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TANK
INFORMATION
DIMENSIONS
(cm) 285 X 65 X 70 (L X W X H)
FILTRATION: 10.000
Liters / hour. Two power heads (2.300 Lt/h each) for the biological
filter (138 Liters capacity) and six internal sponge filters (900
Lt/h each) for mechanical / extra biological filtration.
LIGHTING: Four
40W Philips Aquarelle (120 cm) fluorescent tubes, four Penn Plax
Ultra tri lux and five 40W OSRAM Fluora tubes (120 cm) . The four
Philips lamps stay on for 16 hours / day and the other nine for 6
hours / day (timers).
SUBSTRATE: Plain sand (approximately 150
Kg), washed, disinfected and washed again.
AQUASCAPE: Many
rocks (the photo above was taken one week after the setup and
doesn't show the rocks or the canopy which were added later on;
click on thumbnails above for recent photos). Live plants
(Vallisneria gigantea. Echinodorus sp., Egeria densa, Hygrophila
corymbosa, Anubia nana). No CO2 injection.
CHEMISTRY: pH=8.38-8.52,
GH=11, KH=14. Temp : 25.8 degrees C in winter, may exceed 29 degrees
in summer. Fifty percent water changes every other week.
ADDITIVES: Cichlid
vital, Baking soda, Aquarium salt, Liquid Plant fertilizer and Tap
water conditioner. Wound-Ease, Protect-Ease and Clear-Ease (all
Mydor products) and General Remedy (Wardley) are alternatively added
every other week as a precaution measure. Many wounds are the result
of fights for territories and infections will soon appear if
protective agents are not present.
OTHERS: Heavy aeration during the night
(two Rena 400 Air pumps ~ 200 Lt / hour each with four outlets
in total on a timer). Continuous pH and temperature monitoring.
Heated by three 300 W heaters in winter - they are unplugged in
summer. Click here for details on filter
layout
This
tank was awarded the "Tank of the Month July-August 1999"
title in the Aqua
Web contest
INHABITANTS
Nimbochromis
venustus One male (2
years) and one female (aged 3 years) - January 2000) see see
photos & info
Nimbochromis livingstoni One
male and one female aged over 2 years ~ see
photos & info
Nimbochromis polystigma One
male and one female aged over 2 years ~ see
photos and info
Cyrtocara moorii. One
male and one female aged over 2 years. see
photos & info.
Sciaenochromis fryeri
One male and one female aged over 2 years ~ see
photos & info
Copadichromis sp. / Hybrid
? One male and two females aged over 2
years.
See photo and info
Protomelas taeniolatus One
male and one female aged over 2 years ~
see photos & info
Protomelas steveni taiwan reef
A sub-adult male
~ see
photo and info
Copadichromis azureus
A pair aged 22 monhts ~ see
photo and info
Copadichromis borleyi
"Kagango" One
male aged 18 months ~ see
photo and info
Placidochromis electra
A pair aged over 2 years ~ see
photo and info
Chilotilapia euchilus One
male and three females aged over 2 years. See
photos and info.
Nyassachromis boadzulu One
male and one female aged 18 months. See
photos and info
Aulonocara sp. "Stuartgranti
mbenji" One
male and one female aged over 2 years. See
photos and info.
Buccochromis nototaenia One
male and one female aged 18 months. See
photos and info.
Red Parrot cichlid Two
individuals aged over 3 years (there are no sexes for this fish
since it is regarded as a hybrid). See
photo & info.
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
My choice of plecostomus aged over 2
years. A real algae eater. Three of them inhabit this tank. See
photo and info.
Synodontis notatus A
beautiful african catfish aged two years. See
photo and info.
Synodontis decorus Another
Synodontis species, also called the "decorative
Synodontis". See
photo and info.
Choirorynchus acanthopsis (Horseface
loach) The two
scavengers of the tank. Proposed by
Ad Konings as a useful addition to any African cichlid tank, it
stands by its reputation.
See : Selection
criteria
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