#1061 A Forest Opening to The Sea
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- Filter
- The filtration system consists of one Philgreen EF-1300 30 W external canister filter and one EHEIM 2250.
- CO2 System
- The lighting period is from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Lighting
- The lighting system consists of one AQUAS Metal Light Real Series 1200 Version 3, one AQUAS Metal Light Real Series 1200 Version 4, and one AQUAS Metal Light Plants Line 600.
- Substrate
- Neo Plant Soil supplemented with a custom-formulated base fertilizer
- Hardscape Materials
- Lava stone
- Background
- White vinyl film was applied to the wall behind the aquarium rather than directly to the tank. A blue-toned light was installed at the bottom between the wall and the aquarium to create the background effect.
Species
Axelrodia riesei, Caridina multidentata, Carinotetraodon travancoricus, Crossocheilus oblongus, Dicrossus filamentosus, Garra flavatra, Nannostomus beckfordi var. red, Otocinclus sp., Paratya compressa
Plant species
Ammannia capitellata, Anubias barteri ‘Petite’, Anubias barteri var. nana, Blyxa japonica var. japonica, Bolbitis heudelotii, Bucephalandra spp., Caloglossa cf. beccarii, Cryptocoryne spiralis ‘Zewalla’, Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’, Cuphea anagalloidea, Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis acicularis ‘Mini’, Fissidens fontanus, Glossostigma elatinoides, Gratiola viscidula, Helanthium bolivianum ‘Quadricostatus’, Helanthium tenellum ‘Broad Leaf’, Helanthium tenellum ‘Mini’, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Hygrophila difformis, Hygrophila lancea ‘Araguaia Sharp Leaf’, Hygrophila pinnatifida, Lobelia cardinalis, Ludwigia sp. ‘Diamond’, Myriophyllum sp. ‘Guyana’, Persicaria hydropiper, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Rotala rotundifolia ‘Ceylon’, Rotala sp. ‘Araguaia Red Cross’, Rotala sp. ‘Vietnam’, Sagittaria subulata, Staurogyne repens, Syngonanthus sp. ‘Lago Grande’, Taxiphyllum barbieri, Utricularia graminifolia, Vallisneria nana
Fertilization
Once the aquarium had stabilized, approximately 30 days after setup, water changes were performed twice a week using tap water, with an appropriate amount of potassium fertilizer added. Tropica Premium Nutrition liquid fertilizer was also dosed approximately once every two weeks according to the aquarium volume.
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