User
PlecoFanatic
Size
75 Gallon 48x18x20
Date Started
09-15-09
Lighting
Catalina 4x54
6500k and plant growth bulbs for 5 hrs
and 10k 6200k for 10 hrs
Hung 8" from top of water
Equipment
-Fluval 305 with 4 spots filled with ceramic media, surface skimmer
-9 watt intank UV sterilizer
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CO2
Aquariumplants.com ultimate setup w/5000 reactor. This setup is so sick!!
-5lb. tank
-marineland maxi-jet utility pump to power the co2 setup, the 305 couldn't flow enough.
Substrate
130lbs Menards play sand with 20lbs pea gravel mixed in
Parameters
ph7.0-kh160ppm-gh180ppm-nitrite2ppm-nitrate20ppm
Fertilization
GLA.com Dry ferts
-EI Index-1 year root spikes
Plants
Whatever I could get my hands on
Inhabitants
27 cardinal tetra
1 black neon tetra
1 L144 Albino BN Pleco
2 Clown Pleco
2 Chinese algae eater
3 otos
18? Ghost shrimp
Comments
My 1st planted aquarium
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