11 year old twins setup.

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  1. Paul
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    So my daughters has been nagging for a long time to put their setup on APSA. So here go's
    Hardware. standard 60 cm tank.
    lighting 3 x 20 watt cfl's 6500k daylight.
    filtration 2 x aqua clear hobs.
    100 watt heater.
    pressurized CO2 2 BPS.
    substrate black earth.
    fertilization PPS pro.
    Water parameters amonia 0.0 nitrite 0.0 nitrate 25. TDS 280.
    Fona 6 kuhli loaches 6 black neons 6 harlequin rasbora's 6 cardinal tetras 2 bronz cat fish.
    Flora cryptocoryne wendtii brown cryptocoryne willisii hydrocotyle tripatita. ludwigia rubin red.
    the tank is 9 month old and zero algae so far.
    So please be kind they are only 11 year old girls. lol

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    You tell those 11 year olds they beat 30 year olds hands down...respect !

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    Thanks bud but must confess a little help from dad but mostly with the electricity etc.
     
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    Here is a full shot.

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    Very nice, excellent idea to rope the kids in and keep H.O. at bay.

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    Stunning tank! Very impressed.
     
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    Impressive, Paul!

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    respect to your girls!!
     
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    Those 11 year old girls sure are kicking serious ass.
     
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    Just a update on my daughters tank been running for about three years now still zero algae.

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    Wow that's excellent! What lamp setup did you use? I'm interested in doing a DIY for my 23L
     
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    normal cfl's three by 20 watts.
     
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    Not bad, really. I'm about to order these from Amazon

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