60 Litre - Pleco Tank

12th March 2005

Tank Specifications:
30" long, 12" wide, 12" high
60 litres estimated water volume

Lighting:
18 Watt normal output fluorescent (Arcadia original tropical tube)
12 hour photoperiod (10:00 - 22:00)

Filtration:
TetraTec IN400 Internal Filter (400l/h)

Heating:
150 Watt submerged heater
23.9-24.4°C

Decoration:
Rocks
Slate
Bogwood

Substrate:
Standard smooth 10mm gravel & standard coarse black 2-3mm gravel

Fauna:
Hypostomus plecostomus (Common Pleco) (1)
Xiphophorus sp. (Swordtail/Platy hybrid) (♂)
Rasbora heteromorpha (Harlequin) (5 ♂)
Trichopsis pumilus (Sparkling Pygmy Gourami) (♂)

Flora:
Vallisneria gigantea (Giant Vallis), planted in substrate
Microsorium pteropus (Java Fern), attached to bogwood
Bacopa caroliniana, contained in small pot
Lemna minor (Duckweed), floating on surface
Anubias barteri var. nana, attached to bogwood

Feeding:
Flake food once a day
2x Tetra Algae wafers after 22:00 every day
Occasional live daphnia, frozen bloodworm, live bloodworm, frozen prawn, live Artemia

Last Water Change:
Sunday 2nd April 2006