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	Linzi Administrator Linzi is a postgraduate student in MEMS technology, having achieving a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering in 2009 at Durham University. She has been keeping fish for approximately 2 years, following in the footsteps of her parents who used to show fish. She currently owns three aquariums: a 400 litre community tank, a 125 litre zebra tank and a 60 litre fry/quarantine tank. Please see below for more information on her aquariums, including the fishcam!	Linzi Dodd Create your badge

The Community Tank

Setup

• Tank: Juwel Rio 400 (400 litre version)
• Lighting: 2X 54W T5 Hagen Glo Ballast, with Sunlight and Tropical Aqua One Tubes
• Filtration: Eheim Professionel 3 2075 Filter with standard eheim media
• Sterilisation: Vecton 600 V2 UV sterliser (filter outlet flow split using "the connector" ask for details!)
• Heating: 2X 200W Heaters

Inhabitants

• Catfish: L001 12" Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus called George
• Cichlids: 5X Pterophyllum scalare angelfish including:
  • a breeding pair combination of a (f) veiltail koi ("Tom") and a standard (m) ("Tiger")
  • two pinks/greys
  • a sub-adult which arrived as a result of a spawn between the pair,which is also a veiltail koi but a much better specimen
• Cichlids: 1X Mikrogeophagus altispinosus Bolivian Ram
• Cichlids: 4X Apistogramma cacatuoides Cockatoo Cichlids (2X triple red, 2X orange)
• Cichlids: 7X Apistogramma hongsloi Red Stripe Cichlids
• Eleotridae: 10X Tateurndina ocellicauda Peacock Gobies

The Zebra Tank

Setup

• Tank: Fluval Roma 125 (125 litre)
• Lighting: Standard T8 tubes
• Filtration: Eheim Professionel 3 2073 Filter with standard eheim media
• Sterilisation: Vecton 400 V2 UV sterliser (filter outlet flow split using "the connector part 2" ask for details!)
• Heating: 200W Heater

Inhabitants

• Tank is currently stripped down, ready for a new setup, check back for more info soon!

The Quarantine Tank

Setup

• Tank: Clearseal 60 litre tank
• Lighting: 9W tube
• Filtration: Fluval 2+ Internal Filter with mechanical and biological filtration
• Sterilisation: Fish r Fun UV steriliser
• Heating: 100W Heater

Inhabitants - Temporarily!

• Catfish: 2X L046 Hypancistrus zebra adults, suspected 1 female and 1 male (one looks like she's carrying eggs!!!)

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