Fred's 5.5 Gallon Cube Journal

[RadaR]

It's finally set up. Ive had this empty tank staring at me for ages now (i was one of the first people to recieve their cube from PFK).

Tank: 12x12x12" cube
Filtration: Supafish Aqua-Flow Mini (300l/h) (thinking about upgrading with a small external like the one Gill has bought for his cube)
Lighting: 2x11W compact t5
Temperature: 25 degrees C
Substrate: Black sand (approx 7kg) ontop of TetraPlant Complete Substrate - 2.8kg
CO2: DIY yeast with Hagen ladder
Fertiliser: Tropica Plant Nutrition 1ml a day
Plants: Tropica Eleocharis acicularis, Tropica Rotala rotundifolia, Tropica Rotala sp. ''Green'', Tropica Rotala sp. ''Nanjenshan'' (''Mayaca sellowiana'')
Decor: Mopani wood (a nice find)
Fish: 6 Galaxy Rasbora, theyre so nice. One of the best fish ive kept. Full of character.

On with the pictures,

This helped alot

Thanks for looking. I will probably take more pictures in a weeks time
Will I need to supplement the tank with nitrate and phosphate? If so, how much?

Comments, constructive criticism welcome.

 

[three-fingers]

Looks great . Similar to mine lighting (except I'm using arcpods) and co2 wise, I'm trying my best not to rush mine at the moment, these pictures aren't helping . I'm going to be using Eleocharis acicularis in mine too, I'll probably have to get some tropica stuff though (when i get the money), because my plants alive stuff was rubbish .

Cant wait to see how yours turns out!

 

[Dave Spencer]

Excellent start (wish I had subscribed to PFK in time). Maybe you should think about taking out all the gubbings next time you post a pic, they distract from the overall scene. I look foreward to it maturing.

 

[RadaR]

Looks great . Similar to mine lighting (except I'm using arcpods) and co2 wise, I'm trying my best not to rush mine at the moment, these pictures aren't helping . I'm going to be using Eleocharis acicularis in mine too, I'll probably have to get some tropica stuff though (when i get the money), because my plants alive stuff was rubbish .

Cant wait to see how yours turns out!

Thanks for the kind words. Lol sorry Im edging you on to do yours quicker.

Excellent start (wish I had subscribed to PFK in time). Maybe you should think about taking out all the gubbings next time you post a pic, they distract from the overall scene. I look foreward to it maturing.

Thanks alot. Will definetly consider taking out the gubbings when i next take pictures.
I too am looking forward to it maturing

 

[Castellop123]

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[three-fingers]

£6! Still?! The shop i work in has been selling them for £3 since they first got them in .

 

[RadaR]

I bought 6 for £20

 

[mikster]

Nice tank there, will look even better when its grown out a bit, ive just been planting up my cube some more today with some crypts and stuff, will get some photos eventually.

 

[wei0204]

Yeah I think it is a good start. I wish to see update soon. Can't wait to see how it turns up later...

Good job!

 

[R1ch13]

Looks awesome !

What kind of hairgrass is that ?

I know you can get small hairgrass but i cant find it anywhere !

I wanted to use it as a foreground plant in my 260 litre

Do u think i could just use normal hairgrass and just trim it alot lol ?

Maybe i should have asked that in a few weeks time once its had a chance to grow but oh well lol !

I WANT A PFK CUBE !

Looks really really cool tho man !

Richie

 

[RadaR]

Thanks Richie
The Hairgrass is Eleocharis acicularis. Here's a link to where i bought mine from (2 pots of the stuff).

 

[Daz CPFC]

I WANT A PFK CUBE !

You can buy the ones that were in PFK on eBay from one seller, which is where mine came from. Also my LFS does sell some larger nano cubes.

 

[R1ch13]

Thanks for the link Radar very grateful !

And ...

Thanks Daz ill look into getting one maybe !

hopefully not to much money

Richie

 

[Daz CPFC]

Thanks for the link Radar very grateful !

And ...

Thanks Daz ill look into getting one maybe !

hopefully not to much money

Richie

They are about £50 delivered. Include light and filter so not a bad deal. My LFS sell the tank only for £40 and charge extra for everything else.

 

[R1ch13]

Thanks for the link Radar very grateful !

And ...

Thanks Daz ill look into getting one maybe !

hopefully not to much money

Richie

They are about £50 delivered. Include light and filter so not a bad deal. My LFS sell the tank only for £40 and charge extra for everything else.

Wow dude thanks for all that info man !

50 quid im getting one lol jus gonna find the seller now lol !

Could someone ID that species of hairgrass for me please it says it grows to like 14 inch tall man ! <a href="


Heres the link !

Scroll down the page a bit and you will find it

Thanks soo much guys your all great help !

Richie