Herc
27th Apr 2011, 10:18 PM
hi all,
Almost 2 weeks ago I finally bought a barely used tank.
The first goal is to create a nice tank where I can keep some happy shrimps.
The tank is a Juwel Rekord 600, size 60cm x 30cm x 36cm, containing max 63 liter.
Included are a Pump Set BioFlow 280, 50 watt heater and a Monolux 60 lighting hood with a 15 watt T8, 10kg Dennerle sand (Sulawesi black), a Colombo Flora Grow CO2 nano set and some driftwood. The hood was already modified with a Arcadia Ultra Seal Controller, which holds another 15 watt T8.
After thouroughly cleaning, the tank started cycling on Sunday April 17th.
The tank will contain a lot of moss. Most of it has arrived, but I expected the items to be somewhat larger. So for now, I have just put all portions in the tank so it can grow a bit before I put everything in its place.
The plants ordered are Flame Moss, Taiwan Moss, Christmas Moss, Creeping Moss, Utricularia Graminifolia, Hemianthus Callitrichoides, Riccia Fluitans, Pellia Epiphylla, Fissidens Splachnobryoides and Fissidens Fontanus.
I am sure that is way too much, but I just couldn't choose when I was ordering. lol
Most of the plants were ordered at a nearby LFS, and now its just waiting for an order from AquaticMagic in Malaysia.
Besides pressurized CO2 I use EasyLife ProFito and EasyLife Ferro as a fertilizer.
2 days after filling the tank, a white fungus started to appear on the driftwood. The last time I've seen that was a few years ago, I ignored it and it vanished after a week or so. So now I hope that it is gone by the time the tank has completed cycling.
There are obviously no shrimps or fish in the tank yet, and I don't expect to add livestock within the next few weeks. One of these days I should figure out which shrimps I want, so I can try to get pH//kH/gH to the desired levels.
In the meanwhile I will try to upgrade my photography skills, as I now have the skill of a 2 year old. Because of that, I have no pics yet. :D
Almost 2 weeks ago I finally bought a barely used tank.
The first goal is to create a nice tank where I can keep some happy shrimps.
The tank is a Juwel Rekord 600, size 60cm x 30cm x 36cm, containing max 63 liter.
Included are a Pump Set BioFlow 280, 50 watt heater and a Monolux 60 lighting hood with a 15 watt T8, 10kg Dennerle sand (Sulawesi black), a Colombo Flora Grow CO2 nano set and some driftwood. The hood was already modified with a Arcadia Ultra Seal Controller, which holds another 15 watt T8.
After thouroughly cleaning, the tank started cycling on Sunday April 17th.
The tank will contain a lot of moss. Most of it has arrived, but I expected the items to be somewhat larger. So for now, I have just put all portions in the tank so it can grow a bit before I put everything in its place.
The plants ordered are Flame Moss, Taiwan Moss, Christmas Moss, Creeping Moss, Utricularia Graminifolia, Hemianthus Callitrichoides, Riccia Fluitans, Pellia Epiphylla, Fissidens Splachnobryoides and Fissidens Fontanus.
I am sure that is way too much, but I just couldn't choose when I was ordering. lol
Most of the plants were ordered at a nearby LFS, and now its just waiting for an order from AquaticMagic in Malaysia.
Besides pressurized CO2 I use EasyLife ProFito and EasyLife Ferro as a fertilizer.
2 days after filling the tank, a white fungus started to appear on the driftwood. The last time I've seen that was a few years ago, I ignored it and it vanished after a week or so. So now I hope that it is gone by the time the tank has completed cycling.
There are obviously no shrimps or fish in the tank yet, and I don't expect to add livestock within the next few weeks. One of these days I should figure out which shrimps I want, so I can try to get pH//kH/gH to the desired levels.
In the meanwhile I will try to upgrade my photography skills, as I now have the skill of a 2 year old. Because of that, I have no pics yet. :D