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Old 01-25-2007, 08:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
Cydric
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Cool My "attempt" at a 2.5g nano tank *updated 4/26/07*

Hello anyone reading this,

Here's my stab at a 2.5g nano tank. I decided to try a nano since I see peoples pictures of them on this forum and i'm so freaking jealous! My main tank is a 29g heavily planted tank so I thought i'd try a 2.5 planted tank.

The specs are:

100% Eco Complete substrate
Azoo Palm Filter (hob)
No heater
Dose Seachem Flourish every other day.
No co2
Lighting is just a desk lamp for the moment.

Plants:
Red jungle val
Taiwan moss attached to rock
Rotala rotundifolia
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Hygrophila Polysperma (just a smidge since it grows fast)

Hardscape:
3 rocks (1 with taiwan moss attached to it)
1 river rock

Fish:
Right now 4 male feeder guppies to help the cycle get started
(reason for 4 males is so the females don't reproduce, it's happened)

Thinking of making this into a shrimp nano, not sure of what shrimp I want to put in it at the moment. I have red cherrys, crystal reds, and an atyopsis moluccensis in my 29g so i'm thinking something different for this tank. I was thinking about Snowball shrimp since they're hardy shrimp and can withstand a wide range of PH levels like red cherrys (hey, they're practically red cherrys, just white) because my water out of the tap is 7.6.
I noticed almost all Caridina sp need acidic water hence why i 'want' to go with a neocaridina sp shrimp.

Here's a couple pictures of what it looks like at the moment:

With the flash on:


Without flash:


Please critique me and don't worry about hurting my feelings, it takes more than words...
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Last edited by Cydric; 04-26-2007 at 09:45 PM. Reason: update
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