Dimensions 122 × 41 × 46 cm
Volume 227L
Background blue velour
Lighting 2 x 40w triton, 2 x 55w compact, in a modified shoplight hood
Filtration fluval 303
Plants Cryptocoryne spiralis, Potomageton perfoliatus, Rotala macrandra Green, Hygrophila corymbosa Compact, Alternanthera reineckii, Potomageton gayi, Cryptocoryne sp. Narrow Red, Marsilea sp., Rotala sp. Green, Myriophyllum matogrossense Green, Limnophila aromatica, Micranthemum sp., Lysimachia nummularia Aurea, Ludwigia brevipes, Micranthemum Umbrosum, Phyllanthus fluitans
Animals Beckford's Pencil fish (sustainable population spawned in tank), Silver hatchets, SAE, Ottos
Materials laterite amended gravel substrate, established 1997
Additional Information current fertilization:
24/7 CO2 enrichment, 1/2 tsp KNO3 and 1/4 tsp enema on even numbered days, 20 ml TMG on odd numbered days, 25% water change every 10 - 14 days