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Nano Tor, Andyh's 35l

Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

Threadfins are beautiful, I was always under the impression they should be kept with more females than males to give them a rest from the males by diffusing the attention they get from all the amorous males.

The scapes very nice too, I'll be watching closely.
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

Nice choice with the Threadfins ;) those looks pretty good, orange tails, I have some blue tails that I had never seen before that look even more amazing. I have to get some close up shots of them, need Marks lighting to get some photos they just don't stand still lol
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

Garuf said:
Threadfins are beautiful, I was always under the impression they should be kept with more females than males to give them a rest from the males by diffusing the attention they get from all the amorous males.
The scapes very nice too, I'll be watching closely.
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My females may be slightly harassed then! ( i will look into it)
Thanks for you kind words Garuf! :woot: :lol:

LondonDragon said:
Nice choice with the Threadfins ;) those looks pretty good, orange tails, I have some blue tails that I had never seen before that look even more amazing. I have to get some close up shots of them, need Marks lighting to get some photos they just don't stand still lol
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Blue tails hey!! i will have to watch out for them! :geek:
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

UG Watch!

So the tank has been running for 3 days now.

I put 15 pieces of UG in, and 3 are showing melt, the rest look healthy.
I have pruned them all ever so slightly to encourage some new growth. I have also added some Easylife Ferro as i have read that UG likes Iron. I realise that the ADA and substrate will provide some but a little can only help. Dosed 3.5ml as per instructions.

I wont post a picture at this stage as there isn't much to see.

As for the other plants the HC looks great, the Marsilea has grow several new shoots which is a result.

More UG updates soon

Andyh
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

UG Watch!

13 days old now

the UG is not doing well, and after considerable research it is becoming apparnet that UG prefers gravel over a nutrient rich substrate, so my ADA Amazonia wont be helping!

So to that end whilst at TGM i purchased a plant to replace the UG, something i haven't seen before.

I bought a gel pot of Elatine Hydropiper by Anubias, its basically a miniature glosso. It likes High light and high CO2, so should do well in this tank.
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I have also changed the lights, i have transferred my Arcadia luminaire onto this tank so its getting to 2xT5 24w now. (48w above 35l =1.37wpl) So this tank could defo classed as high light! :geek: I also added a hydor nano Korialla today to increase flow.
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

Good work on the new nano Mate. One tank just isnt enough is it.

I was reading through scream, UG wont like the ADA, and then the penny dropped on page 2. It hates nutrients that plant. Stick it on your windowsill and it will do just fine.

One thing that stood on regarding your wood was the main stone to the left, the long flat one! Just my opinion dude, so dont take to much notice. The flat top is very oblong, and the lovely detail is in shadow. If it where I, then twisting the rock away from you, bringing the detail up and burying more of the flat top, might looks more eye catching. Possibly digging the left hand side deep too.

Anubias have some interesting plants.
 
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chump54 said:
I've been thinking about giving this a go too... but not with that much light! :)
It looks like it's growing well in the pot. Chris
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Chris
Yes the plant is very healthy in the pot indeed, there is masses in there. I am liking these Gel pots ideal for nanos!
Graeme Edwards said:
Good work on the new nano Mate. One tank just isnt enough is it.
One thing that stood on regarding your scape was the main stone to the left, the long flat one! Just my opinion dude, so dont take to much notice. The flat top is very oblong, and the lovely detail is in shadow. If it where I, then twisting the rock away from you, bringing the detail up and burying more of the flat top, might looks more eye catching. Possibly digging the left hand side deep too.
Anubias have some interesting plants.
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I hear what your saying Graeme, a lot of the detail is hidden in shadow and in essecence you are saying roll it back so the detail isn't shadowed, might have a look at that idea albeit space may be a challenge. I appreciate the honest comments ;)

I agree about the Anubias plants; got their catalogue from TGM and there is some very cool plants in there !
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

andyh said:
the UG is not doing well, and after considerable research it is becoming apparnet that UG prefers gravel over a nutrient rich substrate, so my ADA Amazonia wont be helping!
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It does prefer soft water but Amazonia should be just right .. how's you gh/kh?
http://oi55.tinypic.com/10gd1mx.jpg - ADA Malaya, no CO2, no other fertilizers - a colleague's nano.
I didn't have any luck with UG in any aquarium (only slow growth and green to yellow leaves), my tap is GH - 17, now I've bought a RO system and maybe I'll try it sometime.

Good luck with the other plant :)
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

clonitza said:
andyh said:
the UG is not doing well, and after considerable research it is becoming apparnet that UG prefers gravel over a nutrient rich substrate, so my ADA Amazonia wont be helping!
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It does prefer soft water but Amazonia should be just right .. how's you gh/kh?
http://oi55.tinypic.com/10gd1mx.jpg - ADA Malaya, no CO2, no other fertilizers - a colleague's nano.
I didn't have any luck with UG in any aquarium (only slow growth and green to yellow leaves), my tap is GH - 17, now I've bought a RO system and maybe I'll try it sometime.

