Tonicwater's Apisto Tanks Setup

[tonicwater]

Just want to share my current setup for my Apistos.

Actually it is a copy of bro Jacian's setup Bro Jacian, your setup have a really strong impact on me

Rack: Weiquan's custom made mild steel 4 tier rack
Dimension: 4ft x 1.5ft x 7ft
Number of tanks: 12 x 1ft cube tanks
Substrate: ADA Africana & Amazonia II
Filter: Sponge filters
Air pump: Hailea Super Silent Adjustable Air Pump
Lighting: 4ft LED light set
Water treatment: Fishlive Prosafe Plus
Beneficial bacteria: Sera Nitrives, Mr. Aqua BB & Ototto PSB
Feed: NLS Growth, NLS Thera+ & decapped BBS
Temperature: 27+-1
PH: 5.5 to 6.5
GH: 3 to 6
KH: 0 to 3
Water change: 25% once a week



Only half way through setting it up (still got some more lighting and covering to go). I will try to take some picture of the fishes and post it here.

[mictok]

A dream setup for a lot of us here.Please post your collection photo of your apisto.

[mobile2007]

Bro tonicwater, very solid setup. Wish i could have one too.

Hope to see all your apisto collection after hearing about them that day.

[genes]

Very neat looking setup.

[dexter]

wa very nice setup...very tempted to do this set up too...bro Tonicwater, are u using one air pump only for all ur tanks? wat is the air pump rate?

[SCOPE]

Great set up! i guess the next step may soon evolve into a fish room....

[tonicwater]

Thanks guys for the comments. Unfortunately my old camera was spoilt so unable to take good picts of the fishes. Hoping to get a new camera soon.

[tonicwater]

wa very nice setup...very tempted to do this set up too...bro Tonicwater, are u using one air pump only for all ur tanks? wat is the air pump rate?

Thanks! I am using 1 pump for each tier. The pump rate is 10L/min.

[tonicwater]

Great set up! i guess the next step may soon evolve into a fish room....

My study is already looking like 1 now

[Cacatuoides]

Very impressive setup!! How I wish I can setup a rack in my home too

[Jervis]

Very impressive looking! Seems like great fun!

[tonicwater]

Very impressive looking! Seems like great fun!

Thanks bro! For selling those LED lights to me at such a great price! Sure save me quite a bit of money.

[tonicwater]

Very impressive setup!! How I wish I can setup a rack in my home too

Hee hee hee... those apsito that I bought through you are in those tanks!

[doppelbanddwarf]

Nice neat setup. Wish I can get one of this!

[Cacatuoides]

Hope to visit you one day and admire the beauties

[sen_jie]

very nice! looks like a mini biotope haha

you inspire me!

[iwishweallcouldwin]

Splendid setup!

[tonicwater]

Nice neat setup. Wish I can get one of this!

Thanks! Don't wish! Do it bro!

Hope to visit you one day and admire the beauties

Maybe one of these days when they are a bit bigger

very nice! looks like a mini biotope haha

you inspire me!

Hee hee hee... bro Jacian inspired me, it's a virus I guess!

Splendid setup!

Thanks bro!

[EvolutionZ]

care to share what apisto you currently keeping?

[tonicwater]

care to share what apisto you currently keeping?

In the tanks on this stand:

Apistogramma Bitaeniata "Janaoca" (Wild)
Apistogramma Bitaeniata "Copea" (Wild)
Apistogramma Mendezi "Gold" (Wild)
Apistogramma Elizabethae
Apistogramma Bitaeniata "Cairo"
Apistogramma Agassizi "Tefe"
Apistogramma Sp. Wilhelmi "Red Tail"
Apistogramma Mamore "Red Tail"
Apistogramma Agassizi "Manicore" (Wild)
Apistogramma Agassizi "Tefe" (Wild)
Apistogramma Agassizi "Janaoca" (Wild)
Apistogramma Sp. Wilhelmi "Red Tail" (Wild)

Other tanks:
Apistogramma Agassizii "Fire Red"
Nannacara Adoketa
Apistogramma Agassizii "Amadeus"

All in pairs.

Still got a bunch of fishes coming in soon.