http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc Nanos aquariums may be small but they can make a striking canvas for your aquascapes. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:36 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/images/apc/misc/rss.jpg http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66726-rate-my-iwagumi.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:50 GMT Hi this is the hardscape of my cube for a competition in Puerto Rico and this is my template i still don't have the aquarium ready they are going to make it soon but i am going to have UG and dwarf hairgrass and some rotola maybe rotundofolia or another any suggestion is welcome ohh i forgot the substrate will be Aquasoil 2 and sarawak sand in the middle and the UG and DHG will be dry start and is going to be my first time doing this method the light i am thinking about 2 13watts spirals or the 27watts hoemdepot light that is hamton Bay












]]> Nano Aquariums R33 GTR http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66726-rate-my-iwagumi.html http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66614-2-5-gallon.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:05 GMT Hey everyone. I am just going to post a new thread with all the photos of my 2.5 gallon rimless aquarium throughout the past 11 months until just last night. I hope you enjoy the transformations. :D



At this stage I just brought it home from pets mart and took the rim off. also the eventual fixture for my light sitting on top.



The piece of metal used for the light.




the light I made from steel and rusted it then sprayed a clear coat on it for a nice shine. (not shown here)




Day 1 initial setup December 08, 2008



second layout, 36 days old. January 12, 09.



update #3. it is 50 days old at January 26, 09. New Substrate!!! My first time using ADA Aquasoil! I was very happy.



fourth update slight plant changes 81 days old at February 19, 09.



A lot more growth. 100 days at march 10, 09.



March 30, 2009 day 120.


July 30, 2009 150 days old. catastrophic problems after a month vacation. my dad didn't do any maintenance like I asked and let the moss over take the aquarium and kill everything else. I'm just glad I didn't have any fish or shrimp in the aquarium at the time.


and after much painstaking nursing of the plants, and buying a filter, and upgrading to pressurized CO2 this is what it looks like today.

day 136


I think that this is the first aquarium I have ever owned that actually has high light, CO2, and fertilizers all at the same time. I'm excited after 8 years of being in this hobby I have never taken the last step. I hope everything turns out Well!

Let me know what you think about the process and the bad layouts and one or two good ones. ]]> Nano Aquariums FBG http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66614-2-5-gallon.html http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66599-my-new-6-gallon.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:09:17 GMT This is my new planted tank......
First up the photos












The tank is about 20 days old when the photos(which are not great) were taken.


Specs

ADA amazonia II substrate
Tank Dimensions :18" X 9" X 9" (all dimension in inches)
Lighting CFL 18 watts(will gradually be increased)
Sun sun HOB filter
DIY CO2

Plants used: Eleocharis acicularis,Eleocharis vivipara,Cryptocoryne parva,Linophila sesiliflora(will be removed,added as plant to absorb initial nutrients to avoid algae),Javafern(shortleaf variety),Java Moss,Christmas moss,Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov',Anubias nana.

Livestock:6 Dario Dario.(Cherry shrimp and Galaxy rasboras to be added)

the limnophila will be removed and probably HM will be added...also Tennelus will be addded in the midground region.

Comments welcome. ]]> Nano Aquariums kshetrajna http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66599-my-new-6-gallon.html http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66579-please-help-3-gallon-hex-first.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:26:49 GMT Ok so I'm brand new posting on this forum. I have been reading a lot since I got a Takashi Amano book. And needless to say I have been to this forum to read several dozen times. So I will cut to the chase here. Here is the tank.



Its a 3 gallon hex with a built in filter. I took out the carbon because I hear that best for keeping ferts and trace elements in your tank. So I have a sponge for filtering out detrius and a couple of bio balls and it has a biowheel as part of the system. I have a colormax 10 watt c/l bulb in the fixture and there's a built in reflector. The sand and plants that are in there are not staying they are from my sons community very very low tech tank. I put them there for the cycle and to tinker with scape ideas. On Friday I plan on taking the plunge into a real planted tank. Prior to this I have only stuck plants in gravel and said please live and crossed my fingers.

I'm going to tell you my plans and you tell me if it will work or not. If not please give suggestions. I want to be succesful here the first time and I'm sure I will make some mistakes as we all do. So for substrate I'm going to go with eco-complete or like. I am not doing co2 but plan on dosing excel on a daily basis. Here's my first question what is a good all in one liqued fert? I would prefer to not have to do 30 different ferts, this is my first planted tank and I don't want to feel overwhelmed. My other 6 tanks (including a reef) are a little work but I know I can do more just want to keep it simple for now. As for plants here is the list of what I would like to keep, let me know what you think. Anubias nana (petite), riccia fluitans (carpet style), java moss, dwarf hairgrass, and micro sword. Does anyone see anything that won't work here? I have read a few places that riccia does and does not do good with excel. But I figured I would try it and see how it does. So thank you ahead of time for any suggestions and comments. ]]> Nano Aquariums fishnvw http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66579-please-help-3-gallon-hex-first.html http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66299-pretty-small-yeah.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:13:59 GMT Image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/heywoodjublomee/micropetite.jpg ]]> Nano Aquariums KevinFowles http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66299-pretty-small-yeah.html http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/nano-aquariums/66162-ramos-ada-mini-s.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:42:31 GMT Tank: ADA Mini-S

I'll be setting this up low-tech, I'm thinking a 13W Ott-Lite. Going to use a Red Sea Nano filter, and planning to use Aquasoil for the planted area in here and white sand for the rest of the tank. I'm thinking I should do a wood scape since my other tank is a rock scape.
As far as plants, I've got some Java Fern 'Windelov' on its way here, along with various other plants from my brothers tank. The plan is to work what I can into this tank. I don't plan to use much Aquasoil in here, so I may be able to just take it from my other tank and have this running over the weekend!
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