A Green Rio

[fishprotector]

Your tank looks brilliant!! I really like the Vallis and the Rummy Nose Tetras, spot on

 

[Xraymark]

What fretilizer, co2 do you use? Also are your lights standard rio 180.
Great tank.

 

[stu40]

Your tank looks brilliant!! I really like the Vallis and the Rummy Nose Tetras, spot on

Cheers, can't beat schooling Rummys

What fretilizer, co2 do you use? Also are your lights standard rio 180.
Great tank.

Thankyou.

Thanks.It came with T5 lighting, but i swapped that for T8 lighting unit (cheap 2nd hand Ebay), because there was way too much light for a non CO2 setup.

Jan-Sep no ferts or CO2.

Then a couple of months with Easycarbo & TPN+ to get rid of dose of BBA

Last 2 months no Easycarbo, now dosing once a week with 1/4 tsp KNO3 (potassium nitrate), 1/16tsp KH2PO4 (monopotassium phosphate) & 1/16tsp trace.

I reckon the tank was at its best in Nov, after 2 months of easycarbo & ferts, but it was getting expensive and didn't want to do 50% WC every week.I'm lazy & cheap

stu

 

[minnnt]

Absolutely amazing mate. Definately enter it in TOTM.

 

[stu40]

 

[Gidge]

This seriously, looks absolutely amazing!

 

[stu40]

This seriously, looks absolutely amazing!

Thank you very much, that's very nice to hear

If you like this, then you should check out the journals in the planted section, then you'll really find some amazing tanks.

 

[stu40]

Neglected this tank for a bit, thinned it out, some plants worked, some didn''t.
Sometimes life just gets in the way.
Feel a rescape coming on.

 

[minnnt]

I definately think that Juwel should use your tank as a marketing image for their Rio's. It really does look the bees knees mate, neglected or not!

 

[stu40]

Thanks mate

not bad considering i didn't really plan it.It's just sort of evolved

 

[minnnt]

#101## taking aside, the gravel is what makes this tank imo.

 

[FishFanatic04]

I love it! There's something more natural about tanks like yours that grow around themselves and aren't entirely planned. Looks like a piece of river.

 

[stu40]

I love it! There's something more natural about tanks like yours that grow around themselves and aren't entirely planned. Looks like a piece of river.

 

[stu40]

I love it! There's something more natural about tanks like yours that grow around themselves and aren't entirely planned. Looks like a piece of river.

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Looks fantastic, I dunno how I haven't spotted this thread sooner!