Preface:
This tank is a work in progress (aren't everyone's?), and I will use this thread to show the progress; consider it a journal. You will get to see my problems & achievements with this tank. I will try to include as much info as possible, along with multiple progressive photos, so it could get graphic intensive. I do enjoy receiving feedback, good or bad, so post away! Tell me what you think needs to go where and what I should add or get rid of! The photos are in .png format (I'm using Macromedia Fireworks to edit them. No changes to color have been made).
One day after setup:
3/30/05
A new addition--Amphilophus citrinellus,
Midas cichlid:
Equipment used:- 100g All Glass Aquarium
- 275 watts PC lighting (6500K) from www.ahsupply.com
- Aquaclear 500 power filter
- Hagen 802 powerhead w/ quickfilter attachment
- Eheim 2026 Pro II cannister
- 2-250w Ebo Jager heaters (removed for summer)
- Flourite w/ pool filter gravel (80/20 mix)
- Pressurized CO2
- Background provided by Hefty
Nutrients- Seachem Flourish
- Seachem Iron (occasionally)
- KNO3 (Green Light Tree Stump Remover)
- 'Super Phosphate' powder
Fish- 1 Green Terror
- 1 Midas cichlid
- 3 Green Severums
- 4 Clown Loach
- 1 Pleco (regular)
Plants- Echinodorus bleheri
- Echinodorus barthii
- Echinodorus 'Oriental'
- Echinodorus uruguayensis
- Cryptocoryne wendtii 'brown'
- Cryptocoryne lutea
- Vallisneria americana
- Microsorum pteropus
- Anubias barteri v. nana
- Anubias barteri
- Hygrophila corymbosa 'siamensis'
- Sagittaria subulata
Future Plans:
Hmmm...foreground plants? Yes indeed! What do you think: hairgrass or tenellus? As soon as I can get some Sag. subulata grown out, I'd like to add that as well. Maybe some moss too. Also, I'm getting ready to purchase some fairly rare sword plants (sunset, kleiner bar, & horizontalis) as soon as I can find some balance in the tank. Sometime next month, I'm going to propogate my anubias nana's & spread them out some more; they're getting thick! Speaking of anubias, I want some coffeefolias!
Other comments:
OMG! Is that BBA on the d-wood? Yes it is
However, it is dying, and my plecos are tearing it up! I don't think they're eating it, but they are dang sure getting the wood clean! My GT does not harrass anyone except me when I walk up, but my severums like to pick on each other.