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Rozbod's Rimless 17 gal

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#1 · (Edited)
Background:

Well first off i'm new to planted aquariums, in the beginning aquariums just seemed to be kind of cheesy but after digging a little deeper I realized that they can truly be works of art. Since then I have been doing countless hours of research honing my aquascaping ability's while expanding my knowledge of both fish and aquatic plants. If you look through the thread below you will definitely see my advancements in aquascaping. Of course there are always improvements that can be made. Hopefully through constructive criticism from the community I can continue to grow, so don't be afraid to drop a comment below if you feel like you could help me out in anyway or just like what you're seeing. Thanks in advance for taking a look.

Equipment list:

Do!aqua 17 gallon tank
Fishneedit 4x24 T5HO light (I was surprised at how nice the light is)
ADA style light bar thanks to Tom Barr
Two bags of aquasoil amazonia
DIY stand
Aquatek premium CO2 regulator
Atomic CO2 Diffuser by GLA
5Lb CO2 cylinder
Driftwood from Tom Barr
Ehiem 2215 and a set of lily pipes

Invertebrates Stocking list (subject to change):

Amano shrimp
Cherry red shrimp


Flora (subject to change)

Hair grass or dwarf baby tears its a throw up between the two for the foreground but if you guys have an opinion let me know.
Microsorum pteropus - Java fern
Taxiphyllum barbieri - Java moss
Taxiphyllum montagnei - Christmas moss

This is what I think I want for sure but i'm looking for community suggestions!
 
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#3 ·
Just a suggestion, you might want to get Sakura red cherry shrimp or Painted fire red shrimp. They are a higher grade cherry shrimp with a more solid red coloration and they are just as easy to take care of. You can sometimes find them for sale on this site for around $2 per shrimp.

Great setup you have by the way! Can't wait to see it with plants and shrimp!
 
#5 ·
A little update

I received the driftwood from Tom today and I was very impressed with the wood and if anyone is looking for some good pieces get into contact with him. I'll try to post pictures tomorrow can't tonight because I have been out all day and am exhausted.
 
#10 ·
Scaping Take Two

Wood Branch Purple Natural material Twig


Water Window Purple Table Art



I ended up removing the piece of wood from the left side of the tank because it just didn't go. After I removed that I added a thicker piece to the right side of the tank just to give it a bit more "flare". In the end I feel like removing the piece from the left side was the right move because it was really messing with the balance.

On a side note if anyone has recommendation on where to get a few pieces of rock let me know because i'm on the look out. Thanks again for taking a look guys and girls.
 
#11 · (Edited)
Scape changes

I'm back again with a few more pictures of the scape this time with a few added pieces. Would love if you guys would give me some input on what you think about it any changes that you would suggest etc. Thanks again for taking a look.

Table Wood Art Sculpture Picture frame


Table Wood Gas Art Display case


Extinction Wood Toy Art Scale model



(Sorry about the crummy quality of the the first picture I didn't know it looked so bad)
 
#19 ·
Trying to extend the scape

Alright so I went into the room with the tank and messed with the remaining driftwood and tried to make it a bit more horizontal. The reason I wanted to do this was because a previous post suggest that I slope it if i wanted all the drift wood on one side. I was worried that if I did that it would eliminate one of my favorite pieces so this is what i came up with.

Wood Table Art Rectangle Gas


Wood Art Rectangle Twig Event


There is still a bit of space on that left side but I still have some driftwood I could mess with if you guys think I need to.
 
#30 ·
Just some thoughts

Well its been awhile since I updated and there is really no other explanation other than progress has just really come to a halt. I've been trying to think of a carpeting plant and I think I've made my mind up on glosso. Also I've been doing some thinking on what to do with the hard scape in terms of plants and originally I was thinking of putting java fern and moss on it basically keeping it really simple. Also I still haven't found any rocks but i'm not sure I want rocks anymore because the more I look at the wood the more pleased I am. Anyways ill attach a pic to show you guys an in site into what im thinking tell me what you think.

Plant Vertebrate Rectangle Mammal Organism


Sorry about the shotty paint work but I hope you guys get the point the glosso would be coating the bottom and the ferns would be on the wood. I didn't include the moss but I think I would coat the entire scape.
 
#31 · (Edited)
Some more thinking

So I finally figured out how the sales thread works on here lol. I was looking at my choice of plants and i'm reconsidering the glosso. I like the way it looks but i'm afraid with my lack of experience I wont be able to get it to grow how I want so its in the air again for a carpet if you guys have any ideas let me know.

Also I want to use moss in my tank and I really like Java moss and Singapore moss. I've heard of putting moss in a blender for 5 seconds and then "painting" it onto rocks would this work the same for wood?

Anyway let me know what you guys think would really love some input thanks a lot in advance.
 
#33 ·
I'm back

Well this update has been a long time coming but at the end of the school year I was swamped with what seemed like an endless amount of tests and projects so the tank got put on the back burner. Finally my summer has started to slow down and I've been able to get back on track.

One of the first things I did was tear down the previous scape. It just was not what I had envisioned originally and there was no point in continuing with it. Here's a few pics of the new scape so let me know what you think.

*Sorry I still don't have a new camera.

Wood Sculpture Art Plant Twig
 
#37 ·
You might want to level the substrate line in front so that its straight. It can be distracting to have small hills and bumps against the front glass.
Yeah I noticed that today when I was working on the plumbing. Since this is how I plan on keeping the scape ill go and tinker with it in awhile. Thanks for the tip on the sales thread I had forgotten all about it and will be lurking around there for sure.
 
#38 ·
Plumbing

Since the hardscape is complete I decided it was time to work on the other major part of the tank, the filter and plumbing. I've been putting this off for quite some because I knew it was going to be some what complicated. The reason is back when I first ordered all of my equipment I chose the wrong size inline heater. I never found the time to send it back for the correct size so I put my thinking cap on and tried to solve my problem. After a visit to the plumbing section in Lowes what needed to be done was quite clear. First a larger tubing was chosen to fit over the inline heater. Then I had to figure out a way to reduce the size back down so the set of lily pipes could still be used. In order to do this a couple of reducers were used. The Ehiem tubing fit the reducer so it was all coming together. To make sure there would be no leaks in my modded plumbing a few hose clamps were added to make sure everything was nice and snug. Ill add a few pics to make this block of text a bit more clear on what actually went on.

Drinkware Purple Audio equipment Gadget Cylinder

This is the finished product.

Liquid Fluid Audio equipment Cable Gas

A closer look at the mods.

Cleanliness Magenta Plastic Audio equipment Wood

And again.
 
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