Cerise
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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I'm repurposing a fishless planted aquarium for aquaponic use. Nitrates are like manna with this sort of setup so I want to humanely overstock my moderately planted/wooded 10 gallon micro.
LOOKING FOR: Suggestions on a community with a substantial collective bioload that can be comfortably housed in 10 gallons with ample hiding.
Current setup (can tweak to suit species):
-HEATED: 78F | Local PH of 7.2 and on the hard side | Moderate lighting | Sand substrate | 20gal tetra whisper housing cultivated Biofoam (can add pre-cultivated cornerfilters if ammonia becomes substantial.)
Two "islands" on either side, consisting of java moss spiderwood trees, vallisneria spiralis, Anubias barteri var/anubias petite. Both islands make about 65% of the tank hideable with the rest being open water.
PS: I've looked into puffers and consider them a last resort if a high-waste micro community isn't feasible, to which I won't be shocked.
Thank you for reading-
EDIT: Ugh that title typo, consarnit. Anyway, I just wanted to add that I safety tested my biofilter's capacity by adding an overfed 6-inch sailfin pleco. He could not produce substantial ammonia or nitrite within a week. I'd have kept him in there but he's hard on my plants and prefers more floor space.
LOOKING FOR: Suggestions on a community with a substantial collective bioload that can be comfortably housed in 10 gallons with ample hiding.
Current setup (can tweak to suit species):
-HEATED: 78F | Local PH of 7.2 and on the hard side | Moderate lighting | Sand substrate | 20gal tetra whisper housing cultivated Biofoam (can add pre-cultivated cornerfilters if ammonia becomes substantial.)
Two "islands" on either side, consisting of java moss spiderwood trees, vallisneria spiralis, Anubias barteri var/anubias petite. Both islands make about 65% of the tank hideable with the rest being open water.
PS: I've looked into puffers and consider them a last resort if a high-waste micro community isn't feasible, to which I won't be shocked.
Thank you for reading-
EDIT: Ugh that title typo, consarnit. Anyway, I just wanted to add that I safety tested my biofilter's capacity by adding an overfed 6-inch sailfin pleco. He could not produce substantial ammonia or nitrite within a week. I'd have kept him in there but he's hard on my plants and prefers more floor space.
