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September '05
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September '05 - Anabela Azevedo's 300 L Amazon Aquarium. (Portugal)
| Owner: | Anabela Azevedo, 34, from Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal), 6 years of fishkeeping. |
| Setup: | September 2004. |
| Dimensions: | Triangular: 100 cm sides, 60 cm height. |
| Volume: | 300 L (nominal), 250 L (effective). |
| Filtration: | Fluval 404 canister filter. |
| Lighting: | 2x14 W T8 Arcadia Freshwater, 3x18 W T8 Sera Daylight, 1x12 W T5 Supermax2000, 12 hours per day). |
| Heating: | Hydor 300 W. |
| Substrate: | Sera Floredepot + 10 cm river gravel.
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| Decoration: | Petrified wood. |
| Others: | Lights are regulated by a timer.
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| Water: | Temp 29°C, pH 6,5, KH 6, GH 9. |
| Fauna: | 10 Pterophyllum scalare, 12 Hyphessobrycon eques, 8 Corydoras schwartzi and 10 Otocinclus sp.
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| Flora: | 7 Echinodorus tenellus, 2 Echinodorus bleheri, 2 Echinodorus sp. 'ozelot' and 1 Echinodorus martii.
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| Maintenance: | Weekly water changes of 20% with addition of Kent Botanica Grow liquid fertilizer and Sera Florenette A and Floreplus tabs. |
| Comments: | I've redone this tank several times until I found something that really pleases me and finally achieved what I wanted, although I'm aware that I still have a long way to reach perfection. I hope you like it! |
If you'd like to submit an aquarium for Tank of the Month, just contact me.
Photos taken by Anabela Azevedo and displayed here with her permission.
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