Just gave Tang’s tank (our betta fish) a fresh trim. The carpeting aquarium plant in this tank is Monte Carlo.
Freshly trimmed shallow desk aquarium
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Just gave Tang’s tank (our betta fish) a fresh trim. The carpeting aquarium plant in this tank is Monte Carlo.
While sometimes more difficult to maintain than larger tanks, due to more volatile water parameters, I love how nano tanks look — especially on the bookshelf in my office. In late June 2021, I re-scaped two of my nano tanks. Here are some photos 3 months later.
Currently, the only livestock these tank house is snails. I’ll most likely keep it that way.
Here’s an outline of the light settings for the Fluval above the 3.5 gallon tank. With the snails, it’s nearly algae free with this light intensity
I constructed a really fun shallow freshwater planted aquascape that sits on my desk next to my work station. Details after the photo.
Hardware:
Plants & livestock:
Flora (plants): cyrpt undulatus, crypt wenditii ‘bronze’, blyxa japonica, glossostigma elatinoides, hydrocotyle s. japan, fissidens fontanus, Microsorum pteropus, limnophila aquaticum, rottalla colorata
Fauna (animals): angelfish pair, panda cories
Aquarium Equipment: 20oz paintball c02 tank, UPaqua simple regulator, ebay drop checker, coralife T5HO( 6500k/colormax bulbs), ebay 400gph power head, eheim 2215, aquatop 200w heater, play sand, EI fertilizer dosing
29 Gallon Aquascape created by Aquatics AF
Flora (plants): blyxa japonica, fissidens fontanus, echinodorus tenellus, Microsorum pteropus
Fauna (animals): angel fish, rummy nose tetra, emerald rasbora,
Aquarium Equipment: 20oz paintball c02 tank, UPaqua simple regulator, ebay drop checker, coralife T5HO( 6500k/colormax bulbs), eheim 2215, play sand, EI fertilizer dosing
“Forests” aquascape created by AF Aquatics