01/06/14

TotM June 2014



This month's Tank of the Month belongs to Jason Chieng

Inhabitants:
  • * 5 Galaxy Rasboras (Celestial Pearl Danios)
  • * 4 Chilli Rasboras
  • * 2 Pygmy Cories

How big is your tank?
45 litres (90 x 21 x 24cm).

What equipment are you using (filtration, lighting, heater, CO2 gear etc)?

  • * Eheim 2217
  • * Hydor ETH 200w
  • * Tunze CO2 Regulator
  • * KegKing 2.6kg Cylinder
  • * Max Mix CO2 Reactor (Medium)
  • * Cal Aqua Labs Lily-pipes (F2 Outflow and X1 Nano Inflow)

What aquascaping have you done (gravel, plants, corals, etc)?

  • * CAL Black Earth
  • * ADA Decorative Sand (Mekong)
  • * Seiryu Stones
  • * Cuba (Hemianthus Callitrichoides)
  • * Pearl Weed (Hemianthus Micranthemoides)
  • * Utricularia Graminifolia
  • * Mini Glosso (Elatine Hydropiper)
  • * Mini Hydrocotyle (Hydrocotyle Tripartita)
  • * Mini Vietnam (Limnophila sp. Mini)
  • * Mini Pellia (Riccardia Chamedryfolia)

How much time do you spend maintaining your tank per week?
4 hours a week.

What do you feed the inhabitants of your tank?
Spectrum.

Tell us some interesting/unique about your tank?
This is our second scape and one which involved some tricky hardscaping in a very small tank to achieve a deeper perspective. The actual width of the tank is only 21cm and this meant the substrate is actually inclined at a steep 45 degrees!

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If you'd like to be our next Tank of the Month winner, please email photos or youtube videos with a brief description of your tank, and the species being kept to online@coburgaquarium.com.au. The winner receives a $50 gift voucher that can be spent in-store or on-line. Good luck!