Finally, i have decided to start a journal of my first (serious) attempt at planted tanks. I'm from Hungary, please do not make jokes about being hungry, thx!
At first i will going to write down the facts of the aquarium (soon paludarium), after that I'm going to introduce myself in a few words. Hopefully i will updating my journal often.
Any feedback/comment/opinion are welcomed.
(I hope my English, is not bad as my aquarium, lol...)
Aquarium:
80*35*50cm (WxDxH) - 140 liters
Lighting:
Dymax PL 2 - 2*55 watt
Osram Dulux L 55w/865 (6500K),
Filtration:
Filter: Tetratec EX1200
Filter media: Tetratec Bioball, Ceramic rings, rough sponge + wool (soon to be changed)
(Air Pump:
If needed "Aqua-El Fan micro")
Heating:
Jäger 150w
Cooling:
House Climate - in case
Substrate:
1-2 mm fine gravel about 2 cm thickness (8 kg)
Hardscape:
Mangrove woods (about 5-10 kg)
Plants:
Soon...
Anubias barteri var. nana
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Microsorum Pteropus 'Narrow'
Fertilization:
Soon...
Micro & Macro: made by the well known Hungarian Company Green Aqua
Co2: nope
Livestock: - for now
30 Paracheirodon innesi
3 Ancistrus temminckii
Small introduction:
Well, I'm 25 years old university student, from Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. That's the biggest city in my country at about 1 million people live there, and I live in the outskirts of the city. I have aquarium ages ago, but my passion and motivation were gone, that's why my parents sold it. Not to make them another headache... Last autumn, a friend of mine gave an old, dirty, ugly tank to me, and that was the beginning of something... I have spend a lot on this, and my girlfriend freaks out, if I say "Honey, I have seen something cool" She knows...
This layout, what is still in a try-out phase started 9th August, I hope this will last longer, and makes me much more happiness, than the previous one.