My tank:a work in progress

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  1. Rudi

    Rudi

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    My tank.
    Some details:
    Standerd 90cm
    Temp. 26 deg.
    Ph. 7.0
    Amonia 0
    Nitrite 0
    Nitrate 15ppm
    Fish: 5 Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus)
    5 Ctenapoma ansorgei
    4 Upside-down Catfish (Synodontis nigriventis)
    1 Kribensis male (Pelvicachromis pulcher)
    Plants:Anubias spp.
    Java fern
    Valis
    Stem plants I cant I.D.
    Substrate:poolfilter sand
    Lighting:2x 25w T8
    Co2: Yeast based

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  3. Mongwopman

    Mongwopman King Ding-a-ling

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    looking good man, only thing i worry about.....is your back....and bending over all the time, too look at a tank on the floor! haha!

    but thumbs up man!
     
  4. solex69

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    Very very nice setup there Rudi! Well done.

    Stem plant at the back right looks like Ludwidgia Repens. Can you post more close up pics of different angles of the tank? Would love to look at it in further detail.....I'm just inlove with the greenary there mate :)
     
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    Rudi

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    Riiiight,the tank is actualy on a tiled counter top,but thanx for the thumbs.:bigsmile:

    Let's try this one.

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    Nice one Rudi. Keep it up!
     
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    Mongwopman King Ding-a-ling

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    DOH! My bad, i never would have thought that!

    Regardless.....looking very food man!
     
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    Rudi

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    @ Solex:

    Sorry,this is the best I can do.Using phone-camera at the moment.
    Stemplants and Valis is growing like crazy.I have to prune once a week.

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    speedz In need of a fishroom....

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    looks awesome!!!
     
  10. solex69

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    Yeah, jobbie well done bru.....definitely looks uber cool (...this coming from someone that UTTERLY HATES VALLIS:))
     
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    Rudi

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    Thanx for all comments.
     
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    very nice tank you have there!

    r u going for an african biotope? if so, fish selection is right on but you need to look for more african spp. plants...

    again, looking very nice!
     
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    Rudi

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    That was the plan at first,but I could'nt find more plant spp.So I just used what was availible and this is the result.But there is always room for improvement.:noworry:
     

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