Hi everyone,
As many of you may have known, I had recently closed down my fifty-five gallon aquarium in order to replace it with a smaller, more manageable aquarium. I've finally come to the point where I was able set up the tank and start cycling. The tank is a 65 litre cube which I had purchased on eBay. It was quite cheap, at just over £30. The postage however was more costly as it was from Germany. The total of the tank only came up to about £45 though which I think is quite fantastic considering it is brand new. I had also purchased an AquaEl EasyHeater due to it's slim and incognito design, a Marina S20 hang on back filter (which is incredibly quiet) as well as 18W LED lights which I am also quite pleased with.
The substrate I am using is NutraSoil. It's exactly what I had in mind when imagining the tank, I love the look of it. It is supposedely black but under the light it has more of a brown colour which I am fond of, it looks more natural rather than a deep black coloured sand or the like.
I'm unsure what plants I will be using but I do have my eyes on bacopa monnieri and echinodorus tenellus. Besides those two, I'm still unsure. Was considering baby tears but I don't think I have the right setup for a plant as demanding as that.
Stocking
Would also like to thank Ch4rlie for his help with this project
As many of you may have known, I had recently closed down my fifty-five gallon aquarium in order to replace it with a smaller, more manageable aquarium. I've finally come to the point where I was able set up the tank and start cycling. The tank is a 65 litre cube which I had purchased on eBay. It was quite cheap, at just over £30. The postage however was more costly as it was from Germany. The total of the tank only came up to about £45 though which I think is quite fantastic considering it is brand new. I had also purchased an AquaEl EasyHeater due to it's slim and incognito design, a Marina S20 hang on back filter (which is incredibly quiet) as well as 18W LED lights which I am also quite pleased with.
The substrate I am using is NutraSoil. It's exactly what I had in mind when imagining the tank, I love the look of it. It is supposedely black but under the light it has more of a brown colour which I am fond of, it looks more natural rather than a deep black coloured sand or the like.
I'm unsure what plants I will be using but I do have my eyes on bacopa monnieri and echinodorus tenellus. Besides those two, I'm still unsure. Was considering baby tears but I don't think I have the right setup for a plant as demanding as that.
Stocking
- Red Cherry Shrimp
- Amano Shrimp
- Small schooling species
- Possibly a smaller species of Corydoras
Would also like to thank Ch4rlie for his help with this project
