Hi guys,
I've recently liberated a tiny old 10 litre tank from my girlfriends parents garage. It came complete with a hood but no lighting, so I ordered a few of those LED strips you see on eBay and wired it all up. I've gone for 2 white, 1 blue, and 1 red. It seems bright enough for viewing, but I realise this isn't suitable for most plants, but hopefully I can get some low light tolerant plants to flourish with a little love!
I purchased an Interpet PF mini filter; which would do the job and doesn't seem too bad, but I've already decided that I want some kind of HOB filter instead due to aesthetics and tight space. Any recommendations? I was thinking Azoo Mignon, Aqua Vital or an Eheim Liberty
It's been cycling for about a week now with just flake food and API stress zyme to hopefully kick start things. However since finally finding some ammonia, I started to use that a few days ago. At this point I didn't have a test kit, so I had no idea what my levels were! (duh).
Well I got an API master test today and tested for Ammonia; big fat zero! Then I put a bit too much in and tested again and was off the scale. 2 90% water changes later and it's down to about 4-5 ppm, which I think should be OK. I'm guessing that amount of ammonia killed off any bacteria that were in the filter (if any) so basically I'm counting today, 1st July as Day 1.
I'm going to wait for the tank to cycle before I get plants, but I had a few in mind:
lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae
Acorus Gramineus Pusillus (Dwarf)
Miocrosorum Petite
I really like the look of dwarf hairgrass, but I'm guessing my lighting may not be to up to it. However, I really like the iwagumi style so any advice on planting would be great. I'm also planning on getting a substrate beforehand, was thinking Tetra complete as it's quite affordable.
Here's a quick pic in it's current state:
Feel free to post some iwagumi nano tanks for my inspiration!
Thanks
Ben
I've recently liberated a tiny old 10 litre tank from my girlfriends parents garage. It came complete with a hood but no lighting, so I ordered a few of those LED strips you see on eBay and wired it all up. I've gone for 2 white, 1 blue, and 1 red. It seems bright enough for viewing, but I realise this isn't suitable for most plants, but hopefully I can get some low light tolerant plants to flourish with a little love!
I purchased an Interpet PF mini filter; which would do the job and doesn't seem too bad, but I've already decided that I want some kind of HOB filter instead due to aesthetics and tight space. Any recommendations? I was thinking Azoo Mignon, Aqua Vital or an Eheim Liberty
It's been cycling for about a week now with just flake food and API stress zyme to hopefully kick start things. However since finally finding some ammonia, I started to use that a few days ago. At this point I didn't have a test kit, so I had no idea what my levels were! (duh).
Well I got an API master test today and tested for Ammonia; big fat zero! Then I put a bit too much in and tested again and was off the scale. 2 90% water changes later and it's down to about 4-5 ppm, which I think should be OK. I'm guessing that amount of ammonia killed off any bacteria that were in the filter (if any) so basically I'm counting today, 1st July as Day 1.
I'm going to wait for the tank to cycle before I get plants, but I had a few in mind:
lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae
Acorus Gramineus Pusillus (Dwarf)
Miocrosorum Petite
I really like the look of dwarf hairgrass, but I'm guessing my lighting may not be to up to it. However, I really like the iwagumi style so any advice on planting would be great. I'm also planning on getting a substrate beforehand, was thinking Tetra complete as it's quite affordable.
Here's a quick pic in it's current state:
Feel free to post some iwagumi nano tanks for my inspiration!
Thanks
Ben