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User
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Coldnorthtoy
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Size
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5.5 Gallon
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Date Started
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May 2012
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Lighting
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6500K 13 Watt CFL.
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Equipment
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Marina Slim S10 with no filter media just for water movement.
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CO2
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No supplementary CO2.
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Substrate
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~1.5" Miracle Gro Organix Potting Soil, ~1/2" pool filter (silica) sand, a few small rocks and a giant rock (relative to tank size, anyways).
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Parameters
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Dunno. Everyone's happy, though.
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Fertilization
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Extra food and fish poop.
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Plants
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One banana plant, one amazon sword bunch, some micro sword, a bunch of bunches of some kind of crypt.
A lot of algae - need more RCS, I think.
Ya, I shoulda kept better track. I know.
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Inhabitants
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Five ~1.5 year old White Cloud Mountain Minnows, and about 15 of their (~3 month old) offspring, which will hopefully soon be moved to a new tank.
One male and one female Red Cherry shrimp.
One female Amano shrimp - though I haven't seen her in a few weeks, so maybe not.
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Comments
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This was my first Walstad tank. I love the method, both in terms of setting it up and in its near lack of maintenance.
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