maazo Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 A progress pic of my wall tank. Apologies for the overexposure (my kingdom for a good camera) and the calcium marks on the back of the tank (it's where I access it from). As you can see, the focus is the plants. Plants: Microsorum pteroptus (Phillipine & Windelov) Anubias bartera var. nana Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis sp. unknown Hygrophila corymbosa "Kompakt" Mayaca fluviatilis Rotala magenta sp. Green Crytpocoryne crisulata var. balansae Cryptocoryne wendtii "Tropica" Cryptocoryne x willisii Bolbitus heudelotii Blyxa japonica Echinodorus bolivianus various mosses Fauna: Ember Tetras (H. amandae) Endlers Livebearers (P. wingei) Neon Rainbowfish (M. praecox) Spotted blue-eyes (P. gertrudae) Otocinclus affinis Darwin Algae Shrimp Glass Shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 It's beautiful :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hey Maazo, really love this tank. What is the plant right up the back, the crypty one... that has reached the water line. Can you tell me about your substrate? Just lovely :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Nice layout. I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Looks amazing! is that airline for CO2? What lights do you have on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maazo Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 @ Faewyn - LOL "the crypty one" It's Cryptocoryne crispulata var balansae (aka Crypt. balansae). I'm actually going to take it out soon and replace it with an native Aponogeton. I find the leaves trailing over the top of the water a bit distracting. My aim for this tank was to prevent it from going "jungle" like it's previous incarnations. The substrate is my own mix of laterite, sand, calcium carbonate, vermiculite, trace elements and probably a few other things I threw in there. I planned the layout in advance so there's a few pockets of calcium carbonate and one of ADA Aquasoil. The CaCO3 is for the roots of the crypts - a high pH in the substrate seems to help them with nutrient uptake. Same for the Aquasoil, but in reverse. I'd planned a big stand of Bylxa japonica (the spiky plant on the right hand side) and it's reknowned for liking an acidic substrate. It's all capped with about 3cm of poof filter sand. @ lilli - Lighting is 2 x T5HO & 1 x T5NO. Yep that's the CO2 line. I'm using DIY CO2 atm, but will be going to pressurised (finally) in the next month or so. Thanks for you kind words people! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghengis Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I sooo want an inwall! This tank is quality.... Love the layout, love your choice of plants. Did you install this yourself and, if yes, do you have any build pics? Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Can you please explain what T5HO & T5NO mean? Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'll jump in since I'm a fat old nosey parker. T5HO = T5 high output tube T5NO = T5 normal output T5 refers to the diameter of the tube which is 5/8ths of an inch. The older style household fluoros are T8 which are 8/8ths of an inch ie. an inch in diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Thanks Mike :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 thats a gorgeous tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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