Hey guys, I wanted to post this tank here for a few reasons. One, I like showing off my tank and getting ideas from other people, but also I don't feel like this belongs in the planted tank section. I feel that this tank is awesome (or soon to be awesome rather) because it has a little bit of everything that people in the hobby enjoy....Epic plants and amazing fish (from things you'd expect in a planted tank like rainbows and gourami's, to things you wouldn't expect like various cichlids, to things that are more monster like ropefish and bichirs).
This tank is still a work in progress, with more plants that I want to add as the days go by, and more fish that I want to add as well. But enough talk, lets get on with the specs of the tank and pictures.
· Gravel
o 3 Black Eco-Complete
o 3 Red Eco-Complete over that
o Large Red Gravel over the Eco-Complete
· Hardscape
o Rocks
§ Rainbow Rocks x4
o Driftwood
§ Malaysian Wood x6
· Heater
o Inline Heater
ú Set at 76
· Lighting
o Catalina Black Solar T5 HO 4x54W with 2 10K and 2 6.5K, with 8 dimmable moonlights
§ Playing with lighting period
· Filtration
o Eheim 2217 x2
· Water Pumps
o Koralia 750
· Fertilizers
o EI Method
§ Cycle starts on Saturdays
o Osmocote Capsules in substrate
§ Every other month
o Gro-Soil and Gro-Humate Tabs in substrate
§ Every few months
· Carbon Dioxide
o Dual Stage Regulator on 20lb tank
o GLA Atomic Check Valve x2
o Up Aqua Inline CO2 Diffuser
o Drop Checker Color: Green
o Bubble Counter: 4 per second
§ Filled with Mineral Oil
· Aeration
o 2 air stones on one aerator
§ On half an hour after lights go off
§ Off an hour before co2 comes on
This tank is still a work in progress, with more plants that I want to add as the days go by, and more fish that I want to add as well. But enough talk, lets get on with the specs of the tank and pictures.
· Gravel
o 3 Black Eco-Complete
o 3 Red Eco-Complete over that
o Large Red Gravel over the Eco-Complete
· Hardscape
o Rocks
§ Rainbow Rocks x4
o Driftwood
§ Malaysian Wood x6
· Heater
o Inline Heater
ú Set at 76
· Lighting
o Catalina Black Solar T5 HO 4x54W with 2 10K and 2 6.5K, with 8 dimmable moonlights
§ Playing with lighting period
· Filtration
o Eheim 2217 x2
· Water Pumps
o Koralia 750
· Fertilizers
o EI Method
§ Cycle starts on Saturdays
o Osmocote Capsules in substrate
§ Every other month
o Gro-Soil and Gro-Humate Tabs in substrate
§ Every few months
· Carbon Dioxide
o Dual Stage Regulator on 20lb tank
o GLA Atomic Check Valve x2
o Up Aqua Inline CO2 Diffuser
o Drop Checker Color: Green
o Bubble Counter: 4 per second
§ Filled with Mineral Oil
· Aeration
o 2 air stones on one aerator
§ On half an hour after lights go off
§ Off an hour before co2 comes on