Redid my ADA Mini-L after a school year of neglect. Since school starts again in a few weeks, I've attempted to make this a low maintenance style tank with high lighting + CO2 and fast growing plants (Hygrophila augustifolia + Blyxa japonica). If algae becomes an issue I can dim down the lights with my dimmer.
Also, this tank does not have any Aquasoil in it as an experiment to see if I can grow these three species of plants in sand.
Size: ADA Mini-L (8.5 gal)
Date Started: 7/16/2014
Lighting:
Custom Dimmable LED Light Fixture
- 3W 9,000K LED x 13
Equipment:
- Finnex PX-360 Canister Filter
- DoAqua! Violet Glass Intake
- DoAqua! Violet Glass Outflow
CO2
- Pressurized CO2 (1bps)
- Ceramic diffuser
Substrate:
- ADA La Plata Sand S
Fertilization:
- Liquid Fertilization Q1W (K, N, Micros, Iron)
- Osmocote Root Tabs
Flora:
- Hygrophila augistolifa
- Blyxa japonica
- Staurogyne repens
Fauna
- Hyphessobrycon amandae x11
- Trigonostigma espei x8
- Otocinclus x1
- Amano shrimp x4
- Red/Gold Ramshorns
Also, this tank does not have any Aquasoil in it as an experiment to see if I can grow these three species of plants in sand.
Size: ADA Mini-L (8.5 gal)
Date Started: 7/16/2014
Lighting:
Custom Dimmable LED Light Fixture
- 3W 9,000K LED x 13
Equipment:
- Finnex PX-360 Canister Filter
- DoAqua! Violet Glass Intake
- DoAqua! Violet Glass Outflow
CO2
- Pressurized CO2 (1bps)
- Ceramic diffuser
Substrate:
- ADA La Plata Sand S
Fertilization:
- Liquid Fertilization Q1W (K, N, Micros, Iron)
- Osmocote Root Tabs
Flora:
- Hygrophila augistolifa
- Blyxa japonica
- Staurogyne repens
Fauna
- Hyphessobrycon amandae x11
- Trigonostigma espei x8
- Otocinclus x1
- Amano shrimp x4
- Red/Gold Ramshorns