Tank: 1200Lx700Hx600W
Filtration: 1000Lx500Wx500L sump
Lighting: Arcadia "3" series 2x 150W Metal Halide and 2x 30W Fluros
Substrate Looking for a tan/brown substrate too mimic the Xingu river
Ferts JBL root balls, pressurised C02, mix n match between Seachem products and E.I dosing, depending on what works better for me.
Scape idea A few big bits of wood as a centerpiece, some swords around the back, small wood tangles, rounded rocks, and a low growing foreground plant or two. I am also going to try and grow some plants up the top in an emmersed or hydroponic style growing out the back of the tank.
Plan I am planning on doing a biotype tank. I am looking at getting all the fish and plants from the same riverin the Amazon , I have spent a bit of time doing a bit of research and have realised that the river I want to base this on, has very little plants in it. So I have decided to keep the plants from the Amazon and the fish from Xingu.
Stocking 1 group of dwarf plecs, 1 group of corydoras ( If I can find a type to fit), 2 differnt types of tetras both around 30 fish in each, 1 trio of Apisto's ( If I can find some to fit), maybe a group of Discus if I can fit them into this biotype. If not is there any suggestions of a mid swimmer larger fish that would fit?
First Issue Running the sump with C02.
Looking left to right (1-4) chamber 3 has holes at the top too allow the water to drop into chamber 2, this worked great for the cichlid tank, but I am thinking it will not work for the C02 set up. Any ideas on how to change this for it to work?
Second Issue I am planning on putting the C02 in the return for the tank, how do I do this? What device will do that job for me?
Third Issue What do I fill the sump up with? Chamber 4 will be wool ontop of balls like the picture, chamber 3 Poret. I am having great results in my Tang and Pleco tank,so I have decided too use it in this tank as well. Heaters and return pump in chamber 1, which leaves chamber 2 empty. Any ideas on what I can fill this with for buffering or extra filtration?
Thats all for now, but I am sure there will be more as I go on