Good luck with the other plant :)
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From what have learnt its not a big fan of nutrient rich substrate and dosing, both of which this tank is very high in :rolleyes: Only a little left now, will see how it goes on :thumbup:
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

Hello :wave:
Been really busy so not updated for a while so here goes.

Had a run of algae, Diatoms and BBA but i had switched my lights to 48w of t5 over a 35l so was asking for trouble, i have got it under control now. Slightly higher CO2 rate, Phyton Git and regular water changes.

The HC is growing well especially after following Graeme's advice of pruning it hard to the substrate early on, the growth is far more compact and close to the gravel compared to my previous attempts of mounds of HC. As you can see below its growing under the gravel and popping up all over the place. (its even pearling now)
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The moss i purchased from Neilw is grwoing really well now, in the last two weeks it has doubled in size (thanks to the extra light,CO2 etc). The Marsilea has almost fully recovered after a severe bout of BBA but the Phyton git cured that and the shrimps grazed the rest. As can be seen in the background the Eleocharis Acicularis (hair grass) is growing well, wasn't at the first but i pruned it very hard and its recovered really well, runners everywhere!
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The only downer being the Elatine Hydropiper, its hasn't done well o_O , i only planted about a couple of inches or so square, but it all melted and never recovered! Weird! i will give it another go at some point but the HC will cover that spot for now!

I have also added my some of CRS to the tank, and always like snapping these guys here is a few pics:
Note to self; clean glass b4 taking macro pictures :geek:
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Two of my Boraras brigittae aka Mosquito Rasbora plus CRS and a Sakura Cherry
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Tank Dosing and Maintenance
Currently doing 1 x 50% water change per week, at this point i dose 3 drops of Green Gain and 8 drops of Phyton Git
Dosing daily; ADA Brighty K 3ml & Step 1 3ml and then every other day Green Brighty Special Lights 3ml.
Lights 7 hours, CO2-green drop checker at light on (on 2hrs b4 lights).

Will post a a couple of full tank shots in a couple of weeks, as i am currently growing a few other plants on in here at the moment.

Thanks for looking

Andyh :thumbup:
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

Looking sweet mate!

May I ask who supplied your CRS in the beginning? Yours look like they have really nice solid colours. I'm planning on getting some higher grades when I get a second nano so I can separate them :geek:

Moss is looking the part too :thumbup:...may have some more coming up soon too if you were interested. Mind you the rate yours is growing you could start farming it!
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

chump54 said:
Andy, have you taken out the Elatine? great fish choice btw.

Chris
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Chris

Well being it honest it dissolved, this was down to me though.I put this in the tank at roughly the same time my daughter was born, and the tank got neglected. I suspect that if i had pruned it, and had the higher light levels from the begining it would of been fine. I originally planted a couple of square inches of the stuff. There is one or two pieces that have survived
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But bare in mind how small this plant actually is, that substrate is ADA amazonia powder (grain size 1-2mm Dia) its smaller than HC. I think its growing but cant be sure o_O

Will see how it goes :geek:

One thing i did learn after planting it was a should of thoroughly washed the gel off and i didnt, whoops! That probably didnt help o_O
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

NeilW said:
Looking sweet mate!

May I ask who supplied your CRS in the beginning? Yours look like they have really nice solid colours. I'm planning on getting some higher grades when I get a second nano so I can separate them :geek:

Moss is looking the part too :thumbup:...may have some more coming up soon too if you were interested. Mind you the rate yours is growing you could start farming it!
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Cheers Dude,
My CRS have been bought from a wide variety of sources, Wharf Aquatics, Ripples, Specialist Breeder etc. I have them a good 12 months now have about 40. Not all in this tank, if i can get my breeding colony working harder i would sell a few!
Moss going strong, will start to add to my other tanks soon.
Andy
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

Looking good, Andy!
Trimming hard early on? How hard are we talking?
 
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Garuf said:
Looking good, Andy!
Trimming hard early on? How hard are we talking?
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Thanks Garuf :thumbup:
With ref to the 'trimming hard' i planted the HC and left for 7-10 days. I then got my curved scissors and pruned very carefully/gently the HC right back till it was only a couple of mm high. Within days it started to grow horizontal runners and i now once a week prune the ones that grow up/high (hardly any though).

One thing that is clear is that HC likes its light, the HC on the shelf/plateau at the back is growing much more vigorously compared to that on the tank floor. :geek:
 
Re: “Nano Tor”, Andyh's 35l Nano Scape

I think you can probably say that any plant likes light, it is food to them after all. ;) Sometimes speed isn't everything, as long as it's growing I'd be happy.

Good info btw, I'll be keeping it in mind.
 
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