Deepsound Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Mmm... Let's go. 120 liters 100 x 30 x 40 (h) cm 1 x 30 w T8 Actizoo nominal TX 10.000 K Heater : 100 w - 23°c Filter : JBL Cristal Profi i60 1st version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted June 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 2nd version With another driftwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted June 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Few months later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Looks awesome, any fish in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Wish I could get my driftwood to stay in place like that. Two giant brawling plecos kind of stop that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Sweet tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 nice work what the plant floating on top that has the roots hanging down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I love this tank style, was going to do something similar for my bichirs... good work, it looks very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 as always, very nice arrangement Marc. I too would like to know what is the feathery looking floating plant and if there are any critters inside. :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Very nice. I really like that and would love to be able to stare at that for hours. Would I be right in suggesting that the plant everyone is asking about is Pistia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Yes I think it is, I have seen those in the fish summer camp photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Thanks Yes, it's pistia. They help to purify the water (especially for summer camp ) and their roots get a nice home for microfauna. I use to put pistias in the pond, to catch a lot of micro plankton. And then, put them back in the tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 @ #!CrunchBang and Sophia : 15 Sundadanio axelrodi 'blue' and 10 boraras maculata They appreciate very soft and acidic black water. I added oaks and catappa leaves to simulate their habitat as well as possible. They like dimly lit so I mainly use cryptos and mosses. More infos here : http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Sundadanio&species=axelrodi&id=992 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinbote Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Killer tank. Where'd you get the pistia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Killer tank. Where'd you get the pistia? Wherever it is, we wont be getting it from the same source :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 In a galaxy, far far away... Thanks Kinbote I'm in France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 do those little fish breed for you Marc? I wanted to get some sundadios but they are rare here. I have the boraras maculatus though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 love it.. :thup: :happy1: !drool: !drool: !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 This is one of the coolest tanks I've seen :thup: !drool: !drool: I love those Sundadanios. It's such a pity that they are very rare here. I really wanted to get some to breed but they all sold out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 @ Phoenix, Anthony law and Joe : thanks ! @ Joe : when I saw them in the shop, I bought them all !!! They are rare here too. May be because their habitat is under threat @ Sophia : No breeding yet. I think I should keep them with no other species to hope so. They are very sensitive fish which don't like water parameters changing. When they feel good, that iridescent blue is magnificent. The anal fin of males has a black mark. It seems they like to swim so I put them in a 100 cm tank rather than in a nano. But a 50 /60 cm could suit too. A carpet of leaves (oak, catappa) covers entirely the soil in order to add tanins, decrease the Ph and let the micro plankton proliferate. I also use peat for its humic matter and trace elements and its action on Ph / hardness. I love black waters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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