Aquarium and aquarium in my passion for plants, fish and aquatic world
OK, work in progress, but now almost finished ... for this sweet new layout of the aquarium.
The first day of January, during the holidays, I emptied out and clean the fresh water aquarium in the living room , removed the entire bottom except for a couple of kilograms of Akadama old left as an aid to fertilization (genialata ... why not a few snail also After 2 days without water is left alive ... the power of nature).
I filled the bottom with 14 kg Seachem Flourite little and rinsed with 14 other new akadama clean. Akadama Flourite and end together, if you like me to cover all of the lawn, not the best, but they are not Neither do bad, "we are "a little 'to force but are NOT an eyesore, especially in grain size are similar enough.
I then placed the rocks a bit '"radial" with some smooth rock placed under lock and back for good and filled with fresh water: 2/3 osmosis and 1/3 tap. Co2 set to about 60 bubbles per minute, with kh to 4, hold a pH around 6.5 and then the co2 around 40 ppm.
At first there was the usual fuss and melmetta float: left I settle everything, made a pass trap and bottom surface of rocks, put new water always with the same proportions and on a small filter inside only loaded with wool Perlon to suck the dust back into the circulation. I did this operation 2 more times, then change 40-50 liters of water during the week following the "maneuvers" and after the situation was decent, dust it raised only coming to stir in the first 3-4 cm of gravel .
Arrived at this point dell'allestimento aquarium, then I planted a couple of jars callitrichoides found in the store, but unfortunately was pitiful ... so slow to grow and now after 2 weeks are also first appeared algae, which are giving the coup de grace.
The final layout, with virtually no trees, I quite like, nothing to get excited at least for now, but I think the fact that with Echinodorus tenellus behind and in front of the Corns can be very pleasant, natural proportions and interesting color contrasts.
I'm waiting to find the plants, are in fact 30 days that stores the "needless" always ... another 2-3 cups of E. callitrichoides HEALTHY and at least 3 of Echinodorus tenellus aquarium so he can give a more "green." At the end of last night I placed an order on a website ... you should avoid the winter but I had no choice.
With the plants finally I can also choose the background to attack the rear window, it is still undecided between the dark and a bit 'dark BLACK something clear and consistent, but not uniformly white, in short, should I paint a piece of white plastic "soiling" with a little 'blue to give a "sky effect" ... we'll see.
10 comments for "New construction freshwater aquarium: Iwagumi"
Hello, beautiful construction.
What are those rocks that you entered?
Thanks are dragon-stone, are now quite easily in the shops ... then there are places where they cost more and less, however, do not come cheap ... always rocks!
but what fish you put with that kind of setup?
usually prefer small fish and small. Anyway herd. A group of neocaridine and some Otocinclus can complete the wildlife, also giving a great contribution to the department "clean".
Very nice compliments ... I would also order the dragon I do not know but my bearings on how many kilograms, with a 75L aquarium roughly how much use of it could? thanks
Sort rocks?? Aside from the cost of transportation, if you do not choose not know what you can get ... I would not do anyone, not even for the logs, unless you buy based on photos of single rock!
But I would say around 10 kg
It 's not true I was a little hesitant for that reason, I will have to make do, or planning a trip out of town or doing a bit of miles to find some store well fornito.Dalle my part there is a lot for the availability pizza.grazie
Unfortunately it is true that to set up an aquarium sometimes not easy to find all the materials around the house ... but the rocks are usually expensive, and you risk spending 100 € to find themselves dissatisfied is unpleasant!
Better then run out of town in search of natural rocks, calmly choosing a saving.
could insirere a group of gobies (fish bee) to the maximum extent 2/3cm
thanks for the resp, congratulations for the blog
Sorry Andrew, but WHERE insert in your aquarium? To understand the features you should write ...
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