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Palude del Capitano from Salento Peninsula

Italy, Salento Peninsula, Puglia

This biotope aquarium is re-creating a coastal cenote located in the Apulia Region, Italy. It is a unique aquatic environment of several submerged tunnels.

Submitted by: Francesco Denitto

GPS: 40.2036667, 17.9258175

Geographical region: Southern Europe
Drainage Basin
River catchment
Water body type: Cenote
Water body name: Palude del Capitano
Water body part: Pool
Water body course
Water body: tributary of
Tributary name

Videos above and below water

Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type: Brackish water
Water color: Clear water
Water transparency: High
Concentration of sediments: Low
Water temperature: 20-28 °C
Water flow/curent: None

Chemical parameters

pH: 7.5
Conductivity: 15000
GH
KH
Dissolved Oxygen

Aquarium information

Aquarium description

Set-up date

29 September, 2007

Aquarium decoration

The set-up is simple and functional. Material used are limestone rocks, seasoned driftwood branches and fine greyish sand collected on site.

Aquarium equipment

A small internal filter with the biological filter material. For the lighting are to be used led (or neon). The aquarium must have some shaded areas, as often the entrance of a Cenote is covered with bushes. No heating.

Fish care

This biotope is inhabited by:

Fishes: