15 Gal Low Tech Tank

[Dionysus]

Haven't been to active on this forum but I got some help here and shared some pics when I set it up so just posting an update.

Tank has been set up for about 10 months, in it live 8 Cardinal Tetras, a colony of poorly graded red cherry shrimp, a good handfull of Malaysian Trumpet Snails and some random snails.

I've finally got the algae more or less under control so the plants are looking quite nice if I do say so myself. The plants are Bolbitus, Vallisnera, Susswassertang, Christmas Moss, Rotala, Dwarf Hair Grass, 2 diferent Crypts and some random moss that came with the Susswassertang.

Sponge filter, lights on 6 hours a day, 200w heater. I'd like the lights on longer but you can only turn a light you built for a reef tank then adapted for freshwater years later down so much.

 

[2tank]

Looking amazing

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Beautiful! How did you get that super small moss on the driftwood? Love how the light hits it and every thing is centered nicely.

 

[Darkomot]

Looks great! Where did you get the dwarf hairgrass from? I can't find it anywhere for a good price.

 

[Kyle E.]

I have been looking for dwarf hairgrass as well! I think I am going to use this. I just hope it is decent quality and arrives alright!

 

[Dionysus]

Thanks for the love all.

Phoenix, the Christmas Moss I just wedged into bits of the driftwood though that doesn't strike me as super small. The spindly bit in the middle is just covered in a nice looking algae buildup if that's what you're referring too.

Darkomot and Kyle, I live in Australia they have it at almost every fish store. I'm not gonna lie, the hairgrass has been a never ending source of frustration for me and it has only just settled in. I definitely recommend getting the tissue culture, the ones you get in the pots are grown too big for low tech or they are grown in emmersed form I'm not sure, I got it in pots and it all died back to like half it's height and created a massive algae issue. Good luck with it is all I can say.

 

[Dionysus]

Things been set up for a while now, water quality parameters have always been on point even if I’ve neglected a water change for a while. Lost a few cardinals along the way but I added some Glowlight tetras a couple months back and they compliment the Cardinals very well. The bolbitus has really grown in and the rotala is getting there.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Looking good!