80 Litre - Planted Tank

7th June 2006

Tank Specifications:
    36" long, 12" wide, 15" high
    80 litres actual water volume

Lighting:
    50 Watt Fluorescent (2x25 Watt Interpet Daylight Plus, 1650 Lumen tubes)
    10.5 hour photoperiod (09:30 - 20:00)

Filtration:
    Eheim ecco Comfort 2234 with variable flow.

Heating:
    Hydor ETH200 inline heater
    ETI digital aquarium thermometer
    25 Watt Rena substrate cable
    23-26°C

Optional Cooling:
    2x 12 Volt Cooler Master Silent 80mm case fans mounted on hood top

Decoration:
    Slate

Substrate:
    Standard coarse black 2-3mm gravel with Laterite, Terralit and peat under layer

Fertilisation:
    (Estimative Index)
    Sunday - 50% (40 litre) - 75% (60 litre) water change, 15ml (2.98 ppm) KH2PO4, 2.32g (12.98 ppm) K2SO4
    Monday - 12.5ml Plantex CSM+B Solution
    Tuesday - 15ml KH2PO4 Solution
    Wednesday - 12.5ml Plantex CSM+B Solution
    Thursday - 15ml KNO3 Solution, 15ml KH2PO4 Solution
    Friday - 12.5ml Plantex CSM+B Solution
    Saturday - 15ml KH2PO4 Solution

Fauna:
    Lymnae sp. (Pond snail)
    Physa sp. (Pond snail)
    Caradina japonica (Amano Shrimp) [5]

Flora:
    Cryptocoryne undulata, planted in substrate
    Hygrophila corymbosa ''Compact'', planted in substrate
    Anubias barteri var. nana, planted atop substrate
    Cryptocoryne parva, planted in substrate

Feeding: