amazon river aquariums

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

For the thread, my 110 liter tank is an Amazon tank in terms of fish. However, the previous owner (little side note, I got it all for free! What a bargain!) also had some moss balls to go with it, so it's not technically a complete Amazon tank.

 

[eon aquatics]

the 20 gallon is getting stained pretty good

 

[Deadeye]

the 20 gallon is getting stained pretty good

Dwarf pike? Not sure if they need more space but love the tannin rich water.

 

[eon aquatics]

idk maybe a small cichlid of some kind

 

[eon aquatics]

still staining, some of the coconut husk went through the filter bags so im going to need to siphon it as well

 

[eon aquatics]

i got this cheap siphon from walmart

 

[eon aquatics]

i would say the staining is complete
i tried to siphon it but there are lots of little particles floating around
probably needs a filter but trying a dirt bottom would be interesting as well

 

[eon aquatics]

 

[eon aquatics]

i added brown aquarium gravel
it should collect the dirt and make siphoning 10x as effective

 

[eon aquatics]

actually this 20 gallon stained tank is without a filter im going to try both siphoning it once or twice a week and treating the water with ammonia reducer if i need to and also letting it cycle thoroughly
i could do water changes although that would dilute the tannins if i put fresh water in it