My Lido

So its about time I started a thread for my latest tank.

Its a Juwel Lido 120 (120L) It has been running for about 3 weeks now and I am slowly starting to add fish after using 2 bottles of Seachem Stability and 3 female platys to help cycle. I added some mature ceramic noodles from my canister last week to up the bacteria as well.

I am running the stock filter with all the original media except for the carbon sponge. I will be adding some Purigen soon. For subtrate I have 2 bags of Seachem Flourite dark, I am dosing every day with Seachem Flourish Excel and 3 times a week with Seachem Flourish Complete, for lighting I am using the stock dual T5 ballast with one hi-lite day and one hi-lite nature both fitted with reflectors.

The current stock is 3 female platys, 3 panda corys (will be adding more as soon as I find some) and some platy fry as the one female was pregnant when I got her. I am planning on a South American tank with a pair of bolivian rams some more corys and some tetras (still deciding between a school of neons or black skirts)

I am useless when it comes to plant names so you will just have to look through the pics. There is one piece of driftwood (I plan on adding more) I have purchased some rocks today which I will be adding tomorrow. I am just waiting for the plants to settle some more and I will play around with the scape. This is my first proper planted tank so any advice is welcome

 

The rocks

 

Very noice dude!

 

Second that. It looks great.

 

Thanks guys will put in the rocks tomorrow and take some pics

 

Nice set up

 

I would have bought more rocks but @dash took most of their stock and even these 2 cost me R300 :amazed:

 

Lol sorry

 

Lol oh ja dats believable

 

Why are you in a fighting mood with dash so late at night???

 

Whose fighting?

 

Ok, let's not uh jack this thread lol. Will chat in the morning

 

Haha @dash saved me from myself, otherwise i would have spent too much money on rocks

 

ok when you say it like that it sounds bad -

 

@Caudelia haha I have way too many expensive habits but that's not one

 

lol this one is bad enough

 

@Caudelia the fish keeping? yes haha

 

So I put the rocks in. Not too sure with the current layout

 

Looks good. In time those rocks will turn brown giving it a natural look.