75g SA planted

Txstrmhntr · 03-29-2013, 09:49 AM

Hi all new to the site, though ive lurked here gleaning info for a few years.

Intended to try and keep this as South American as i could. Excuse my horrid scaping I dont really have an eye for it.

Details:

Lighting: DIY LED with 21 3w Luxeon Cool White/21 3w Luxeon Neutral White

Filtration: 2x Ehiem 2217

Substrate: Leslies PFS

Co2: Pressurized 20# tank, ~3bps

Ferts: EI method (KNO3/KH2PO4/CSM+B) API root tabs

Plants: Java fern, Java moss, xmas moss, Flame moss, amazon swords.

Fish: 4x peppered cory 4x bronze cory 10x neon tetra 3x apistogramma cacatuiodes, 6x german blue rams 4x phillipine blue angels 2x bn pleco

Inverts/Snails: 10x Amano shrimp, more malayasian trumpet snails than i can count.

Its still a work inprogress. Have some red jungle vals, Telanthra Rosefolia, and dwarf saggitaria on the way. will post more pics when i get them in.

Tank was started in February upgraded from a planted 30g.

Txstrmhntr · 03-29-2013, 09:52 AM

Pic of the LED. Bought the LEDS and cooling fans from www.stevesleds.com everything else was pieced together from various local hobby/hardware stores.

**mitchfish9** · 03-29-2013, 03:37 PM

Great start!! Welcome to the forum.

03-29-2013, 09:49 AM	#1
Txstrmhntr Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: United States Posts: 2	75g SA planted Hi all new to the site, though ive lurked here gleaning info for a few years. Intended to try and keep this as South American as i could. Excuse my horrid scaping I dont really have an eye for it. Details: Lighting: DIY LED with 21 3w Luxeon Cool White/21 3w Luxeon Neutral White Filtration: 2x Ehiem 2217 Substrate: Leslies PFS Co2: Pressurized 20# tank, ~3bps Ferts: EI method (KNO3/KH2PO4/CSM+B) API root tabs Plants: Java fern, Java moss, xmas moss, Flame moss, amazon swords. Fish: 4x peppered cory 4x bronze cory 10x neon tetra 3x apistogramma cacatuiodes, 6x german blue rams 4x phillipine blue angels 2x bn pleco Inverts/Snails: 10x Amano shrimp, more malayasian trumpet snails than i can count. Its still a work inprogress. Have some red jungle vals, Telanthra Rosefolia, and dwarf saggitaria on the way. will post more pics when i get them in. Tank was started in February upgraded from a planted 30g. Attached Thumbnails

03-29-2013, 09:52 AM	#2
Txstrmhntr Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: United States Posts: 2	Pic of the LED. Bought the LEDS and cooling fans from www.stevesleds.com everything else was pieced together from various local hobby/hardware stores. Attached Thumbnails

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03-29-2013, 03:37 PM	#3
mitchfish9 Planted Tank Nation (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 873	Great start!! Welcome to the forum.