With a wealth of information available within the public domain, much of which is often conflicting, creating a successful and algae free planted aquarium can sometimes seem challenging and a little daunting. In fact, setting out and maintaining a beautiful aquascape is within everyone’s grasp; all that is required is a little dedication and a love of the hobby. Over the following months we will be dealing with different aspects of the planted tank in…
Riverbank Aquascape
Designed & planted by James Findley Setup Specifications Aquarium – 65 x 45 x 45cm TGM All Optiwhite rimless braceless glass tank made from 10mm glass. Substrate – ADA Sarawak Sand, ADA Aqua Soil Malaya, ADA Power Sand Special M, TGM Graded Gravels, Unipac Zambezi Sand. Filtration – Eheim 2128 Thermo External Filter. Décor / hardscape – Redmoor Root Wood Plants – Pogostemon erectus Utricularia graminifolia Monosolenium tenerum Holoer moss Spiky moss Staurogyne repens was…
Triassic Hollow Aquascape by Tony Swinney
Tank Specs (the timer settings are for the initial couple of months): Tank: 150w x 60d x 60h 10mm Optiwhite ( approx 420L water ) Filtration: 2 x Eheim 2075 (total 2400 LPH), Sera Siporax Filter Media, 2 x Koralia 3 powerheads CO2: 2 x AquaMedic 1000 CO2 reactors, solenoid on timer ( 24/7 ) Heat: Hydor 300w inline heater 26ºC DayLights: Arcadia luminaire 4 x 54w T5HO (2 x PowerGlo, 2 x ReefWhite) on…
An Introduction to Planted Aquariums
Man has been fascinated with fish for over 4,000-years: the ancient Sumerians were known to keep fish in artificial ponds as far back as 2,500BC and this has continued throughout history to the present day. It was not until the 18th century that the importation of goldfish from the far east led to a demand for aquariums within Europe and as time has passed, better and more reliable materials have been developed that have seen…
60cm Triangular Aquascape Layout Design
Click here to view the package page for a larger version of the above image The latest in our ‘Planting on a Budget’ series, aquascapes designed for ease of setup and maintenance and without the need for pressurised CO2.The layout of the tank is shown as a frontal and top view diagram, with each plant group labelled. Easy Life EasyCarbo is highly recommended in aquariums without pressurised CO2, for more details, visit the product page.…