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72" long by 18" wide by 23" tall (185cm long by 45cm wide by 60cm tall) Fish species: Cyprichromis leptosoma Neolamprologus similis Plant species: V. spiralis, L. indica, B. monnieri, "Cherry Temple," C. wendtii, C. lutea, C. something larger, A. nana, A. barteri, A. coffefolia, A. hastifolia, E. amazonicus, S. sublata, V. dubyana, M. pteropus reg and Windelov, H. difformis, H. corymbosa, a few others Feeding: New Life Spectrum (a mix of Mini and Growth pellets), freeze-dried daphnia, lots of cyclops, occasional other foods Lighting: 320 watts VHO Filtration: Largest Emporer available Heat: Two 250 watt Jager heaters Substrate: Fluorite Rock: About 40 lbs Field Stone Shells: About 100 escargot shells, and adding more Current notes on this tank: Maintaining a heavily planted Tanganyikan tank is easy with the right fish choices. The Cyps and Chalinochromis have no interest in digging. The similis want only a thick blanket of shells; substrate is immaterial. I don't use CO2 or liquid ferts in this tank; the fluorite is porous and during the years I've run this as a planted tank it has picked up plenty of ferts which the plants, primarily root-feeding species, use. When the heaviest root-feeders (the sword, crypts, vals) start to fail I add a root tab in that area. I intend for this tank to, in a few years, be a thriving colony tank for the similis and Cyps; the Chalinochromis don't, I admit, fit the plan. I'll likely move them out pretty soon. |
