75g SA

[TaTeR ToT]

specs.

75g oceanic tank & stand.

Stocklist :

WC Hoplarcus Psittacus
WC Geophagus Sp. red Head Tapajos
F1 UAru Amphicanthoides
Adult Breeding Pair of ALFBNP

Lighting :

30" coralife dual T5HO - 10k & actinic

Filtration :

Fluval 405, Fluval 305

Flow :

any ideas on powerheads for extra wide flow through the tank?
No Vortechs.

Substrate :

Pool Filter Sand

Scape :

Manzinita Wood, Mexican River Stones

any ideas on what i can do to improve the scape?
more mazinita wood?
i am going to paint a background, more then likely black.

2x 250 watt heaters.

picking up a ranco dual stage electronic temp. control when the new version comes out.

i dose every 4 days with kent black water expert.
90% weekly wc.


diet :

Market Shrimp, NLS thera a, md. fish, large fish, cichlid formula, alge wafers, Hikari Frozen Bloodworms, daphnia, brine shrimp w/ spirulina, krill, mysis shrimp, and tetra color bits.


please any ideas on improvement will be greatly aprriciated.

also, anyone want to comeby and take a few shots of the fish?lol

[stevenallenbarnard]

Parrots get big and like to swim in big open spaces, so more driftwood might not be necessary. maybe some caves mad of slate and other stones. I would add a couple of oddballs and bottom feeders. spotted raphael cat, royal pleco, some kind of uncommon south american knife fish ( http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...?fw&1297370432 ) would all be cool additions. looks good so far.

[Lori]

I like the tank, sand, rocks. I'm not crazy about the wood of choice. I also think you need a longer light. It's dark on the ends. Paint the back if possible to help hide the wiring and what not. But, overall, it's not too overdone. Just my 2 cents.

[TaTeR ToT]

Since this thread was started, I have since upgraded to a 48" 4 bulb T5HO marineland light, (thanks mattymcscoopitup), its running all 10k's, I want to upgrade to all 12k bulbs.

I am waiting to paint the back of the tank black when I redo my floors in my house.

The wood is minimal and I would like to triple the amount and remove the rock.
I also would like to upgrade filters to 2x fluval fx5's.

I will add new photos when I paint on the black background.

[koi]

That's kinda high lighting you might run into algae problems

[FrontosaurusRex]

Color the background and get some small plants and I think you've got a winner. Nice stock

[Sea-agg09]

That's kinda high lighting you might run into algae problems

If he does half the water changes he has planned, algae won't be an issue at all.

[FrontosaurusRex]

2 FX-5???? That's brutal. I like your style.

[TaTeR ToT]

I've always done 90% weekly wc's, and never had a problem with algae.

Rhett, go big or go home right. Lol

[FrontosaurusRex]

Damn right. Nothing wrong with large water changes. Keeps the water clean and keeps fish growing big and healthy.