tank = clearseal 36"x12"x15" - i put that down cos i'm in england and our gallons are bigger'n yours - and i can't remember what capacity mine is...
filtered by eheim ecco 2233
D so underfiltration isn't a probbo 
), hagen tronic electronic heater. gro-lux bulb cos it's easier on my eyes, the fishes eyes and helps the plants. the substrate is 1:3 black:white sand mix, vallis everywhere, salvinia on top - so nitrates/phosphates aren't normally a problem 
oh and pH is 6.5ish
i've had silvertip tetras, buenos aires tetras, columbian tetras, but if i restock the shoaling fish, it's going to be with something different. i was wondering if you lot had any ideas about a top/middle fish for this tank? it'd have to get on with hoplos (mini ones - M. personata), a rusty plec, a big 'cistrus and a lil' stardust 'cistrus, and a whiptail (S. aureum afaik). phew.
ps i've also kept or got (but not in this tank) x-rays, praecox rainbows, black widows.
hehe, that'll save me from using my own brain for a while...
cheers, Grant
filtered by eheim ecco 2233
D so underfiltration isn't a probbo ), hagen tronic electronic heater. gro-lux bulb cos it's easier on my eyes, the fishes eyes and helps the plants. the substrate is 1:3 black:white sand mix, vallis everywhere, salvinia on top - so nitrates/phosphates aren't normally a problem oh and pH is 6.5ishi've had silvertip tetras, buenos aires tetras, columbian tetras, but if i restock the shoaling fish, it's going to be with something different. i was wondering if you lot had any ideas about a top/middle fish for this tank? it'd have to get on with hoplos (mini ones - M. personata), a rusty plec, a big 'cistrus and a lil' stardust 'cistrus, and a whiptail (S. aureum afaik). phew.
ps i've also kept or got (but not in this tank) x-rays, praecox rainbows, black widows.
hehe, that'll save me from using my own brain for a while...
cheers, Grant
