Current Tanks - Last Update Sept 2011

Why this Blog? Because I'm a complete fish geek, albeit still an intermediate freshwater fishkeeper (I like to say I'm an advance beginner, but there's no such thing apparently.) And because I always seem to lose all those loose leaf sheets with my notes, so now this won't happen.
And because maybe my experience, as narrow as it may be, can help some fellow fishkeepers or potential new fishkeepers to be interested in this amazing hobby.

I have kept fish ongoing for the past 20 years, with lots and lots of trial and error along the way.


So here is what I have to work with at the moment:

Tank 1-B: Fancy Guppy (mutts) Tank ( I call it "B" because it was upgraded from a 5 gal that I had before.)
10 gallon freshwater
Filter: Cartridge
Substrate: Fluorite
Deco: Natural driftwood and a "quartz looking" stone.
Flora: Only live plants (and lots of algae ). Mainly Bacopa sp. , Amazon swords, some Java moss, Some Rotalla sp. Floating plants : Greater duckweed mix and Salvinia sp. (Salvinia, as a pond plant, does not do well in an aquarium setting since it does not like being upside down, or completed submerged. Duly noted.)
Fauna: 1 female Gold Fancy Guppy mutt, one male fantail "Leopard" Fancy Guppy mutt and one male "Sunburst" Fancy Guppy mutt. 2 fry!
Some Ramshorn snails, and some random survivors: one male Golden pencilfish, male Threadfin Rainbowfish.

Parameters:
Temp.: Stable at 27-29 Celsius
pH: Stable at approx. 7.8 (up to 8.0 thanks for city water)
Ammonia: always 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 0


Tank 2: Community tank
29 gallon freshwater
Filter: Cartridge
Substrate: Pea gravel and some fluorite
Deco: Natural driftwood and some fake driftwood and rock
Flora: Only live plants: Mainly Bacopa sp. Java ferns, Crypt colony, Vallisneria sp. (Americana?), Amazon Sword, Floating plants: Greater duckweed mix, Salvinia sp.
Fauna: Apistogramma cacatuoides (male), 7 Rummynose tetras, 4 golden pencilfish, Clown pleco.

Parameters:
Temp.: Stable at 28 Celsius
pH: Stable at approx. 7.8 (up to 8.0)
Ammonia: always 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 5-10, closer to 5.


Tank 3: Was converted to a Mint "nana" growing terrarium.

Parameters:
Temp.: Room temp.