not exactly a noob at fish keeping c: but would like some advise, as this will be a lot diffrent then the soft water tanks i do normaly
So I have a 40 gallon acrylic aquarium with the measurements being 48 L 14 W 14 H in inches
its also devided by immovable dividers into 4 ten gallon sized sections
water is really hard-
Ph- 8.1-8.4 somewhere around that
KH - about 200
GH- about 180
live stock so far:
its currently home to, 7 ghost shrimp,
2 FRESHWATER bumble bee gobys ( yes they live in pure freshwater. although they like high ph, there are other species that need brakish, these do not)
a neon blue dwarf gourami, ( not a permenent resident, im just keeping my girlfriends fishie in here for a lil bit)
and some random pond snails/ ramshorns ( i noticed the pond snail eggs seem to fail at hatching at such a high ph and hardness, as these came from soft water)
there are currently several plants- one anubias sp, lots of java fern, and two baby ( well more like medium)amazon swords that i got as extras from another tank
I was thinking of doing something that id call a freshwater reef ( before anyone asks no corals or other marine life will be part of this tank, they are SALTWATER only)
it will include a lot of rock work, the substrate is well washed play sand, adding java fern into the rocks, and having algae grow freely with out any attempts to remove it by me
I am going to remove the pond snails and i was going to also add various nerite snails
im thinking what else can i add to make this tank look amazing c:, invertebrates? small fish( no livebearers) , im already thinking of adding 2-4 more gobies
not planing to over stalk this tank, and any inhabitents need to be small, as each section of that tank is 10 gallons- 12 L x 14 W x 14 H in inches
the filtration is not overly strong, it mainly consists of two hang on filters ment for 20 gallon aquariums at each end of the tank, also has two lights( one is a smaller light and i can move it to any two sections to add extra light if needed), so lighting is not a problem.
does this idea sound good? anything else i can do that would make an interesting set u?,
i am able to care for species that need more special treatment, and due to deviders i can house species that would normaly not be ok in the same tank aslong as the water requirments are similar
-Sasha
So I have a 40 gallon acrylic aquarium with the measurements being 48 L 14 W 14 H in inches
its also devided by immovable dividers into 4 ten gallon sized sections
water is really hard-
Ph- 8.1-8.4 somewhere around that
KH - about 200
GH- about 180
live stock so far:
its currently home to, 7 ghost shrimp,
2 FRESHWATER bumble bee gobys ( yes they live in pure freshwater. although they like high ph, there are other species that need brakish, these do not)
a neon blue dwarf gourami, ( not a permenent resident, im just keeping my girlfriends fishie in here for a lil bit)
and some random pond snails/ ramshorns ( i noticed the pond snail eggs seem to fail at hatching at such a high ph and hardness, as these came from soft water)
there are currently several plants- one anubias sp, lots of java fern, and two baby ( well more like medium)amazon swords that i got as extras from another tank
I was thinking of doing something that id call a freshwater reef ( before anyone asks no corals or other marine life will be part of this tank, they are SALTWATER only)
it will include a lot of rock work, the substrate is well washed play sand, adding java fern into the rocks, and having algae grow freely with out any attempts to remove it by me
I am going to remove the pond snails and i was going to also add various nerite snails
im thinking what else can i add to make this tank look amazing c:, invertebrates? small fish( no livebearers) , im already thinking of adding 2-4 more gobies
not planing to over stalk this tank, and any inhabitents need to be small, as each section of that tank is 10 gallons- 12 L x 14 W x 14 H in inches
the filtration is not overly strong, it mainly consists of two hang on filters ment for 20 gallon aquariums at each end of the tank, also has two lights( one is a smaller light and i can move it to any two sections to add extra light if needed), so lighting is not a problem.
does this idea sound good? anything else i can do that would make an interesting set u?,
i am able to care for species that need more special treatment, and due to deviders i can house species that would normaly not be ok in the same tank aslong as the water requirments are similar
-Sasha