Bae's Planted Tank Journal Aka The Rockpool

[bae1994]

my tank is

size
a 2 ft long by 1ft deep by 15 inches tall

light
18inch 15 watt t8

heater
100watt internal

filter
hydor prime 20 external

substrate
1cm clay cat litter
capped by 2 inches of toys r us play sand

co2
canned co2

ferts
tpn+
easy carbo

stocking
1 female honey gurami
6 pygmy cories
3 male endlers
12 neon tetras
and some cherry shrimp

wood
large piece of bogwood
maybe some mopani

plants
java moss carpet
vallis in a c around the back and sides of the tank
and some smaller not sure on type yet plants in front od them and some not completely decided

get pics tonight its not filled yet

ill get some pics tonight hasnt got any water or anytthing yet

 

[Truck]

if you want plants to go infront of the vallis i would go with some crypts or anubias.

 

[bae1994]

just had a look and liked them

also would taih micro crabs be ok in with my stocking

 

[Truck]

should be okay...but good luck finding them unless you order from germany, the gourami may try his/her luck

 

[bae1994]

yeah i probably wont go with them then

also what size tank you going with again truck

 

[Truck]

yeah i probably wont go with them then

also what size tank you going with again truck

125, pics up tonight as soon as it gets dark so i can take a decent pic

 

[bae1994]

cool ill keep my eye out

 

[bae1994]

heres a over head plan

light green=vallis
yellow=sand
grey=slate
brown=bogwood
blue=crypts
red=anubias
dark green=java moss carpet

 

[Truck]

you may want to have a look at a plant called pogosteemon helferi...its a very attractive plant that does well in the mid ground fore ground area.

 

[bae1994]

ooh i like ok the right half of the java moss will be a carpet (if i can do it like on google) of helferi.

 

[bae1994]

ok im p**sed off the external filter i got (for a tenner) leaks i suppose you get what you pay for so im trying to seal it with silacone

 

[Truck]

ok im p**sed off the external filter i got (for a tenner) leaks i suppose you get what you pay for so im trying to seal it with silacone

you need to be able to open it, which model is it? your best bet is a new O ring

 

[bae1994]

its a interpet prime 20 and its comming out of a crack that ifound so its not a o ring so ill see how it goes the tank looks good tho but my laptop wont do photobucket so cant get pics up

 

[Gill]

just had a look and liked them

also would taih micro crabs be ok in with my stocking

There is a Uk Seller Ebay Item 120459527515

 

[bae1994]

thanks but my gurami worries me so iol leave them