Well this all started after seeing some of my friends' crazy tanks. He showed me TPT and I started looking around. Got some inspiration to try an attempt.. Which led to digging out a old 2.5g I had a gold fish in.. filled it Shultz Sub with moss/wendii/fern..
Original thread about the 2.5g nano bow:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/planted-nano-tanks/73876-my-first-attempt-2-5g-bow.html
Follow up Pics:
10/8-DIY Glass Top
10/28-Storing Plants for 60P / Moving tank to new shelf
10/30-Berried RCS
11/3-Shrimp/Otos
11/10-Shrimp Pics
11/14-My living space + Tank
11/24-DIY Prefilter + Hydor Nano Heater
11/29-RCS Extinct!
12/5-Update with new shrimp, since the first batch died off =(
12/10-Tear down and redone =( RCS #2 Extinct. Other stock moved to 60P
1/3-Complete Tear down and rescape!!
2/16-Update!
2.5g Bow setup:
2.5 Plastic Bow
Shultz + sand I found in the city
Driftwood
Magfloat
Red Sea Nano Filter
27w Desk Lamp
Hydor Nano Heater
Java Fern
Java/Taiwan Moss
Moss Ball
Wendii
Rotala
Frogbit
That lasted about a month..
That's when I started piecing together the next setup! I have a very very small apartment, therefore I had to have something compact, not insanely expensive, and had to fit an exact spot on my dining table/counter with equipment in the cabinet right under it. I originally wanted a Mini-S or smaller, but decided to get a bigger tank so I can have more space for plants! I tried to keep the budget reasonable and picked some reliable parts. Almost everything was ordered online.
Oh and special thanks to many forum members here, John, Church, WelchRock, Slaya Leemik etc etc! They've helped me with alot of noob questions!
*Updated 11/20/08
Tank: ADA 60-P
Filter: Rena XP2 - Pads/Haagen Bio Filter/Pot Scubbers
Inline Hydor 200w Heater
Lily pipes
DIY Inline Flow Control
Glass Drop Checker
Glass CO2 Diffuser
NRG Bubble Counter
DrFS Regulator kit
2.5lb CO2 Tank
Lighting:
Coralife 65W painted black /w clear Legs
R2 Moonlight 11000mc LED
Substrate:
Will be a mix of old Flourite and Shultz's
Misc:
ReefKeeper 2 Aquarium Controller with Temp/PH Probes
Plant Tools (2 Tweezers + Scissors)
Mag Float
The tank that came in today (10/27/08):
Canisters/Legs, added bonus my standalone ems setup lols:
More entries on the 60P:
10/28-More Setup
10/29-Moss
10/29-Painting the Light
10/31-Co2 / Plants
11/1-Filling the Tank
11/3-Co2 / Filter install
11/6-Lily Pipes + Drop Checker
11/8-More Plants
11/10-Tank cleared!
11/14-Growth Update
11/14-Pictures of the tank in my living space
11/20-ReefKeeper2, Inline Flow Control Valve DIY, Hydor Inline Heater, Trim
11/24-Growth Update after trims
11/29-Trim #2
12/5-Update
12/10-First Fish!
12/14-Cardinals!
12/16-Trim Mess up
12/21-MTS and RCS
12/22-2 more Female Guppies from my mom
12/28-Fry! and Cardinal pics
1/6- Growth/Tank Update
1/13- New Invertz order added! Dwarf Crays, Rabbit Snails, Black Neon Tetras, Ember Tetras, Amano's
1/14- Update on Growth and Big Trim
1/15-2nd XP2 came in!
1/22- Shortening the t5ho legs
1/22- 2x 24w t5ho vs 65w PC
1/24- Update with 2nd XP2 and all 4 24w t5ho
2/16-Update! TRIM TIME!
11/24/08
This lasted about a month when I spotted a deal locally! Another ADA tank :redface: Mini-S. Seeing how i already had a spare nano filter, 27w desklight, Eco Complete, and Slate. I only needed to pick up the Tank! Special thanks for dotconnect for the sale and Slaya leemik for helping me out.
updated 1/6/09
ADA Mini-S
Eco Complete Black
Red Slate Rock
27w desklamp *Removed Replaced with
15w Spiral light bulb
Red Sea Nano Filter
brass co2 splitter, nano diffuser, drop checker
11/23/08-Picking up the tank and setting it up!
11/24/08-First Day
11/29/08-A few days of limited lighting
12/5-Update
12/10-Glassware! Waiting to install co2 splitter
12/14-Co2!
12/28-Got Moss?
