Crazybob
Fish Fanatic
hey guys, so i finally got my planted tank up and running, thanks to everyone who helped me out with everything that i needed.
so like i said, its a 75g, im using a 48" florescent with a florasun (32watt) and a 48" aqualight t5 that has a 65000k and an actinic bulb on it (tho im not sure of the wattage as i got it from a friend.
for filtration i have an emperor 400 and a cascade 700. the emperor just has 2 foam pieces for mech filtration and the 2 biowheels, and the cascade and a foam piece at the bottom and 2 layers of biomedia.
i have 1.5" of flourite with another .5-.75" of a small pebble gravel for substrate
right now i am only using florapride to fert, but i am going to a hydroponics shop tomo to see if they have any dry ferts i can get as the only other places are online at the uk (im in the us and haent found anyone with them) and i feel the shipping costs would be outrageous.
as far as co2 goes im currently trying a diy yeast mix with 4 2 liter bottles connected to each other. it doesnt seem to be working tho as i dont feel any pressure on the bottles. i ofund a recipe on a website to use 3/4c sugar, 6c water, and 1/2ts yeast. does anyone know if there is a better recipe to use? ill mention that i do plan on doing pressurized with a fire extinguisher when i get the money for all the parts, but for now this needs to do.
okay, so in the tank i have some red ludwigia, money wart, ambulia, corkscrew val, dwarf hairgrass, and dwarf baby tears. and i have 9 flame tetras. i had 10 but i think one got sucked in the intake tube of my canister filter
i think thats about it for now. when i figure out how to put up pictures ill be sure to do it
so like i said, its a 75g, im using a 48" florescent with a florasun (32watt) and a 48" aqualight t5 that has a 65000k and an actinic bulb on it (tho im not sure of the wattage as i got it from a friend.
for filtration i have an emperor 400 and a cascade 700. the emperor just has 2 foam pieces for mech filtration and the 2 biowheels, and the cascade and a foam piece at the bottom and 2 layers of biomedia.
i have 1.5" of flourite with another .5-.75" of a small pebble gravel for substrate
right now i am only using florapride to fert, but i am going to a hydroponics shop tomo to see if they have any dry ferts i can get as the only other places are online at the uk (im in the us and haent found anyone with them) and i feel the shipping costs would be outrageous.
as far as co2 goes im currently trying a diy yeast mix with 4 2 liter bottles connected to each other. it doesnt seem to be working tho as i dont feel any pressure on the bottles. i ofund a recipe on a website to use 3/4c sugar, 6c water, and 1/2ts yeast. does anyone know if there is a better recipe to use? ill mention that i do plan on doing pressurized with a fire extinguisher when i get the money for all the parts, but for now this needs to do.
okay, so in the tank i have some red ludwigia, money wart, ambulia, corkscrew val, dwarf hairgrass, and dwarf baby tears. and i have 9 flame tetras. i had 10 but i think one got sucked in the intake tube of my canister filter
i think thats about it for now. when i figure out how to put up pictures ill be sure to do it