Updated Heckel Biotope

[robxc80]

Removed the rocks to make it easier to vacuum. Fish seem happier as a result.

Heckel are showing a lot of blue. Very happy since these are rio negro heckels which usually are brownish.

Straight tap now. No more roobios tea. No more stressing over water.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v0LzY42v-kc

[Filip Zebec]

Exelent aquarium.

What is parameter of your tap water ?

Describe your tank, filtration ? WC, filter ?

[robxc80]

Thank you

My tap is 179ppm TDS and pH of 6.8. I do weekly 50 percent water changes adding nothing but seachem safe and I don't age my water.

Temp is 85. Tankmates are hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus, Hemmigramas Bleheri, Pterophyllum Leopoldi, Crenicichla Notopthalmus, Ancistrus Dolichopterus, and Biotodoma cupido.

Tank is a 150 gallon filter by a fx5, an eheim 2180, an aquaclear 70, and a Rena xp s li ked to a 18 watt uv.

[rickztahone]

Here's your video embedded:

https://youtu.be/v0LzY42v-kc

[rickztahone]

Very nice looking tank. One of my favorites. What kind of lighting are you using?

[robxc80]

I have a 4 foot finnex planted light. I actually cover a few inches of it with foil to reduce light further.

[robxc80]

Thanks Rick!

[rickztahone]

Those Finnex fixtures are very nice and sleek. There is a fully planted tank in my LFS that has 2 fixtures running. The tank looks very nice well lit but you can tell that if they do not crank up that co2, they will soon lose their battle to algae.

[Fundulopanchax]

Extremely nice! Congratulations on the look and the very fine-looking fish.

Ron

[robxc80]

Thank you!!!

[plecocicho]

Thank you

My tap is 179ppm TDS and pH of 6.8. I do weekly 50 percent water changes adding nothing but seachem safe and I don't age my water.

Temp is 85. . Do you know what is your gh and kh?