2.5 gal nano

[epiphysis]

At last attempted to get a nano started!

Standard 2.5 gal.
Pfs substrate. 18w 6000K CFL light. Dry fert macro's and Flourish for micro's. Excel for carbon.

Plants: Rotala, HM, dwarf grass and riccia.

No critters yet. Shrimps are blacklisted over here so my choices are limited.

 

[Mr.Albiman]

Looking really good, I'll be following!
What are you planning on stocking it with?

 

[epiphysis]

Thanks!

Looking at a betta or a few galaxy rasboras. Recently bought a couple of neons for my main tank and got 3 cardinals in the mix. LFS's loss. Thinking of maybe putting those in.

But first need to get the chemistry right because its so easy to overdose something in a nano. Already lost a batch if riccia from an accidental excel overdose.

 

[MABJ]

Why are shrimp blacklisted! Wow that's just awful .

Pretty tank, I'd do micro crabs and chili rasboras.

Celestial danios need a 10 gal tank, I hear.

 

[epiphysis]

Yeah, our blacklist is a bit of a joke. No freshwater crustaceans or molluscs allowed. So that rules out crabs and snails as well. Also, our copper in our tapwater is a bit on the high side, so I don't know if they will flourish anyway.

 

[Fishy Aston]

Is that heater floating as it looks like it is?

I would get some suckers and try to stick it on.

 

[MABJ]

That screws up any ideas I'd have then

 

[epiphysis]

The heater is stuck with suckers. I don't have background, that's maybe why it looks like its floating.

My main idea with this tank was to experiment a bit with some high-tech plants mainly. So I'm not too worried about other inhabitants yet. But as mts go, I know there will be something in there within a month or so.

 

[MABJ]

Hmm high tech plants aren't a specialty of mine, but I will be following!