“Little Mountain”

This nano aquarium was set up specifically to showcase the new Tropica plant, Staurogyne sp.  I wanted something simple and relatively low-maintenance that didn’t need much pruning.  The basic rock composition suits the simple plant composition and layout.

I started with CO2 injection but swapped to dosing Easycarbo to reduce growth rates, yet keep algae at bay.  Tiny Oryzias sp.and vivid shrimp bring the nano to life add an effective sense of scale.

50% water changes are performed twice per week with ½ ml TPN+ and Easycarbo added with new water.  Algae is non-existent except for the occasionally glass clean.  Plants require pruning once every 4 weeks or so.

You can read more about this set up in the July 2008 issue of Practical Fishkeeping magazine, or ask questions by visiting the UKaps forum.