1/6-2 Otto still alive, 3 Amanos hiding -- also replaced 27w desklamp with 15w spiral bulb
1/13- Added 5 CPD's, 5 Asian Rummy Nose, an Amano
2/16-Update! Trim!
Original thread about the 2.5g nano bow:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/planted-nano-tanks/73876-my-first-attempt-2-5g-bow.html
Follow up Pics:
10/8-DIY Glass Top
10/28-Storing Plants for 60P / Moving tank to new shelf
10/30-Berried RCS
11/3-Shrimp/Otos
11/10-Shrimp Pics
11/14-My living space + Tank
11/24-DIY Prefilter + Hydor Nano Heater
11/29-RCS Extinct!
12/5-Update with new shrimp, since the first batch died off =(
12/10-Tear down and redone =( RCS #2 Extinct. Other stock moved to 60P
1/3-Complete Tear down and rescape!!
2/16-Update!
2.5g Bow setup:
2.5 Plastic Bow
Shultz + sand I found in the city
Driftwood
Magfloat
Red Sea Nano Filter
27w Desk Lamp
Hydor Nano Heater
Java Fern
Java/Taiwan Moss
Moss Ball
Wendii
Rotala
Frogbit
That lasted about a month..
That's when I started piecing together the next setup! I have a very very small apartment, therefore I had to have something compact, not insanely expensive, and had to fit an exact spot on my dining table/counter with equipment in the cabinet right under it. I originally wanted a Mini-S or smaller, but decided to get a bigger tank so I can have more space for plants! I tried to keep the budget reasonable and picked some reliable parts. Almost everything was ordered online.
Oh and special thanks to many forum members here, John, Church, WelchRock, Slaya Leemik etc etc! They've helped me with alot of noob questions!
*Updated 11/20/08
Tank: ADA 60-P
Filter: Rena XP2 - Pads/Haagen Bio Filter/Pot Scubbers
Inline Hydor 200w Heater
Lily pipes
DIY Inline Flow Control
Glass Drop Checker
Glass CO2 Diffuser
NRG Bubble Counter
DrFS Regulator kit
2.5lb CO2 Tank
Lighting:
Coralife 65W painted black /w clear Legs
R2 Moonlight 11000mc LED
Substrate:
Will be a mix of old Flourite and Shultz's
Misc:
ReefKeeper 2 Aquarium Controller with Temp/PH Probes
Plant Tools (2 Tweezers + Scissors)
Mag Float
The tank that came in today (10/27/08):
Canisters/Legs, added bonus my standalone ems setup lols:
More entries on the 60P:
10/28-More Setup
10/29-Moss
10/29-Painting the Light
10/31-Co2 / Plants
11/1-Filling the Tank
11/3-Co2 / Filter install
11/6-Lily Pipes + Drop Checker
11/8-More Plants
11/10-Tank cleared!
11/14-Growth Update
11/14-Pictures of the tank in my living space
11/20-ReefKeeper2, Inline Flow Control Valve DIY, Hydor Inline Heater, Trim
11/24-Growth Update after trims
11/29-Trim #2
12/5-Update
12/10-First Fish!
12/14-Cardinals!
12/16-Trim Mess up
12/21-MTS and RCS
12/22-2 more Female Guppies from my mom
12/28-Fry! and Cardinal pics
1/6- Growth/Tank Update
1/13- New Invertz order added! Dwarf Crays, Rabbit Snails, Black Neon Tetras, Ember Tetras, Amano's
1/14- Update on Growth and Big Trim
1/15-2nd XP2 came in!
1/22- Shortening the t5ho legs
1/22- 2x 24w t5ho vs 65w PC
1/24- Update with 2nd XP2 and all 4 24w t5ho
2/16-Update! TRIM TIME!
11/24/08
This lasted about a month when I spotted a deal locally! Another ADA tank :redface: Mini-S. Seeing how i already had a spare nano filter, 27w desklight, Eco Complete, and Slate. I only needed to pick up the Tank! Special thanks for dotconnect for the sale and Slaya leemik for helping me out.
updated 1/6/09
ADA Mini-S
Eco Complete Black
Red Slate Rock
27w desklamp *Removed Replaced with
15w Spiral light bulb
Red Sea Nano Filter
brass co2 splitter, nano diffuser, drop checker
11/23/08-Picking up the tank and setting it up!
11/24/08-First Day
11/29/08-A few days of limited lighting
12/5-Update
12/10-Glassware! Waiting to install co2 splitter
12/14-Co2!
12/28-Got Moss?
1/6-2 Otto still alive, 3 Amanos hiding -- also replaced 27w desklamp with 15w spiral bulb
1/13- Added 5 CPD's, 5 Asian Rummy Nose, an Amano
2/16-Update! Trim!