I think it's gonna be nice. I like your rocks. Any idea on plants yet?
37gal shallow iwagumi journal
well.. this will be a first attempt at planted aquaria. i have a few years saltwater exp and have kept freshwater tanks on and off most of my life. the purpose of this post is to keep track of progression with this tank, and to learn from others and from my mistakes..lol
most of the equipment is from a frag tank setup i had gathering dust. the tank dim's are 48"x18"x10" very shallow which should not require too much light. i am mostly interested foreground plants and this seemed like a good idea since they tend to stay pretty short. i also really enjoy looking at my reef tank from the top down so hopefully this will yeild similar results.
tank-diy 48x18x10 glass
lights-diy 2x39w t5 10,000k
filter-eheim 2217
substrate-ada amazonia
co2-pressurized thru diffuser
this is a pic of the initial layout, the rocks are from the blue ridge area in va not sure what they are.
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and a different angle to give a better sense of scale..
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i have a few plants on the way but want to enjoy this process so updates may be infrequent. questions comments welcomed!
most of the equipment is from a frag tank setup i had gathering dust. the tank dim's are 48"x18"x10" very shallow which should not require too much light. i am mostly interested foreground plants and this seemed like a good idea since they tend to stay pretty short. i also really enjoy looking at my reef tank from the top down so hopefully this will yeild similar results.
tank-diy 48x18x10 glass
lights-diy 2x39w t5 10,000k
filter-eheim 2217
substrate-ada amazonia
co2-pressurized thru diffuser
this is a pic of the initial layout, the rocks are from the blue ridge area in va not sure what they are.
and a different angle to give a better sense of scale..
i have a few plants on the way but want to enjoy this process so updates may be infrequent. questions comments welcomed!
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It's a very nice rocks layout, can't wait to see your complete setup.
Have you decided on the plants for this iwagumi tank. Con't to keep us update, well done.
Have you decided on the plants for this iwagumi tank. Con't to keep us update, well done.
Very neat tank, I really like the idea of it being very shallow.
HC and dwarf hairgrass would look so good with this tank. I say, consider pogostemon hefleri too.
Since the tank is very shallow, to make CO2 diffuse more efficiently, inline CO2 reactor would be more beneficial.
Just one thing; IMO lighting could be closer to the water surface.
Good work, please update us, Im subscribing...
HC and dwarf hairgrass would look so good with this tank. I say, consider pogostemon hefleri too.
Since the tank is very shallow, to make CO2 diffuse more efficiently, inline CO2 reactor would be more beneficial.
Just one thing; IMO lighting could be closer to the water surface.
Good work, please update us, Im subscribing...
here are some updated pics of the tank. these are right after planting. i already think the hairgrass will over power the blyxia? im thinking of pulling that out and replacing it with H.C., but i probally will let it cycle like this...
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top down of blyxia around rocks
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top down of blyxia around rocks
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nice tank !!! any idea for carpet ??? HC ? Glosso ? hair grass is not recommended i guess
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