Arvil
20 gallon (75 liter) tropical, with undergravel system. started 2002 from previous 10 gallon, melania accidentally introduced with live plants. Used ammonium and carbon filters used until 2020. Installed Penguin 150 biofilter January 2020.
- Birthday
- November 21
- Gender
- Male
- Nickname
- Arvil
- Occupation
- retired
- Quarantine?
- no
- List any water conditioners and test kits used:
- API Fresh Water Master Test Kit
Well water, no need to dechlorinate
Taylor reagents for swimming pool to test for GH and KH
- Experience
- More than 10 years
- Do you know of and understand the Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle?
- Yes
- Aquarium Size
- 20 gallon tall
- Aquarium Type
- Freshwater Fish Only
- Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- Black tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), neon tetras (Paracheirodon innesi), rummy nose tetra (Petitella rhodostoma) mollys, platys, many Red-rimmed Melania (Melanoides tuberculate), 2 nerites. Cryptocoryne wendtii (Wendt’s water trumpet)
- Aquarium Start Date
- March, 2002
- Ammonia
- 0
- Nitrite
- 0
- Nitrate
- 20-40
- Temperature
- 75-76°F (24-25°C)
- pH
- 8.2
- Lighting
- LED
- Skimmer
- No
- Aquarium Filter Type
- Marineland Penguin biowheel 150B
- Live Rock Amount
- none
- Salinity or Specific Gravity
- none
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