gasteriaphile: Try adding more water so it touches the bottom of the filter output. Less surface disturbance = more CO2 for the plants. Maybe get better lighting too, but first just raise the water level a bit.
First ever nano project
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This is a 2.5 gallon glass aquarium, and it is my first ever try at a nano.
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and this is what you don't want to see after taking the rims off...
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so I had to leave the bottom ring on (well...kind of.) this is what it looks like with the bottom rim on.
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Today I finally found a place that sells 3M colorquartz...too bad it is only sold in 50 lb bags! so I only used about 2 or 3 pounds of the stuff. leaves more for other tanks in the future right?
here is what it looks like with everything finished.
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I am in the middle of making a canister filter and a light fixture. all together I will end up having 16 watts over it. if not enough, I can go up to 24 watts. But that is all the fixture I am making will hold and still be be at the edge of the water. The bulbs are T5 at 12".
if the tank happens to spring a leak, I think I am just going to tear the aquarium apart, and position the glass where it is supposed to be, and silicone it correctly.
!ny advice, or suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
and this is what you don't want to see after taking the rims off...
so I had to leave the bottom ring on (well...kind of.) this is what it looks like with the bottom rim on.
Today I finally found a place that sells 3M colorquartz...too bad it is only sold in 50 lb bags! so I only used about 2 or 3 pounds of the stuff. leaves more for other tanks in the future right?
here is what it looks like with everything finished.
I am in the middle of making a canister filter and a light fixture. all together I will end up having 16 watts over it. if not enough, I can go up to 24 watts. But that is all the fixture I am making will hold and still be be at the edge of the water. The bulbs are T5 at 12".
if the tank happens to spring a leak, I think I am just going to tear the aquarium apart, and position the glass where it is supposed to be, and silicone it correctly.
!ny advice, or suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
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ok, time for another update!
I took out all of the Rotala because it was growing all over the place. (over the the other side of the aquarium and out of the water) so I decided to pull up some of the dying B. Japonica plants from my 50 gallon and try them in here. it may be a little crowded but in a month or two I think it'll look amazing. (or I hope it will at least!!) here are some photographs of it as of 15 min, ago.
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oh and I found a lone flatworm...wonderful, and here I thought I was keeping the water nice and clean to prevent another outbreak. I'll have to start doing more frequent and smaller water changes to keep them from coming back again.
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Sorry about the first photographs quality, I'll have to replace it tomorrow when i get the camera out again...not sure why it was so different from the others. (all taken with low ISO -80 so it should not have been so noisy...)
hope you enjoy!
Tyler
I took out all of the Rotala because it was growing all over the place. (over the the other side of the aquarium and out of the water) so I decided to pull up some of the dying B. Japonica plants from my 50 gallon and try them in here. it may be a little crowded but in a month or two I think it'll look amazing. (or I hope it will at least!!) here are some photographs of it as of 15 min, ago.
oh and I found a lone flatworm...wonderful, and here I thought I was keeping the water nice and clean to prevent another outbreak. I'll have to start doing more frequent and smaller water changes to keep them from coming back again.
Sorry about the first photographs quality, I'll have to replace it tomorrow when i get the camera out again...not sure why it was so different from the others. (all taken with low ISO -80 so it should not have been so noisy...)
hope you enjoy!
Tyler
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Ok, here is another update...for a rather out of date thread!
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the UG will be coming out eventually as the HC encroaches on its space.
the UG will be coming out eventually as the HC encroaches on its space.
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catfishbi: I made my own light fixture. At homedepot they sell 12" Under cabinet T5 fixtures for $10.00 USD each. I don't have a full DIY for it so I'll just post the photographs here.
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This is the metal I started with.
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The viewable portion.
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the light not turned on. (before I added a second ballast)
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The two ballasts running at a total of 16 watts bringing my WPG to 8.
Chris: They are plenaria, a flat worm that is supposedly not parasitic and the fish will eat them. They have since vanished from my aquariums. They have only showed up in tanks with shrimp. it may be due to the added waste they produce.
This is the metal I started with.
The viewable portion.
the light not turned on. (before I added a second ballast)
The two ballasts running at a total of 16 watts bringing my WPG to 8.
Chris: They are plenaria, a flat worm that is supposedly not parasitic and the fish will eat them. They have since vanished from my aquariums. They have only showed up in tanks with shrimp. it may be due to the added waste they produce.
Yes, but T5's are 100% better than the CF screw in bulbs in my opinion at least. Plus...I had a lot of fun designing the light. 
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