Fishfinder1973
Fishaholic
I’ve been tweaking this tank for a while,different scapes built with driftwood and bog wood,slate and rock.Even though these scapes looked great and offered plenty of hiding places for the fish,I came to the conclusion that too much detritus builds up under them.Well the other day I decided to redo the lot.I lifted out the big bit of bog wood and unstacked the slate.I felt a sense of relief when I saw a bare tank,well bare down to the substrate at least.I could actually see all the fish I had.I had these two particular corydoras which I gave up for dead.I was happy as Larry when I saw they were still alive.I was always wondering if certain fish were still living,especially the sultan pleco,as that slate and bog wood could swallow up dead bodies at will.
The plants were out of sync with the rest of the scape too.The Anubias was never really stuck to anything,the sessiliflora was struggling(surprising for an easy grower) and the echinodous was worse for wear,infact the only plant that seemed to grow substantially was the hygro.Well enough was enough,it was time for simplicity as far as the decor goes,and boy it feels a relief.
Filtration is two oase biomaster thermos,a 600 and an 850.I’ve had the 600 since I bought the aquarium and it’s been a great filter.
The 850 has 7 trays inside,two with helix media and five with sponge.I kept the 850 as is,but I tweaked the 600 with 4kg of biohome media.
I managed to fill three trays with the biohome and kept three with sponge,but I could swap two more for biohome in the future,which might be an idea because that would still leave 6 sponge trays between the two filters,and that’s not to mention the pre filters,which stop a lot if detritus entering the main filter proper.
The aquarium came with a built in outlet which I rigged up with the 850
And the outlet for the 600 is near the top of the water via the inbuilt dry shaft.
Both outlets hang on the dry shaft and push the flow from left to right as I look at the tank.I didn’t bother with the spray bar,as I want the flow in one direction,almost like an eddy effect on a river.
The blue bit is a flow control valve.
I also have a fluval sea flow pump close to the surface which pushes the flow in the same direction.
The main light is a oase classic highline.The attachment can take four leds,but it would be too much for the fish so I only put one on,which leaves me with three spare leds.Oase supplied two for free due to delivery problems I had with the aquarium,which was good of them.
They do have a premium led lighting system which is not unlike the fluval aquasky and I may purchase this in the future.
In the nean time I have 4 strip spotlights which change colour,running along the back euro bracer.
The aquarium looks amazing when the spotlights are on at night.The colour change is subtle and the effect is like moonlight shining through the rain Forrest and I’m sure the fish appreciate my effort haha.
This is a community aquarium,where over 100 fish live in relative harmony.The sharks have their territory,leaving the barbs to keep each other in check.The corydoras are busybodies all day long,while the plecostomus are the night shift cleaners and the yo yo loach is just mad as a box of frogs.Never a dull moment.
here are some of the fish.
there are 19 denison barbs.They school together,swimming in the same direction.The middle to top of the aquarium was needing some action and these do the job,rarely will they go down deeper.
there are 4 Odessa barbs.There colours are striking and very rarely do they swim higher than mid water
Moby,who is one of three corydoras concolor show fish.I can tell him by his split dorsal.
Corydoras leucomelas
corydoras gomezi and panda
corydoras virginiae
As you can see it’s a very simple scape made up of coarse gravel with random pieces of slate and drift wood sticking out at angles,which allows lots of swim space for the numerous species of barb.The plants provide plenty of hiding places for the fish when they want peace and quiet.The corydoras feed along the sand which I put along the front and offers me plenty of viewing of my favourite wee fish.
The plants were out of sync with the rest of the scape too.The Anubias was never really stuck to anything,the sessiliflora was struggling(surprising for an easy grower) and the echinodous was worse for wear,infact the only plant that seemed to grow substantially was the hygro.Well enough was enough,it was time for simplicity as far as the decor goes,and boy it feels a relief.
Filtration is two oase biomaster thermos,a 600 and an 850.I’ve had the 600 since I bought the aquarium and it’s been a great filter.
The 850 has 7 trays inside,two with helix media and five with sponge.I kept the 850 as is,but I tweaked the 600 with 4kg of biohome media.
I managed to fill three trays with the biohome and kept three with sponge,but I could swap two more for biohome in the future,which might be an idea because that would still leave 6 sponge trays between the two filters,and that’s not to mention the pre filters,which stop a lot if detritus entering the main filter proper.
The aquarium came with a built in outlet which I rigged up with the 850
And the outlet for the 600 is near the top of the water via the inbuilt dry shaft.
Both outlets hang on the dry shaft and push the flow from left to right as I look at the tank.I didn’t bother with the spray bar,as I want the flow in one direction,almost like an eddy effect on a river.
The blue bit is a flow control valve.
I also have a fluval sea flow pump close to the surface which pushes the flow in the same direction.
The main light is a oase classic highline.The attachment can take four leds,but it would be too much for the fish so I only put one on,which leaves me with three spare leds.Oase supplied two for free due to delivery problems I had with the aquarium,which was good of them.
They do have a premium led lighting system which is not unlike the fluval aquasky and I may purchase this in the future.
In the nean time I have 4 strip spotlights which change colour,running along the back euro bracer.
The aquarium looks amazing when the spotlights are on at night.The colour change is subtle and the effect is like moonlight shining through the rain Forrest and I’m sure the fish appreciate my effort haha.
This is a community aquarium,where over 100 fish live in relative harmony.The sharks have their territory,leaving the barbs to keep each other in check.The corydoras are busybodies all day long,while the plecostomus are the night shift cleaners and the yo yo loach is just mad as a box of frogs.Never a dull moment.
here are some of the fish.
there are 19 denison barbs.They school together,swimming in the same direction.The middle to top of the aquarium was needing some action and these do the job,rarely will they go down deeper.
there are 4 Odessa barbs.There colours are striking and very rarely do they swim higher than mid water
Moby,who is one of three corydoras concolor show fish.I can tell him by his split dorsal.
Corydoras leucomelas
corydoras gomezi and panda
corydoras virginiae
As you can see it’s a very simple scape made up of coarse gravel with random pieces of slate and drift wood sticking out at angles,which allows lots of swim space for the numerous species of barb.The plants provide plenty of hiding places for the fish when they want peace and quiet.The corydoras feed along the sand which I put along the front and offers me plenty of viewing of my favourite wee fish.
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