This is a story about a 10 gallon aquarium i built awhile back for a mini reef but soon got frustrated with the lighting aspect and decided to try planted freshwater!
5-9-2010
5-14-2010
Added 3 Pygmy Cories today, had to remove male Betta as he was trying to kill the cories through the bag, he now has his own 5.5 gallon with lots of plants.
Added surface skimmer few days ago to setup and surface water has gotten crystal clear since.
Added two cherry shrimps from my 6.6 gallon planted tank and they are both doing fine in the setup.
There are 3 more Pygmy Cories from my 6.6 gallon that will be going in here for a total of 6. Also i have 3 Otos that will be going in here from my 6.6 gallon. Mid level/Surface schooling fish as yet undecided.
Setup:
Substrate:
Flourite 1 bag
Lighting:
2x 18w 18" T5HO 1 10k 1 actinic(this was originally for saltwater setup)
Filtration:
Topfin 40 gallon hang on back filter with surface skimmer added.
Heater:
Hydor Theo 50w
Co2:
DIY 2 liter bottle 2 cups sugar 1 tsp yeast.
Fertilizers:
API Leafzone and Seachem Excel(so far)
5-9-2010
5-14-2010
Added 3 Pygmy Cories today, had to remove male Betta as he was trying to kill the cories through the bag, he now has his own 5.5 gallon with lots of plants.
Added surface skimmer few days ago to setup and surface water has gotten crystal clear since.
Added two cherry shrimps from my 6.6 gallon planted tank and they are both doing fine in the setup.
There are 3 more Pygmy Cories from my 6.6 gallon that will be going in here for a total of 6. Also i have 3 Otos that will be going in here from my 6.6 gallon. Mid level/Surface schooling fish as yet undecided.
Setup:
Substrate:
Flourite 1 bag
Lighting:
2x 18w 18" T5HO 1 10k 1 actinic(this was originally for saltwater setup)
Filtration:
Topfin 40 gallon hang on back filter with surface skimmer added.
Heater:
Hydor Theo 50w
Co2:
DIY 2 liter bottle 2 cups sugar 1 tsp yeast.
Fertilizers:
API Leafzone and Seachem Excel(so far)
