Fresh2o
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New tank, new build. For those who’ve followed my planted tank build FresH2O's 20g planted rescape, this is a departure from all that greenery. It places more emphasis on hardscape and fish.
Theme: Blackwater biotope
Tank: 29g
Lighting: Finnex 24/7
Heater: 100w Aqueon Pro
Filter: Sun Sun 302B
Substrate: pool filter sand
Hardscape: possibly spiderwood or manzanita or Malaysian DW; leaf litter
Plants: none (for now)
I have 20 lbs of Black Mountain Seiryu Stone in my current tank. Not sure if I will use them because they have a tendency to increase GH and KH. Out of the tap it is 12 and 7, respectively, and I’d rather not let it get any higher. I did not plan on using RO or a buffering substrate to bring things down, so the Seiryu might be out. Field stone looks more natural IMO. The Planted tank is still running; still in the process of removing plants.
Here is the tank. The pieces of spiderwood that looked bigger in the store look puny in this tank. I might return them and get some manzanita online.
One can of black Plasti Dip did not block light penetration 100%. I added a couple of coats of jet black acrylic and that did the job.
What I want it to look like and what it ends up looking like might be two totally different things. Hoping I can get it setup this weekend. PFS should arrive tomorrow.
Theme: Blackwater biotope
Tank: 29g
Lighting: Finnex 24/7
Heater: 100w Aqueon Pro
Filter: Sun Sun 302B
Substrate: pool filter sand
Hardscape: possibly spiderwood or manzanita or Malaysian DW; leaf litter
Plants: none (for now)
I have 20 lbs of Black Mountain Seiryu Stone in my current tank. Not sure if I will use them because they have a tendency to increase GH and KH. Out of the tap it is 12 and 7, respectively, and I’d rather not let it get any higher. I did not plan on using RO or a buffering substrate to bring things down, so the Seiryu might be out. Field stone looks more natural IMO. The Planted tank is still running; still in the process of removing plants.
Here is the tank. The pieces of spiderwood that looked bigger in the store look puny in this tank. I might return them and get some manzanita online.
One can of black Plasti Dip did not block light penetration 100%. I added a couple of coats of jet black acrylic and that did the job.
What I want it to look like and what it ends up looking like might be two totally different things. Hoping I can get it setup this weekend. PFS should arrive tomorrow.
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