ZxC
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Fair warning to anyone wishing to follow along, this build thread will be picture and text heavy. This tank will likely replace my current 5.5 gallon, see photo.
I'll try and keep the first post within reason, so here goes:
Equipment setup:
36" long x 12" wide x 16" tall 30 gallon (wow, a 36" tank with no center brace!)
36" (although they should really advertise it as a 32") Fluval Fresh & Plant 2.0
Eheim 2213 canister (flow rate is a little weak for this long of a tank, I'll likely add a nano circulation pump if need be)
200w hydor inline heater
Marine Magic 3 way auto dosing unit (undecided if I want to use this or not)
DIY inline CO2 reactor
Red sea paintball regulator with Milwaukee solenoid.
Substrate: 3/4" of "seasoned" fluorite black with 0-0-58-0.5B, 0-0-22-11Mg-22S and 12-40-0-10S-1Zn granular fertilizer sprinkled in, capped with 1.5"-2" of new fluorite black.
Hardscape: Some type of rock, see photos.
Planned plants:
ammania bonsai
rotala macrandra
rotala walichii
staurogyne repens
AR mini
anubias nana petite
green wavy buce
Ammannia gracilis
ludwigia repens
cryptocoryne lutea "hobbit"
hygrophila pinnatifida
red melon sword
Proserpinaca palustris
Rotala 'Colorata'
Gratiola viscidula
Utricularia graminifolia
monte carlo
Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Still on the hunt for Myriophyllum tuberculatum.
Livestock:
12 celestial pearl danios
10-15 chili rasbora (maybe)
a pair of dwarf cichlids (undecided here)
an oto cat or 2
a neocaridina shrimp colony (if it will survive) I have a standard grade orange pumpkin strain in the 5.5 gal right now.
I think that is all for now, feel free to ask any questions on things I missed, here are some pictures for reference.
I'll try and keep the first post within reason, so here goes:
Equipment setup:
36" long x 12" wide x 16" tall 30 gallon (wow, a 36" tank with no center brace!)
36" (although they should really advertise it as a 32") Fluval Fresh & Plant 2.0
Eheim 2213 canister (flow rate is a little weak for this long of a tank, I'll likely add a nano circulation pump if need be)
200w hydor inline heater
Marine Magic 3 way auto dosing unit (undecided if I want to use this or not)
DIY inline CO2 reactor
Red sea paintball regulator with Milwaukee solenoid.
Substrate: 3/4" of "seasoned" fluorite black with 0-0-58-0.5B, 0-0-22-11Mg-22S and 12-40-0-10S-1Zn granular fertilizer sprinkled in, capped with 1.5"-2" of new fluorite black.
Hardscape: Some type of rock, see photos.
Planned plants:
ammania bonsai
rotala macrandra
rotala walichii
staurogyne repens
AR mini
anubias nana petite
green wavy buce
Ammannia gracilis
ludwigia repens
cryptocoryne lutea "hobbit"
hygrophila pinnatifida
red melon sword
Proserpinaca palustris
Rotala 'Colorata'
Gratiola viscidula
Utricularia graminifolia
monte carlo
Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig'
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Still on the hunt for Myriophyllum tuberculatum.
Livestock:
12 celestial pearl danios
10-15 chili rasbora (maybe)
a pair of dwarf cichlids (undecided here)
an oto cat or 2
a neocaridina shrimp colony (if it will survive) I have a standard grade orange pumpkin strain in the 5.5 gal right now.
I think that is all for now, feel free to ask any questions on things I missed, here are some pictures for reference.