Wolf6
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After the decision was made to make my nano Reditus come to a close, I ordered a custom tank sized 73x42x28 cm, a wide shallow tank that neatly fits the available space & holds 80 liters. Truth be told, its not the best piece of work but its opti white and 10mm thick glass. and a bargain price, so I'm not complaining too much.
The plan is the following. I want to create a hillstream tank with a sort of circulair design, with high flow going around the outsides of the tank, and a calmer center part with more plants where fish and shrimp can catch a breather, hence the name 'glide' which is a calmer part in a stream. I'll be using a few large river rocks and some driftwood to create this area in the middle. At the back of the tank I'd like some plants growing out of the water, like pogostemon erectus. Fishwise I want white cloud minnows and hillstream loaches that prefer lower temperatures. I'm open for more suggestions! Aside from that, I'll move my shrimp taiwan bee population into this tank as well. I've read several accounts that shrimp actually like fast flowing waters
So aside from the optic white tank, I'll use the following tech:
Lights: 1 Lominie spotlight and a 60cm daytime led with 2 clusters - I'm aiming to get some shimmer this time!
Heating: tetra internal heater, set to 19c
CO2: Dennerle Co2 set with disposable cannisters, using a diffuser in the tank. Aiming for lower Co2 levels then regular high tech(15-20)
Filter: JBL greenline 901, using a lily pipe for more flow
Misc: Twinstar nano, eheim skimmer (for skimming and extra flow)
Soil: Tropica soil, sand, various sizes of grit
Pics coming soon.
The plan is the following. I want to create a hillstream tank with a sort of circulair design, with high flow going around the outsides of the tank, and a calmer center part with more plants where fish and shrimp can catch a breather, hence the name 'glide' which is a calmer part in a stream. I'll be using a few large river rocks and some driftwood to create this area in the middle. At the back of the tank I'd like some plants growing out of the water, like pogostemon erectus. Fishwise I want white cloud minnows and hillstream loaches that prefer lower temperatures. I'm open for more suggestions! Aside from that, I'll move my shrimp taiwan bee population into this tank as well. I've read several accounts that shrimp actually like fast flowing waters
So aside from the optic white tank, I'll use the following tech:
Lights: 1 Lominie spotlight and a 60cm daytime led with 2 clusters - I'm aiming to get some shimmer this time!
Heating: tetra internal heater, set to 19c
CO2: Dennerle Co2 set with disposable cannisters, using a diffuser in the tank. Aiming for lower Co2 levels then regular high tech(15-20)
Filter: JBL greenline 901, using a lily pipe for more flow
Misc: Twinstar nano, eheim skimmer (for skimming and extra flow)
Soil: Tropica soil, sand, various sizes of grit
Pics coming soon.