Hey folks, hope you're all doing well! I have a few questions regarding a planted tank, I've been messing around with them for almost 2 years and I've decided I want to try something ridiculously complicated and was hoping to get some pointers.
So far I've just finished building a 4meter long tank, the glass has been covered with an anti condensation film and will be almost fully sealed ( a few holes to let some gasses escape) the lid will have a cave celling look covered in silicon (avoiding mould) so as to create "rain" from the condensation and keep water in the tank. An internal island around 1meter long will be placed in the center of the tank and on both ends I'll create small beaches. A pump hidden behind the island to create a constant flow of water around it. Calculating the depth and leaving 20cm of substrate to create an anaerobic effect I should have roughly over 200 gallons of water. Now for the tricky part ( as if this wasn't already a pain), I need plants that will help keep the water ballanced for fish in the future but I also don't want to be trimming the plants either, so could anyone recommend a good balance of fast growing plants and herbivorous fish to keep the plant growth In check but also create enough C02 and nutrients to keep them healthy? I tried turtles before but my plants just got destroyed, and chichlids just tend to uproot the plants.
The tank will be stocked with a lot of shrimp as well and salamander to keep the population down, I'm trying to keep this as self sustaining as possible but don't mind the occasional feeding
Sorry for the long post
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this 🙂
Sean.
So far I've just finished building a 4meter long tank, the glass has been covered with an anti condensation film and will be almost fully sealed ( a few holes to let some gasses escape) the lid will have a cave celling look covered in silicon (avoiding mould) so as to create "rain" from the condensation and keep water in the tank. An internal island around 1meter long will be placed in the center of the tank and on both ends I'll create small beaches. A pump hidden behind the island to create a constant flow of water around it. Calculating the depth and leaving 20cm of substrate to create an anaerobic effect I should have roughly over 200 gallons of water. Now for the tricky part ( as if this wasn't already a pain), I need plants that will help keep the water ballanced for fish in the future but I also don't want to be trimming the plants either, so could anyone recommend a good balance of fast growing plants and herbivorous fish to keep the plant growth In check but also create enough C02 and nutrients to keep them healthy? I tried turtles before but my plants just got destroyed, and chichlids just tend to uproot the plants.
The tank will be stocked with a lot of shrimp as well and salamander to keep the population down, I'm trying to keep this as self sustaining as possible but don't mind the occasional feeding
Sorry for the long post
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this 🙂
Sean.
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