So, I finally decided to spoil myself a bit and get a Mini M setup with all the bells and whistles (well, mostly). I've got some pretty sweet manten stone and am currently just waiting on a few more items that were on backorder etc. to get to the good stuff. Here's a teaser shot, though.
I haven't had a chance to see its effect on plants yet or the illumination of the tank when filled/planted/scaped, but I like it as far as first impressions go. It's bright without being too bright and is very aesthetically pleasing. The light concentrates itself pretty well also. My only real quirk about the unit is the orientation of the transformer that plugs into a power outlet. It's kinda like this and the way my timer/power strip is oriented I can only use my solenoid adapter and it (I have need for another timed outlet for the lighting on the 10g and don't really want to buy another timer for the strip) at the same time (2 out of 4 sockets). I really wish they made transformers more compact or at least oriented more conveniently. Otherwise, I'm quite pleased with the fixture at current. Very reasonable for the price as far as quality and tank pairing is concerned.
By the way, all of the additive boxes (Green Bacter, ECA, Green Gain, Phyton Git) smell like hickory smoke bbq sauce to me. Dollface wasn't kidding. Hickory smoke and...radiation. Mmm-mmm good!
Looks great so far. In every picture a member has posted of the AQUASKY, the color looks so perfect. It's a shame I really don't like the actual design. Is it possible to take the legs off? I assume not, at least if you don't break them off but I would serious love to retrofit this light into a Solar fixture, not that I have an ADA tank yet anyway lol.
Getting impatient so decided to fill it with water and give the Eheim 2211 a spin. Flow is a lot better than I expected. Having a smaller outflow than intake has an impressive effect.
Tank will probably be planted and filled next week since I'm waiting for aquariumplants to get some E. tenellus in stock then I'll do the plant order.
Looks great, even with the Eheim inlet. The light looks more appealing with water in it, even just water, it somehow doesn't seem as "bulky". Sorry, not trying to hate on the light, I just love the previous ADA lights and don't really get the changes.
Why glosso? I love the plant but in a tank this nice, I just feel you could do something more "exotic", plus I don't like the scale for small tanks. It's actually my go to for non CO2 injected tanks as it still works pretty easily, just doesn't spread well compared to with CO2 and higher light.
Glosso stays smaller under high light and if it's well trimmed....but I could always do Elatine hydropiper...I just really don't like the price point it's at right now. Thanks for the compliments on the tank. I didn't see an issue with the previous lighting system either, but I'm certainly not opposed to this new fixture (plus it's a bit cheaper).
It is a nice setup but I find the green distracting so far but it may just be there are no plants so my eye goes right to the Eheim inlet, I'm painting some black today to hide them a little, there's no way I could keep clear pipes clean.
The plant list looks good to me, some tall hair grass for hiegt in one corner might look nice, I just saw this at club meeting last week and it looked nice, UG is another one that looks nice and maintenance free, good luck.
That light is awesome and even at a low angle doesn't bother you to look at it so it wust just disappear from above.
By the way, all of the additive boxes (Green Bacter, ECA, Green Gain, Phyton Git) smell like hickory smoke bbq sauce to me. Dollface wasn't kidding. Hickory smoke and...radiation. Mmm-mmm good!
I'm want to try all the additives so badly but the cost is hard to get past, now that I know it can be sprinkled on my ribs I might go for it.
The green tubing and inflow are being replaced with the Mini V-1 and clear tubing set. The pipe is on backorder and the tubing (along with my substrate additive pack, which is why it's got just water in it and not a rockscape) hasn't been shipped yet. Getting a spring washer for the pipe cleanliness as well. For how long they last, the additives are pretty cost efficient for the nano tank. I'm sure they'd make some pretty B.A. ribs to boot! :hihi: The ferts are as well....it's like 4 cents a day on a tank this size.
It is a nice setup but I find the green distracting so far but it may just be there are no plants so my eye goes right to the Eheim inlet, I'm painting some black today to hide them a little, there's no way I could keep clear pipes clean.
