![]() ![]() Main substrate - around 60mm Hugo Kamashi Natural Sand mixed at the top layer with Wio Heaven River Sand (to give some grain variety) and a splash of Hugo Kamashi Natural Fine Gravel to accent.I'm in two minds whether I really need it, but it won't hurt, and will be a nutrient reserve as and when required. Rich substrate layer - I plan to add a rich substrate layer (a peat pellet, aqua-soil and kanuma mixture laced with a bit of osmocote) - around 20mm - in some stainless mesh trays (which I'll show later on).I also want to keep TDS low, so ferts will be fairly low. Some percentage of EI - I won't have any demanding plants, mainly epiphytes and crypts, and just want slow clean growth.Water targets will be very soft - around KH 0 / GH 3-4.Kamoer X2SR Pro water change unit (1000ml/min).2 x 50 litre storage containers for fill and drain matching.Vyair R-200 4 stage RO system with chlorine and chloramine filters.Water change system (in adjacent fish/boiler/brewery room): 2 x Weak Aqua T90 Pro RGB+UV (point source ceiling pendant lights).Integral LED lighting with auto-door sensors.Stone finish laminate doors and end panels.26mm solid Trespa top and 13mm Trespa base shelf.Custom made (by me) 316 stainless steel frame with heavy duty castors and wind down feet.Lifegard Aquatics 1" slip bulkhead outlet (to allow some fanciful experiments on outlet options).Ecotech Marine Vectra M2 return pump (2000gph / 7500lph).Innovitech X-Filter 1.0 fleece roller pre-filter (17 micron fleece material).Fuji Cube 1600GHP (6,056lph) overflow box with "Bean animal" overflow system | 410mm internal weir - modified for bottom draw inlets.1000 x 400 x 400 160 litre Sump (NACD) with wet/dry trickle filter.1500 x 600 x 550 high - 495 litres (Aquarium4Life custom build - 15mm Opti-white glass).I pretty much just want to have to trim the odd plant, feed the fish, and enjoy watching the tank. Most of you guys who know me, know I'm a maintenance-phobe - so this whole system is also designed with as much automation as physically possible. The 600mm width of this tank will hopefully give me scope to have more open areas for fish that I typically end up with (I'm a self-certified plant crammer!). That said I will be attempting to replicate much of that style of tank as I can - lots of broken lines of sight and shadowy areas. I'm not yet ready as an aquarist to go full-tilt into a biotope/habitat style of tank - as much I love looking at biotope style tanks, I just like having a lot more plants than is typical for that style of tank. ![]()
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