Pixels
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- 14 Oct 2009
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Hello UKAPS
I enjoy reading the journals on UKAPS a great deal, so I thought I would share my latest project.
I have decided to give my shrimp a bigger home. I am upgrading from my old (scratched) 18x10x10" to a Wave Box 45 that I picked over Christmas.
I am going from this
To this (leak testing)
My equipment list:
Tank: Wave Box 45
Filter: Eheim 2222
Heater: Hydor inline 200 watt
Light: Two 18 watt Wave Solaris
Substrate: Oliver Knott Nature soil (Fine/black)
CO2: FE setup
With regards to the Nature Soil, I wasn't sure about this (I know a lot of people like it). I got on perfectly well with tropica capped with sand, but it was Christmas and I bought ten litres anyway!
The dirt
I would like to get a bit creative with this, but for now I will be transplanting my Hemianthus callitrichoides, Pogostemon helferi, Echinodorus tenellus and some Rotala sp.'green' from the old set up.
Some plants
I had a go at planting, but things didn't quite work out as planned! I never realised Nature soil was so light and floaty! It really messed up my planting, so I'm afraid no initial picture just yet (it is in far to big a mess).
It is getting near my bed time, so I have reluctantly left my tank of swirling plants as is. I will see what images I can post by the end of the weekend.
Thanks for looking and critique appreciated.
Pixels
I enjoy reading the journals on UKAPS a great deal, so I thought I would share my latest project.
I have decided to give my shrimp a bigger home. I am upgrading from my old (scratched) 18x10x10" to a Wave Box 45 that I picked over Christmas.
I am going from this
To this (leak testing)
My equipment list:
Tank: Wave Box 45
Filter: Eheim 2222
Heater: Hydor inline 200 watt
Light: Two 18 watt Wave Solaris
Substrate: Oliver Knott Nature soil (Fine/black)
CO2: FE setup
With regards to the Nature Soil, I wasn't sure about this (I know a lot of people like it). I got on perfectly well with tropica capped with sand, but it was Christmas and I bought ten litres anyway!
The dirt
I would like to get a bit creative with this, but for now I will be transplanting my Hemianthus callitrichoides, Pogostemon helferi, Echinodorus tenellus and some Rotala sp.'green' from the old set up.
Some plants
I had a go at planting, but things didn't quite work out as planned! I never realised Nature soil was so light and floaty! It really messed up my planting, so I'm afraid no initial picture just yet (it is in far to big a mess).
It is getting near my bed time, so I have reluctantly left my tank of swirling plants as is. I will see what images I can post by the end of the weekend.
Thanks for looking and critique appreciated.
Pixels