Description of the aquarium:
Category:
Tank size:
60x30x30 = 54 liters ~ 14 gallons (us)
Specific features:
After more than 20 years I have decided to enter the reef keeping hobby territory and to occupy myself with the care and breeding of killifishes. The pool is my old South Basin "... from Brazil with love ...".
Aquarium decoration:
Gravel:
2,4 KG Dennerle DeponitMix Professional 9in1 and 5 kg of fine aquarium gravel grit 1-2mm.
In addition to be placed on the floor in the entire basin peat fibers. This acidify the water with and are often used by the Killis as Ablaichsubstrat.
In addition to be placed on the floor in the entire basin peat fibers. This acidify the water with and are often used by the Killis as Ablaichsubstrat.
Plants:
Vallisneria spiralis
Chickweed
Javafarn mounted on Mopani
Small Büschelfarn as a floating plant cover
1 moss ball
The aim is, by means of planting to create safe havens for the females and the basin total darken slightly.
Chickweed
Javafarn mounted on Mopani
Small Büschelfarn as a floating plant cover
1 moss ball
The aim is, by means of planting to create safe havens for the females and the basin total darken slightly.
Special features of the facility:
Styrofoam, tile adhesive, granite spray, some branches and epoxy-built rear and side walls.
Mopani.
Fibrous peat
Mopani.
Fibrous peat
Aquarium equipment:
Lighting:
Cover jewel Korallux 60, equipped with a jewel aquarium Daylight 15 Watt tube.
The lighting is on a timer of 12 - is 22 turns clock.
The lighting is on a timer of 12 - is 22 turns clock.
Filtration:
The pool is filtered with a HMF.
Behind the mat Siporax and Peat are additionally introduced. The latter is intended to push the pH in the acidic range.
The HMF is a Eheim Compact 300 pump operated running throttled.
Behind the mat Siporax and Peat are additionally introduced. The latter is intended to push the pH in the acidic range.
The HMF is a Eheim Compact 300 pump operated running throttled.
Other equipment:
50 Watt Tetra - heater
Stocking:
1/2 Epiplatys dageti monroviae
Aphyosemion australe 2/2 "Gold"
Aphyosemion striatum 1/1
Aphyosemion australe 2/2 "Gold"
Aphyosemion striatum 1/1
Water parameters:
Temperature: 24 ° C
pH: 6.5
KH: 3
GH: 5
No2: 0
No3: below 10 mg / liter
The remaining values are submitted.
pH: 6.5
KH: 3
GH: 5
No2: 0
No3: below 10 mg / liter
The remaining values are submitted.
Feeding:
Since Killis prefer relatively nourishing food, the animals are mainly fed with live and frozen foods.
In between there and TetraMin Tetra Rubin Crisp feed.
In between there and TetraMin Tetra Rubin Crisp feed.
Videos:
Further information:
Fertilize with Dennerle Bio CO2
1 x weekly administration of EasyLife ProFito liquid complete fertilizer.
Water change every 7 days 10 liters, treated with oak extract.
1 x weekly administration of EasyLife ProFito liquid complete fertilizer.
Water change every 7 days 10 liters, treated with oak extract.
