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My low budget, low tech tank.

Jan szewczyk

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150cm tank every used or recycled apart from lights scewfix workshop lights and filters biomaster 600 thermo and filtosmart 200 thermo
 

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Thanks for the complements. The screwfix batten lights are led workshop lights x2 2 foot 18w each 1650lm 6000k maybe 6500k. Knocked up with some skirting board to make cover
 
Trident fern
Java fern
Windelov fern
Anubias nano
anubias pangolino
6 or so bucephalandra (I can't tell between types)
Cryptocoryne x3 varieties.
Dwarf sagittaria
Fissdons moss.

All easy low demanding plants.
Only crypts need root tabs every now and then.
 
Hi all,

That is a shame, it looks fantastic.

Tell us more, I think we are all really interested in what comes next.

Which light was this?

cheers Darrel
The light was a workshop led batten light, specs I posted above somewhere, I used 2 and made the light cover they run at 6500k
Looking at 2 oase scaperline 60 and Ada 60f. All twinstar lighting. Co2 etc. Will be after Xmas before I make a start 😁
 

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I think the trident did so well because it was in the top half of the tank. 2x 50% water changes per week left it exposed to the atmosphere and it could take a good feed of co2. (Maybe just guessing)
 
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