Jake101
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I have been waiting this moment for two long years. After giving up on my last larger-than-nano tank, there has not been a single week without a thought about the next one.
I started planning this project last February. First I couldn't make my mind about anything, since the number of interesting possibilities was not small. Over time I noticed that I was heading back to the roots. Being an avid corydoras enthusiast since childhood, I just couldn't bypass them. Following that thought I decided to create a shallow stream tank for corys.
So these are the hard facts:
Tank: 210 liters - 100 (l) x 60 (w) x 35 (h)
Lighting: 3 x TMC Mini LED 400 with cheap eBay dimmers.
Filter: JBL CristalProfi e1501 (let's see if there is a need for a smaller filter / stream to get a nice circulation)
Heater: Aquael Easy Heater 150 W
Substrate: Tropica Plant Growth Substrate capped with 0.4 - 0.8 mm Rådasand. I'll put a mesh net between bottom substrate and sand to avoid the worst possible mess.
Ferts: Low-tech weekly EI
No added CO2
Plants: cryptos, smaller swords etc. depending what species are available. I'll be mainly getting the plants from LFS, where the guy actually grows most of the plants himself and sells them directly pulled from the substrate with a very affordable price.
The stand for the lights is made from an used IKEA clothes stand. The pieces are almost perfect.
I made only one cut with a saw and drilled holes for the wires. The stand seems to be a bit crooked
at the moment.
I have gotten, in the past, tired doing maintenance with on-top-of-the-tank lighting unit, so I wanted to make this one with adjustable hanging lights.
The ugly plastic ring is a temporary solutions. More aesthetic one is on the way.
After seeing all the amazing high-tech scapes on UKAPS, I couldn't completely walk away from that either. Our apartment is small, so there is no place for another separate tank. I still need to get the plywood boards for the stand, but there is a place reserved for a 60x40x35 tank, which hopefully will be there in the coming years.
The stand will get some panels to hide the engine room.
I started planning this project last February. First I couldn't make my mind about anything, since the number of interesting possibilities was not small. Over time I noticed that I was heading back to the roots. Being an avid corydoras enthusiast since childhood, I just couldn't bypass them. Following that thought I decided to create a shallow stream tank for corys.
So these are the hard facts:
Tank: 210 liters - 100 (l) x 60 (w) x 35 (h)
Lighting: 3 x TMC Mini LED 400 with cheap eBay dimmers.
Filter: JBL CristalProfi e1501 (let's see if there is a need for a smaller filter / stream to get a nice circulation)
Heater: Aquael Easy Heater 150 W
Substrate: Tropica Plant Growth Substrate capped with 0.4 - 0.8 mm Rådasand. I'll put a mesh net between bottom substrate and sand to avoid the worst possible mess.
Ferts: Low-tech weekly EI
No added CO2
Plants: cryptos, smaller swords etc. depending what species are available. I'll be mainly getting the plants from LFS, where the guy actually grows most of the plants himself and sells them directly pulled from the substrate with a very affordable price.
The stand for the lights is made from an used IKEA clothes stand. The pieces are almost perfect.
I made only one cut with a saw and drilled holes for the wires. The stand seems to be a bit crooked
at the moment.
I have gotten, in the past, tired doing maintenance with on-top-of-the-tank lighting unit, so I wanted to make this one with adjustable hanging lights.
The ugly plastic ring is a temporary solutions. More aesthetic one is on the way.
After seeing all the amazing high-tech scapes on UKAPS, I couldn't completely walk away from that either. Our apartment is small, so there is no place for another separate tank. I still need to get the plywood boards for the stand, but there is a place reserved for a 60x40x35 tank, which hopefully will be there in the coming years.
The stand will get some panels to hide the engine room.
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