Tap Water Information
Tap Water pH	7
Tap Water Nitrate	0-10ppm
Tap Water General Hardness (GH)	0 to 70ppm
Tap Water Carbonate Hardness (KH)	0 to 70ppm

1) Hermione's Tank - 5ft - 60 Gallons

Eheim 2217 + Eheim Professional II 2128 Thermofilter, 2 x 40w T8 tubes and Arcadia reflectors. Home made hood, DIY 3D background. Mixed sand and gravel, large rocks and bogwood and mostly artificial plants as my Severums eat the real ones. Currently housing: Albino Common Pleco (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) named Hermione (approx 14") 6 x Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) Young breeding pair of Rotkeil Severums (Heros Sp. Rotkeil) 10x Buenos Aires Tetra (Hyphessobrycon anisitsi) Water is remineralised RO with pH 6.8, gH 5, temp 26C

2) Desk Tank - 40 litres
Superfish internal filter, 50W heater, low energy fluorescent lighting. Play sand, bogwood, pebbbles, Java Moss and plants. 2 x Ember Tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae) 2 x (Corydoras elegans Sp.) 3 x Oto (Otocinclus macrospilus) 1 x Zebra Oto (Otocinclus cocama) 5x Salt and Pepper Cory (Corydoras habrosus) Water is remineralised RO with a pH of 6.5, gH of 5 and temperature is 25C.

3) Zebra Pleco (L046) - Fluval Roma 90

Eheim 2213 external filter, 100 watt heater, standard Roma 90 lighting and an air curtain running on an APS100 air pump. This tank is home to : 3 x L46 Zebra Pleco (Hypancistrus Zebra (L046)) 6 x Green Laser Cory (Corydoras Sp. CW009) and 2x Harlequin Rasbora 3x Kuhli Loach 4x Black Neon Tetra 5x Neon Tetra 1x Amano shrimp all rehomed from "jaspersdad" Water is remineralised RO at pH 6.8, gH5 and temperature is 27C

Juwel Panoramo 40" and others - & 8 Other Empty Tanks

Juwel Panorama Wide Hex 180 litre tank with Juwel lighting, Hydor external heater, Eheim 2215 external filter, pool filter sand, rocks and plants. Housing: Breeding pair of Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) - Buffy and Angel, plus two of their offspring, Peaseblossom and Mustardseed Wild caught pair of Blue Panda Apistos (Apistogramma panduro) Sevral Juvenile Blue Panda Apistos (Apistogramma panduro) 1 Young male Rotkeil Severum (Heros sp. Rotkeil) 8 x Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) Water is remineralised RO with pH at 6.8 and gH at 5, temperature 26C Azoo Tulip Small 15 litre tank with APS mini internal filter, mini heater and clip on light. This tank has Fluval shrimp substate, stones, plants and bogwood and is home to my Red Cherry Shrimps (Neocaridina Heteropoda var. Red) Water is remineralised RO with pH 7, gH 8 and temperature 24C Azoo Tulip No2 Small 15 litre tank with APS mini internal filter, mini heater and clip on light. This tank has Fluval shrimp substate, stones, plants and bogwood and is home to my Blue Pearl Shrimps (Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. blue) Water is remineralised RO with pH 7, gH 8 and temperature 24C 70 litre Tropiquarium I've removed the original filter box to give more water volume an added a JBL Crystalprofi e700 external filter. Lots of rocks at the back and on the left, with clay pipes as caves and black sand with escargot shells for the shellies. Stocked with: 4 Julies (Julidochromis transcriptus "Kissi") plus fry: Water is remineralised RO with pH 8, gH 12, kh 14 and temperature is 24C 18 x 10 x 10 Clearseal tank with APS internal filter, 50 watt heater, play sand and escargot shells. Water is remineralised RO with pH 8, gH 12, kh 14 and temperature is 24C Housing 2 Gold Occies (Lamprologus ocellatus Gold) 36" x 12" x 15" Clearseal tank Eheim Aquaball 160, 150W heater, sand, bogwood, slate caves housing: 3 x Young Blue Phantom Pleco (Hemicancistrus sp.L128) 37 x Juvenile Apistogramma panduro Jewel Rekord 600 Juwel filter has been removed. Back painted black, with pool filter sand, pebbles, bogwood, plants and JBL Crystalprofi e700 external set for a fast "river" flow at 22C with gH8, kH4 and pH7.2. Housing 13 White Cloud Mountain Minnows and 1 Hillstream Loach rehomed from "jaspersdad" EMPTY TANKS Clearseal Hexagon - 60 litre. Clearseal tank and hood - 3ft x 18" x 12" 29 gallons. Juwel 260 litre tank : Currently empty awaiting refit as a Tanganyikan community Plain glass tank - 32" x 12" x 16" 1 x Azoo Tulip tanks All are presently in need of cleaning, kitting out and stocking.

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