29 Gallon "Evolution"

I started this tank in November of 2008. It is my very first freshwater planted tank and I absolutely love it. It's had its ups and downs, to be sure, but it's all part of the game. It grows and thrives, sometimes things choke and die. But the experience in its entirety is priceless.

Setup

• Tank: Standard 29g
  
• Lighting: Catalina Custom Fixture
  4x24w T5HO; 2x10,000K, 2x6,500K; two at a time
  4 hours each set, total of 8 hours a day
  
• Filtration: Eheim Pro II 2026
  
• Heater: Hydor ETH 200w inline
  
• Thermometer: Coralife digital

• 5 pound aluminum CO2 cylinder
  
• GreenLeafAquariums Primo CO2 regulator
  
• GreenLeafAquariums drop checker
  
• DIY Rex Grigg style 15"x2" inline CO2 reactor
  
  
  Flora
  
  • Amazon Swords
    Echinodorus amazonicus
    
  • Moneywort
    Bacopa monnieri
    
  • Small Crypts
    Cryptocoryne parva
    
  • Lace Java Fern
    Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
    
  • Java Moss
    Vesicularia dubyana
    
  • HC
    Hemianthus callitrichoides
    
  • Pearlweed
    Hemianthus micranthemoides
    
  • Dwarf Hairgrass
    Eleocharis acicularis
    
  • Brazilian Pennywort
    Hydrocotyle leucocephala
    
  • Aquatic Clover
    Marsilea crenata
    
  • Mircosword
    Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
    
  • Riccia
    Riccia fluitans
  
  
  Fauna
  
  • 7 Cardinal Tetras
    
  • 2 Neon Tetras (they think they're Cardinals)
    
  • 3 Bronze Corys
    
  • 2 Flying Foxes
    
  • 3 Otos
    
  • Who-knows-how-many Malaysian Trumpet Snails
  
  
  Misc.
  
  • Fertilization: Estimative Index - KNO3, KH2PO4, K2SO4, CSM+B
    
  • Hydor Koralia Nano
    
  • Substrate: 60lbs. ECO Complete
    
  • Two pieces of Mopani wood