Craig' 35L nano tank Journal - Update Page 3
#1 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 07 April 2007 - 06:09 PM
I thought i'd post up a 'journal' of setting up the new tank.
Information:
Tank - 18x10x12" (35L/9G)
Filtration - Jebo 501 Hang on Filter
Co2 - Nutrafin Natural system
Lighting - 2x 36W tubes, aqua sun compact reflector
Substrate - Laterite, Garnet sand, Red sea Flora base, 2-3mm brown gravel: in that order.
Heater - Vitapet 50W heater
Ferts - Seachem Flourish liquid and seachem flourish root tabs
Flora - Glosso, pearl grass, rotala, anubias, swords and java fern. Still
thinking about what plants i will use...
Fish - Most likely some neons and maybe a pair of rams.
Im wondering if i should go for driftwood or rocks, please give me your opinions
I think thats pretty much everything
Im still waiting on most of the stuff to arrive from ASA over the easter break, so i will post up stacks more photos then.
Heres The pics so far... The tank has some water marks that dont want to come off but when the water is in the tank, you can barely see them
Close up of the laterite (bottom) and Garnet sand (top)
side View
Front view. The little black things are the flourish tabs for root growth or something lol.
Sorry about my crappy photography skills!
Craig
#2
Posted 07 April 2007 - 07:35 PM
I would say go with driftwood over rocks, but then again, rocks look good aswell so it is a mind boggle, flip a coin as I always say lol
Look forward to some more pics
P.S. You photography skills are better then mine!
#3 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 08 April 2007 - 09:49 AM
yea im going to go with driftwood! ive got a nice bit soaking out back..
Ill post up some more pics when this order arrives
#4
Posted 08 April 2007 - 08:33 PM
Good to see your headed into the world of plants .. Going in full steam too by the looks, good stuff... I've a couple of books I can highly recommend you, answered a lot of questions for me.
Try
Encyclopedia of Aquarium plants by Peter Hiscock
and...
The simple guide to planted aquariums by Terry Anne Barber & Rhonda Wilson
Available from Amazon, you can get them second hand through there pretty cheap too, or order them through one of the website sponsors if they have them or can get them..If your a member, perhaps the club has some books? I'm not sure.
Plus here are a couple plant links full of great info and well worth a read, one of them has a great plant catalogue, the other has some great links coming from it.
http://home.infinet.net/teban/
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/
I look forward to seeing your tank progress... Good luck
Mike.
#5 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 09 April 2007 - 05:02 PM
I managed to find one of these hydor co2 systems ---> www.hydor.it/index_en.htm
for a dirt cheap price, and the co2 bottle has only been used for 3 weeks!
So im very excited about that lol, but the downside is that ive found a crack in the tank which means ive gotta buy a new one, which isnt to bad i guess lol.
Ill post some more updates next Monday or Tuesday when the gear arrives!
Craig
#6 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 17 April 2007 - 07:12 PM
sorry about the big wait for pics.
The tank is still a bit cloudy so i doesnt look too good.
The lights that came iwth the unit are very 'blue', and i ight look into getting some 'yellower' ones.
Thanks alot for plant donations from Graeme and Mike!
The tank and plants all look pretty crappy at the moment, but im hoping it should grow into place and the hair grass grow up a bit, the glosso cover the substrate and to get the pearl grass and other plants to create a nice thick 'background.'
Please give your suggestions and comments
Glosso
the full tank
the mess lol
#7
Posted 17 April 2007 - 07:15 PM
Mike
#8 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 17 April 2007 - 07:17 PM
I now know what you meant by 'planting glosso takes a while'
Craig
#9
Posted 17 April 2007 - 07:22 PM
Picture 1: Awesome.
Picture 2: Double awesome!
Picture 3: (mum) Clean your bloody room craig!
lol
#10
Posted 18 April 2007 - 12:07 PM
Mike.
#11
Posted 19 April 2007 - 10:08 AM
i love the tank. when can u be over my place to make me one .
thaks nic
#12 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 19 April 2007 - 10:40 AM
Time for an update!
Ive been busy in the tank today, i just wasnt happy with the look of the hairgrass in the corner, so i took most of it out and left the best looking bits in there
My order from aquaria arrived too. Hmm, the plants wer'nt in the best condition, especially the glosso which had turned brown and gross. The riccia i got is attached to a rock, and the anubias was way to big for my tank, but i attached it to a rock and put it in a bucket. The stem plants are ok i guess
The reason their are so many plants at the back of the tank is because im going to grow them all for a few weeks, and when they have established ill pick my favourite two of them, and ditch the rest. If anyone can help me with identifying the plants, please do Ive got a bad memory already and im only 13 lol
Im still not happy with the light cover lol, i want more yellow!
I have'nt noticed much growth in the plants yet, its probrably because im getting impatient and want to the plants to grow...INSTANTLY
Im only dosing flourish, excel and flourish root tabs. Should i be dosing more?
Here's some pics.
Please leave your comments and suggestions of the tank
Thanks,
Craig
#13
Posted 19 April 2007 - 03:17 PM
Some small stones at the base of the stem plants would look good and personally I'd leave all the stem plants in :wink:
Here is a pic of my attempt at a planted nano (16L) The water is murky because I had only just filled it with water :oops:
Jason
#14 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 19 April 2007 - 03:34 PM
Nice looking Nano!
Everyone's catching the nano bug lately lol
Yea you make a good point, it could look quite good with all the stem plants in there.
My riccia is pearling like my mad
Craig
#15
Posted 19 April 2007 - 04:09 PM
Jason
#16 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 19 April 2007 - 04:11 PM
I want to take some photos of my pearling plants but my camera is crap and its got no focus :x
Craig
#17 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 30 April 2007 - 05:54 PM
Thought it was time for an update.
I have changed quite a lot because i didnt like the look of it and it was driving me mad every time i looked at it lol.
I took out the pearl grass because it went all brown and crap.
I have seperated the stellatus and spread it around the back of the tank, which i think will look good when its finished growing
The glosso has sent out heaps of runners which i am very happy about
I had a bucket of wood soaking out the back that a friend bought me from a dried up swap down south. Lots of little plants started growing off the wood so i plated them in my tank They grow like crazy!! about 1-2cm a day!!
Most of the plants i get to pearl too, especially the riccia :D
The glosso and the whole tank itself looks a hell of a lot better in person, i dont know why it looks so bad in the pics :S
Hope you like the pics
ID please
Riccia!!!
Glosso!!!
Full tank
For any that havent seen them..... My old pair of peppies, shoulda kept em.
Please leave your comments
Craig
#18
Posted 30 April 2007 - 06:30 PM
Can't wait to see it grow out and with pieces of wood in it
#19
Posted 30 April 2007 - 06:42 PM
oh and you yes! you should of kept your Peppermints, or at least sold them to me!
#20
Posted 02 May 2007 - 06:33 PM
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