For those of you who have been following our 114g UNS 120U rimless tank aquascape build here at our Pet Zone Tropical Fish storefront in Convoy District/Kearny Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, here’s a quick little update on the progress of the tank. Some of the plants did extremely well while others did just okay and some did not grow much.

Here’s a recap of everything used:

Tank: UNS Ultum Nature Systems 120U 114 Gallon

Substrate: ADA Aqua Design Amano Amazonia Light (8 bags of the 9L size) + half dozen bags of ADA Power Sand sprinkled with ADA substrate additives

Lighting: Twinstar 900SP Planted LED Light pendent style hanging from UNS Light Hanging Bar

Hardscape: 150-200 lbs. of Seiryu Stone + Spiderwood

Plants: Ludwigia SP Red, Ammania, Tripartita, Pearl Weed, Monte Carlo, Stag Repens, Lobelia Cardinalis, Red Tiger Lotus, Mermaid Weed, Alternanthera Reinickii, Anubias Nana, just to name a few (I’m sure I missed a few)

Filter: Fluval FX6 w/ VIV glass lily pipe inflow & outflow + Hydor Wave Maker for additional circulation

CO2: 20 lb tank w/ Archaea Dual Gauge Regulator + Mr Aqua reactor/bubble counter + VIV CO2 diffuser