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[fry_lover]

Pics taken yesterday.

48" length 24" high 18" depth
330 litres 72 UK Gallons 89 US Gallons

Aqua Pro 1 External Filter

Juwel Jumbo Internal Filter

2x Small Internals (with sponges but more for water movement other end of tank)

- 4 x 40W bulbs, all with reflectors, this gives 2.4 WPG (UK) and 2.0 WPG (US)

- Seachem Flourish Plant Fertiliser, no Co2

- Normal Aquarium Sand Substrate

- pH approx 7.5 to 8.0, GH about 14 degress, KH about 9 degress

- Ammonia and Nitrites ALWAYS undetectable

- Nitrate, never above 20 mg/l and often 5-10 mg/l, never gets above 20 mg/ l even if no water change in x3 weeks and my tapwater is about 20mg/l

- Diet includes JBL flakes, Hikari Algae Sinking Wafers and frozen foods (brine shrimp, cyclops, bloodworm)

FISH (multiple of each)

Rummy Nosed Tetra
White Cloud Mountain Minnow x2
Neon Tetra
Glowlight Tetra
Blue Tetra
Penguin Tetra
Rosy Tetra
Harlequin
Gold Gourmais
Pearl Gouramis x1
Dwarf Gouramis x2
Zebra Danio
Khuili Loach
Baby Bristlenose
Guppy
Endlers
Platy
Swordtail
Golden Barb
Albino Cory
Bronze Cory
Splendens Cory
Adolfi Cory
CW010 Cory (Orange Stripe)
Juli Cory

PLANTS

Moss Balls
Onion Plants
Hygraphila
Java Fern
Annubias
Vallis
Amazon Sword
Unidentified "grass"
Riccia
Duck Weed

Pics to follow

Some of the pics are blurred, even though taken on nice digi cam, i find it hard to take pics of this tank with the fish moving every single second!!!!

 

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[dane261]

nice tank people may say your tank is over stocked but not im my eyes well you could do with thinning it out a bit not much 'they have plenty of movement you have a lot of filtration to cope with the bio load i have one concern for you plants that i would use c02 if you plan to kep them healthy with your ph levels

many people may disagree but at the end of the day its your tank


cheers dane

 

[fry_lover]

nice tank people may say your tank is over stocked but not im my eyes well you could do with thinning it out a bit not much 'they have plenty of movement you have a lot of filtration to cope with the bio load i have one concern for you plants that i would use c02 if you plan to kep them healthy with your ph levels

many people may disagree but at the end of the day its your tank


cheers dane

Thanks Dane

I have intentionally (through learning over last 12-18 months) got plants that i know can flourish without co2 as for a tank this size i would need a pressurised system, and i am not ready to commit to that yet.

My pH and water hardness has made it a challenge finding the right plants.

Dane / Others, i have another couple of threads you might be interested in that kinda relate to this thread a bit

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=212406&hl=

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=212375&hl=

 

[Samphire]

Love all the colours you have going on their with the fish and the plants. I also like the way you plants seem to be in rows, really nice tank and fishys

 

[fry_lover]

Love all the colours you have going on their with the fish and the plants. I also like the way you plants seem to be in rows, really nice tank and fishys

Thank you very much, nice to see a local person around tonight, well Essex is kinda local

 

[Samphire]

Your welcome, it has inspired me to add some smaller plants to my tank now so thank you. Essex and London same difference lol.

 

[dane261]

once i have my sump fitted to my tank and get a co2 system ill go planted

my tap water is ph 8.2 and i have to use r/o water most the time


cheers dane

 

[paul_219]

Very nice pics. Like the stocking very colorful fish u have.Very nice pics. Like the stocking very colorful fish u have.Very nice pics. Like the stocking very colorful fish u have.

 

[fry_lover]

Very nice pics. Like the stocking very colorful fish u have.Very nice pics. Like the stocking very colorful fish u have.Very nice pics. Like the stocking very colorful fish u have.

LOL, thanks Paul


PS - Paul, are you a robot that sometimes malfunctions?

thanks for feedback though

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

dane, the only reason I could think why you don't think that tank is overstocked, is that you must be blind. Horribly over-stocked tank. You really should re-home some of the fish man

 

[dane261]

dane, the only reason I could think why you don't think that tank is overstocked, is that you must be blind. Horribly over-stocked tank. You really should re-home some of the fish man

not blind mate but these days stocking levels and that need seriously re thinking as alot of things have changed including filtration it is a big tank and alot of little fishes i could understand if they were all large fish but they not

cheers dane

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

dane, the only reason I could think why you don't think that tank is overstocked, is that you must be blind. Horribly over-stocked tank. You really should re-home some of the fish man

not blind mate but these days stocking levels and that need seriously re thinking as alot of things have changed including filtration it is a big tank and alot of little fishes i could understand if they were all large fish but they not

cheers dane

Nah. I still think it's a little bit over board, personally...

 

[fry_lover]

LOL

cracks me up when peeps come up with these random "over stock" statements, and especially your "re home some fish" ha ha and you're also a bit cocky calling Dane blind, altho i guess its a joke!!!

EDIT: sorry, no offence, you entitled to your opinion. I know where your coming from, high stocking levels can often lead peeps to pressing the "you is overstocked" button!!! and sometimes rightly so, perhaps you even right here, i dont think so, but you never know. I keep an open mind.

i am sure in some peoples minds its over stocked (including experienced fish keepers) and also in some equally experienced fish keepers minds as evidenced from this forum and other forums, the tank is heavily stocked but not "problematic" or "horribley over stocked" in fact i have received some good comments, not just on pics, but on stats and maintenance of tank and also the plant growth factor.

Its partly why i went into some detail about describing the stats and stuff at the beginning, still have your view of it being over stocked, fine, i can live with that, but i am not just starting out in fish keeping, lots to learn still, but at a level where i feel i can manage this set up and provide these fish with a good environment.

I did read your thread on the basics of fish keeping Discus Lover, a good effort, but personally i totally disreagard the 1" per gallon rule, well i dont "totally" i guess, i just dont pay much attention to it, focus more on water readings, fish health and behaviour etc,