samc
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i have recently acquired a nice little opti-white nano 
it is to replace my old chipped clearseal one which is holding shrimp. It will be a shrimp only nano, although i may add a few celestial danios, as i saw some at the LFS and they are beautys
the style i have chosen is nature style again. but with rocks and wood. i have not tried using both before in a proper scape so thought i would take the oppertunity.
the wood is manzi. and the rocks are westmoreland stone. i quite like the light colour they have
the planting will be crypt bullosa in the centre, with e parvula infront. then HC as a carpet between the rocks. moss on some of the wood leaving parts bare. in the background i will have HM or maybe a different stem
specs:
tank: 12x8x10 AE optiwhite
filter: eheim 1211 (i think )
heating: maybe a small 50w until its warm enough to leave out
lighting: superfish/aquadistri 11w
anyway, onto the setup. i have done a bit of a step by step
aquadistri lights which are very good
this is to give you an idea of how much substrate you would need. this is a 5l bag which would be enough for 2 nanos.(depending on how deep you want)
the tank:
substrate added:
leveled out:
hardscape added. i also added more substrate at this point:
some stones may look odd but this is due to me thinking about planting
and one of the shrimp ready to be rehomed:
it is to replace my old chipped clearseal one which is holding shrimp. It will be a shrimp only nano, although i may add a few celestial danios, as i saw some at the LFS and they are beautys
the style i have chosen is nature style again. but with rocks and wood. i have not tried using both before in a proper scape so thought i would take the oppertunity.
the wood is manzi. and the rocks are westmoreland stone. i quite like the light colour they have
the planting will be crypt bullosa in the centre, with e parvula infront. then HC as a carpet between the rocks. moss on some of the wood leaving parts bare. in the background i will have HM or maybe a different stem
specs:
tank: 12x8x10 AE optiwhite
filter: eheim 1211 (i think
)heating: maybe a small 50w until its warm enough to leave out
lighting: superfish/aquadistri 11w
anyway, onto the setup. i have done a bit of a step by step
aquadistri lights which are very good
this is to give you an idea of how much substrate you would need. this is a 5l bag which would be enough for 2 nanos.(depending on how deep you want)
the tank:
substrate added:
leveled out:
hardscape added. i also added more substrate at this point:
some stones may look odd but this is due to me thinking about planting
and one of the shrimp ready to be rehomed:
