Gertrudae
New Member
I would like to share the development of my new aquarium with you. It's running for TOTM vote for it If you like it ;-)
Almost a year ago, I saw this aquarium for sale online: 104 x 35 x 30 cm ~ 109 l ~ 29 gallons. I like such unusual dimensions and bought it immediately.
8 mm glass thickness is more than sufficient at this height, so I removed at least the front longitudinal bar.
I still had this root in storage, which I found on a pile of green waste. Probably some kind of conifer. I watered it for a long time and meticulously removed the bark before it was ready for the aquarium.
I used natural sand from the gravel pit, 0 to 2 mm, predominantly fine fraction and some red colored Stones from the local river Inn.
Some say the dwarf form of Acorus calamus can grow submersed if the short stem ist not covered with substrate. We will see. I kept it emers and it was infected with thrips so some leaves don't look very pretty right now.
There ist also some unknown moss and some fast growing plants to get the biology going: Egeria densa and Najas guadalupensis. Algae as a natural part of this habitat are welcome - I introduced a small kind of Cladophora, that looks a bit like C. aegagrophila aka moss ball.
7 Tanichthys albiventris "Blue Line", wild catch and some of the usual small water snails lives here now.
I'd like to increase the number of Tanichthys to ~ 20 by breeding, plus a small Rhinogobius species.
I used no heater, the water temperature should range from 15° (right now) to 25° (expected). The water is a mixture of tap water and cistern water, medium hard and almost neutral. A 600l/h pump makes a good stream.
Lighting is a no name LED stripe. I'm waiting for some spot lights.
I have yet not decided what background I will use - any suggestions?
Almost a year ago, I saw this aquarium for sale online: 104 x 35 x 30 cm ~ 109 l ~ 29 gallons. I like such unusual dimensions and bought it immediately.
8 mm glass thickness is more than sufficient at this height, so I removed at least the front longitudinal bar.
I still had this root in storage, which I found on a pile of green waste. Probably some kind of conifer. I watered it for a long time and meticulously removed the bark before it was ready for the aquarium.
I used natural sand from the gravel pit, 0 to 2 mm, predominantly fine fraction and some red colored Stones from the local river Inn.
Some say the dwarf form of Acorus calamus can grow submersed if the short stem ist not covered with substrate. We will see. I kept it emers and it was infected with thrips so some leaves don't look very pretty right now.
There ist also some unknown moss and some fast growing plants to get the biology going: Egeria densa and Najas guadalupensis. Algae as a natural part of this habitat are welcome - I introduced a small kind of Cladophora, that looks a bit like C. aegagrophila aka moss ball.
7 Tanichthys albiventris "Blue Line", wild catch and some of the usual small water snails lives here now.
I'd like to increase the number of Tanichthys to ~ 20 by breeding, plus a small Rhinogobius species.
I used no heater, the water temperature should range from 15° (right now) to 25° (expected). The water is a mixture of tap water and cistern water, medium hard and almost neutral. A 600l/h pump makes a good stream.
Lighting is a no name LED stripe. I'm waiting for some spot lights.
I have yet not decided what background I will use - any suggestions?
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