Aquarium
Oase “Living Waters” biOrb LIFE (45 L)
Residents
We run a ‘peaceful community tank’ with a blend of plants and animals that (are supposed to and mostly do) live harmoniously together.
Animals
Fish
- Rummy-nosed tetras
- Five-banded barbs
- Otocinclus Catfish
Shrimp
- Amano shrimp
Snails
- Zebra thorn snails
Plants
Background
Midground
Foreground
Carpet
Epiphyte
Aquarium as of 31-Jan-2021
Previous Residents…
Usually these are ‘previous residents’ because something didn’t work out quite right…
Animals
- Nerite snails
Accessories
Things that keep things going, or make them nice.
Food for critters
- Various flakes, pellets and wafers
Temperature control
Lighting
Water movement
- VorTech MP10w ‘quiet drive’
Decorations
- biOrb Amazonas Root Aquarium Ornament (41cm)
Water quality
- ‘Estimative index‘ fertilizers
- Algaecide aka ‘liquid carbon‘
- Water conditioner
Carbon dioxide (gas) delivery
- Bottled CO2 tank
- Regulator(s)
- CO2 diffuser
- Drop checker
Plant substrate
- Aquasoil
- Biohome biogravel
- BiOrb ceramic media
Vendors
Where it all comes from. No kickbacks, just honest impressions.
- AquaEssentials
- my go-to place for aquatic plant supplies
- MaidenHead Aquatics
- the local shop, part of a garden centre
- ProShrimp
- good vendor, often has better pricing than most
- AquariumPlantFood
- I get all my ‘dry salts’ fertilizers from here
- ScapedNature
- Outfit in Norwich. Giving them a try.
- Ebay
- second-hand kit. you can do well here
- Charterhouse Aquatics
- major online shop. the aquarium came from here
- RIverwood Aquatics
- seems a small outfit, but I like these guys – very responsive
- Machine Mart
- affordable supplier of disposable CO2 cylinders. 600 g cylinder lasts about 4 months
Online Resources
UK Aquatic Plants Society – lots of great information here