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[Tucunare]

Finnally got it set up for amazons
more plants are going in today along the rocks like sword and vallis
Tank 8x3x2.5
Filtration
6x18x18 sump - (6000 standard size bioballs) installed a large grid of poly pipe with around 2000 holes under the bioballs which can be blown out with a lage airpump to clean out detrites
4x14x14 fullyPlanted refugium, 20hrs per day full lighting.
Flow 7500ltrs/hr

[dazzabozza]

Lookin pretty sweet Steve! Wot plants do u have in the at the moment?

Dazza

[Tucunare]

shhhh dont tell anyone but there silk plants from the shop next door to pieces

[dazzabozza]

LOL I thought the fern looking one in the top left looked too good to be tru. Nice effect though!

[stickbrains]

i wanna be a fish its looks like paradise

[Scat]

Looking great Steve

Keep us posted with pics

Craig

[seriavo]

Nice setup,

Is that fake rock on the sides?

Cheers,

Brad

[mickya]

looks awesome. what fishies are going in there?

[Tucunare]

Yeah the sides i made myself to hide the overflow pipes and spraybar.
Fish
Undecided as yet, maybe
2x silver aros
3x motoros
5x monochulas bass
2x temmensis bass
4x royal panaques
1x megalodoras irwini

or some temp residents till they outgrow

1x arapaima
1x redtail cat

still undecided though next week there will be 200 neons in there

[Gonzo]

Very impressive Steve 8O

Look forward to more pics mate.


Gonzo

[SynoAngel]

Pretty nice display Steve, cant wait until I get room when I have my own place to get tanks that size.

Daniel

[Dan]

Very Nice

Looking forward to seeing some more pics with fish in it

[Blakey]

is that branch just a gum tree branch? and also.. whats the shop called you got the silk plants from? I put an post up in the technical section asking where to get them... where was you on that one aye steve?

ahahahaha

[Tucunare]

Not Sure of the name of the place but it litterally 2 doors up from pieces in willeton

[Peckoltia]

Great looking tank. Look forward to seeing some fish in there.

[mickya]

do you means pisces in willetton? the aquarium store?

[MONSTAF1SH]

1x megalodoras irwini

Did you find one of these? Let me know if there is any about.
Doubt there be anymore nigers about but these are probably the next best thing. Spewing I let the last batch of these suckers pass by.

[Tucunare]

yeah no nigers around, and one only of the "steve" irwinis, bought it from a guy whos taking it out of his personal collection.
and yeah pisces the aquarium store. i recomend people go there. they have some pretty good gear

[kristle]

love to see an update !!
this is a really set up

[mickya]

yeh any chance of some close ups? i wanna see more