Chris Graff

Mess #2: Just add Flourite Red. "Water should clear up in 2-12 hours", says the Flourite bag. That would be a neat trick!

Tank Specs ~120g all-glass 6ft rectangular All-wood stand with one large and two divided closed cabinets

Lighting 2 x Jalli Deluxe dual 96W w/ dual power and exhaust fan (384W total 7100K) Limited early morning indirect sunlight Current artificial cycle 11AM-11PM

CO2 System Milwaukee SM122 pH controller Milwaukee integrated regulator, solenoid, needle valve and bubble counter Reactor 1000 mounted externally in return line from sump pump 5 lb CO2 tank

Substrate 100% Flourite Red (about 210 lbs., 3-4 inches deep)

Current Occupants (partial list) 11 x Rummy Nose Tetras (Hemigrammus bleheri) 12 x Cardinal Tetras (Paracheirodon axelrodi) 2 x Bandit Corys (Corydoras metae) 2 x Spotted Corys (Corydoras melanistius) 10 x SAE (Crossocheilus Siamensis) Dwarf Lotus (Nymphaea Daubenyana) Red Tiger Lotus (Nymphaea lotus zenkeri) Jungle Vals (Vallisneria americana) Brazilian Pennywort (Hydrocotyl leucocephala) Watter lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) Riccia Fluitans Java Moss (Vesicularia dubyana) Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus) Amazon Swords (Echinodorus bleheri) Microswords (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis) Bacopa monnieri Waterprite (Ceratopteris siliquosa) Cabomba Tropical Sunset (Hygrophila polysperma) Rotala rotundifolia

Filtration 2 x Eheim 2224 Filter intakes situated in center of tank Filter return spray bars oriented to spray down the ends of tank

Sump Prefab prefilter/overflow box Acrylic covered on external overflow box to prevent CO2 loss 20g tank located in cabinet Bio media removed to prevent CO2 loss Full acrylic cover on tank to prevent CO2 loss Rio 2100 pump feeding sump water into CO2 reactor Single 1/2 inch return positioned just below water line spraying downward (no agitation)

Climate Control Ambient temperature at max 78 deg F (in Texas in summer that's pretty cool) Pro-Heat II 250W digital titanium heater

Water 40% Amquel treated tap, 60% RO/rainwater 77-79 deg F Natural pH 8.0 Controlled pH 6.7 KH 5 GH 7 NO3 20mg/l Fe ~.1ppm PO4 ~.05-.1ppm

Ferts Flourish (regular) 30ml every 3rd day Flourish Iron 15ml every 3rd dady

Future Priorities Plant changes to move slow growers and less weeds. Some semblance of aquascaping. Driftwood centerpieces. Dreaming of automatic water change system....