Hi all,
Thought i would share my new tank, which has just turned a week old today
Setup -
Back of the tank ( in the office / warehouse ) where you can see at the top right of the picture the waste from the overflow in the tank which attaches to the warehouse waste pipe and in the middle the copper pipe to the RO/HMA filters in the stand.
Day 1 -
Taken today ( with just t5s running) -
Here is some info on it
800lt ish, 6.5'x2x2'
ADA PS + AS + bright sand
ADA ferts to start, currently just Brighty K
Pressurised co2
Eheim 2260, UV, inline heaters & aquamedic 1000 reactor + il be adding a fluval 4 with lots of purigen in there today for a month or so
4x 54w Dimmable HOT5 6500k osram lamps & 3 x 150w 8k HQIs, currently running a 7hr photoperiod, HQIs for 2.5hrs
Automatic water changing system, 100lt / day getting changed at the moment. This is done by the stand housing an RO & HMA filter which gets controlled by solenoids to change the required amount of water, and the excess drains off at the other end of the tank.
Aquatronica computer to control all the above really + automatic dosing via a dosing pump
Plants have a long way to go, but already growing rapidly, they are -
E. Tenellus
E. Uruguayensis
C. Balansea
Phillipine Java Fern
Dwarf Sag
Decor -
Driftwood which i got from the states
Pagoda Stone from aquaessentials
Its going to be a discus tank + lots of cardinals, in a few months when its ready for them, wilds of some sort
I am happy with the overall look, i think it needs tweaking here and there, which i will do once the tenellus have grown up and around the stones which is the look i am going for, and the java fern should look better once rooted properly.. And that eheim intake pipe is only temporary
Hope you enjoy the journal, i will
James
Thought i would share my new tank, which has just turned a week old today
Setup -
Back of the tank ( in the office / warehouse ) where you can see at the top right of the picture the waste from the overflow in the tank which attaches to the warehouse waste pipe and in the middle the copper pipe to the RO/HMA filters in the stand.
Day 1 -
Taken today ( with just t5s running) -
Here is some info on it
800lt ish, 6.5'x2x2'
ADA PS + AS + bright sand
ADA ferts to start, currently just Brighty K
Pressurised co2
Eheim 2260, UV, inline heaters & aquamedic 1000 reactor + il be adding a fluval 4 with lots of purigen in there today for a month or so
4x 54w Dimmable HOT5 6500k osram lamps & 3 x 150w 8k HQIs, currently running a 7hr photoperiod, HQIs for 2.5hrs
Automatic water changing system, 100lt / day getting changed at the moment. This is done by the stand housing an RO & HMA filter which gets controlled by solenoids to change the required amount of water, and the excess drains off at the other end of the tank.
Aquatronica computer to control all the above really + automatic dosing via a dosing pump
Plants have a long way to go, but already growing rapidly, they are -
E. Tenellus
E. Uruguayensis
C. Balansea
Phillipine Java Fern
Dwarf Sag
Decor -
Driftwood which i got from the states
Pagoda Stone from aquaessentials
Its going to be a discus tank + lots of cardinals, in a few months when its ready for them, wilds of some sort
I am happy with the overall look, i think it needs tweaking here and there, which i will do once the tenellus have grown up and around the stones which is the look i am going for, and the java fern should look better once rooted properly.. And that eheim intake pipe is only temporary
Hope you enjoy the journal, i will
James