A few of you might remember me setting this tank up probably about a year ago but it never went anywhere and I eventually just shut it down because it was in my home office over the lockdowns and then I had to go back in the office etc. Since then I've started my own business and I have a different office (still at home) and in an effort to make it feel more like 'me' I'm bringing aquariums and plants into it. On my left will be my Puffers (see tank in signature) and on my right I'm setting this tank up again like this.
Really hard to get a good picture but this is the best I can do. In the room there is a length of kitchen units with a raised sink on (near perfect for water changes, but it has a bit of an annoying tap but think I'll be able to manage). So this tank is sat on there, its only 30 litres when full to the rim so 30kg which is probably accurate for when I've got sand and wood in etc. I reckon it will be ok, no support under neath but the worktop feels very solid.
So onto my ideas! The tank is an ADA 60F which is a shallow tank with a foot print of 2 foot long and 1 foot depth, height is only 8 inches and volume is 30 litres or 8 US gallons. I've put this wood in for now but it can change for the option that wood is not right for. I need to buy a small internal Ehiem filter I've found and a simple Aquael heater which I think will work well in here.
I have hard water, as 16gh hard so stocking can be a bit tricky but I've had a few ideas.
Option 1
Dwarf Puffers, recently found out they are actually from quite hard water in nature which I've never known before so I feel like they could be an option, the volume of the tank is not where their minimum is usually but the footprint of this tank and as long as I'm clever with the scape I feel a group of 4-5 could be achievable in here.
Option 2
A school of Emerald Rasboras with Amano Shrimp. The tiny Emerald Rasbora from Lake Inle, the famous hard water habitat. This feels like the easiest set up with a school of 10 Rasboras and a handful of shrimp.
Option 3
Tanganyikan Shell Dwellers - easiest route would be Neolamprologus Multifasciatus or Neolamprologus Similis which I think in a 2 x 1 foot base would be good. Or the ones I really want are Neolamprologus Occelatus Gold, which the footprint should be ok for but the volume is under what is recommended. But do people recommend the volume for these fish to get the footprint or is there more to it? I would only start with either a pair or a trio and see where it goes.
In all three set ups I would add a bit of riparian planting to the surface but in 1-2 I would keep the wood similar to how it is and plant reasonably densely from the start.
Let me know what you think
Wills
Really hard to get a good picture but this is the best I can do. In the room there is a length of kitchen units with a raised sink on (near perfect for water changes, but it has a bit of an annoying tap but think I'll be able to manage). So this tank is sat on there, its only 30 litres when full to the rim so 30kg which is probably accurate for when I've got sand and wood in etc. I reckon it will be ok, no support under neath but the worktop feels very solid.
So onto my ideas! The tank is an ADA 60F which is a shallow tank with a foot print of 2 foot long and 1 foot depth, height is only 8 inches and volume is 30 litres or 8 US gallons. I've put this wood in for now but it can change for the option that wood is not right for. I need to buy a small internal Ehiem filter I've found and a simple Aquael heater which I think will work well in here.
I have hard water, as 16gh hard so stocking can be a bit tricky but I've had a few ideas.
Option 1
Dwarf Puffers, recently found out they are actually from quite hard water in nature which I've never known before so I feel like they could be an option, the volume of the tank is not where their minimum is usually but the footprint of this tank and as long as I'm clever with the scape I feel a group of 4-5 could be achievable in here.
Option 2
A school of Emerald Rasboras with Amano Shrimp. The tiny Emerald Rasbora from Lake Inle, the famous hard water habitat. This feels like the easiest set up with a school of 10 Rasboras and a handful of shrimp.
Option 3
Tanganyikan Shell Dwellers - easiest route would be Neolamprologus Multifasciatus or Neolamprologus Similis which I think in a 2 x 1 foot base would be good. Or the ones I really want are Neolamprologus Occelatus Gold, which the footprint should be ok for but the volume is under what is recommended. But do people recommend the volume for these fish to get the footprint or is there more to it? I would only start with either a pair or a trio and see where it goes.
In all three set ups I would add a bit of riparian planting to the surface but in 1-2 I would keep the wood similar to how it is and plant reasonably densely from the start.
Let me know what you think
Wills
