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40g South American set up. Need opinions.

Posted: 15 Jun 2007, 19:09
by Easystreet
How does this sound for a SA set up.

Tank - 40g long (48x12x16)
Filter - Ehiem Ecco 2236 (rated for 80g. 185gph)
Heater - 200w Visi-Therm Stealth
Extras - Under gravel jets (2 jets to remove dead spots)
Water Paramiters

Ph - 7.6
Gh - <20ppm
Kh - 30ppm

4 - Apistogramma cacatuoides "Double Red" (1m & 3f)
12 - Hemigrammus rhodostomus "Rummynose Tetra"
2 - Hypancistrus sp. (L066) "King Tiger Pleco"

Lots of driftwood.
Tall Sword plants
Rockwork to create caves and hiding nooks.

25% water changed weekly.


What do you think? Too much? too little?

- Jason

Posted: 17 Jun 2007, 17:16
by Judazzz
Sounds good to me! In fact, I think you could even house 2 or 3 more L066's in there, to enhance the chances of them reproducing (not sure if that's your goal, though). I mean, proposed stock, tank size and filtration all leave room for a few more pleco's, or other fish, if that's what you'd rather have.