N1CK Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 This is where I am at so far Its a 60x30x50(H) tank which is kind of the wrong shape for a biotope like this but Substrate: A mix of sand, daltons(imagine it's mud...) and leaf litter as a plant layer then a layer of sand over top. Filteration: EDIT:the other filter was leaking, so I have now got a Ehiem 2042 HOB filter rated at 760LPH, creates lots of surface flow Lighting: 2x 15w T8 bulbs Heater: 100w aquaone thing Fauna/Flora: Behind the rock barrier there will be H. polysperma, then Crypt Wendtii on/ surrounding the hill on the right and a misc crypt planted everywhere else (hopefully it is a smaller variety) I also plant to stick a few peices of wood in/ around that crypt with a bit of leaf litter I will then be stocking it with around 11 zebra danios as dither fish and 7 khuli loaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Ohhh I can't wait to see the finished product! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Oh man, that is such a great idea. I really like your planting and stocking plans. I am soooo jealous. I need a longer nano tank like that so I can do one too! :lol: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 FTS The awesome bits of wood now all I need is a khuli loach sitting on there and I get an awesome pic and the rock barrier with H. polysperma One thing I have changed is the filter, the cansiter broke (after 10 years of life :roll: ) so i'm now using a ehiem HOB filter that came from a closing down pet shop the tank also looks pink because I need a 6500k bulb instead of two pink ones... hehe I don't think I will be sticking Khuli loaches in there for a while, seeing as the sand is so light and I don't want to be replanting all the crypts every day...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I don't think I will be sticking Khuli loaches in there for a while, seeing as the sand is so light and I don't want to be replanting all the crypts every day...... Ha, that's what I thought when I looked at it! Should be good once it has all grown out a bit. What are you going to use for leaf litter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Ha, that's what I thought when I looked at it! Should be good once it has all grown out a bit. What are you going to use for leaf litter? Oak leaves, I have a plastic bag full of them , I will stick them in after the crypts have grown in a bit more though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Update: I was originally going to swap the 10 harlequins for some credit at the LPS then buy the danios but I wasn't allowed to some of them (ole 1 eye isn't there lol) there is now a honey gourami in there, (and a small fighter for now) he goes a chocolate colour when he's happy and I diddn't want to get rid of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 ooh interesting project! I love the biotope concept. Why is the leaf litter *under* the sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 ooh interesting project! I love the biotope concept. Why is the leaf litter *under* the sand? I got some more on top , I was reading though one of the crypt blogs as well and it showed quite a few pics of the substrate they were growing in with leaves mixed though it so I thought it might be providing something for them.... The other leaves I am not going to stick in there until the crypts grow in some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 :bounce: Cool idea, any updates at this stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 :bounce: Cool idea, any updates at this stage? It's an algae ridden tank atm :lol: and I need to get an image resizer for windows 7 now... mostly everything is growing as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 need to get an image resizer for windows 7 now... http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-ti ... ws-7vista/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-ti ... ws-7vista/ Last time I tried that it diddn't work.... but this time it did :-? will get up some pics once I find the good camera :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 looking good so far nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 looking good so far nick well it looks good there..... :lol: pics will be up in about 10mins ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 look good so far, i am glad you took the pic with clothes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 look good so far, i am glad you took the pic with clothes on. :lol: bahahahhaha LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 How did the pictures go???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 How did the pictures go???? there was no battery for the good camera :oops: so I couldn't get them on to my lappy and now the camera is on the way to hastings for a week for some cricket thing :oops: :oops: :oops: I could get some point and click ones though? not sure if they will come out too good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Try some puffers they'd look good and are fun to watch, if you can get some maybe some scarlet badis, or maybe some sparkling gouramis they look good although every time ive kept gouramis they have destroyed each other and then died themselves (dwarfs only). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 I have a male honey gourami in there at the moment, hes a nice chocolate colour lol don't really want to do puffers as then I would need snails :lol: the whole point of this tank was to create a habitat for Khulis, though the fine sand and the eventual crypt layer and shade from C. wendtii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Any new pic yet ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Should have asked this morning or yesterday. He's just gone camping for a week 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Should have asked this morning or yesterday. He's just gone camping for a week 8) Oh right, had no idea. I look forward to the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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