Hi folks, some of you will remember that at the Festival of Fishkeeping this year we planted an Iwagumi in front of the public as a bit of a tutorial on how yo plant plants. Well, we all loved the tank and it seemed a shame to rip it down so we decided to keep it running at my house. It's been a month now and all is going well really. I had the inevitable Blyxa die off after such a long time in transit etc but otherwise it retuned relatively unharmed. well, except having to re-plant 20 pots odd glosso
Whilst at the festival i picked up a Wild Discus from Discus Bananas which i've wanted for ages now for another project, there will be more Discus to follow soon. Having a Wild Discus swimming around in an Iwagumi looks a little odd but i couldn't bare to keep him upstairs where i would rarely get to see him and he's a real crowd pleaser!
The Stats:
Tank: 80 x 45 x 45
Lighting: 150w ADA Solar I on for 7.5hrs
CO2: Columbo Nano CO2 Kit
Filtration: Fluval 405 with Calaqua Glassware
Substrate: JBL Manado, Unipac Zambizi & Tana sand
Hardscape: Unipac Fossilised Wood
Ferts: 10ml of TPN+ per day
Plants: Glosso, Cyperus helferi, Blyxa.
I think thats about it folks, i'm getting some dust algae on the glass but otherwise it's pretty hassle free.
I hope you like it and i am under strict instructions from George and Graeme to keep on top of my maintenance, so here is the proof!
I've never had much luck with Cyperus in the past and i can live with just a few yellow tips
Whilst at the festival i picked up a Wild Discus from Discus Bananas which i've wanted for ages now for another project, there will be more Discus to follow soon. Having a Wild Discus swimming around in an Iwagumi looks a little odd but i couldn't bare to keep him upstairs where i would rarely get to see him and he's a real crowd pleaser!
The Stats:
Tank: 80 x 45 x 45
Lighting: 150w ADA Solar I on for 7.5hrs
CO2: Columbo Nano CO2 Kit
Filtration: Fluval 405 with Calaqua Glassware
Substrate: JBL Manado, Unipac Zambizi & Tana sand
Hardscape: Unipac Fossilised Wood
Ferts: 10ml of TPN+ per day
Plants: Glosso, Cyperus helferi, Blyxa.
I think thats about it folks, i'm getting some dust algae on the glass but otherwise it's pretty hassle free.
I hope you like it and i am under strict instructions from George and Graeme to keep on top of my maintenance, so here is the proof!
I've never had much luck with Cyperus in the past and i can live with just a few yellow tips