Sticks and Stones

Hi everybody!


My name is Bogdan and I'm from Cluj Napoca , Romania.


About my tank :


Size : 60X30X30 , 54L


Equipment :


-light : 2X24W T5 lamp ( Osram 865 and Sylvania GrowLux)


-external filter : Dennerle nano external skim filter


CO2 : I'm not using pressurized co2 , only Easy Life Easy Carbo


Substrate and decorative materials :


- Ada Amazonia Soil 15L bag


- Ada branch wood


- local rocks


Fertilizers :


- Easy Life ProFito


- Easy Life Ferro


- DIY Macro


- periodically add bacteria supplements ADA Bacter Ball and Prodibio BIO DIGEST


Plants :


-Staurogyne repens , Microsorum Pteropus sp. Trident , Microsorum Pteropus Narrow leaves, Hydrocotyle tripartita, Juncus repens , Cryptocoryne brown, Anubias Nana petite , Hygrophila Pinnatifida , HC Cuba , Monte Carlo , Glossostigma , Eleocharis sp. 'Mini' , Windelov moss , Fissidens fontanus


Fauna :


- 15 Hyphessobrycon amandae (Ember Tetra)


- 2 Otocinclus vestitus


- few Assassin Snail


Beginning 11 nov 2014 :





06 dec 2014 :





31 dec 2014 :





25 jan 2015 :





This is how it looks now , 26 feb 2015 :











This setup I wanted to be an easy one to maintain, without demanding yet effective plants and I think I've succeeded.


I hope you like my tank and I look forward to your suggestions.

Thanks guys

Hi guys ,


this is the final photo of this layout , taken in a bit of a rush during the day (you can see some reflections in the bottom ) because I had to quickly make room for another tank .So basically I removed only the equipment and took the photo.


02.04.2016 Final(day 498)


I hope you like it.