30-Gallon Planted Tank
Quick photo taken after a trimming, 4/29/06
Tank Make/Dimensions: All-Glass Standard 30-Gallon - 36" x 12" x 16"
Filter: Eheim 2213
Filter Media (bottom to top): Ehfimech, coarse filter pad, bio-balls, 6 tbsp. crushed coral (in filter bag), fine filter pad.
Substrate: ~45 lbs. Eco-Complete Plant Substrate
Heaters: 2 x Hagen Tronic 50-watt w/ heater guards
Lighting: 2 x 32-watt Compact Fluorescent -- AH Supply kit in DIM (did-it-myself) enclosure
CO2: Pressurized, 5-lb. tank w/ JBJ regulator, solenoid & check valve, feeding a small Red Sea powerhead
Plants:
Bacopa monnieri (Moneywort)
Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Pennywort)
Rotala rotundifola (AKA Rotala indica)
Ludwigia repens
Hygrophila difformis (Wisteria)
Microsorum pteropus (Java fern, attached to wood)
Cryptocoryne crispatula v. balansae
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Fishes et al.:
4 - Silver Hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus sternicla
7 - Cardinal Tetras - Paracheirodon axelrodi
6 - Panda Corys - Corydoras panda
4 - Apple snails - 3 Pomacea bridgesii and 1 Asolene spixi
Assorted pond snails and Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Maintenance:
Weekly 50% water changes.
Fertilizers are dosed using Estimative Index method.
CO2 tank changed every 6 mos.
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10-Gallon Platy Tank
Tank Make/Dimensions: All-Glass Standard 10-Gallon - 20" x 10" x 12"
Filter: Marineland Penguin Mini w/ Bio-Wheel -- 2 tbsp. crushed coral in pantyhose bag placed in filter to increase KH
Substrate: ~15 lbs. Eco-Complete
Heater: Askoll 25-watt
Lighting: 2 x 13-watt Compact Fluorescent
Plants:
A few Java fern and Anubias, along with the latest clippings from my 30G. This tank isn't fertilized, so growth is minimal. Every couple of weeks I'll plant a handful of clippings from my planted community tank and take out anything that's withering. This keeps the tank looking decent.
Fishes et al:
10 - Platies/swordtails - Xiphophorus maculatus / Xiphophorus hellerii.
(4 full-grown adults, 2 three-month old babies, 4 month-old babies as of 4/2006)
Maintenance:
Weekly 50% water changes, along with routine filter cleaning, etc.
Quick photo taken after a trimming, 4/29/06
Tank Make/Dimensions: All-Glass Standard 30-Gallon - 36" x 12" x 16"
Filter: Eheim 2213
Filter Media (bottom to top): Ehfimech, coarse filter pad, bio-balls, 6 tbsp. crushed coral (in filter bag), fine filter pad.
Substrate: ~45 lbs. Eco-Complete Plant Substrate
Heaters: 2 x Hagen Tronic 50-watt w/ heater guards
Lighting: 2 x 32-watt Compact Fluorescent -- AH Supply kit in DIM (did-it-myself) enclosure
CO2: Pressurized, 5-lb. tank w/ JBJ regulator, solenoid & check valve, feeding a small Red Sea powerhead
Plants:
Bacopa monnieri (Moneywort)
Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Pennywort)
Rotala rotundifola (AKA Rotala indica)
Ludwigia repens
Hygrophila difformis (Wisteria)
Microsorum pteropus (Java fern, attached to wood)
Cryptocoryne crispatula v. balansae
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Fishes et al.:
4 - Silver Hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus sternicla
7 - Cardinal Tetras - Paracheirodon axelrodi
6 - Panda Corys - Corydoras panda
4 - Apple snails - 3 Pomacea bridgesii and 1 Asolene spixi
Assorted pond snails and Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Maintenance:
Weekly 50% water changes.
Fertilizers are dosed using Estimative Index method.
CO2 tank changed every 6 mos.
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10-Gallon Platy Tank
Tank Make/Dimensions: All-Glass Standard 10-Gallon - 20" x 10" x 12"
Filter: Marineland Penguin Mini w/ Bio-Wheel -- 2 tbsp. crushed coral in pantyhose bag placed in filter to increase KH
Substrate: ~15 lbs. Eco-Complete
Heater: Askoll 25-watt
Lighting: 2 x 13-watt Compact Fluorescent
Plants:
A few Java fern and Anubias, along with the latest clippings from my 30G. This tank isn't fertilized, so growth is minimal. Every couple of weeks I'll plant a handful of clippings from my planted community tank and take out anything that's withering. This keeps the tank looking decent.
Fishes et al:
10 - Platies/swordtails - Xiphophorus maculatus / Xiphophorus hellerii.
(4 full-grown adults, 2 three-month old babies, 4 month-old babies as of 4/2006)
Maintenance:
Weekly 50% water changes, along with routine filter cleaning, etc.
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