35L Arc Tank

[ian]

i think you'll find it a mil per pump.

 

[Tizer]

1ml of easy carbo a day with alternating 1ml of trace then macro ferts sound like a plan?

 

[Ps3Steveo]

You'll prob end up upping that mate, I dose 3ml carbon and 3ml ferts daily in my 35, might drop it a little now tho.

 

[Tizer]

yer, i dont wanna kill my shrimpies so i'll start off with 1ml for now until i get more plants or if the HC looks like its going pair shaped.

 

[Tizer]

Ian, when you next stumble over this thread, can you confirm the bulb you used in your cube for me please, is it this one, but in 11W?

Pondering picking up a 9W on the way home one night and seeing what it looks like. Also, do you think the 9W is enough on this tank? They normally have 11W as standard i believe.

 

[Tizer]

Second 35L arc tank ordered from Charterhouse Aquatics today for £49.95, along with 250lm of Easy Carbo bumping it over £50 to qualify for free next day delivery.

 

[Tizer]

Not a huge amount to report, second tank is up and hard scape done with bog wood and kitty litter. Had loads left over from the big tank so decided I should make use of it.

I ditched the HC, as soon as I put it in there is was irritating me already. Decided to use the Sag I had in the big tank.

Aponogeton ulvaceus it taking off now too! Not sure if it will outgrow this tank, hoping not.

 

[Biulu]

Hi Tizer,

I like the look of the cat litter. Never seen it like this; normally it is hidden under another capping substrate. I love the wood too. I am not a too big fan of moss either, but some nice anubias or needle fern would look great too....

The 2 rocks on the left in your left side tank from the front look as if they were one. Is that on purpose? Otherwise I would shift it a bit or maybe make it change place with the second row right hand side rock.

I am curious about the light you are using; is it a clip-on?

 

[Tizer]

The cat litter is pretty much Akadama, a Bonsai planting substrate i believe. Its not the typical clay clumping stuff which goes all yucky under water. Takes loads of washing though!

I'm kinda happy with all of the rocks apart from the right hand bottom one, its showing a much lighter face and i'll probably change it soon. In a few months time i'm hoping to cover the area with Crypts anyway, so the rocks will be quite hidden. I'll deffinately be adding some Anubias to the right tank, i plan to get it growing along the front piece of wood as best i can.

The lights are simple "Arc Pods" it has a bracket which fastens to the glass and the light clips on, left one is a 9W and right one is an 11W.

I've now moved the Aponogeton, it suddenly got massive

 

[Tizer]

Small Update:

Nano 1:

Put some vallis in there and a few more crypt cuttings, sag is doing really well and all plants are sprouting new leaves weekly. I dont plan to keep the vallis in this one, just keeping my eyes out for plants that might suit. Bit skint this month so just making do with what i have. Fish wise, the Dwarf Rasboras are down to 4, very very fragile fish On a brighter note, 10 Ember Tetras have a new home

Aponogeton ulvaceus is going bananas in my 90 litre tank and flower stems are starting to break the surface:

This tank has my breeding Bronze Corys in it, yes there are eggs on the glass Cant make my mind up what to do with it. Corys are keeping the filter ticking over |Its a dumping ground for excess plants and fish at the moment

Nano 2:

More Vallis and great growth in Limnophila sessiliflora cuttings i had, these were tiny when i put them in, no more than an inch each, both are 6 inches now and have new stems sprouting sideways.

More sag in here as it was dying off in my big tank, plan to get moss on rocks along the front.

Found 3 Rams today to put in there, they are smaller than my Honey Gouramis at the moment, will eventually go into the 90 litre i think

Cherry Shrimp from Steve doing really well in here, the young ones are now much bigger and I'm half expecting them to increase in numbers very soon.

 

[ian]

very nice Tizer...you sure like your Vallis. That looks like a flower coming from the aponogeton as well.

 

[Tizer]

very nice Tizer...you sure like your Vallis. That looks like a flower coming from the aponogeton as well.

Yeah its cheap and does well in my hard water Yeah, curious to see what colours the flowers are! Might be able to tell in a few days. Never had a plant grow so fast, its crazy.

 

[pablothebetta]

What species is the plant inbetween your rocks in the first pic? Looks great in there - fills the gap between the rocks nicely

What's your fert scheme? Those plants seem to be growing pretty well!

 

[Tizer]

Crypto undalatus kasselman or Crypto beckettii, cant remember which!

I do 1ml of liquid co2 every night, 1 ml of macro every night and 1ml of micro every other night.

 

[pablothebetta]

Thanks