4ft Amazon Biotope tank

[Proteus]

Currently inhabited by 4 Blue Diamonds, & 2 Leopard Snakeskins...

[flukes]

very nice mate,
As i always ask when i see pics can we get the water specs, lighting and use of Co2??

Cheers mate looks great
Scott

Also where did you get those rocks from??

[Proteus]

Lighting, 2 x 36w 4 ft tubes, 6500k spectrum, nothing fancy (DIY job attached to hood)

pH typically 6.2-6.8 (Sera peat granules in mesh bags in AquaClear filters on the back) 2 x AC300 (actually 1 x AC300 & 1 x AC500 at the moment) plus two air powered sponge filters.

I have used a couple of Hagen Co2 units on this tank in the past, to get the plants going, but now that the 2 Amazon swords have taken off i have removed the Co2...

Just wait till you see my next project...

I want to replicate a slice of the Amazon in a 225g (800L) tank and have 10-20 Discus in there with a custom filtration system, RO unit and UV steriliser...

[discusdude]

I wouldnt call that a Biotope.... But it sure is a nice tank Discus originate from black water, there arent many plants in there.

Alistair

[Proteus]

aside from the far right end, you wont get anymore plants in there, and the water is as close to blackwater as can be obtained naturally here anyway...

the tannins in the water, plus additives I place in there give the water a very dark look... mind you this pic was taken a few weeks back, the plants have really exploded...

[Essayons89]

Awesome tank my friend!

Bryan

[Proteus]

bet it looks familiar to you though.... lol

[Lex]

Thats a great looking tank!

is there any articles i can read to setup a tank like this?
Btw .. what is a halogen co2 unit?
Sorry im a bit new to this.

[Proteus]

Lex, thanks...

I will putting together some articles over the next 2-3 days, so will go more into it then...

btw, it is a HAGEN Co2 unit (as in Hagen brand, the company who make Aquaclear filters... )

[Cory21]

Beautiful tank MM!