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Eternally pruned fingers!
With permanently pruned fingers, I would now like to introduce you all to Blue Oyster Bay - A tank in the making!
Juwel Rekord 120
120L
101 x 31 x 46 cm
1x30W T8 lighting
100W heater (soon to be changed for a Rena Smartheater 150W)
Juwel internal filter (soon to add either an Eheim Aquaball of an external set up)
Silver sand
JBL AquaBasics Plus plant substrate
Low end brackish to house 1xTetraodon Biocellatus - Figure8 Puffer and 10xBrachygobius spp. - Bumblebee Goby.
Vallisnera
Java Fern
Anubias nana
Moss balls
Java Moss bamboo hollow log
Bog wood (currently soaking)
Lace rock and assorted rock pieces
Ceramic Beetle ornament (to house moonlight blue led) to be covered with java moss
The tank
The goodies
Lace rock to keep the KH up in the high numbers
Family moss
Free MTS to keep the silver sand aerated
My brackish water bible
TBC...
Filter set up next...
bottom layer medium coarse sponge
Then the top layer - top to bottom - filter wool, carbon sponge, nitrate removal sponge, coarse sponge
heater slots in filter too
pump is in next
easy access to the heater settings
Major soaking for this beastie!
plant substrate goes in with a gap round the front and sides so you can't see it
silver sand (thoroughly rinsed) on top
TBC...
Rocks and ornament next
Followed by family moss
Plants in - temporary aquascaping - bog wood to follow
Just add water...
and more plants with the blue background (looked better than black and opened out the tank more) and the lighting
A non conformist moss ball
Will look great when the mooonlights go in
moss log
moss balls and java fern in temporary residence
...
Here's the FTS for you
It was lots of work, and took several hours but I am happy so far! Lots more to do yet with aquascaping - getting more rocks etc to create hiding places for the BBGs and interest for the puffer.
I'm cycling with mature filter media and danios for a while in freshwater, on the recommendation of Wholesale Tropicals (tank etc purchased from them). I've picked out my puffer and reserved 10 BBGs and they're happy to look after them til the parameters are acceptable. In the meantime, the mature sponges are going in today with the fish.
I spent Eleventy Hundred pounds and still have more to buy, but this is really exciting me!
Hope you enjoy my diary with me
Juwel Rekord 120
120L
101 x 31 x 46 cm
1x30W T8 lighting
100W heater (soon to be changed for a Rena Smartheater 150W)
Juwel internal filter (soon to add either an Eheim Aquaball of an external set up)
Silver sand
JBL AquaBasics Plus plant substrate
Low end brackish to house 1xTetraodon Biocellatus - Figure8 Puffer and 10xBrachygobius spp. - Bumblebee Goby.
Vallisnera
Java Fern
Anubias nana
Moss balls
Java Moss bamboo hollow log
Bog wood (currently soaking)
Lace rock and assorted rock pieces
Ceramic Beetle ornament (to house moonlight blue led) to be covered with java moss
The tank
The goodies
Lace rock to keep the KH up in the high numbers
Family moss
Free MTS to keep the silver sand aerated
My brackish water bible
TBC...
Filter set up next...
bottom layer medium coarse sponge
Then the top layer - top to bottom - filter wool, carbon sponge, nitrate removal sponge, coarse sponge
heater slots in filter too
pump is in next
easy access to the heater settings
Major soaking for this beastie!
plant substrate goes in with a gap round the front and sides so you can't see it
silver sand (thoroughly rinsed) on top
TBC...
Rocks and ornament next
Followed by family moss
Plants in - temporary aquascaping - bog wood to follow
Just add water...
and more plants with the blue background (looked better than black and opened out the tank more) and the lighting
A non conformist moss ball
Will look great when the mooonlights go in
moss log
moss balls and java fern in temporary residence
...
Here's the FTS for you
It was lots of work, and took several hours but I am happy so far! Lots more to do yet with aquascaping - getting more rocks etc to create hiding places for the BBGs and interest for the puffer.
I'm cycling with mature filter media and danios for a while in freshwater, on the recommendation of Wholesale Tropicals (tank etc purchased from them). I've picked out my puffer and reserved 10 BBGs and they're happy to look after them til the parameters are acceptable. In the meantime, the mature sponges are going in today with the fish.
I spent Eleventy Hundred pounds and still have more to buy, but this is really exciting me!
Hope you enjoy my diary with me