Karacticus
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Hello, everyone! This is my journal to hopefully chart my progression setting up an aquascape/jungle fish tank. I am loosely going for something that hopefully looks natural and like it could be a jungle river somewhere in South America, but I am not going for anything particularly accurate, so no murky blackwater biotopes! It is a high energy set-up, comprising of the following kit:
I am planning to plant heavy from the off, including plenty of stems. Then stock once mature with South American fish – tetras and maybe a couple of Acaras and Apistogrammas.
I am planning to use EI and have the ferts ready to mix, as directed by @Happi.
Current questions, if anyone wants to help:
Will hopefully be planting in a week or two, so will update then.
Cheers
Mark
- D-D Aqua-Pro Aquascaper 120 (120 x 60 x 45cm and approx. 300 litres)
- Oase Biomaster Thermo 850
- Chihiros WRGB2 Pro
- CO2 Art Pro-Elite regulator and inline diffuser
I am planning to plant heavy from the off, including plenty of stems. Then stock once mature with South American fish – tetras and maybe a couple of Acaras and Apistogrammas.
I am planning to use EI and have the ferts ready to mix, as directed by @Happi.
Current questions, if anyone wants to help:
- I know to do lots of water changes in the first few weeks. I have read daily in week 1, but could I do every other day for the first week? Will have no livestock and will be keeping the lighting to six or seven hours and starting on 50% power.
- Can/should I start dosing fertiliser from day 1? Plan is to split feed into daily dosing, so do I start straight away? I have read or heard somewhere – maybe GreenAqua? – not to feed for first two weeks.
Will hopefully be planting in a week or two, so will update then.
Cheers
Mark