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This tank has changed a ton since this first post. Check it out a couple pages in, latest reboot was in Dec. 2016, around page 20!
Here's the current tank stocking as of 10/1/2017
2(1m/1f) x F1 Apistogramma erythrura
4 x Corydoras sterbai
13 x Nannostomus marginatus - Dwarf Pencilfish
6(I think?) x Caridina multidentata - Amano Shrimp
6(2m/4f) x Aphyosemion australe Cap Esterias BSWG 97/24 - Lyretail Killifish
3 x Carnegiella strigata - Marbled Hatchetfish
Current tank specs(4/2017):
Tank: 20 gallon long
Light: 36" BuildMyLED XB custom spectrum with adjustment dial
Filter: Eheim 2215 & two dual sponge filters
Heater: idk it's big.
Substrate: MGOCPM(5/2014) mixed with Flourite Black Onyx Sand to add higher CEC & capped with black diamond blasting sand
[Original first post from 2012]
So I figured it was about time to start a journal! Since I built a new tank today, I will start fresh! This is the third planted tank I've got running in my house. This 20 long was purchased along with another 20L to be a shrimp tank.... well I purchased a plant package from Crispino Ramos and realized I didn't have enough room in my other two tanks for all the plants. That is about the time this tank sprung to life!
So I suppose I will start with some specs!
Tank: 20 Gallon Long 30"L x 13"W x 12"H
Light: Coral Life T5HO Dual lamp. 10,000K & Actinic (eventually change to 6700K if I keep the tank set up this way.)
Substrate: 15# of Flourite Black Onyx Sand w/about 15-20lbs of Black Diamond Blasting Sand on top.
HOB filter that I had left over from a different project, rated for 30 gallons.
DIY CO2: 2L soda bottle run to a 32oz overflow bottle then run into the HOB filter intake.
Now for some plants! Here is what I've got!
Ludwigia sp Red hybrid - 5 stems
Syngonanthus sp Belem - 5 stems
Ludwigia palustris - 10 stems
Blyxa alternifolia - 5 stems
Rotala indica or Ammania sp Bonsai - 5 stems
Hydrothrix gardneri - 5 stems
Staurogyne repens Tropica 049G - 6 stems
Ludwigia brevipes - 10 stems
Ludwigia inclinata var verticillata Cuba - 3 stems
Pogostemon stellatus Narrow Leaf - 5 stems
Bacopa sp Salzmannii - 5 stems
Persicaria/Polygonum sp Porto Velho - 5 stems
Persicaria/Polygonum sp Sao Paolo - 3 stems
Limnophila aromatica - 3 stems
Poaceae sp Purple Bamboo - 3 stems
Hygrophila sp Tiger - 10 stems
Rotala rotundifolia - 10 stems
Heteranthera zosterifolia - 20 stems
Will be updated with pics soon!
Here's the current tank stocking as of 10/1/2017
2(1m/1f) x F1 Apistogramma erythrura
4 x Corydoras sterbai
13 x Nannostomus marginatus - Dwarf Pencilfish
6(I think?) x Caridina multidentata - Amano Shrimp
6(2m/4f) x Aphyosemion australe Cap Esterias BSWG 97/24 - Lyretail Killifish
3 x Carnegiella strigata - Marbled Hatchetfish
Current tank specs(4/2017):
Tank: 20 gallon long
Light: 36" BuildMyLED XB custom spectrum with adjustment dial
Filter: Eheim 2215 & two dual sponge filters
Heater: idk it's big.
Substrate: MGOCPM(5/2014) mixed with Flourite Black Onyx Sand to add higher CEC & capped with black diamond blasting sand
[Original first post from 2012]
So I figured it was about time to start a journal! Since I built a new tank today, I will start fresh! This is the third planted tank I've got running in my house. This 20 long was purchased along with another 20L to be a shrimp tank.... well I purchased a plant package from Crispino Ramos and realized I didn't have enough room in my other two tanks for all the plants. That is about the time this tank sprung to life!
So I suppose I will start with some specs!
Tank: 20 Gallon Long 30"L x 13"W x 12"H
Light: Coral Life T5HO Dual lamp. 10,000K & Actinic (eventually change to 6700K if I keep the tank set up this way.)
Substrate: 15# of Flourite Black Onyx Sand w/about 15-20lbs of Black Diamond Blasting Sand on top.
HOB filter that I had left over from a different project, rated for 30 gallons.
DIY CO2: 2L soda bottle run to a 32oz overflow bottle then run into the HOB filter intake.
Now for some plants! Here is what I've got!
Ludwigia sp Red hybrid - 5 stems
Syngonanthus sp Belem - 5 stems
Ludwigia palustris - 10 stems
Blyxa alternifolia - 5 stems
Rotala indica or Ammania sp Bonsai - 5 stems
Hydrothrix gardneri - 5 stems
Staurogyne repens Tropica 049G - 6 stems
Ludwigia brevipes - 10 stems
Ludwigia inclinata var verticillata Cuba - 3 stems
Pogostemon stellatus Narrow Leaf - 5 stems
Bacopa sp Salzmannii - 5 stems
Persicaria/Polygonum sp Porto Velho - 5 stems
Persicaria/Polygonum sp Sao Paolo - 3 stems
Limnophila aromatica - 3 stems
Poaceae sp Purple Bamboo - 3 stems
Hygrophila sp Tiger - 10 stems
Rotala rotundifolia - 10 stems
Heteranthera zosterifolia - 20 stems
Will be updated with pics soon!