**1g Newbie Nano - Small Office Paradise! 5th Day**

[sapherion]

G'day everyone,

My name is Brandon and im new to this forum. Here is a sweet little tank I put together home made with low cost parts..

Tell let me know what you think!

Cheers!

 

[plecoperson]

What a beautiful little jewel of a tank--how do you get any work done?

 

[sapherion]

Hehe... I work in a call centra and job is very laid back.. which in return gives me plenty of time to enjoy watching this scape grow!

Here are some specs:

7" Curved Glass Cube Vase
18W Phillips 6500k B22 Light, 9 hrs per day
2cm layer of JBL soil & 3cm layer of onyx sand
Dynaflo 10 mini filter

Plants:

Willow Moss
Anubias Nana Petite
Hair Grass

Fish to be added:

Not sure yet.. Any suggestions?

Ferts:

Tiny Dosing of Seachem Range including NPK, Flourish and Excel

 

[rich311k]

Looks great!!

 

[sapherion]

Could someone please move this to the aquascaping forum? thanks

 

[mr funktastic]

i dont think any fish would be good for that tank but have u thought about a snail or afew shrimp? a few cherry red shrimp in there would be sweet. i really like what u have done. i have wanted to do that for so long but i need flourish excel. there is just no practicle way to inject co2 besides flourish. i assume that is ajust a small wooden stand make for holding the light. HC would look sweet covering the front of that. where did u buy your light?

 

[Jchillin]

That is quite a nice looking nano. Nice job.

 

[sapherion]

mr funktastic - I was thinking of getting 2-3 cardinal tetras and an otto. Maybe some ghost shrimps as they are the only shrimps we can get here in Aus. Yes the stand is one I made myself using MDF wood and water based paint. The light was something I got for $10 AUD at Woolworths and just a screw on bulb for $5.

 

[mr funktastic]

i think 2-3 cardinals and an otto would be to much. maybe a single guppy would look nice? the benifit of cardinals id that they school but not in only a group of three. u shouldne get any algea in that tank assuming ua re using excell and a full dosing scedule. so a little snail would be good for algea clean up. with it being that small it is pretty much useless for fish. more of justa minature underwater garden. like having a plant on your desk but much more interesting.

 

[Purrbox]

Unfortuantely that tank is so small that most fish are going to be way to much for it. You might be able to get away with a pair of Mosquito Rasboras (Boraras Brigittae) as they are extremely small. Personally I would go with 2-3 Cherry Red Shrimp. They are really great additions to tanks with lots of personality, and they are small enough that they won't put significant strain on the biofilter.

 

[plecoperson]

I seem to mention them in any post about teeny tanks, but Heterandria formosa stay quite small; a couple of young ones would be fine in there for maybe six to eight months. Then even they get too big!

I agree-maybe two cherry shrimp and one of a small variety of snail (or juvenile of a larger snail) would be nice in there. If you have a tank that two young, tiny fish and a snail could graduate to then you could consider them, otherwise stay with two shrimp.

 

[CaptnIgnit]

I agree, some shrimp would be a cool little addition.

 

[sapherion]

Another few shots just for tonight.. Enjoy!

 

[czcz]

Awesome! Please keep the updates coming.

 

[Zezmo]

That is a nice little tank. The wood looks like it has been growing for a while. Was that from another tank? A betta would be a decent choice or maybe a single Pygmy Croaking Gourami.

 

[Glenc]

Very nice little tank! Trick now will be to keep algea at bay. Not much room for error. Looks great, keep us posted.

 

[newfound77951]

Looks great! Clever idea to use a vase.... I love the moss on the driftwood, and nice job on scaling the plants to the size of the tank. how many gallons does it hold?

 

[sapherion]

Thanks for the kind comments guys..
Zezmo: The wood are pieces I have cut up fresh from a big piece. I boiled it 3 times and let it soak tannins for a week before I put them in.
Glenc: Algae should be very minimal. Even with the high light (18W).. Constant monitoring and dosing of Excel and Ferts should keep it at bay
Newfound: The tank holds 1.5 Gal max but after the substrate and scape, I'd say approx 1gal.

 

[Codefox]

How about some Endler's for that tank?

 

[GlitcH]

Ya I was thinkin endlers also.

I love the tank btw.
Makes me want to do a small one like that some day.