My New 2ft Planted Tank

[monkfish75]

Hi all

Finally got my 2ft tank setup, its a Light-glo tank which i got for £15.

i am probably going to put a bit more hairgrass in there to get a bit more base cover. anything else anyone thinks would look good in there? i'm going for an amazon setup so will get tetras, hatchets etc, but without making it look like a typical lounge setup with loads of bright coloured fish!

my other question is that would this be sufficient for putting CO2 in the tank for the plants without starving the fish? ebay CO2 kit

i still have a few weeks to go before i put any fish in and want to get the plants well established before anything gets in there that could up root them.

thanks in advance
steve

ps sorry for poor picture quality, its from my phone.

 

[aaronnorth]

rather than buying more pots of the hairgrass, split the one you have. get 1cm clumps and spread them a few cm apart from each other, you will get a better carpet, and quicker.
Those CO2 kits arent great, i would reccomend using a fermentation kit:
http/www.fishforever.co.uk/carbondioxide.html
http/www.aquatic-eden.com/2006/10/build-...-generator.html

or using liquid carbon (see aqua essentials for easycarbo, Aquacarbon & excel)

 

[bagu]

very very nice

lovely wood in the tank =]

likeaaronnorth said, liquid carbon is a very good way to go, and a 1000ml bottle will last you a LONG time with brilliant results!

 

[monkfish75]

brilliant thanks, i'll give the easycarbo stuff a go.

just on a side note are these dip-test strips ok for water testing or is is best to go for the liquid testers?

 

[bagu]

brilliant thanks, i'll give the easycarbo stuff a go.

just on a side note are these dip-test strips ok for water testing or is is best to go for the liquid testers?

they can be a bit off in there readings =]

but, good on the carbon! i've ordered the stuff aswell xD

 

[aaronnorth]

liquid is better, i only test for NH3, NO2 &pH as the NO3 tests are very innacurate. Others aren't important.

 

[monkfish75]

cool, i'll only get those 3 tests then, saves some money!!