GreenBrighty
Seedling
- Joined
- 22 Oct 2011
- Messages
- 11
Ok, I'll make a start with my first journal on ukaps. I've had a few tanks over the last couple of years (nothing really serious), but this will be my first attempt at a proper aquascape.
The last couple of weeks I've been purchasing a Mini M, quite a lot of other ADA goodies and making plans for the layout, and finding inspiration layouts.
Meanwhile, I have also been busy building an ADA style cabinet. I decided to make the cabinet white, because it looks better with the interior of my house (and also a demand by my girlfriend to approve of a tank in the living room ).
Here are some pics of the cabinet:
DYI Aquarium Cabinet by GreenBrighty, on Flickr
and:
DIY Aquarium Cabinet by GreenBrighty, on Flickr
The specifications of the tank are:
Tank: Ada Mini M (35 x 22 x 26 cm)
Lighting: Ada Solar Mini (27 watt)
Filtration: Eheim Classic 2211 connected to Cal Aqua Labs Influx X1 (inlet) and Cal Aqua Labs Efflux F1 (outlet).
Heating: Hydor ETH 200W
Co2: Colombo Nano CO2 kit, with Do!Aqua CO2 Music Glass Mini (10 mm), ADA CO2 Bubble Counter and ADA Gray Parts Set
Substrate: ADA Power Sand Special S, ADA Aquasoil Amazonia New Amazonia, Penac P, Penac W, Tourmaline BC, Clear Super and Bacter 100
Fertilizers: ADA Green Brighty Step 1, ADA Brighty K
ADA Goodies:
ADA Goodies by GreenBrighty, on Flickr
I have always loved iwagumi layouts, so I am going to try my luck by creating an iwagumi myself. Seiryu stones have arrived last weekend, and currently I'm trying all sorts of different stone arrangements. I must say I find it really hard to create something pleasing... I guess I just have to keep trying.
For the plants I will probably try to create a carpet of HC and some Echinodorus Tenellus between / behind the rocks.
I will try to post some pictures of the hardscape soon...
Cheers,
Lennart
The last couple of weeks I've been purchasing a Mini M, quite a lot of other ADA goodies and making plans for the layout, and finding inspiration layouts.
Meanwhile, I have also been busy building an ADA style cabinet. I decided to make the cabinet white, because it looks better with the interior of my house (and also a demand by my girlfriend to approve of a tank in the living room ).
Here are some pics of the cabinet:
DYI Aquarium Cabinet by GreenBrighty, on Flickr
and:
DIY Aquarium Cabinet by GreenBrighty, on Flickr
The specifications of the tank are:
Tank: Ada Mini M (35 x 22 x 26 cm)
Lighting: Ada Solar Mini (27 watt)
Filtration: Eheim Classic 2211 connected to Cal Aqua Labs Influx X1 (inlet) and Cal Aqua Labs Efflux F1 (outlet).
Heating: Hydor ETH 200W
Co2: Colombo Nano CO2 kit, with Do!Aqua CO2 Music Glass Mini (10 mm), ADA CO2 Bubble Counter and ADA Gray Parts Set
Substrate: ADA Power Sand Special S, ADA Aquasoil Amazonia New Amazonia, Penac P, Penac W, Tourmaline BC, Clear Super and Bacter 100
Fertilizers: ADA Green Brighty Step 1, ADA Brighty K
ADA Goodies:
ADA Goodies by GreenBrighty, on Flickr
I have always loved iwagumi layouts, so I am going to try my luck by creating an iwagumi myself. Seiryu stones have arrived last weekend, and currently I'm trying all sorts of different stone arrangements. I must say I find it really hard to create something pleasing... I guess I just have to keep trying.
For the plants I will probably try to create a carpet of HC and some Echinodorus Tenellus between / behind the rocks.
I will try to post some pictures of the hardscape soon...
Cheers,
Lennart