Under the forest canopy
20th September 2007
Technical Specs:
125Ltr 80cm Fluval aquarium
Vecton2 200 UV steriliser
Tetratec EX700 external Filter
Hydor ETH200 inline heater
Pressurised CO2 through glass diffuser
Realux T5HO 4500K 30W PlantGro
Arcadia T8 7500K 18W Freshwater
Plants: Nymphea Zenkeri 'Green', Nymphea Zenkerie 'Red', Nymphea Rubra, Nuphar Japonica, Microsorum Pteropus 'Philippine', Microsorum Pteropus 'Needle', Anubias Barteri v Nana, Anubias Barteri v Nana (Petite), Cryptocoryne Spiralis, Cryptocoryne Balansae, Cryptocoryne Undulata, Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown, Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green, Christmas Moss.
Livestock: 9 x Cardinal Tetra, 2 x Bolivian Ram, 4 x Pitbull Plecostomus (LDA25), 3 x Otocinclus Vittatus.
Dosing is via the PMDD+P formula which I found to be very successful previously.
Substrate is Mulm, Leonardite, Tropica plant substrate, Play sand.
Hardscape consists of 2 pieces of Mopani wood, 1 piece of driftwood and 2 pieces of 'plum' slate.
The idea behind this scape is to use the tall plants against the low hardscape to give the appearance of being within a forest.
