Figured I'd do an update for anyone interested! 7/24
I'm starting to get everything figured out and I think I know where I'm going (vaguely)
40g Long (48x12x17), Marineland Penquin 200, AC50, F20T12 20 watt 24" bulbs, and a long blue bubbler that I had left over (not sure what kind looks like a long,slim blue brick with a granular strip on top).
Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-I've heard good, bad, and indifferent on every type of sand and I finally decided on this after reading countless threads.
--I know I don't want thick, jagged substrate because of my cory's and Rams or Apistos
Plants: Amazon Swords, Java Fern, Water Sprite, and maybe some Java Moss.
-Easy to manage in low light with low maintenance.
--Not sure how I want to set them up.
--- (Still a little under-informed on how to physically plant all of them. I know a little about stringing the Java Fern to a log and basically just letting the Water Sprite float but otherwise you could say I'm "in over my head". ...see what I did there?...haha...hah...ha...h...okay on with it.
Fish:
Top- Zebra Danio + Glo Danio. Around 12 total maybe more.
Middle- Rummy-Nose Tetra. Around 10
Middle/Bottom- 1 (maybe 3) Bolivian Ram OR 1 (maybe 2/3) Apisto
Bottom- Cory's (Not sure what species yet because I like too many. For some weird reason I really like albino because of how odd they are.) Around 6
Decor: I'm looking to get a piece of Mopani from our LFS or from someone with extra here =], the live plants, A few rocks I have that a friend had in his tank with oscars (does that heavily effect pH?), and a couple plastic pieces (pvc tunnel, piece of wood, and a little multicolor cave.)
I'm starting to get everything figured out and I think I know where I'm going (vaguely)
40g Long (48x12x17), Marineland Penquin 200, AC50, F20T12 20 watt 24" bulbs, and a long blue bubbler that I had left over (not sure what kind looks like a long,slim blue brick with a granular strip on top).
Substrate: Pool Filter Sand
-I've heard good, bad, and indifferent on every type of sand and I finally decided on this after reading countless threads.
--I know I don't want thick, jagged substrate because of my cory's and Rams or Apistos
Plants: Amazon Swords, Java Fern, Water Sprite, and maybe some Java Moss.
-Easy to manage in low light with low maintenance.
--Not sure how I want to set them up.
--- (Still a little under-informed on how to physically plant all of them. I know a little about stringing the Java Fern to a log and basically just letting the Water Sprite float but otherwise you could say I'm "in over my head". ...see what I did there?...haha...hah...ha...h...okay on with it.
Fish:
Top- Zebra Danio + Glo Danio. Around 12 total maybe more.
Middle- Rummy-Nose Tetra. Around 10
Middle/Bottom- 1 (maybe 3) Bolivian Ram OR 1 (maybe 2/3) Apisto
Bottom- Cory's (Not sure what species yet because I like too many. For some weird reason I really like albino because of how odd they are.) Around 6
Decor: I'm looking to get a piece of Mopani from our LFS or from someone with extra here =], the live plants, A few rocks I have that a friend had in his tank with oscars (does that heavily effect pH?), and a couple plastic pieces (pvc tunnel, piece of wood, and a little multicolor cave.)
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