Remade My Nano Tank

[kenneth_kpe]

well my nano tank has been lying with water and riccia floating on top for the past 3 months or so, and when i got home i decided to redo it and try again, since i did not have too much time i simply put it all together in less then an hour..

the picture i took is even bad ! the camera is out of battery and i was just able to make one shot haha

anyway here is the pic of the tank

the monstrous device on the left is a really small powerhead that is still too powerfull thats why i aded fittings to lessen the force of the pump, lighting is 23 watts of 6500 kelvin. The tank is roughly 2.3 gallons btw and the plants are elatine triandra and a slate of riccia that a friend of mine asked me to make for him
i rigged a quick brew of DIY co2 for this tank too

hope this one turns out nicely !

btw here is what it looked like before when it was a bit better.. until algae took over

 

[jimbooo]

another toy to play with ken.. should keep you busy over the next few months. i'll watch it grow with interest.

have fun with it.

 

[pseud]

I like the rocks you had in there before. What happened to them?

 

[kenneth_kpe]

i like em better too they are in my main tank covered in riccia, hehehe i might move em back into my nano tank because my main tank is starting to turn into a big plant mess ! that i cant fix

jimboo yup this should keep me occupied but im really preparing for a bigger 35 gallon. Im starting to look for the driftwood, lighting etc etc hehe

 

[kenneth_kpe]

its about time i updated on this nano tank

this is what it looks like now 1 min after lights on

this is what it looksl ike 1 min before lights off

i hope i get this one right now and algae does not take over

im currently o'ding co2 as an experiment. minimal fertilization, a few drops of generic liqui fert with nitrate and phosphate

and other impt trace elements during water change

 

[lljdma06]

Look at all those pretty bubbles! My anubias have bubbles, but they hide their's underneath their leaves where I can't see them.

Very pretty. I actually like the rock. When the ground cover fills in, it'll look very unique, like an island in a sea of green. Are you putting any fish in there or other forms of fauna?

 

[RedShark]

oh so cool ken. I love the foreground and ofcourse the riccia looks marvelous too. Such a big improvement has been made since the first picture you showed us. Thanks for sharing

 

[kenneth_kpe]

yup its turning out better then i expected, hope the growth continues, but algae is starting to appear, the nasty hair algae that caused my first tank to fall

anwyay regarding the fish... errr probably none yet! im still getting the hang of these hi-lighted nano tanks and right now i think the water is too saturated with co2 to support fish