My freshwater reef tank

Discussion in 'Freshwater Fish Tanks' started by invert phil, Nov 14, 2009.

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  1. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    I kept living freshwater sponge, copepods and isopods, and limpets a few years ago in a small tank and it did okay for about 6 months fed on phytoplankton and a yeast solution. As soon as I added fish the nutrient increase from the fish waste killed the sponge within about a month.

    I am planning on trying them again and bryozoans in a slightly larger tank (40L arc tank) with a pump for circulation with media removed. A HOB filter with ceramic media, on a timer 3 hours on and 3 hours off for aerobic and anaerobic filtration. I will be dosing a carbon source (daily) and my own cultured bacteria(once a week) with weekly water changes to try to keep nutrients down. The tank will have a thin gravel layer with a fair amount of rock work.

    Live stock will include;

    Freshwater sponge; spongilla lacustris
    Bryozoans; Lophopus crystallinus (which grows in my dads pond)
    cherry shrimp
    Freshwater limpets
    Isopods and copepods
    white cloud mountain minnows x3
    aquatic moss

    Feeding regime will be a small amount of flake and granular food daily, small amount of green algae and yeast solution every 3 days

    Will update when the tank is up and running...
     
    Last edited: Nov 14, 2009
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  3. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    My sponges from 2 years ago
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    Can't wait to see it.
     
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