30L Nano 2nd Tank

[goodiehard]

Ok, so this is my 2nd journal on UKAPS. Just posted the last pic of my previous tank over here.

This nano was inspired by some of the newer amano\ADA tanks that are rich in epiphytic plants (good ada journal issue here) and by the 30L nano by Paulo (clickit).

There's mainly gravel for soil mixed in with some look-alike ADA soil. Tried to get some CO2 in there but every attempt failed in some hardware malfunction. Did not want to spend another 75 euro's on a regulator and solenoid. But this tank doesn't really need CO2.
For lighting I have a aquatic nature solar lux 26watt 6500K bulb that has been running for 6,5 hours a day the past 3 months (upped it to 10 hours last week).



Plants are:
Bolbitis
Anubias Nana
Microsorum Mini
Microsorum Pteropus Trident
Stringy Moss - Leptodictyum riparium -> mixed with Flat Moss
Flat mos - Drepanocladus aduncus -> mixed with Stringy, disappeared
Willow Moss - Fontinalis antipyretica
Quell Willow Moss - Fontinalis hypnoides -> died, planted spot was too dark
Phoenix Moss - Fissidens Fontanus
Spiky Moss - Taxiphyllum sp. -> covers the rock I used to create hight
Flame Moss - Taxiphyllum sp. -> covers the rock I used to create hight
Mini Pelia\Jagged Germanderwort - Riccardia chamedryfolia
China moss - Vesicularia sp.
Mini Liverwort - Plagiomnium affinis -> died unfortunately
Peacock Moss - Taxiphyllum sp. -> just added this week

There's a lot of mosses listed that do not really show in the photo's. But I really like mosses, so even in small patches I keep em in there.


Here's the pics over the last 3 months. I have more detailed shots as well, if anyone's interested I can put those up.

First week:

Can't remember how many weeks

Don't know either

Today.

 

[LondonDragon]

Tank is looking good, glad my nano inspired someone I would say for the plants you have anything more than 11w is a little over kill, I only run my lights 5 and a half hours a day, never seen a spot of algae, don't dose any ferts or CO2/LC. Just perform a water change when I can remember, sometimes it goes 3-4 weeks without a water change and just top it up.

Keep up the good work, one to watch

 

[goodiehard]

Thanks for the kind words Paulo. Much appreciated.

Good point about the light. It is pretty bright. But there is a lot of difference in the growth-rate between the moss in the top of the tank and the one's at the bottom, and moss' at the bottom that are in a bit of shade can barely hang on. Do you think that it would not make a difference if I'd had an 11w?
I've switched from 6 hours to 10 hours also because of the moss' that are at the bottom. Or do you think that also isn't really effective?

Thanks for reading my post!

 

[nayr88]

Niiiiice

What moss is that top right on the branch? Stingy moss?

 

[goodiehard]

top right is china moss. doesn't have the typical triangle shape. not yet anyways, looks like the side "branches" take a little time groing in after cutting.

 

[goodiehard]

here's a pic of the china moss. terrible colours but it does show the shape and the "branches" I mentioned. they are growing in so I'm hoping they'll form pretty triangles

 

[goodiehard]

the branches covered in fissidens

 

[goodiehard]

middle left is mini pellia. moved it from a darker spot where it did not grow a nanometer to a lighter place. it is growing now. really gives the stone that look like it's laying on the forest floor.
top right is willow moss (Fontinalis antipyretica), growing really well also.
bottom left is peacock moss. that arrived last weekend so it's not much to look at right now.

(and for the eagle eyed aquarians, there a piece of stringy moss running from the pellia tot the willow.)

 

[goodiehard]

Pic update. Did not have time the last 3 weeks to do anything. Just finished WC and trimmed the china moss that covers the top right branch a little.

This tank started mid november, sooo almost 4 months now.

And some different angles.

 

[richard adams]

hi new to here can u tell what tank it is

 

[Lindy]

It looks like dennerles 30l cube. Nice wee tanks (i have 2) they come with an optional black backing, black foam to sit on and a glass lid.

 

[goodiehard]

That's the one. Dennerle cube 30l with the external dennerle filter. They are really nice and a lot of fun.

You can create small 'high' scapes with moss and smaller plants.

Too small for fish imo but great for shrimp.

And there is a scapers model of the cube thats 60x60 cm.