I'm setting this up slowtime as a 'low-maintenance' planted tank.
The hardscape will be the main feature. I have about 50Kg of petrified wood and some wonderful long spindly driftwood from Peter Kirwan to use.
Fish will be 5 adult blue discus and 40 rummynose tetras.
Plants will mainly be crypts.
Lots of open sand. Smashed up petrified wood for transitions. No carpets. No stems.
Lighting is the new Arcadia OT2 luminaire (4 x 54w) but I'll use 2 tubes.
Filtration will be 3 x 1200lph externals (pre-cycled).
Non-CO2. Lean dosing, rich substrate.
I'm doing a step-by-step for PFK and Jeremy Gay's new book.
Here's the first step and another pic for scale.
I'm pretty excited!
The hardscape will be the main feature. I have about 50Kg of petrified wood and some wonderful long spindly driftwood from Peter Kirwan to use.
Fish will be 5 adult blue discus and 40 rummynose tetras.
Plants will mainly be crypts.
Lots of open sand. Smashed up petrified wood for transitions. No carpets. No stems.
Lighting is the new Arcadia OT2 luminaire (4 x 54w) but I'll use 2 tubes.
Filtration will be 3 x 1200lph externals (pre-cycled).
Non-CO2. Lean dosing, rich substrate.
I'm doing a step-by-step for PFK and Jeremy Gay's new book.
Here's the first step and another pic for scale.
I'm pretty excited!