Equipment Check List

Equipment Check List:

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1. Aquarium

2. Aquarium Gravel

3. Aquarium Filter

4. Aquarium Lightning (must have for plant)

5. CO2 (must have for plant)

6. Plant
1. Plant Needs
2. Plant Type

7. Water Quality

8. Accessories
1. Thermometer
2. Heater (depends on temperature)
3. Fish food
4. Fish net
5. Aquarium Glass Scrubber
6. Aquarium vacuum
7. 5-gallon bucket

9. Aquarium test kits to test water parameters and monitor the infamous aquarium nitrogen cycle

1. Aquarium

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45cm (L), 25cm (W), 25cm (H) = 28 Litre (7.42 Gallon)

2. Aquarium Gravel

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ADA - Aqua Soil (New Amazonia)

Normal size 4-5mm a base

2-3mm as touch up

3. Aquarium Filter

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Canister Filter -

Lily pipe P (Outflow)

Lily pipe V (inflow)

4. Aquarium Lightning

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Aquarium plants need a photoperiod of 10 – 12 hours for best growth rate.

color temperature of 3000K to 6000K must be maintained for optimum aquatic plants photosynthesis.

aquatic plants prefer to be under the light with fraction of special red light.

2 to 5 watts per gallon for freshwater planted aquariums .

Item no.	Tube	Length	Description
AL-133	PL	45 cm	18w x1

replace old tube after 12 months of use.

5. CO2

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• CO2 generator
• CO2 indicator

• CO2 disfuser

• CO2 counter

• Safety valve / stop valve

• Speed controller

6. Plant

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Plant Need

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Nutrient - Function

Magnesium (Mg)

Potassium (K)* -

Carbon* - the basic block of carbohydrates, which plants use for energy

Oxygen* - important in plant respiration at night

Hydrogen - (in the form of water) is needed for nutrient transport, among other functions

Nitrogen (N)* - (usually in the form of ammonia or nitrate) necessary for protein synthesis

Phosphorous* - promotes flower development

Sulfur* - used in protein synthesis

Iron  (Fe) - used in chloroplast formation (chloroplasts are the structure in which photosynthesis occurs.

Fertilizer - Flourish Excel

Plant Type

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Name:	hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)
Hardiness:	Moderate
Light Needs:	High
Plant Structure:	Stem
Family:	Linderniaceae
Genus:	Hemianthus
Region:	Central/South America
Location:	Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico), Bahamas
Size:	Individual stem width: 0.5cm (0.25in)
Growth Rate:	Medium
Can Be Grown Emersed:	Yes

The first is to plant small half inch plugs in the substrate at roughly one inch intervals.

7. Water Quality

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pH = 6.5 - 7.5

Nitrates = < 25ppm

KH & GH = 80ppm +

About ½ a teaspoon ( sodium bicarbonate)  will raise the KH by about 2 degrees in 100L of water

Degrees	PPM (Parts per million)	Softness/Hardness
0 – 4 (dH)	0 - 70 ppm	Very soft
4 – 8 (dH)	70 - 140 ppm	Soft
8 – 12 (dH)	140 - 210 ppm	Medium
12 – 18 (dH)	210 - 320 ppm	Medium-Hard
18 – 30 (dH)	320 - 530 ppm	Hard
30+ (dH)	530 + ppm	Very Hard

8. Accessories

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• Themometer - Normal thermometer for aquarium
• Heater - the aquatic plants live in the water of 24º-26ºC. Temperature exceeding 28ºC is fatal to plants health

• Fish food

• Fish net

• Aquarium Glass Scrubber

• Aquarium vacuum

• 5-gallon bucket

Writer : Mann ~ a blog about AquaScaping

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