I set up this tank about a month ago. Comments/criticism welcome!
tank specs:
8 gallon Finnex rimless glass tank
24W 7100K CF lighting
AquaClear 20 HOB filter (aka mini)
pressurized nano CO2 regulator/solenoid (Rex Grigg)
Rhinox 1000 glass diffuser
ADA aqua soil amazonia
ADA powersand special
a piece of old blackwood
lighting/dosing schedule:
9 hour photoperiod
pressurized CO2 at ~1 bubble per second synched 1 hour before lights
60% water change 1X/week
1/16 tsp epsom salt 1X/week
1/16 tsp KNO3 3X/week
~1/64 tsp KH2PO4 3X/week
~1/64 tsp K2SO4 3X/week
1 ml Flouish 3X/week (alternate days)
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Foreground plants:
Elatine Triandra
Midground plants attached to driftwood:
java moss
Background plants:
Lagarosiphon madagascariensis
Ludwigia brevipes
Ludwigia arcuata
Rotala rotundifolia
Egeria densa
Floating plants:
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Fauna:
currently about 10 black lyretail molly fry
16 RCS in the mail
Hardscape:
Equipment:
Two weeks after planting:
One month after planting:
Thanks for looking!
- Joe