| Tank specifications | ||
| Tank size | 36" x 16" x 18" | |
| Substrate | 2-3mm gravel over 5mm gravel Brustmann Terra-Bona granulat mixed in at time of 1st set up |
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| Fertiliser | 3 drops of Brustmann Ferrogan fluid every day | |
| CO2 | 5kg(?) no-brand tank with manual needle valve 1 bubble/sec during day; 1 bubble/6 sec at night |
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| Lighting | 1 x 20w(?) 3ft actinic(?) 7am-7pm 2 x 18w flouros 7:30am-6:30pm |
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| Filtration | Ehiem professional 2222 | |
| Salt | 5ml per 2 gallons (8 litres) | |
| Water Change | 10% every week | |
| Temperature | around 28 - 30 C (no active cooling) | |
| Date Started | 2 April 1999 | |
| Date Photographed | 15 July 1999 | |
| Plants | Glossostigma elatinoides, Hygrophila polysperma, Hygrophila difformis, Micranthemum micranthemoides, Vallisnera tortifolia, Anubias nana, Echinodorus major, Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae(?), Egeria densa, Rotala rotundiflora(?) | |
| Fish & Shrimp | ~8 Guppies, 2 Orange CAE, 8 Zebra Danios, 6 Paracheirodon axelrodi (Cardinal tetra), 10 Paracheirodon innesi (Neon tetra), 3 Ottocinclus affinis, ~20 Yamato-numa ebi | |