Petsmu

Two 55 gallon tanks, contains black moores, Koi, fantail, pleco, 2nd tank, red oscar, jack dempsey, cobalt blue cichlid, yellow lab, pleco.

Step-by step setting up a nano Reef Tank. Setting up a nano reef in the studio, then read the full guide in this month’s Practical Fishkeeping and enter the competition to win it

About this Video: I have done 10g and 2.5g planted setups. i wanted to turn the 55g into one. of course diy, poor mans, low-tech route. oh yeah i dont do aquascaping. as long as it grows i’ll be happy. and i’ll just trim when they grow in.

setup: 55g, two dual shoplights 40w/tubes = 160w = ~2.9w/g, plant/aquarium & sunlight tubes, open top, supersoil and (play)sand subtrates, two small powerheads, 100w heater, no filter, airstone (night use only), eggcrates.

plants: anachris/elodea, ludwigia (ovalis or repens?), watersprite, various cryptocorynes, dwarf anubias, brazilian pennywort, unknown (stem) pennywort, microswords, corkscrew vals, unknown amazonsword, and possible glossostigma (hitchhiker), which would be the best xmas gift for 2006. *update: it is a glossostigma elatinoides. i dont think any xmas gift will top this lil’plant.

fish:
2m or 4fm orange guppies, 4 otocinclus, 2 amano shrimps, 8 lampeyes. possibly will add a few small angels to eat a few guppy fry.

plant food: flourish iron and supplement, no co2 setup, just the once or day fish morning feeding. and night time oxygenation.