hartle
Seedling
- Joined
- 17 Feb 2010
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- 14
My first tank (well, since my 6 year old goldfish phase). Had no real clue what I was doing so just read through web and had a crack. Expected a lot of trial and error but tank's been going for about 9 months and has gone from strength to strength I feel. Except for my Amazon swords which loses leaves regularly and has been completely replaced once. Any thoughts on this problem anyone?
Tank is Juwel Rekord 600 - approx 60L
Was 70/30 RO and tap to start. Now tap replacement of 25% every week + 50mm alder cone 'tea'.
Tetra plantamin once a month and 1ml Easycarbo every two days (or so).
Plants are all planted directly into substrate of B&Q playsand only
(I didn't know anything about aqua soils etc).
Large roots are Marsh roots. Lights on for 10hrs per day. I prune when necessary (usually only the Hygro diff)
Plants:
Vallisneria, Hygrophila difformis, Cryptocoryne (I think the brown is beckettii, the green I don't know), Java ferns and Amazon sword.
Fish:
Cardinal Tetra, Head and Tail light tetra, Panda corydoras and Otocinclus affinis (so hardly a spot of algae anywhere)
I'm due to move house in a few months and think I'll get into some more/new aquascaping it's as much fun as keeping the fish. That means new and bigger tanks (my girl will be pleased! 😉 )
Tank is Juwel Rekord 600 - approx 60L
Was 70/30 RO and tap to start. Now tap replacement of 25% every week + 50mm alder cone 'tea'.
Tetra plantamin once a month and 1ml Easycarbo every two days (or so).
Plants are all planted directly into substrate of B&Q playsand only
(I didn't know anything about aqua soils etc).Large roots are Marsh roots. Lights on for 10hrs per day. I prune when necessary (usually only the Hygro diff)
Plants:
Vallisneria, Hygrophila difformis, Cryptocoryne (I think the brown is beckettii, the green I don't know), Java ferns and Amazon sword.
Fish:
Cardinal Tetra, Head and Tail light tetra, Panda corydoras and Otocinclus affinis (so hardly a spot of algae anywhere)
I'm due to move house in a few months and think I'll get into some more/new aquascaping it's as much fun as keeping the fish. That means new and bigger tanks (my girl will be pleased! 😉 )
but be carefull as if you start with one tank you end with few 
