Mikezilla89
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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So I've had this 29 gallon tank sitting in my room for months, and i'm finally going to do something with it. I formulated a plan for a FW tank and i'm starting to work on getting all the materials and whatnot. I'd like as much criticism and ideas as possible, so please help me out 
Here's what i got:
For the centerpiece, I want to somehow construct a volcano from rock (wanna use lava rock, but if there's something easier to break up and put together i'd like to know). I was thinking of breaking pieces up and reconstructing and putting together with silicone to make something that looks close to a volcano. I want a hole in the bottom, kind of like a cave, and an opening in the top. I want to take a hydor ario 3 submersible air pump and place it in the center of the volcano, and then use a hydor red led light and place that inside the volcano as well, so the top is giving off lots of bubbles and also has a cool red glow at night. I also want to place river stones around the base of the volcano.
I'm planning on making this a planted tank, so for the substrate i want to first place a layer of laterite and then cover it in some sort of sand (undecided on color). Also considering two small caves on both ends of the tank.
For fish i'm thinking of sparkling dwarf gourami for the topswimmers, various small tetras as well as galaxy rasboras, maybe badis badis for the mid swimmers. And for the bottom i want an albino bushynose pleco, small loaches (zebra, yoyo, etc), hummingbird tetras, and possibly garra ruffa.
Now this is where i really want some input,
for plants, i want a nice ground cover and was thinking of dwarf hairgrass. Also want some swords and possibly vals scattered along the bottom, and some water sprite floating on the top for the gourami.
For lighting, i was thinking a 30" double bulb high output t5 fixture. Is that too much? Also i noticed that many of the fixtures come with one 10,000k bulb and one actinic bulb. Is that even useful? i thought actinic bulbs were mainly for coral. Any suggestions on what to get for lighting for the plants i mentioned? Oh! i also already have a co2 system ready.
Again i welcome any comments, questions, ideas on different plants/fish and i thank everyone in advance
Here's what i got:
For the centerpiece, I want to somehow construct a volcano from rock (wanna use lava rock, but if there's something easier to break up and put together i'd like to know). I was thinking of breaking pieces up and reconstructing and putting together with silicone to make something that looks close to a volcano. I want a hole in the bottom, kind of like a cave, and an opening in the top. I want to take a hydor ario 3 submersible air pump and place it in the center of the volcano, and then use a hydor red led light and place that inside the volcano as well, so the top is giving off lots of bubbles and also has a cool red glow at night. I also want to place river stones around the base of the volcano.
I'm planning on making this a planted tank, so for the substrate i want to first place a layer of laterite and then cover it in some sort of sand (undecided on color). Also considering two small caves on both ends of the tank.
For fish i'm thinking of sparkling dwarf gourami for the topswimmers, various small tetras as well as galaxy rasboras, maybe badis badis for the mid swimmers. And for the bottom i want an albino bushynose pleco, small loaches (zebra, yoyo, etc), hummingbird tetras, and possibly garra ruffa.
Now this is where i really want some input,
for plants, i want a nice ground cover and was thinking of dwarf hairgrass. Also want some swords and possibly vals scattered along the bottom, and some water sprite floating on the top for the gourami.
For lighting, i was thinking a 30" double bulb high output t5 fixture. Is that too much? Also i noticed that many of the fixtures come with one 10,000k bulb and one actinic bulb. Is that even useful? i thought actinic bulbs were mainly for coral. Any suggestions on what to get for lighting for the plants i mentioned? Oh! i also already have a co2 system ready.
Again i welcome any comments, questions, ideas on different plants/fish and i thank everyone in advance
