12 liter shrimp nano final update

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano week two trim

quick fts after water change trimmed micranthemum right down hopefully get it quite bushy, crypt coming along nicely still no melt lilaeopsis leaves melted a bit just starting to see new leaves and not much algae a little diatoms on the glass.shrimp lots of babies and fun to watch just really hard to get decent pics of them
cheers for looking

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

progress with the tank hasnt gone to plan 35 days straight at work and not much time for anything other than the odd water change and sleep lilaeopsis covered in bba crypt the same micranthemum lacking ferts (been slack with them and was lean dosing anyway) got an external for the tank boyu ef 05 not the best but cheap and hopefully better than the hob i was using only thing doing well in the tank is the cherries third batch of babies mouching around.last day of work tommorow for three weeks so i'll try n get some pics up and hopefully get back on top of the tank rather than tear it down may be a better option though

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

couple of pic updates

bba on lilaeopsis micranthemum lacking ferts co2 or flow issues probably all three gsa all over the landscape rocks

all in all tanks not bringing me much joy in this state
so i have spent a couple of days pulling up plants and giving them an out of tank liquid carbon bath sacked the landscape rock in favour of some baltic rock from aqua essentials two days of small water changes and replanted this afternoon tank now looks like this

im happier with the overall look crypt balansae behind the big rock on the left and three small stems of blyxa japonica to the right of the big rock going to let lilaeopsis roots settle back in then trim it back to substrate get rid of bba covered leaves and encourage spread
cheers for looking comments and criticisms all welcome

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

Hey tim,
Tank looks a lot better now in my opinion. The Cryptocoryne Balansae will look absolutely fantastic when it drapes right over the tall rock.

Height looks a lot better in this revamp too, that coupled with the positioning of the rocks, gives it a nice feel. Once the plants fill in between will look great.

Ps. Speak to Ady if you need any Balansae info or help, he is the Balansae KING.

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

cheers nat it was adys journal i first spotted balansae tbh stuck some in my 60ltr and must be about 60 cm long now tad big for this tank definately be trimming it back just gotta get on top of the bba now

 

[C00ki3]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

I agree, I like the new scape much better definetly added some height to the design, look forward to seeing the plants grow in.

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

got some clear acrylic through the post today so will knock up a spray bar for the boyu later hopefully will distribute flow more evenly pics later

 

[jack-rythm]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

mate how have you been heating your small tank? I have a nano tank 30cm squared and I cant figure out how to heat it? (without putting in an internal heater?)

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

mate how have you been heating your small tank? I have a nano tank 30cm squared and I cant figure out how to heat it? (without putting in an internal heater?)

External heater mate

 

[Ian Holdich]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

looks loads better mate, well done!

 

[jack-rythm]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

yeah i gathered that lol.. what external heater? hydor 200w?

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

mate how have you been heating your small tank? I have a nano tank 30cm squared and I cant figure out how to heat it? (without putting in an internal heater?)

not heating it mate tanks been running 3yrs on and off temps never dropped below 20c even in winter which i believe is ok for cherries as nat said though hydor would do the job

looks loads better mate, well done!

thanks ian means a lot coming from the owner of such a stunning scape

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano acrylic spraybar

knocked up a quick spraybar today couple of bad pics
spraybar and L piece to connect to hose

crimped the end with pliers may be hard to keep clean

plumbers pipe cuter to cut the tube ive found gives a better cut than hacksaw though you do need to take a bit of time and tighten it after every few turns ive cracked a few pipes being over zealous

in tank shot

see how it goes flow wise may try a shrimp safe intake next get the black prefilter sponge out also hacked off bba covered lilaeopsis leaves today and added another pot in between the gaps dont think the foreground was planted heavily enough at the start

hopefully getting to grips with the tank now cherries seem happy as ever too
thanks for looking

 

[flygja]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

Nice DIY on those acrylic tubes. I wouldn't have guessed that shrimps and cat litter would be compatible.

 

[Gill]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

Great job on the outlet, and the pipe cutters sure come in handy for jobs like these.

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

Nice DIY on those acrylic tubes. I wouldn't have guessed that shrimps and cat litter would be compatible.

thanks mate cherry shrimp are quite hardy and dont mind higher tds certainly wouldnt use it again though think ive been lucky with them

Great job on the outlet, and the pipe cutters sure come in handy for jobs like these.

thanks gill find it makes a much cleaner cut than a hacksaw looking forward to some pics of your pipefish

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano 10 weeks in

nanos been running for 10 weeks now plants and shrimp are doing well lilaeopsis is painfully slow thickening up and to be honest think eleocharis parvula or mini wouldve been a better choice quite happy with the overall look at the moment though

blyxa and crypt balansae growing nicely boyu filter has been behaving and spraybar seems to have sorted flow distribution issues i was having no return of bba YET

cherries still fighting over food and breeding noticed a couple smaller than the others today

not a great pic but my cameras rubbish put a dslr on my xmas wish list me thinks
had a bigger tank made for these little guys through my lfs optiwhite 50ltr but the dimensions were wrong instead of a tall rectangle i ended up with a 40x40 x30cm shallow square 10 cm extra depth has thrown my plans for it out a bit so these guys will be staying put for another couple of months still got the tank for £20 in the end
cheers for looking

 

[Ian Holdich]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

thats looking really crisp and clean Tim...really nice.

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano six weeks in

Yeah tim, all round amazing job mate.

I too love the way it looks Fresh and 'Crisp' as Ianho stated.

 

[tim]

Re: 12 liter shrimp nano 12 weeks

small update tanks been running for 12 weeks made a couple more changes acrylic intake made black sponge gone

just need some clear suction cups instead of the black ones also added more foreground plants to lillaeopsis which is a painfully slow plant takes about six weeks to bounce back from a trim in here so added eleocharis parvula to the right of the front stone and glosso to the left didnt remove lillaeopsis i'll let it fend for itself

saddled juvenile shrimp about 2 months old dont they grow up quick
also have use of my eldest's slr a nikon d60 basic but gotta be better than my old coolpix so on that note finish with a fts

cheers for looking