kaivalagi
Fish Herder
Hi All,
As my new tank arrived today and I am very excited I thought I'd start a journal
. I will be some way off setting it up proper as I have family and work commitments now which keep me away from home until the weekend after next, so expect some real progress from the 23rd/24th April onwards.
I plan on moving my existing stock via a 60litre cement bucket, and switching from gravel to sand. I also plan on less plants and more bogwood/rocks...
My current stocking (will update as I go):
I like the mixed species tank thing, hence sticking to one of each if I can. The old tank will be used to breed...
The 5ft tank (external 60"Lx18"Dx24"H, internal 59"Lx17"Dx20"H) will have the following equipment:
Current tank vid below also:
[media]http/www.youtube.c...h?v=UusvK51aNSA[/media]
Any suggestions, comments, questions just fire away...
As my new tank arrived today and I am very excited I thought I'd start a journal
I plan on moving my existing stock via a 60litre cement bucket, and switching from gravel to sand. I also plan on less plants and more bogwood/rocks...
My current stocking (will update as I go):
- 1 x Port Acara (male 5")
- 4 x Geophagus sp. "Red/Orange Head Tapajos" (2 @ 4", 2 @ 3")
- 1 x Geophagus sp. Dicrozoster (3")
- 1 x Honduran Red Point (Leucistic Male 3")
- 1 x BN (Male 3.5")
- 4 x Marbled Hatchet fish
- 6 x Rotkeil Severum (Sub-adult 3-5") (5 Male, 1 Female)
- 1 x Honduran Red Point (male 5")
- 1 x Honduran Red Point (female 3.5")
- Approx 15 young, max 2.5"
I like the mixed species tank thing, hence sticking to one of each if I can. The old tank will be used to breed...
The 5ft tank (external 60"Lx18"Dx24"H, internal 59"Lx17"Dx20"H) will have the following equipment:
- 2 x Tetratec EX1200 external filters
- 1 x Hydor ETH 200W external heater
- 1 x Hydor ETH 300W external heater
- 1 x NeWave 2000 (2200lph) powerhead
- 1 x Hagen GLO T5 ballast 2 x 54W
- 1 x Osram 880 Skywhite 54W T5 tube
- 1 x Sylvania Grolux 54W T5 tube
1 x DIY secondary LED lighting system for both daytime white and nighttime blue lighting, all faded in/faded out (someway off but have most of the components and microcontroller programmed with first version)NO TIME!
Current tank vid below also:
[media]http/www.youtube.c...h?v=UusvK51aNSA[/media]
Any suggestions, comments, questions just fire away...