Current FTS (1/11/2013):
Well, I've been at this hobby for about 4 months now and have seen quite a change in my tank, so I figured it might be a good time to start a journal. The tank was started on 6/13/2012 and I can honestly say not a single plant I started with is still in the tank. I thought for sure I wanted a low tech tank, but within a month I realized my lighting choice put me at a crossroads: change my light or start CO2 and ferts. From there, a high tech tank was born. I've still got a ways to go to get this tank where I want it, I'm currently working on letting everything grow in to a point where I guess you could call it "Dutch" style.
Tank
- Standard 20H
Lighting
- ZooMed AquaSun Dual T5HO with 6500k and flora bulb (10 hours)
-
Finnex Ray 2 (7,000k/10,000k) Replaced with AquaSun
CO2
- Dual Stage Airgas (Rebranded Victor) Regulator, Mouse Solenoid, Fabco NV-55 Needle Valve
- Cerges Reactor
- 5lb Tank
Dosing/Water Changes
- EI dosing Mon-Sat, 50% water changes on Sun
Filtration/Circulation
- Eheim 2213
- Hydor Koralia Nano 240
Substrate
- 20lbs Eco Complete
- 10lbs Black Sand
Hardscape
- Malaysian Driftwood
Flora
- Rotala colorata
- Ludwigia repens x arcuata
- Limnophilia aromatica
-
Bacopa sp. Japan
- Blyxa japonica
- Staurogyne repens
Fauna
- Melanotaenia praecox (Praecox Rainbow)
- Paracheirodon innesi (Neon Tetra)
- Danio margaritatus (Celestial Pearl Danio)
- Otocinclus (Oto)
- Corydoras panda (Panda Cory)
- Caridina japonica (Amano Shrimp)
- Neocaridina heteropoda var. Fire Red (Fire Red Shrimp)
6/15/2012
6/22/2012
6/29/2012
8/6/2012
8/8/2012
10/13/2012
10/24/2012
