Hey all,
I wanted to share with you my latest venture, a new juwel rio 240 planted tank. I'm currently in the process of running down a similar sized bow fronted CO2 injected tank in the hope of running a lower tech set up. Partly because I like the idea of a lower maintenance tank (fewer water changes, no prescriptive EI dosing), but also because the principle of injecting an external carbon source into the water of an aquarium to ensure the healthy growth of supposedly aquatic plants is one I sometimes struggle with mentally.
The new juwel rio 240 set up will be as follows:
* 2x54W t5's (1x plant grow, 1xday lite; no reflectors), that puts me at about 2WPG?!
* Stock juwel internal filter
* Aquagrit clay based substrate
* Minimal water changes (I'll be a little flexible with this depending on the success of plant growth, accumulation of detritus, fish health etc)
* Periodic fertilizer dosing (liquid fertilizer including macros)
The plants will generally be ones that my internet research and past experience suggest should be suitable for moderate light, but most importantly don't require additional CO2 injection (or liquid carbon products) to survive/thrive. Currently I have:
* Hygrophilia polysperma
* Java fern
* Anubias (nana I believe)
* pogostemon helferi (will be interesting to see how this gets on as some sources suggest carbon supplementation is required)
* Cryptocoryne wendeti (brown)
* Rotala rotundifolia (was doing well in the CO2 tank and again have heard conflicting reports of how this will fair in moderate light and absence of Co2 supplementation)
In addition I also have on order (from ebay):
* Java moss
* Ludwigia repens
* Staurogyne repens
* Couple of species of floating plants
* Fore ground four leave clover type plant (name escapes me at present)
* Dwarf sag
I hope to share the progress with folks and see how we get on..........I'll keep you posted
Bye for now
Pics:
1) Current CO2 injected tank looking quite neglected and several plants taken out
2) New Juwel Rio 240 with current plants and a couple of fish in place
3) Both tanks in-situ to give you a feel for the overall set up at present
I wanted to share with you my latest venture, a new juwel rio 240 planted tank. I'm currently in the process of running down a similar sized bow fronted CO2 injected tank in the hope of running a lower tech set up. Partly because I like the idea of a lower maintenance tank (fewer water changes, no prescriptive EI dosing), but also because the principle of injecting an external carbon source into the water of an aquarium to ensure the healthy growth of supposedly aquatic plants is one I sometimes struggle with mentally.

The new juwel rio 240 set up will be as follows:
* 2x54W t5's (1x plant grow, 1xday lite; no reflectors), that puts me at about 2WPG?!
* Stock juwel internal filter
* Aquagrit clay based substrate
* Minimal water changes (I'll be a little flexible with this depending on the success of plant growth, accumulation of detritus, fish health etc)
* Periodic fertilizer dosing (liquid fertilizer including macros)
The plants will generally be ones that my internet research and past experience suggest should be suitable for moderate light, but most importantly don't require additional CO2 injection (or liquid carbon products) to survive/thrive. Currently I have:
* Hygrophilia polysperma
* Java fern
* Anubias (nana I believe)
* pogostemon helferi (will be interesting to see how this gets on as some sources suggest carbon supplementation is required)
* Cryptocoryne wendeti (brown)
* Rotala rotundifolia (was doing well in the CO2 tank and again have heard conflicting reports of how this will fair in moderate light and absence of Co2 supplementation)
In addition I also have on order (from ebay):
* Java moss
* Ludwigia repens
* Staurogyne repens
* Couple of species of floating plants
* Fore ground four leave clover type plant (name escapes me at present)
* Dwarf sag
I hope to share the progress with folks and see how we get on..........I'll keep you posted

Bye for now

Pics:
1) Current CO2 injected tank looking quite neglected and several plants taken out
2) New Juwel Rio 240 with current plants and a couple of fish in place
3) Both tanks in-situ to give you a feel for the overall set up at present
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