Below are the aquaria of Alisana. Showing all aquaria currently in use. You can also view all users with My Aquaria lists. You can expand this list to include aquaria no longer in use.
| 1. 3ft Malawi Tank |
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No species assigned to this aquarium. | | Dimensions | 91 x 38 x 45cm (36 x 15 x 18")
| | Volume | 155.6 litres, 34.2 UK gallons or 41.1 US gallons
| | pH | 8.2 to 8.4 | | dGH | 12.00 to 16.00 | | Temperature | 26.0-27.0°C or 78.8-80.6°F (Show species within this range) | | Current | Medium | | Water | 0ppm = ammonia;
0ppm = nitrites;
0-5ppm = nitrates. Occasional live stream available here: http://www.livestream.com/malawirifttank | | Furniture | Medium lava rocks attached with Java Moss and Java Fern; Small lava rock with Java Moss and Anubias; Drift Wood with Java Fern (standard and staghorn variety). Back wall used to house vallisneria species. Home to cichlids, decoras, pleco (L083) and yoyo loach. (Clown loaches relocated to another tank) | | Filtration | DIY Undergravel Jet powered by an AquaClear 70; and a Otto Internal Power Filter (chemical and biological) | | Lighting | 3ft dual tube Aqualina | | Heating | Heater | | Feeding | | 1. | Tetra Cichlid Crisps (dry / prepared) few times a week | | | 2. | Sera catfish chips (dry / prepared) daily | | | 3. | Hikari Cichlid Excel (dry / prepared) daily | | | 4. | HBH Shrimp Pellets (dry / prepared) weekly | | | 5. | Hikari Algae Wafers (dry / prepared) few times a week | | | 6. | Tetra Cichlid Granules (dry / prepared) few times a week | |
| | Created | 2011-09-19 Running for 12 years, 8 months, 9 days
| | Updated | 2012-02-05 | |
| 2. Fighter Nano Cube |
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No species assigned to this aquarium. | | Dimensions | 30 x 30 x 30cm (12 x 12 x 12")
| | Volume | 27 litres, 5.9 UK gallons or 7.1 US gallons
| | pH | 7.4 to 7.4 | | Current | Gentle | | Filtration | Basic Sponge Filter | | Lighting | Basic fluorescent bulb | | Feeding | | 1. | HBH Shrimp Pellets (dry / prepared) daily | |
| | Created | 2011-09-19 Running for 12 years, 9 months, 18 days
| | Updated | 2011-09-30 | |
| 3. Outdoor Aquarium |
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No species assigned to this aquarium. | | Dimensions | 90 x 26 x 31cm (35 x 10 x 12")
| | Volume | 72.5 litres, 15.9 UK gallons or 19.2 US gallons
| | pH | 7 to 7.2 | | Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) | | Water | Temperature varies depending on year, averages around 25C. 40% water change fortnightly | | Furniture | Heavily planted tank with Hydrilla, Vallisneria and Ambulia. Various clay caves inside tank. | | Filtration | Corner Filter | | Lighting | Natural | | Heating | None | | Feeding | | 1. | Brineshrimp (Artemia) (frozen) daily | |
| | Created | 2012-01-30 Running for 20 years, 4 months, 12 days
| | Updated | 2012-01-30 | |
| 4. Outdoor Aquarium (Guppies) |
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No species assigned to this aquarium. | | Dimensions | 50 x 30 x 35cm (20 x 12 x 14")
| | Volume | 52.5 litres, 11.5 UK gallons or 13.9 US gallons
| | pH | 7 to 7.2 | | Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) | | Water | Temperature varies depending on year, averages around 25C
40% water change fortnightly | | Furniture | Heavily planted tank with Hydrilla, Vallisneria, Ambulia and another unidentified plant | | Filtration | Rena SmartFilter 20 | | Lighting | Natural | | Heating | None - Tank kept warm by sunlight | | Feeding | | 1. | HBH Basic Flake (dry / prepared) daily | | | 2. | Cucumber Blanched (frozen) weekly | | | 3. | Carrot Blanched (live) weekly | |
| | Created | 2012-01-30 Running for 23 years, 4 months, 12 days
| | Updated | 2012-02-02 | |
| 5. Outdoor Aquarium (Platies) |
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No species assigned to this aquarium. | | Dimensions | 45 x 25 x 28cm (18 x 10 x 11")
| | Volume | 31.5 litres, 6.9 UK gallons or 8.3 US gallons
| | pH | 7 to 7.2 | | Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) | | Current | Gentle | | Water | Temperature varies depending on year, averages around 25C. 40% water change fortnightly | | Furniture | Heavily planted tank with Hydrilla, Vallisneria, Ambulia and another unidentified plant | | Filtration | Basic HOB Filter | | Lighting | Natural | | Heating | None - Tank kept warm by sunlight | | Feeding | | 1. | HBH Basic Flake (dry / prepared) daily | | | 2. | Cucumber Blanched (frozen) weekly | | | 3. | Carrot Blanched (live) weekly | |
| | Created | 2012-01-30 Running for 14 years, 4 months, 10 days
| | Updated | 2012-01-30 | |
| 6. Planted Shrimp Nano |
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No species assigned to this aquarium. | | Dimensions | 45 x 23 x 25cm (18 x 9 x 10")
| | Volume | 25.9 litres, 5.7 UK gallons or 6.8 US gallons
| | pH | 7.4 to 7.4 | | Temperature | 22.0-25.5°C or 71.6-77.9°F (Show species within this range) | | Current | Gentle | | Water | Tank filled with wood to help lower pH naturally (ideally want it at 6.8 -7.0), heavily planted, filled with shrimp. Originally considered AquaScaping it but like the "wild" look (as do the shrimp)
0ppm = ammonia, nitrites, nitrates
20% water change weekly, plus cleaning of substrate
Half tank has gentle water movement, other half of tank is still (water movement slowed by plants) | | Furniture | Plants, plants and more plants.
Plus driftwood (use the tank for encouraging plants to grow on wood) | | Filtration | AquarWold Internal Filter 150 | | Lighting | Aqualina 18" x2 lights(White+Pink fluros) | | Heating | None - water cooled by mini fan | | Feeding | | 1. | Sera Shrimp Natural (dry / prepared) daily | | | 2. | Courgette (Zuccini) (dry / prepared) few times a week | |
| | Created | 2011-09-19 Running for 12 years, 9 months, 28 days
| | Updated | 2011-09-19 | |
