My 240l planted tank

**sailing_derrick** · 12th Oct 2009, 21:50

Here is my 240l planted tank.

Fauna:
2 Rams
5 Kribensis
2 A. agassizi
2 A. cacatuoides
11 Glass Cats
8 Scisor tail rasboras
10 White Clouds
10 Neon tetras
4 Rummy nose tetras
3 unidentified alge eaters
lots of MTS and some other snails

Flora:
Rotala Wallichii
Rotala Macranda
Anubias nana
Anubias giletti (i think)
Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Riccia
Hygrophylia polysperma
Proserpinaca palustris
Lots of unidentifieds

Here are some very messy pics, they were taken soon after setup. I have new ones but cant find my camera cable at the moment.

**jiiang** · 13th Oct 2009, 00:13

your tank's quite simple but nice

could you share more information about your lighting system, filter, ph, temp? and how old 's your tank?

**sailing_derrick** · 13th Oct 2009, 02:17

Originally Posted by jiiang

your tank's quite simple but nice

could you share more information about your lighting system, filter, ph, temp? and how old 's your tank?

Thanx, it is all very simple, being new in my industry i cant afford anything too high end

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The lighting is 6X T8 tubes (3 diferent types, 4 are growlux, 1 white and 1 that is yellowish ) for a total of 190W(30W X 5 and 40W X 1).
Filtration is thanx to an oversized hang on back, lots of plants and a huge surface area on the DIY background.
I keep the temp between 24C and 26C.
the last time i tested my water the pH was 6.6 - KH of 3 - NO2 and NO3 of 0.
The tank is about 6 months old but the current arangement of plants and Mopani wood. It has been the way it looks in the photos above for about 6 weeks.
I fertilize my tank with a liquid fertiliser specialy designed to be used with our soft tap water.
Oh and i usually do two 10% water changes a week.

**deacon** · 13th Oct 2009, 06:07

Nice apistos you have there bro. Will they churn up the substrate?

**sailing_derrick** · 13th Oct 2009, 17:26

Originally Posted by deacon

Nice apistos you have there bro. Will they churn up the substrate?

They do churn it up a bit but only like the first 2 or 3 mm so it isnt an issue.

**carapace** · 14th Oct 2009, 02:10

extremely nice!, u got some skills bro. i suggest u cover the front parts with some glosso to make it all green. but very power man overall

**sailing_derrick** · 21st Oct 2009, 16:58

Originally Posted by carapace

extremely nice!, u got some skills bro. i suggest u cover the front parts with some glosso to make it all green. but very power man overall

Thanx carapace, i would love a glosso carpet but dont think the conditions will work, not enough co2 and not enough light

, will change this as soon as the high saeson kicks in and i'm earning more money... I am looking for some pygmy chain sword to cover the substrate as this is much easier to grow

**TyroneGenade** · 21st Oct 2009, 19:07

Hello Derrick,

I have Hemianthus micranthemoides which I got from Liaquat Sain. It grows taller, with bigger leaves, than Glossostigma elatinoides but Even under my lighting conditions, 90 W over 1.2 m tank, the plant will send out horizontal growths. (I do use a home made CO2 reactor to bubble CO2 into the tank.) It will probably grow much denser and less lanky under your intense light than in my tank.

I will need to trim mine back soon and could send you the cuttings to push into your gravel. I also have dwarf chain swords (Echinodorus quadricostatus). I would love some Rotala wallichii and macranda.

PM me if you are interested. I'm in Cape Town.

tt4n

**sailing_derrick** · 22nd Oct 2009, 21:19

Pictures tanken last night

**sailing_derrick** · 11th Dec 2009, 19:59

So here is an update, its had a rescape since the last pics, enjoy

bitaneata "Tefe"

agassizi "Alenquer"

bitaneata

bitaneata "Tefe"

bitaneata female

bitaneata "Tefe"

New inmates -
Apistogramma agassizi "Alenquer" Male and Female
Apistogramma bitaneata Male and Female
Apistogramma bitaneata "Tefe" Male (female coming soon)
Ottocinclus X 2
Oh and i have added DIY CO2