Current setup

Aquarium as of 8-May-2022

Notes: on the right side, planted Cryptocoryne nevelli in the back and Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Flamingo’ in the front

Previous Residents…

Usually these are ‘previous residents’ because something didn’t work out quite right…

Animals

• Nerite snails
• Yellow goldenback shrimp

Plants

• Alternanthera reineckii ‘Rot’
• Anubias nana ‘Snow White’
• Echinodorus radicans 
• Hygrophila polysperma
• Littorella uniflora
• Lobelia cardinalis ‘Dwarf’ 
• Lobelia cardinalis ‘wavy’
• Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’
• Marsilea crenata
• Marsilea hirsuta

Accessories

Things that keep things going, or make them nice.

Food for critters

• Various flakes, pellets and wafers

Temperature control

• Heater – HiDom 100 W submerged

Lighting

• Aquarium lighting
  • Kessil A80 ‘tuna sun’
  • Kessil spectral controller

Water movement

• VorTech MP10w ‘quiet drive’
• NEXBERG aquarium mini piezo air pump

Decorations / hardscape

• biOrb Amazonas Root Aquarium Ornament (41cm)

Water quality

• ‘Estimative index‘ fertilizers
• Algaecide aka ‘liquid carbon‘
• Water conditioner

Carbon dioxide (gas) delivery

• Controlling aquarium CO₂
  • regulator, secondary restrictor, needle valve
• Bottled CO₂ tank

• CO₂ diffuser
• Drop checker

Plant substrate

• Aquasoil
• Biohome biogravel
• BiOrb ceramic media

Vendors

Where it all comes from.  No kickbacks, just honest impressions.

• Aqua Essentials
  • my go-to place for aquatic plant supplies
• MaidenHead Aquatics
  • the local shop, part of a garden centre
• ProShrimp
  • good vendor, often has better pricing than most
• AquariumPlantFood
  • I get all my ‘dry salts’ fertilizers from here
• ScapedNature
  • Outfit in Norwich.  Lots of great stuff – shipping can be pricey.
• Ebay
  • second-hand kit.  you can do well here
• Charterhouse Aquatics
  • major online shop.  the aquarium came from here
• RIverwood Aquatics
  • seems a small outfit, but I like these guys – very responsive
•  Machine Mart
  • affordable supplier of disposable CO₂ cylinders.  600 g cylinder lasts about 4 months
• Welder’s Warehouse
  • going to try out a new CO₂ regulator from them, has a ‘buy 2.5 get 3’ offer on CO₂ cylinders

Online Resources

UK Aquatic Plants Society – lots of great information here

Dennerle plant database – very helpful