Jeremy S
01-01-2003, 1:54 PM
75-gallon planted community aquarium
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/Img2003/600/52.jpg
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/Img2003/600/56.jpg
Here are some more pics of my 75-gallon tank (http://community.webshots.com/user/jeremy_s-date)
Filter: eheim ECCO 2235
Lighting: One all-glass twin tube strip light, One all-glass single tube strip light that has been retrofitted with a 2 x 55-watt AH Supply Bright Kit (http://www.ahsupply.com/36-55w.htm), and one all glass PC. I have a total of 4.00 watts per gallon.
Heaters: two 150 watt tronics
Co2: 10 pound cylinder, aqualine bubble counter and aqualine 1000 reactor at one bubble per second
Auto fertilizer: eheim liqudoser
Fertilizer: Once a week I add 37.5 ml nitrate to get 10 ppm, 4 ml of phosphate to get 0.2 ppm, 300 ml of potassium to get 20 ppm, and 6 ml seachem flourish. The nitrate, phosphate, and potassium are ordered in the dry powdered form and then mixed according to Chuck Gadd’s calculator (http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_aquacalc.htm) .
Substrate: 1/3 sand 2/3 fluorite
Fish:
1 siamese algae eater
1 bristle nose pleco
2 pearl gouramies
2 dwarf african frogs
3 cory cats
3 new guinea rainbow fish
5 adult platies
2 serpae tetras
7 cardinal tetras
12-15 baby platies 1/4 in. to 1/2 in.
1 pair of kribs
Maintenance: I do a 25% water change once a week and clean the filter once a month.
Other tank info: I have had this tank setup for approximately 3.5 years. I keep the temp at 81 F. I keep the ammonia at 0, the nitrite at 0, and the nitrate at 10-15 ppm.
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58-gallon Tanganyika/shell dweller tank.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/tanks/images/1994b.jpg
Here are some more pics of my 58-gallon tank (http://community.webshots.com/user/jeremy_s-date)
Filter: One aquaclear 500 filter
Lighting: One oceanic 36 in. fluorescent strip light
Heater: Two 150 watt tronic heaters
Substrate: 4 inches Pure Caribbean Aragonite
Fish:
8 ocellatus
Maintenance: I do a 25% water change once a week and clean the filter every month.
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Twenty-gallon long terrarium
Filter: Duetto DJ-50 internal filter
Lighting: One Perfecto fluorescent strip light with a total of 1 watt per gallon
Heater: One Ebo-Jagur 100 watt heater.
Substrate: 2/3 gravel 1/3 sand
Inhabitants:
Two fire-bellied toads
Maintenance: I do a 70% water change and clean the filter once a month.
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/Img2003/600/52.jpg
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/Img2003/600/56.jpg
Here are some more pics of my 75-gallon tank (http://community.webshots.com/user/jeremy_s-date)
Filter: eheim ECCO 2235
Lighting: One all-glass twin tube strip light, One all-glass single tube strip light that has been retrofitted with a 2 x 55-watt AH Supply Bright Kit (http://www.ahsupply.com/36-55w.htm), and one all glass PC. I have a total of 4.00 watts per gallon.
Heaters: two 150 watt tronics
Co2: 10 pound cylinder, aqualine bubble counter and aqualine 1000 reactor at one bubble per second
Auto fertilizer: eheim liqudoser
Fertilizer: Once a week I add 37.5 ml nitrate to get 10 ppm, 4 ml of phosphate to get 0.2 ppm, 300 ml of potassium to get 20 ppm, and 6 ml seachem flourish. The nitrate, phosphate, and potassium are ordered in the dry powdered form and then mixed according to Chuck Gadd’s calculator (http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_aquacalc.htm) .
Substrate: 1/3 sand 2/3 fluorite
Fish:
1 siamese algae eater
1 bristle nose pleco
2 pearl gouramies
2 dwarf african frogs
3 cory cats
3 new guinea rainbow fish
5 adult platies
2 serpae tetras
7 cardinal tetras
12-15 baby platies 1/4 in. to 1/2 in.
1 pair of kribs
Maintenance: I do a 25% water change once a week and clean the filter once a month.
Other tank info: I have had this tank setup for approximately 3.5 years. I keep the temp at 81 F. I keep the ammonia at 0, the nitrite at 0, and the nitrate at 10-15 ppm.
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58-gallon Tanganyika/shell dweller tank.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/tanks/images/1994b.jpg
Here are some more pics of my 58-gallon tank (http://community.webshots.com/user/jeremy_s-date)
Filter: One aquaclear 500 filter
Lighting: One oceanic 36 in. fluorescent strip light
Heater: Two 150 watt tronic heaters
Substrate: 4 inches Pure Caribbean Aragonite
Fish:
8 ocellatus
Maintenance: I do a 25% water change once a week and clean the filter every month.
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Twenty-gallon long terrarium
Filter: Duetto DJ-50 internal filter
Lighting: One Perfecto fluorescent strip light with a total of 1 watt per gallon
Heater: One Ebo-Jagur 100 watt heater.
Substrate: 2/3 gravel 1/3 sand
Inhabitants:
Two fire-bellied toads
Maintenance: I do a 70% water change and clean the filter once a month.