The plant list looks good to me, some tall hair grass for hiegt in one corner might look nice, I just saw this at club meeting last week and it looked nice, UG is another one that looks nice and maintenance free, good luck.
That light is awesome and even at a low angle doesn't bother you to look at it so it wust just disappear from above.
By the way, all of the additive boxes (Green Bacter, ECA, Green Gain, Phyton Git) smell like hickory smoke bbq sauce to me. Dollface wasn't kidding. Hickory smoke and...radiation. Mmm-mmm good!
I'm want to try all the additives so badly but the cost is hard to get past, now that I know it can be sprinkled on my ribs I might go for it.
Actually, forget the trip to Walmart...just snagged a 5 pack of them with my Discover Rewards Points ($1:$1 on Amazon). I wish I would've invented these things...holy cow. So simple yet so ingenious!
As far as foreground/carpet plants are concerned, I can either do HC, Glosso, or Elatine hydropiper. Keep in mind that it'll be intermingled with Riccia and DHG Belem.
I don't know why but whenever I see something Like "ADA" "Mini-(random letter)" or "Fluval" I always tend to faze over it. Trying to force myself to click on these cause the tanks always look super nice.
Well, I was hoping to at least get the rock scape done (substrate additives were to arrive Friday) but chances of that are iffy. UPS decided it'd be a great idea to put my package on the wrong delivery truck. Looks like someone at the shipping center didn't have their coffee this morning. :icon_roll
2 hours later update: It's not out for delivery in the right place. Someone must have had their coffee.
So, Frank decided to massively spoil me on this one. I bought most of his old tools since he wanted to get 20th Anniversary products and I got a great deal on them. Pro Scissors Short Curved and Straight, Pincettes S and M, AP Glass + what food he had left in it (AP-1 Gold) and his Maintenance Stand. The tool quality is absolutely amazing compared to what I'm used to. Definitely worth the extra buck. Also got substrate additives (Penac P&W are what's in the bag). The Mini V-1 came in today also, as did the substrate additives, a bottle of AP-1 Gold fish food, and Spring Washer S. I'll get the rock scape done tomorrow morning and post pictures. In the mean time, sexy ADA pictures. Side note: Photobucket is excruciatingly slow today for me.
Power Sand is laid, will finish the additives off then add AS Powder type and try to get the rocks going. The AQUASKY makes for a wonderful light at the back of the tank during setup.
That looks like a lot of fun and I'm sure all the ADA stuff is top quality and now you have the authority to comment on the products because you've used them. I would love to do the same thing, lately some of the contest tanks have inspired me to try and get more out of my next build and this thread is definitely helping.
It'll be a while before I can definitely comment on the quality of the stuff. My espei rasboras took right to the AP-1 Gold, though. Time will tell. I'm glad you find this thread inspirational!
Placement of the main stone, not quite 100% on it. I think it may be alright though. Thoughts? I'm not worried about the substrate being even right now, I'll get to that in a bit. I've still got plenty of AS to sculpt with.
Working on the slope but I think I've pretty much settled on something. I did like the idea of stones breaking off from the main one and that's kinda what I went for....I think it has a very mountainous look to it.
since the tank is small, you don't want to many big stones. just one big and few small. try to take the one at left back out and move the small one on the left close toe the big one a little and see
Also, I would hesitate to place stones to get a final position before you move some more of that AS away from the front, thats a lot of black space at the front glass. It can be manicured at the end, but its tough to get placement right, then move a bunch of soil around. I REALLY like that main stone though, using the thought of pick a stone that looks to big to fit and it will be perfect, I think you accomplished that. +1 on the stones seeming to break off the main stone, a steep slope would help with that look as well. Keep going, looks like it could reach that epic status.
Yeah....I really like the main stone and I intentionally started with more AS than I planned to keep just so I could scoop and manipulate it better. I got tired and called it a night. :icon_mrgr
parthapratim22,
I like the layout you proposed. I feel it has a better flow than what I've got right now. The left side just looks...crowded at current. Thanks!
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