So after having my tank striped down and empty for half the year I have finally decided to set it all up again.
The tank in question.
125 Jewel Rio
Natural sand
Bogwood
Planted
Maybe some rocks too..
T5 lighting
Plants for my tank
Guppy Grass
Anubias barteri v. ‘coffeefolia’
Utricularia graminifolia - needs co2/ Asia/ Carpeting
Hemianthus callitrichoidoes - Needs co2/NUSA/Carpeting/ soft-hard
Bacoba sp - Needs co2/Mid ground creaper/ carpeting
Ludwigia Rubin - Stem plant/High light needs/NUSA
Anubias barteri - Needs co2/ Africa / Rhizomatous
If someone would kindly help me find plants that would be great too !
Once all my fish are researched fully I will actually be looking at one region only, so i need to find a wide range of plants.
Fishes
Bandit Cory - Corydoras metae. Colombia. 6.5-7ph. 22-26c. 5-10 dGH
Adolfos Cory - Corydoras adolfoi. Brazil. 4-7ph. 20-26c. 18-90ppm.
Skunk Cory - Corydoras arcuatus. Brazil, Colombia, Peru. 6.8-7.5ph. 22-26c. 2 - 25 dGH
Panda Cory - Corydoras panda. Peru. 6-7ph. 20-25c. 2-12dGH
Lyretail Panchax/gold - Aphyosemion Australe. Africa. 5.5-7ph. 21-32c. 18-179ppm
Aphyosemion gardneri - Africa. 6-7ph. 20-26c. 18-179ppm
Fundolopanchax gardneri
Day 1 - 16/06/17
Bought play sand and filled up the tank. Tested all my equipment before hand, made sure it was all working. Filter is all up and running. water conditions are... cloudy with no chance of fish xD (don't worry the tank is being cycled fish are not even on my mind yet!)
Day 2 - 17/06/17
Filter was turned off overnight in hopes of letting some of the sand settle. The tank has become less cloudy, filter was turned back on and has cleared somewhat more. water change is possible to happen later today.
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There is still a lot of rearranging going to happen in the next few days i think. and then the cycling will happen
Day 3 - 18/06/17
No water change has been done. The tank has cleared itself. I've ordered some plant substrate (i know im going to have to remove the sand i got too excited for setting it up again xD) ive ordered some rainbow slate, a new water test kit; as mine is too old now. And a background. These wont arrive untill day 5 or 6 so for now its just going to sit there. Lol
The tank in question.
125 Jewel Rio
Natural sand
Bogwood
Planted
Maybe some rocks too..
T5 lighting
Plants for my tank
Guppy Grass
Anubias barteri v. ‘coffeefolia’
Utricularia graminifolia - needs co2/ Asia/ Carpeting
Hemianthus callitrichoidoes - Needs co2/NUSA/Carpeting/ soft-hard
Bacoba sp - Needs co2/Mid ground creaper/ carpeting
Ludwigia Rubin - Stem plant/High light needs/NUSA
Anubias barteri - Needs co2/ Africa / Rhizomatous
If someone would kindly help me find plants that would be great too !
Once all my fish are researched fully I will actually be looking at one region only, so i need to find a wide range of plants.
Fishes
Bandit Cory - Corydoras metae. Colombia. 6.5-7ph. 22-26c. 5-10 dGH
Adolfos Cory - Corydoras adolfoi. Brazil. 4-7ph. 20-26c. 18-90ppm.
Skunk Cory - Corydoras arcuatus. Brazil, Colombia, Peru. 6.8-7.5ph. 22-26c. 2 - 25 dGH
Panda Cory - Corydoras panda. Peru. 6-7ph. 20-25c. 2-12dGH
Lyretail Panchax/gold - Aphyosemion Australe. Africa. 5.5-7ph. 21-32c. 18-179ppm
Aphyosemion gardneri - Africa. 6-7ph. 20-26c. 18-179ppm
Fundolopanchax gardneri
Day 1 - 16/06/17
Bought play sand and filled up the tank. Tested all my equipment before hand, made sure it was all working. Filter is all up and running. water conditions are... cloudy with no chance of fish xD (don't worry the tank is being cycled fish are not even on my mind yet!)
Day 2 - 17/06/17
Filter was turned off overnight in hopes of letting some of the sand settle. The tank has become less cloudy, filter was turned back on and has cleared somewhat more. water change is possible to happen later today.
There is still a lot of rearranging going to happen in the next few days i think. and then the cycling will happen
Day 3 - 18/06/17
No water change has been done. The tank has cleared itself. I've ordered some plant substrate (i know im going to have to remove the sand i got too excited for setting it up again xD) ive ordered some rainbow slate, a new water test kit; as mine is too old now. And a background. These wont arrive untill day 5 or 6 so for now its just going to sit there. Lol
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