Blue Aquarium

This is Tank of the Month for January 2009 by l’envolée, from one of French members, voultou  in Aquatic Plant Central. And this is some his explanation about this tank.

Specifications
The tank dimensions : 120 x 50 x 40cm = 240 liters
Lighting : 2×38w tropical delux daylight (6000K), dennerle’s reflectors
Filtration : internal filter Rio standard Pump Juwel 100L/H pump brewing nano Koralia 900L/H
CO2 supply : Dennerle’s comfort line + flipper
Substrate : soil nutrient + quartz size 2-3 mm gravel
Fertilization : home-made solutions from dry ferts (NPK and trace elements)
NO3 : 18ppm/week
K : 5ppm/week
PO4 if needed
Water parameters : pH 7, KH 7, GH 10

Setup
For the setup, i had just torn down the old setup and the substrate was very dirty, so I didn’t take any picture of it.
In the next pictures, you can see the evolution of the layout.

3 months after setup: It’s taking shape but some of the plants need to grow in a little more.

After the last trimming : I only had to wait two or three weeks after that.

Flora and Fauna
Flora : Cryptocoryne balansae var crispatulata, Eusteralis sp, Limnobium laevigatum, Echinodorus tennelus, Eleocharis parvula, Hemianthus calitrichoides “cuba”, Heteranthera zosterifolia, Micranthemenum, umbrosum, Hemianthus micranthemoides, Hydrocotyle leucocephala, Cryptocoryne wendtii “green”

Fauna : Laetacara dorsigera, Paracheirodon axelrodi, Otocinclus affinis, Crossocheilus siamensis, Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki, Carnegiella strigata, Caridina multidentata, Neritina sp, Melanoides tuberculata, Clithon diadema

Maintenance
No water changes, trimming every 3 weeks

Source : Aquatic Plant Central

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