240 Litre Jungle

[George Farmer]

Spec -

Tank - Aquariums Ltd 120 x 45 x 45cm and cabinet with DIY front panel
Lighting - Arcadia OT2 luminaire (4 x 54w T5), 2 tubes for 9hrs, DIY lighting stand (supplied by Dan Crawford)
Filter - Fluval FX5 with 25mm-16mm fittings (thanks Gareth!), Fluval G inlet/outlet, Hydor inline heater
CO2 - 2Kg FE with TMC reg/solenoid and UP inline diffuser, 2BPS (low CO2)
Substrate - 20 litres TMC NutraSoil
Ferts - Combination of Aqua Rebel and TPN+, 15ml per day, 50% WC weekly
Decor - Unipac Sumatra XL
Plants - Microsorum pteropus
Bolbitis heudelotii
Vallasneria americana gingantea
Crinum natans
Crinum calimistratum
Aponogeton boevinianus
Aponogeton crispus ‘Red’
Echinodorus ‘Ozelot’
Echinodorus ‘Rubin’
Echinodorus quadricostatus
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Sagittaria subulata
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Anubias barteria var. barteri
Limnobium laevigatum
Fish - Red-fin Colombian tetra, Penguin tetra, Neon tetra

 

[minnnt]

Very nice George. The colombians look evil! Loving the Penguins!!

 

[kiriyama]

Yep, very very nice, liking it lots, I can never keep plants, looks great

 

[Verminator89]

Another great scape by you George, love it!

 

[Plecostomos Fan]

First thought Awsome, second thought plants must have cost an arm and a leg.
But worth every penny,if you can keep them looking healthy.

 

[TCfishies]

very nice indeed!

TC

 

[TCfishies]

very nice indeed!

TC

 

[CrazyAirborne]

beautiful! well done.

 

[england]

Oh wow, i love this tank, Colombian tetras are beautiful.
I wish i could set up a tank like this

 

[minnnt]

According to PFK the plants and wood were £150...

 

[ian]

Thanks for posting George, as said before, tis a great jungle scape. Everything compliments everything! The pinnatifida looks healthy, how are you finding the C02 distribution?

 

[blue acara]

I like this pic a lot. Great looking setup very mordern chic. The Colombian tetras look fantastic in there.
You have done it again, love your tanks and enjoy reading your articles in PFK.

 

[james_fish]

Wow, never really appreciated the Columbian Tetra's before. But next time i'm at the store, they will definately be worth a second look.

Nice Job, James.

 

[creg]

Wow, never really appreciated the Columbian Tetra's before. But next time i'm at the store, they will definately be worth a second look.

Nice Job, James.

pretty much what i was thinking too

 

[George Farmer]

Thanks, all.

... how are you finding the C02 distribution?

It's good. I'm running quite low CO2 at around 2 bubbles per second. I have more CO2 going into my 60cm.

I find with lower lighting (much of the planting is shaded by floating plants or plants with their leaves across the surface), CO2 is less important. Growth is also more manageable and the fish are more active than with 30ppm CO2.