planted!
Tank: Superfish Aquacube 40 (40 liters)
Filter: Allpond Solutions EF-150, rated at 400l/hour
Heater: Boyu 50w
CO2: Fire extinguisher. Regulator/solenoid from eBay (uBarn anyone?). Mini diffuser and drop checker from aquarium gardens.
Substrate: Aquasoil Amazonia
Hardscape: Some redmoor wood and 4 bits of dragonstone
Ferts: Aquascaper Complete + Easycarbo. Will start with dosing as on back of the bottle and adjust from there.
Lights: Chihiros A-Series Plus A301. This is currently sat in my local delivery office waiting to be delivered, I'm hoping it'll come tomorrow or Tuesday latest.
Plants: tbc
Livestock: tbc. Some cherry shrimp, a couple of otos and a small shoaling fish is the current plan - just need to pick the species!
Below are a few shots of the hardscape as it is currently (I am not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination!). It's not an award winner by any stretch, but I think it looks alright for a first attempt that is mainly about learning how to keep plants and battle algae! If there are any obvious improvements I can make do let me know!
I'm hoping to order the plants tomorrow night to get the tank all set up on Wednesday whilst the Mrs is out and she won't get stressed by all the water that will inevitably end up on the carpet...
I'm a little stuck on plant selection - mainly because I'm a) indecisive and b)unsure how much I'll need to get.
I'm currently contemplating getting a 10 tropica pot selection online so the decision is made for me, and supplementing that with a 1-2-Grow pot of Monte-Carlo and something to put on the hardscape (moss, fern or bucephalandra?). Does that sound like a sensible quantity of plants/a sensible way of getting plants?
Any comments much appreciated!