- Location
- Bay ridge, Brooklyn
With great sadness I decided to break down my freshwater planted tank. Unfortunately, life kicked me hard and with rising expenses (electricity + recent ridiculous rent hike my landlord gave me for Christmas) I have to say goodbye to my FW tank for good. It was a great ride and I am gonna miss it, but I've got to do what I have to do.It's a high tech setup meant to grow demanding plants. I will try to sell it as a whole and hope that I will find somebody interested in buying it. I think that if I uproot all stem plants, catch all fish and drain all water you can take the tank with substrate and basically set up this aquarium somewhere else and have ready planted tank. The substrate I am using is mineralized topsoil capped with Saechem Black Sand mix with regular black. There are Manzanita branches in the tank and I have some more driftwood lying around that I will gibe the buyer as well.
Here's specs (please note that I'm not selling the stand as I made it myself and planning to use it for something else:
1. AGA 75g glass aquarium, dimensions 48x18x20- no scratches, dents, chips or any of that, bought it brand new
2. Filtration:
-Eheim 2217 + all media (Ehfimech +Ehfisubstrat Pro) plumbed into DIY reactor plus customflo intake and return pipes with spraybar
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3579+3580+3603&pcatid=3603
-Eheim Proffesionel 2026 with media as in 2217, eheim water system installation sets for return,intake and surface skimmer
-Spare Eheim Ecco Canister filter with media
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3579+3580+3607&pcatid=3607
3. Heater- Hydor 300W In-line heater plumbed into Eheim 2026 return pipe
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=11369
4. Lighting- 48? Catalina Aquarium Solar 4x54W T5 fixture with hanging kit and 4 Giesseman bulbs used for less than 6 months (2xMidday +2x Aquaflora) Light is made in USA and has German polished reflector
http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=71_136&products_id=1423
5. CO2 system
-Matheson 8-320 Dual Stage Regulator with Clippard Needle Valve and Solenoid, JBJ style bubble counter+DIY PVC Co2 reactor plumbed into eheim 2217 Outlet hose (working great at diffusing CO2
-20lb C02 cylinder (not beautiful cause I always swap cylinders at local welding supply store. Cost of refill approx. $25
accessories like nets, Aqueon water changer 25ft, Dry ferts, remaining food, drop checker and various other items I will add for free to this setup.
Livestock:
-Harem 1 male 5 females Apistogramma Cacatuoides ?Triple Red? constantly breeding
-1x 3.5-4? Discus as in picture
-7x Corydoras Catfish (3x panda, 4 x bronze)
-4x true siamese algae eaters Crossocheilus siamensis
-3x ottocinclus catfish
-2 male Pseudomugil gertrudae
-breeding pair of forgot it's latin name but it's beautiful black with blue dots fish native to southern US
-7x Praecox Rainbow+ 3 juveniles raised in my tanks
-6x Rummynose tetra
1x Amano shrimp (may be more, not sure with all those plants)
Plants
-Carpet of Limnophilla Sp. Mini and Staugoryne repens Tropica 049G
-about 12 stems of Limnophila Aromatica
-huge red nyphea lotus
-few stems Rotala sp. 'Gia Lai'
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Limnophila sp. 'Broad'
Bacopa colorata
Bacopa sp. 'Araguaia'
Limnophila sp. Guinea 'Broad Leaf'
Pictures:
I calculated all equipment and livestock and it ended up well over $800. If somebody is willing to buy this whole setup I am willing to sell it for $550. I paid much more to put it together but I am trying to think realistic here
. Please contact me if you have any questions. You are more than welcome to come see the setup in my apartment. To carry the tank and equipment you probably need a larger car and someone to help (two people with sand in the tank may be PITA)
Again, price is $550 for all except stand, don't hesitate to ask questions or request additional pics. Thanks for looking!
Here's specs (please note that I'm not selling the stand as I made it myself and planning to use it for something else:
1. AGA 75g glass aquarium, dimensions 48x18x20- no scratches, dents, chips or any of that, bought it brand new
2. Filtration:
-Eheim 2217 + all media (Ehfimech +Ehfisubstrat Pro) plumbed into DIY reactor plus customflo intake and return pipes with spraybar
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3579+3580+3603&pcatid=3603
-Eheim Proffesionel 2026 with media as in 2217, eheim water system installation sets for return,intake and surface skimmer
-Spare Eheim Ecco Canister filter with media
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3579+3580+3607&pcatid=3607
3. Heater- Hydor 300W In-line heater plumbed into Eheim 2026 return pipe
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=11369
4. Lighting- 48? Catalina Aquarium Solar 4x54W T5 fixture with hanging kit and 4 Giesseman bulbs used for less than 6 months (2xMidday +2x Aquaflora) Light is made in USA and has German polished reflector
http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=71_136&products_id=1423
5. CO2 system
-Matheson 8-320 Dual Stage Regulator with Clippard Needle Valve and Solenoid, JBJ style bubble counter+DIY PVC Co2 reactor plumbed into eheim 2217 Outlet hose (working great at diffusing CO2
-20lb C02 cylinder (not beautiful cause I always swap cylinders at local welding supply store. Cost of refill approx. $25
accessories like nets, Aqueon water changer 25ft, Dry ferts, remaining food, drop checker and various other items I will add for free to this setup.
Livestock:
-Harem 1 male 5 females Apistogramma Cacatuoides ?Triple Red? constantly breeding
-1x 3.5-4? Discus as in picture
-7x Corydoras Catfish (3x panda, 4 x bronze)
-4x true siamese algae eaters Crossocheilus siamensis
-3x ottocinclus catfish
-2 male Pseudomugil gertrudae
-breeding pair of forgot it's latin name but it's beautiful black with blue dots fish native to southern US
-7x Praecox Rainbow+ 3 juveniles raised in my tanks
-6x Rummynose tetra
1x Amano shrimp (may be more, not sure with all those plants)
Plants
-Carpet of Limnophilla Sp. Mini and Staugoryne repens Tropica 049G
-about 12 stems of Limnophila Aromatica
-huge red nyphea lotus
-few stems Rotala sp. 'Gia Lai'
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Limnophila sp. 'Broad'
Bacopa colorata
Bacopa sp. 'Araguaia'
Limnophila sp. Guinea 'Broad Leaf'
Pictures:
I calculated all equipment and livestock and it ended up well over $800. If somebody is willing to buy this whole setup I am willing to sell it for $550. I paid much more to put it together but I am trying to think realistic here
. Please contact me if you have any questions. You are more than welcome to come see the setup in my apartment. To carry the tank and equipment you probably need a larger car and someone to help (two people with sand in the tank may be PITA) Again, price is $550 for all except stand, don't hesitate to ask questions or request additional pics. Thanks for looking!
