75 gallon trial and error by Murdocmason
May 27th, 2011 by Blueaquarium

Tank size 75 gallon Aqueon
300 watt heater
Lights= 4×54 watt T5HO 10 hrs on
Filtration= Cascade 1000 setup as spray bar across the back I believe 295 GPH
2 powerheads for water movement 1 Koralia and another is a brand i cant read
Inert sandblasting sand w/root tabs
Pressurized Co2 @ 2.8 BPS per sec through a glass diffuser under a powerhead intake
50% waterchange weekly on sunday with 80% RO and 20% tap for micro minerals
Ph=6.5-6.8
Temp=78-80F
No3= 25-35 ppm
Co2 is about 30 ppm as I understand. The drop checker is light green so I would presume its close to good

Feed= spirulina and tubiflex worms
Flora=
Cryptocoryne undulata
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Lemna minor
Nesaea sp. ‘Red Leaved’
Hygrophila corymbosa ‘angustifolia’
Hygrophilia Kompacta
and a few others I cant find the names to

Fauna=
2 Tiretrack eels
3 Clown Loaches
3 neon tetra
7 cardinal tetra saved from a friends failing tank
10 rummynose tetra
2 bushey nose plecos
5 albino cats
1 Freshwater Flounder about the size of a dollar bill
and a few misc fish small like hastatas cats and otos
Fert schedule= was PPS pro – CSM but it’s currently in the process of shifting over to EI dosing schedule starting 5/2/11
micro nutes= flourish comp
Tank has been running for about 1.5 yrs maybe a little longer


Source : Aquatic Plant Central
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