CMOS
Aquarium Advice Regular
Howdy All,
I'm converting my freshwater fish tank into a semi-aquatic Rain Forest tank that will have partial "land" and a "lagoon" with aquatic plants.
This is a custom 45 gallon tank, 36 x 12 x 24H with about a 12 gallon sump inside the stand. I'll attach some pics of the project start.
I plan to make my own lighting fixture with 2 x 30W high intensity LED fixtures. Note the spray bar in the back left corner. This is going to feed a rock & driftwood waterfall. I'm not a newbie to tanks, but I sure am when it comes to live plants. I'll need help with this.
I hope to have some semi-aquatic and some aquatic plants in the lagoon itself. I will be putting in a a couple of Dart Frogs and maybe a coupe small South American Chameleons, then a few very small temperate tetras - White Clouds possibly.
The far right side of the tank is the input to the sump. I'll be covering that section with a piece of Poret Foam, then cover with river pebbles, driftwood, and some live plants. The sump already had a well established bacterial colony form when I had fish in there just a few days ago, so no cycling needed.
One of the things I really need help with is to understand how to get the plants the proper nutrition.
What test kits do I need?
What nutritional supplements are recommended, and at what intervals?
Looking forward to this, as is my 9-year old daughter.
CMOS
I'm converting my freshwater fish tank into a semi-aquatic Rain Forest tank that will have partial "land" and a "lagoon" with aquatic plants.
This is a custom 45 gallon tank, 36 x 12 x 24H with about a 12 gallon sump inside the stand. I'll attach some pics of the project start.
I plan to make my own lighting fixture with 2 x 30W high intensity LED fixtures. Note the spray bar in the back left corner. This is going to feed a rock & driftwood waterfall. I'm not a newbie to tanks, but I sure am when it comes to live plants. I'll need help with this.
I hope to have some semi-aquatic and some aquatic plants in the lagoon itself. I will be putting in a a couple of Dart Frogs and maybe a coupe small South American Chameleons, then a few very small temperate tetras - White Clouds possibly.
The far right side of the tank is the input to the sump. I'll be covering that section with a piece of Poret Foam, then cover with river pebbles, driftwood, and some live plants. The sump already had a well established bacterial colony form when I had fish in there just a few days ago, so no cycling needed.
One of the things I really need help with is to understand how to get the plants the proper nutrition.
What test kits do I need?
What nutritional supplements are recommended, and at what intervals?
Looking forward to this, as is my 9-year old daughter.
CMOS