Dimensions 121 × 31 × 51 cm
Volume 189L
Background black
Lighting 2 - 15w T8 Chroma 50s 12 on, 12 off
Filtration Whisper 3, bags + carbon; extra filter box on opposite end for circulation and surface agitation
Plants Microsorum pteropus, pteropus Windelov; vesicularia dubyana; anubias barteri coffeefolia, var. nana; bolbitis heudelotii
Animals Lamprologus brichardi (5 adult, ~50 fry from three different broods), Labidochromis (Lions' Cove Yellow) (4 adults), 1 brown pl*co, MTS,
Materials large to small gravel, lots of flat rocks, lots of wood, flowerpots, brick pipe
Additional Information PMDD every two weeks, CaCl2, MgSO4, K2SO4, baking soda, no CO2, 80F, 10dH, 18dK, pH 7.8-8.1, NO3 20ppm, 0ppm NH3 or NO2, 0.1 ppm PO4, 25% water changes every two weeks, feed w/ flakes, fr dr brine shrimp, fr dr tublifex worms, zuccini
I wish that the aquarist had used natural materials rather than flower pots as caves since these really jar the eye in an otherwise lovely aquascape. The cloudiness of the water also detracts from the "eye appeal".
Tanganyika. They don't grow there. It would be a
better idea to use Vallisneria spiralis or
Ceratophyllum submersum. But because fishes need
Oxygen (O2) urgently second place for this
tank is ok.