Aquarium

240 Liters Freshwater Planted Aquarium
Setup and photos by Pedro Mateus (Portugal)
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E-mail: pedro.mateus@gmail.com

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240 Liters Freshwater Planted Aquarium
Initial Setup

   Setup date: 27 December 2006
   Aquarium: MP Aquarien, Model Karat 120, 240 Liters, 120x40x50
   Substrat: Medium and small gravel (2-4 mm, aprox. 40 Kgs) plus JBL ProFlora Start (aprox. 3 Kgs)
   Other: 2 large driftwood logs/roots
   Filter: EHEIM Professionel II 2026 950 Liters/Hour
   Thermostat: 2 x JAGER Eheim Aquatics Typ TSRH, 125 W, Total 250 W
   Lighting: 144W, 4x36W, Power Compacts, LifeTech, 10000K Daylight (10 hours) )
   C02: JBL Profi2 Set with solenoid valve and diffuser, 1-2 bubbles per second (10 hours).
   Thermother: Digital (0.1 Celsius precision)
   Water change: 30-40% every week
   Water elements: average PH 6.8, average temperature: 28 Celsius

   Flora: Pogostemon helferi, Anubias barteri var. nana, Anubias barteri var. barteri, Echinodorus bleheri,
Hygrophila polysperma "Rosanervig", Echinodorus "Red Special", Microsorum pteropus,
Microsorum "narrow" and Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
   Fauna: approx. 6 "Red Cherry" shrimps, approx. 10 Physa snails

Cleaning up from previous layout

Large driftwood (approx. 1 meter long)

Layout and fitting test for the large driftwood

Details on the water in and out flow tubing and C02 reactor (JBL)

Suction cups and nylon straps to prevent movement of the large root

Large and small (left) driftwood in place along with a first layer of gravel

JBL ProFlora Start. Fertile component layer to be spread on top of the first layer of gravel

Dsitributing the fertile component on the to be planted sections

Final gravel layer on top of fertile layer. Hard landscape completed

Planting...

Filling up...

Water filling completed. Initial setup concluded

Detail of a "Red Cherry" shrimp bellow the
leaves of one Anubias barteri var., nana