Mark Evans
Expert
ok journal time again
i'm now going on to my next venture, The Henge part 2! this tank is to live it's life at my local MA @eastbridgford nr nottingham.
its 36 x 15 x 18(h) roughly. i've been given an endless supply of kit too which should really kick start the whole thing. Sam the owner has been great in providing me with what i want.
thinking that this was a dispaly tank for a shop i had to think about the business perspective too, but i've still opted for a fast growth tank to try and obtain a quick hit instantly.
so the style will be iwagumi, hence THE HENGE.
something along the lines of this....but in a 90CM,
TANK AND lIGHTS
so as you know the dimensions of the tank, i plan to install 4 x 39w t5s only running the 2 for the first 6 weeks (it may stay like that full time though)
FILTER
filter choice i nearly thought about putting a fx 5 on it . I've opted for a 405 and 305 both with mature filter from there big in-store filters. this gives me masses of turnover and also allows me to maintain one while the other continues to work after filter maintenance.
SUBSTRATE
substrate wise i'm using jbl aquabasis plus capped with ADA AS (my own)
HARDSCAPE
My very own seryiou stone.
CO2
JBL equipment
FERTS
dry powders.
PLANT CHOICE
well nothing off the wall here, seeing as its a follow on from the henge im going for
E acicularis,
either hc or glossostigma
e tenellus
riccia stones (could be a seller for the shop)
blyxa (my own stock)
now the stems, either r rotundifolia or sp green. i was thinking about m umbrosum as it would give me a longer life span of the layout.
the plan for the layout is going to be worked around the golden ratio of 1:1.618 with the stems being planted across 2/3 of the rear of the tank.
and as you can guess i'll be planting really heavy from the off.
more updates and pictures soon
i'm now going on to my next venture, The Henge part 2! this tank is to live it's life at my local MA @eastbridgford nr nottingham.
its 36 x 15 x 18(h) roughly. i've been given an endless supply of kit too which should really kick start the whole thing. Sam the owner has been great in providing me with what i want.
thinking that this was a dispaly tank for a shop i had to think about the business perspective too, but i've still opted for a fast growth tank to try and obtain a quick hit instantly.
so the style will be iwagumi, hence THE HENGE.
something along the lines of this....but in a 90CM,
TANK AND lIGHTS
so as you know the dimensions of the tank, i plan to install 4 x 39w t5s only running the 2 for the first 6 weeks (it may stay like that full time though)
FILTER
filter choice i nearly thought about putting a fx 5 on it . I've opted for a 405 and 305 both with mature filter from there big in-store filters. this gives me masses of turnover and also allows me to maintain one while the other continues to work after filter maintenance.
SUBSTRATE
substrate wise i'm using jbl aquabasis plus capped with ADA AS (my own)
HARDSCAPE
My very own seryiou stone.
CO2
JBL equipment
FERTS
dry powders.
PLANT CHOICE
well nothing off the wall here, seeing as its a follow on from the henge im going for
E acicularis,
either hc or glossostigma
e tenellus
riccia stones (could be a seller for the shop)
blyxa (my own stock)
now the stems, either r rotundifolia or sp green. i was thinking about m umbrosum as it would give me a longer life span of the layout.
the plan for the layout is going to be worked around the golden ratio of 1:1.618 with the stems being planted across 2/3 of the rear of the tank.
and as you can guess i'll be planting really heavy from the off.
more updates and pictures soon