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Author: | Admin [ Tue May 18, 2010 2:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | planted tank questions |
I am about to upgrade my 10 gallon tank to a 28 gallon bowfront planted tank and I am slightly overwhelmed. Can you reccomend a good book, website or general informtion as to how to get started. The Planted Aquarium Barron's Publishing Aquatic Gardener's Association http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/PlantedTankGuide.html In my 10 gallon tank I have a striped raphiel "talking catfish" and will soon have a couple ghost catfish. Rapheal Cats happen to eat small snails... very large Rahael cats may eat small sleeping tetras like cardinals I love the look of angel fish and Discus. 28 gallons is too small for a permanent home for Discus in my opinion What lighting do I use? I suggest about 2 watts per gallon so a double bulb high output t5 would be good 2x24 watt we can sell you a good one for $95 Substrate? we like natural gravel size 0, 1, or 2... $15 for 50 pounds if you want you can add Laterite clay, $10-$20 Reccomended plants? we have so many to choose from I can let you know which are the easiest species lists are at http://floridaaquatic.com/aquarium_plants_1.html Fish? well for a 28 gallon anything that doesn't get too big and won't eat plants (so no silver dollar tetras, no trinidad plecos) get LOTS of scavengers Oto cats eat diatom algae SAE's and Amano shrimp eat black brush algae I live in Leominster Ma and would like to take a ride out to visit the facility. guessing it's about an hour Rtw 495 South Rte 109 East towards Medway we are about 6.5 miles on the right (big white sign with an arrow that says 'Tropical Fish' Ned Bowers Uncle Ned's Fish Factory, Inc. 1590 Main St. (Route 109) Millis MA 02054 store phone: 508 533 5969 (leave message anytime) cell: 508 981 7730 store hours noon - 8 pm Mon - Sat noon - 6 pm Sunday www.unclenedsfishfactory.com cichfish@aol.com |
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