Making My Tank Perfect.

[Colonel Dibble]

So I have almost set up my 180 Litre, I have a planted set-up bog wood, EFX 200, Ehiem 2213 and the juwel internal compact-h, my heater will be set to 25degrees c, around 85ppm of hardness 7.0ph black background. My flow will be circulating very well. Play sand is s bit of a bummer but does the job. The play sand is capping the soil for my vallis and elodea. Also have a load of osmocote in there. Two T5 tubes along with some blue LEDs from Dave Newbould. As for stocking I am planning to go for 12 marbled hatchetfish for the top, 24 cardinals for the middle, 3 male apistogrammas; 1 hongsloi, 1 cacatouides and 1 agassizii. Then some 6 laser Corydoras or 6 black Venezuela Corys.

I feel like this is almost perfect, but just wondering what else I could do to enhance it. What do you all think?

 

[ncguppy830]

well a pic couldnt hurt

 

[Colonel Dibble]

Well it's not setup yet use your imagination


This shot is kind of far http/imgur.com/EiKBQZy

 

[kevingrods]

put some blue led lighting around the tank for the outside

 

[ncguppy830]

Well it's not setup yet

use your imagination

This shot is kind of far http/imgur.com/EiKBQZy

thats what i meant. Your tank lloks good now and stock sounds well, i agreewith kevingrods blue lighting would look well

 

[Colonel Dibble]

For the outside? What do you mean?

 

[Lillefishy]

Looks good.
Corys & planted tanks don't go so well, corys love to dig in the substrate & will mix that sand & osmocote together very nicely & do some scaping for you

 

[the_lock_man]

Bogwood - nice large piece of bogwood, that the vallis can kinda grow around and through.

 

[Colonel Dibble]

Looks good.
Corys & planted tanks don't go so well, corys love to dig in the substrate & will mix that sand & osmocote together very nicely & do some scaping for you

 
 
I have left a nice few patches of sand for them to dig around in. Bits without soil and osmocote.

Bogwood - nice large piece of bogwood, that the vallis can kinda grow around and through.

 
got a few big bits in there already, will get a close up soon.
Bogwood - nice large piece of bogwood, that the vallis can kinda grow ar

 

[kevingrods]

Hey yes, if you look into to some inexpensive led lights, you can place them pointing behind the tank on that nice wall.  it will create a very stimulating background.    Kind of like what you see with people with flat screen tv's.