"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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Hi All,
Just wanted to share. This tank has been a "tank of death" in it's last
two incarnations but right now it is looking great....taking a slow
approach and seeding as necessary. It is heavily planted with driftwood
(why do all my tanks look the same with the exception of the Malawi
tank?????).
Tanks tend to go planted (driftwood, soft water etc) or rockface (rock
chunks & hard water). I've played around with hybrids, by using inert rocks
in planted tanks, and using driftwood, silk plants and thick leaved plants
like Amazon swords (in pots) into the mbuna tanks. After a while you get
used to seeing African cichlids swimming around plant life, and plastic/silk
plants are a lot easier than real plants to 'plant' partway up your rock
walls ;~).
Anyway the occupants a-
2 Powder Blue Dwarf Gouramis (1M/1F)
5 Rummy Nose Tetras
3 Dutch rams (1M/2F)
It is looking incredibly pretty and the fish are all feeding well. I was
hesitant with the Rams but so far I've done better than my last attempt (2
dead within 30 mins of adding them - different tank).
The only possible other additions (bear in mind this is UK not US galls)
would be some sort of clean up crew.It originally came with the Rena
equivalent of a Fluval Plus 1 - this has been upgraded to a Fluval 2 Plus.
The tank will not get severe algae because of its location....I'm going to
wait until I discover what type of probs it might get....but I think that
Corys would cope with any waste food if I need to go that route. The only
other possibility is if I ever find the illusive Peacock Gobies again (or
get overrun with snails and need loaches)
Does this sound a good mix to everyone?
Sounds good. I have no experience with Gobies, but I have lots of
experience with algae ;~). In my high light tank, the algae doesn't
actually settle down. It just grows different kinds, typically 1 or 2 at a
time, replacing its predecessors. I have a low light tank which grows algae
sheets along the side glass and fur on all the rocks. This one is very
stable (from an algae evolutionary perspective). The front glass is also
surprisingly clean (I guess I've conceded enough surface area to consume all
the nutrients in the water).
cheers
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Gill