My redone 1.2m (original 1.2m, not the 1.2m with sump)

Ola ola

This is like sooooo overdue, but here we go

I've redone my original 1.2m tank over the festive period. The main reason for redoing the tank was because the initial substrate wasn't to my liking (bottom layer was Tetra Complete Substrate, mid layer was normal coarse silica gravel, and top layer was fine silica sand). My plants didn't really thrive in that substrate, hence I took my lazy-bottom and redid the tank. The entire job took me 6hrs...suffice to say that I was pretty tired after the ordeal, but it was well worth it. I removed one piece of driftwood as I wanted more plant rooting space.

The tank specs now are as follows:

Lights - 1 x 40w AquaGlo, 1 X 40w FloraGlo, 1 X 39w Danz T5
Heater - Jaeger 150w
Filter - Aquaclear 300 H.O.B
Substrate - Approx 35kg of dark fine/smooth silica sand (yah, took me forever to clean this!)

Plants

Anubias barteri var.nana
Ludwigia Repens
Echinidorus grisebachii
Cryptocoryne undalata
Cabomba piauhyensis
Myriophyllum aquaticum (I know, don't say it )
Cryptocoryne parva
Rotala wallichii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Limnophila sessiliflora
Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Barclaya longifolia (bulb only...currently in its dormant phase)
Vesicularia reticulata (tied to the piece of driftwood on both ends with normal elastic bands)
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Najas guadalupensis
Eichhornia diversifolia


There is another type of rotala in there, but it was uprooted by my over-curious clowns (or pakistanis). It is Rotala Macranda, but considering the leaves on it is small, I now have my doubts if that is actually it.


Fish

6 X Rasbora Scissortails
1 X Redtailed Black Shark
2 X Clown Loaches
3 X Pakistani Loaches
2 X Golden Gouramis (breeding pair)
2 X Pearl Gouramis
3 X Catfish (2 is synodontis but the other I don't know)
2 X Leporinus Fasciatus
1 X Black Ghost Knife
2 X African Butterfly Cichlids (breeding pair)
2 X Firemouth Cichlids
1 X Flying Fox
1 X Ctenopoma Ansorgii
1 X African Jewel CIchlid


All fish live quite peacefully together...occasionally the black shark goes 'n bit postal and harrass the Leporinus (and I'm in no mood to catch that fast nobb and risk distrubing or uprooting my plants).


Here are some pics













Comments will be appreciated

Cheers
Dale

 

Looks good! Did you level the sand or is it just the photo?

This is on my to do list as well. 1x complete tear down to replace the gravel with silica sand. I am STILL busy washing the sand. It is really heavy and the "dust" just doesn't seem to end

 

duuuuuude! looks good! we need to find out if that Leporinus sp. would be the 18cm or the 30cm one

 

Shot doooooods

@liftcrazy - The sand is level, didn't take a lot of effort getting it level...the effort went into the cleaning

@henk - I'll try to get a close-up pic tonight of the Leporinus and post it here.

 

Looking good, going to be great once the plants start to grow and fill up

 

Thanks dude, I'm like seriously hoping to flood this tank with plants

 

Herewith some close-ups of my Leporinus. Hope this helps

 

its either sp affinis or sp. fasciatus faciatus. The sp. desmotes has got the black in its fins....

I am thinking faciatus faciatus due to the black stopping clean in the dorsal fin... but i might be wrong... if not then you are looking at a fish of 30cm....

 

I also think it's the fasciatus...id of that is identical to what I have. Hmmm....now to find a tank big enough for them. Wonder where I will put them when I can't house them anymore lol

 

i have no idea where you are going to find a 90cm wide, 80cm high 2.5m tank.....

 

Your lounge? :dancing2: LOL
Or, get some heating on on your pond and chuck them in there

I'll make a plan....just sell them off before they get too big

Cheers
Dale

 

Updated pics

Ola

Herewith the updated pics & info on my 1.2m planted angel tank. Have made quite a few changes to the tank since then, tons of fish came out and were given away. Lots of plants came out as well and now I'm just letting the remaining plants fill up the tank.

Specs
Aquaclear 300 HOB Filter
150w Jaeger Heater
1 X 39w T5
1 X 40w FloraGlo T8
1 X 40w AquaGlo T8
Substrate = Fine silica sand
Ferts = Professor Dirk Bellstedt's Plant Fertilzer (alias 'Dirk se Druppels')

Plants
Hygrophila salicifolia
Anubias barteri var.nana
Anubias Barteri
Aponogeton longiplumulosus *current flowering*
Rotala macranda
Rotala wallichii
Myriophyllum aquatica
Sagittaria subulata
Hydroctyle leucocephala
Hygrophila corymbosa
Ceratopteris Siliquosa
Limnophila Heterophila
Glossostigma elatinoides *recently planted*
Barclaya longifolia *bulb in dormancy, but have another smallish bulb with some leaves as well*
Vesicularia reticulata
Taxiphyllum sp
Cryptocoryne undalata
Ludwigia Repens
Echinodorus amazonicus
Microsorum pteropus
Eichhornia diversifolia
Cabomba pulcherrima
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Still have another type of hygro in here but didn't ID yet. Excuse the elastics pls...have to use something to hold down the moss & rhizomes when fishing line & cotton is absent :blink1:

Fish
11 X Scalare Angels (Juvies....all from same parents)
2 X Golden Deacons (What's the scientific name for these fish....can't seem to find it on google)
2 X Torpedo Barbs (One adult & 1 Juvie)
2 X Golden Gouramis (Breeding pair)
1 X Flying Fox (Juvie)

I'm most likely going to give the Golden Gouramis to Gert so he can breed with them instead. The Golden Deacons will be moved to a tank of their own as they are growing at a rapid pace now. The fox will come out as well. I'll only leave the angels in there together with the 2 Denisons to break the colour in nicely.

PICS







And here's the aponogeton flowering

 

You will not find any info on the deacons because they are actually called severums here is a link

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Cichlid, Severums.htm

 

Ah....thanks a lot for the info 2time, much appreciated mate

Wonder why LFS call them Deacons?

 

Deacons would be their common name... just like angels are P. Scalare

 

Yup, but as explained to you earlier, google comes back with church deacons LOL
Everytime I search on common name, I get the results I want....sadly not this time though

Chiao
D

 

LMAO!!!

B.T.W. the tank is looking great Dale

 

Thanks Lee, I can't wait for the plants to really go bos in this tank....would look even better.

Chiao
D

 

Solex please give more info regarding your substrate, did you only use silica sand and no other layer like peat beneath it?

 

Hi Carl

Correct, I only use silica sand as a substrate in my tanks, nothing else.

Cheers
Dale