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20 gallon brackish (sg ~1.012)
livestock: (2) green spotted puffer (2.5", 1.25"), (2) fiddler crabs (1 male, 1 female)
filtration: whisper 20-40
heating: penn-plax 100 watt
substrate: pool filter sand
decoration: plastic plants, driftwood, rocks
lighting: standard flouro hood
comments: just picked up the 20 from a friend (thanks latazyo). he wanted to set up another nano reef, so we traded my 10 for his 20. a bit more work goes into this one since puffer poop is quite evident on the sand.
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5.5 gallon planted
lighting: (2) 13 watt, 6500k screw in pc lights in diy canopy
filtartion: whisper mini
heater: 50 watt submersable
substrate: schultz aquatic potting soil
decoration: driftwood, rocks, plants
plants: anubias nana, java moss, pygmy chain sword, more to come
fish: (1) german blue ram, (1) otto
co2: diy
ferts: seachem flourish
comments: just started this one a bit ago. everything was in a five gallon flat back hex, but i didn't like the shape of the tank.
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29 gallon lightly planted
substrate: pool filter sand mixed with shultz aquatic potting soil
decoration: driftwood, rocks, plants
filtration: whisper 20-40
heater: whisper 200 watt
lighting: 2x20 watt 6500k flouro in diy canopy
plants: bannana plant and unidentified sword
fish: (1) black ghost knife, (1) otto, (1) baby convict
comments: home for my black ghost knife until it outgrows it. i really like the fish, though he's a bit shy.
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20 gallon brackish (sg ~1.012)
livestock: (2) green spotted puffer (2.5", 1.25"), (2) fiddler crabs (1 male, 1 female)
filtration: whisper 20-40
heating: penn-plax 100 watt
substrate: pool filter sand
decoration: plastic plants, driftwood, rocks
lighting: standard flouro hood
comments: just picked up the 20 from a friend (thanks latazyo). he wanted to set up another nano reef, so we traded my 10 for his 20. a bit more work goes into this one since puffer poop is quite evident on the sand.
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5.5 gallon planted
lighting: (2) 13 watt, 6500k screw in pc lights in diy canopy
filtartion: whisper mini
heater: 50 watt submersable
substrate: schultz aquatic potting soil
decoration: driftwood, rocks, plants
plants: anubias nana, java moss, pygmy chain sword, more to come
fish: (1) german blue ram, (1) otto
co2: diy
ferts: seachem flourish
comments: just started this one a bit ago. everything was in a five gallon flat back hex, but i didn't like the shape of the tank.
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29 gallon lightly planted
substrate: pool filter sand mixed with shultz aquatic potting soil
decoration: driftwood, rocks, plants
filtration: whisper 20-40
heater: whisper 200 watt
lighting: 2x20 watt 6500k flouro in diy canopy
plants: bannana plant and unidentified sword
fish: (1) black ghost knife, (1) otto, (1) baby convict
comments: home for my black ghost knife until it outgrows it. i really like the fish, though he's a bit shy.
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