Brian_Nano12g
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What's up Everyone... got my tank finally setup again. It almost looks like the original scape with a few changes. I'm not too sure if I like it or if I liked the old version better. It will be easier to tell when the plants fill in a bit...LOL Oh well, it's done (at least until I move again).
Anyway... So the first layer I used Africana regular and topped it off with Africana Powder Type. This is my first time using the Powder version of any AS, and I have to say that I really like how clean it looks. It looks so smooth like sand and it's easier to plant in. I just hope that it doesn't get too unsightly when detritus accumulates on it. The larger granules were pretty easy to siphon without sucking up any substrate.
Here's a close-up of the two substrates compared to one another.
Well here's my go at my rescape. I'll admit, I'm a little impatient and not as good as my GF with stone placement. I was heavily debating (well for an hour) whether I wanted the left larger stone to go the same direction as the others, or the opposite way. I chose the latter and now I'm questioning that decision! Oh well... I'm not changing it!
As for the SunSun surface skimmer I was using, I decided to re-purpose that in my 6g tank for now. I opted to buy an Eheim Skim 350 because it was on sale at Dr. Fosters. I also wanted to fulfill my curiosity about it since it didn't cost that much. I'll wait and see if the my plants will grow to hide it enough to my liking. As of right now, it kinda sticks out like a sore thumb. Performance-wise, it works well as the surface look crystal clear. However, it burbs a lot of bubbles and is occasionally noisy. I'm going to experiment with it a little more. I might go back to the SunSun if I start to hate it.
Here's the layout plan:
And some pics after planting... I'm planning on a super nice UG carpet!
For now, I set the Sat+ lights up with a Single Ramp Timer and a conventional timer. I'll probably switch over to the Ramp Timer Pro this weekend when I have more time to fiddle with setting up a good program/schedule for it.
Thanks for following and for any critiques/comments. roud:
Anyway... So the first layer I used Africana regular and topped it off with Africana Powder Type. This is my first time using the Powder version of any AS, and I have to say that I really like how clean it looks. It looks so smooth like sand and it's easier to plant in. I just hope that it doesn't get too unsightly when detritus accumulates on it. The larger granules were pretty easy to siphon without sucking up any substrate.
Here's a close-up of the two substrates compared to one another.
Well here's my go at my rescape. I'll admit, I'm a little impatient and not as good as my GF with stone placement. I was heavily debating (well for an hour) whether I wanted the left larger stone to go the same direction as the others, or the opposite way. I chose the latter and now I'm questioning that decision! Oh well... I'm not changing it!
As for the SunSun surface skimmer I was using, I decided to re-purpose that in my 6g tank for now. I opted to buy an Eheim Skim 350 because it was on sale at Dr. Fosters. I also wanted to fulfill my curiosity about it since it didn't cost that much. I'll wait and see if the my plants will grow to hide it enough to my liking. As of right now, it kinda sticks out like a sore thumb. Performance-wise, it works well as the surface look crystal clear. However, it burbs a lot of bubbles and is occasionally noisy. I'm going to experiment with it a little more. I might go back to the SunSun if I start to hate it.
Here's the layout plan:
And some pics after planting... I'm planning on a super nice UG carpet!
For now, I set the Sat+ lights up with a Single Ramp Timer and a conventional timer. I'll probably switch over to the Ramp Timer Pro this weekend when I have more time to fiddle with setting up a good program/schedule for it.
Thanks for following and for any critiques/comments. roud:
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