macdaddy36 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I thought that I would make a journal to record the process of my tank. At this point it’s about 2.5 months old and Ian’s doing well. It is my first planted tank but I did a TON of research. I this first post I will go over Equipment. For my light I have an Aquaneat 24 inch Led. Basically just a super cheap Amazon light but it’s done the job so far. I think I will either get another one of those for upgrade to the co-op light lol f it ever comes out. For my filter I have two. An aquaclear 30 Hob which does a great job at polishing the water and filtering stuff. I also have an Aquaneat sponge filter which is mostly just for added aeration and I like the bubbles. The tank is a basic rimmed Aqueon 20 gallon high that I got from my local fish store in Michigan with and Aqueon hinged glass lid. The heater is a nicrew 100w heater from Amazon that is set to 76 but keeps the water at 75. The thermometer is a Aquaneat digital Thermometer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdaddy36 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Part 2 Parameters. I live in Michigan, on a well which means I have very hard water. Ph 7.8 out of tap but rises to 8.2 when left in Aquarium. Gh and Kh are both very hard (<300) but hard to get an exact number. No chlorine as I am on a well but I am still considering what fertilizer to use. I have a bottle of flourish but with very hard water I need less the minerals and more the nitrates because at the moment I only have at max 10 but usually like 5. Edited August 30, 2022 by macdaddy36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdaddy36 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Part 3 setup. Setup in mid June was easy. I started by putting the tank on a basic white stand. I then added fluval stratum with a cap for white sand. I now wish I had used bags for the stratum because it pokes through the substrate and my loaches dig it up. I the added real wood, a false log, and also river stones. Equipment was added. I will do original planting in next section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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