How to Setup a high-tech Planted Tank

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Setting up a planted tank can be a hard task especially if it is the first

time. There is a lot of free information out there but this information

can be confusing. I hope that you will find this article along with these

beautiful pictures helpful and useful. Hi-tech tanks refer to planted tanks

which are actively infused with Carbon dioxide (CO₂) and hence require

all the complicated equipment that comes along with using CO₂ in your

tanks. In Hi-tech tanks we use CO_2,high light levels, a nutritious

substrate and a dense planting from day one. In this article we will see

how Shay Fertig setup his amazing plant tank.

Equipment list:

Aquarium: Rena 1.5 meter (450 litters) Lightning6 X T5 (54W) 2XSylvania Grolux + 2XOsram 8

40 + 2XOsram 865

Filtration: 2 X Eheim pro 3 2028 CO₂ system with ph controller

Reactor: Two external backflow reactors connected to a separate pump each under substrate

heating cable - Rena 15m 100W

Ultraviolet Sterilization: 36W UV R.O system

Chiller: Teco TR-15

Substrate: First layer 1 cm of pumice, second layer 2-3cm of pumice+ peat+ humus soil, third layer 2-3cm

Quartz mixed with JBL Florapol (contains clay), fourth layer pure crushed Quartz.

Filter and CO2 system with ph controller

Water Parameters: pH-5.9, KH-1d, GH-5d, CO2-40ppm, NO3-20ppm, PO4-2ppm, 275ms, Temp.-24

Tank population: Discus, Neon Tetra, Cherry and red Caridina sp. "Crystal Red" Shrimps, Otocinclus,

Ancistrus, Florida flag, other tetras, Microrasbora sp. "Galaxy and much more….

Plants:

Tank maintenance: Besides aquascaping, the tank is fully automated, including:

Automatic water change (100% RO), 100% a week. Automatic water change (100% RO), 100% a week.

Automatic DIY fertilization with peristaltic pumps - KNO3, KH2PO4, KCL, MgSO4, CaCl2, Iron gluconate,

Iron EDTA, CSM+B, Flourish Excel. Automatic DIY fertilization with peristaltic pumps - KNO3, KH2PO4,

KCL, MgSO4, CaCl2, Iron gluconate, Iron EDTA, CSM + B, Flourish Excel.

Trimming- The aquarium is trimmed at least twice a week. Parts of the plants are trimmed from their upper

part and part from their lower.

Plant tank- the new design

Article pictures kindly provided by Shay Fertig

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