The Forgotten Valley - 60l

[aaronnorth]

Tank - fluval elite 60l/ 13g

lighting - currently T8 15w sun glo & 36w pc T5 daylight plus, 36w 5hours, 51w 2 hours, 36w 5 hours, is this ok?i may downgrade to 22watts and go 10hour straight, this would give me 1.7 WPG, is this to low?

ferts - nutrafin gro weekly, JBL pro flora 24 daily, pro flora substrate. i might change to sechem flourish.

co2 - DIY, not set up yet but i have made the system

stocking - 4 cory's, 10 endlers, 5 cherry shrimp, maybe 5 shoaling fish, galaxy rasboras???

temperature - 25c

water parameters - its been cycling for 1 day but anyway ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5, ph 8

filtration - internal elite stingray that came with tank (god there huge! ) when i have the money i will get an external fuval 205 and fill it with peat & biomax

substrate -
black pea gravel ------
pro flora ------
blak pea gravel ------
Play sand -------------------
pro flora --------------------

decor - driftwood, slate to support wood and eventually to tie plants to

plants -low maintenance, none as yet but i think i am getting

amazon swords
jave fern
anubias barterii
blyxa japonica
dwarf hairgrass (got in large tank)
maybe some crypts and echindorous tennulus for a carpet but that will be after everything


PLAN

PRO FLORA SUBSTRATE

PLAY SAND

DRIFTWOOD

WITH BACKGROUND

EQUIPMENT IN

SUNGLO 15W

SUNGLO 15W & DAYLIGHT PLUS 36W total 51w

JUST THE 36W

I have just ordered a UV sterilizer and an infinity diffuser for co2 from AE

 

[aaronnorth]

suggestions welcome

 

[RadaR]

Looks good.
Fluval 205? That's huge for your tank. 105 would have seemed for reasonable, but go for the 205 if the cost between them is small

 

[joecoral]

looking good, interested in seeing how this progresses!
looks like someone is in to ben-10 lol im such a nerd
JC

 

[aaronnorth]

Looks good.
Fluval 205? That's huge for your tank. 105 would have seemed for reasonable, but go for the 205 if the cost between them is small

i know it is but i have a 205 on my 180l so i looked at the good points

1 - i can transfer some media into new one to get an instantly cycled tank
2 - i only have to buy 1 set of media so it works out cheaper
3 - it costs £6 more but i get free postage so virtually costing me £1 extra

 

[aaronnorth]

Good News! the stingray filter has gone my fluval 205 and UV serilzer came this morning, i also screwed the lighting into the hood on sunday so here are some new pics.

SCREWS ON OUTSIDE OF HOOD THAT ARE HOLDING LIGHT IN PLACE

LIGHT OFF

LIGHT ON

FILTER OUT, 5 MOSS BALLS

CLOSE UP OF MOSS BALLS

UV AND HEATER

INTAKE STRAINER AND REST OF EQUIPMENT

FILTER

CO2 BOTTLE

 

[charlie4486]

looks good so far. can't wait to see some more updates.

 

[Themuleous]

Love the wood, that surrounded by plants should look quality.

Sam

 

[aaronnorth]

looking good, interested in seeing how this progresses!
looks like someone is in to ben-10 lol im such a nerd
JC

yeah, my little brother, when i 1st saw this i didn't know what you were on about, then i remembered the reflection!

 

[aaronnorth]

Here are some pics, i couldn't wait for the diffuser so i am currently running the DIY co2 through my filter and i have added nutrients and have switched the main light on, the 36w. So i added 3 hairgrass which were floating at the top in my main tank. I also ordered some plants of plants alive yesterday.

3 amazon swords
2 Echinodorus Cordifolius Radican
5 blyxa japonica
1 anubias barterii
5 java fern

 

[Themuleous]

Progressing nicely

 

[aaronnorth]

Good news, plants have arrived!

i have put in
2 amazon swords
4 blyxa japonica
3 hairgrass
5 moss balls
2 rhizomes's of java fern
1 anubias barterii

her are the pics, What do you think? any suggestions as to where you think i could move it around?

 

[R1ch13]

Looks good mate!

Any ideas for the right hand side of the tank, or is it being left unplanted?

Either way looks great!

Richie!

P.S Did you buy your 205 of the net?

If so could I get a link?

Been looking for resonably priced ones for a while!

Thanks!

 

[aaronnorth]

Looks good mate!

Any ideas for the right hand side of the tank, or is it being left unplanted?

Either way looks great!

Richie!

P.S Did you buy your 205 of the net?

If so could I get a link?

Been looking for resonably priced ones for a while!

Thanks!

Thanks, the hairgrass is going to be grown on the right to creat a nice lawn effect, it is apreading well at minute and my a.sword has produced 3 plantlets and one of the plantlets has sent out another shoot, i having a problem with a bit of algae but i'll sort it. I have also got 6RCS and 5Otto's and they have done a great job, well worth the money. When i clean it, i am going to divide my 3 main plants up and then plant them to make it carpet quicker.

I'll post some more pics in a bit.


I got the 205 from AQUATICS ONLINE

£55.90 delivered

 

[connorsbala]

Any updates...coming on nicely!