diyer Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 I would like to introduce to you the last of my DIY aquarium. Dimensions 117 x 27 x 40 cm 126 litre Glass removed from old windows 6mm, bottom 10mm DIY glass filter with pump 880 l / h, 100w heater, lighting 3 x energy-saving bulbs 32W 6500K All DIY, cheap or free. I used a substrate for flowers, PH<6, the ratio of ingredients is not exactly ideal but is tested and efficient enough. Above the substrate is sifted gravel 2-5 mm. I do not add the micro and macro elements, only CO2, DIY, of course, with the yeast and sugar. Plants: microsorum pteropus, ludwigia repens, bacopa australis, sagitaria subbulata, cryptocoryne wendtii and pontederifolie, some guppy gras, star grass, nana petit and lemna minor. Fish: platy, platy variatus, wcmm, neon tetra, corydoras paleatus and albino, velifera, ancistrus. Around 40 fish. There is lot of rcs, ramshorn, mts, and a few clea helena. Light unit, not yet painted :facepalm: Filter Filter behind the tank And here's an LQ video So feel free to comment on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Its a beautiful looking tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Thank you. The tank is about 2 months old and this is not the final setting. I took out all the branches of plums because they have emitted a lot of tannin and the water was yellowish. I put the branches in a bucket with water and I will bring them back after some time. In the meantime, I've added more sagitaria. Original wish was to make a scape with path and meadow beside, in corners as a forest. I soon realized that it would not be easy in such a narrow tank. We'll see which way this scape will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 I can only assume the tank looks nice since none of the pics work. :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 None of the pics work ? :dunno: I can see it fine. YT link is there, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 None of the pics work ? :dunno: I can see it fine. YT link is there, too. Possibly because you're linking them from practicalfishkeeping.co.uk's attachments and it's unlikely they allow hotlinking. You probably see them because you have an active session on that forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 That is true .Will be fixed. I'm going to sleep now. I spent all day alone on the forum. Just Bots and me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I looked at your video I know the feeling - one of the forums I belong to is really only active when I am sleeping. At this time of the day when I can post no one much is around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Plants are ready for first cuting Jim Sy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Awesome Job well done Loving all of the planting Something about a planted tank, it always looks more alive if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Thanks LYNDYLOO Make sense is a little more difficult job for me. Everything should look as natural as possible but can not see that it is man-made. This tank is only 27 cm wide and is very difficult to make a third dimension to scape. I hope that after first trim ludwigia and bacopa will be little thicker. I stopped adding CO2 because, honestly, i hate that every 10 days make a new mixture of yeast and sugar. Plants grow slowly but I'm satisfied. Sagitaria grow quite high and can not see the stones, that i was afraid. Neon tetras and wcmm will be given to my friend, so it will remain just corydoras, ancistrus and platies. Shrimps doing nice. Platies get mixed and there is a lot of interesting colored fry. Platy is my first love and I just can not have a tank without them. Next time I'll get better camera and will be some macro photos. Google Translate is a tragicomic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yet I was sorry to cut plants. I'll have to cut at least ludwigia because sagitaria that does not getting enough light, but I'm stalling with that. What do I do when I love the jungle look :bggrn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 just update :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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diyer Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Some pictures of the beauties I just can not stop looking at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Amazing - just gorgeous fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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calculator Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Very nice tank, any updated fts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Here it is :bggrn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I gave tetras and rainbows to a friend. Angelfish have formed one pair and they have a lot to do A.PROPHECY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyer Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 15 days ago I gave Marosatherina ladigesi and Pseudomugil furcatus to my buddy, but yesterday I saw that something is moving in the tank :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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