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Old 10-19-2006, 02:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
Guillermo
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Smile My second Nano (56 K W) (2 more pics added 11/15/06)

Well, I must admit I've got the MTS (Multiple Tank Syndrome)

This is my second nano:

Specs

Tank: 35*35*45 cms ( 13.78 * 13.78 * 17.72 inches) (4 inches of the longer side are for the filter) All 6mm glass, except for the filter, it's made with 3 mm thick black acrilic pieces
Volume : 10 gallons
Substrate : 1 bag of Seachem's fluorite and some tiny natural gravel (maybe 2 -3 pounds)
Filtration : Modular bult-in filter with ceramic rings, rough sponges, lava rock, floss and an aquaclear sponge to help dissolve co2.
Co2: DIY
Heater : None
Light : 3 15 watt 6,500 K General Electric screw-in fluorescent bulbs
Ferts: Potassium Nitrate and Fluorish Excel 3 times per week.
W/C's : 50% Once a week (tap water) EI method? ... kinda... I've read Tom Barr's articles and I wanted to try something like that, my other nano and the 82 gal are low-tech.
Plants : Hemianthus Micrantemoides, Micranthemum Umbrosum, Alternanthera Reineckii Rosaefolia, Hydrocotyle Verticillata, Glossostima Elatinoides and Lilaeopsis Mauritiana, all plantas are Tropica species.
Fish : 2 Otocinclus (sp?) 9 Harlequin Rasbora
Snails : I've seen two Ramshorns and 1 pond snail until now.
Decoration : 3 black lava rocks and 2 small pieces of Driftwood.
Canopy & Stand are yet to be made, but I will do it as soon as I can.

Well, here are the pics :

Bare Tank


Filter (horrible pic LOL)


Glosso & Lilaeopsis Mauritiana


Rocks & Wood




Snails




Harlequin Rasbora (sorry for the BAD pic)


Right Side


Full shot (took this before adding livestock)


This is all for now, thanks in advance for reading this post and looking at the pics, and thanks in advance for your comments/suggestions
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