Nano 8x6 inches (update 4/21/06 on last page)

endparenthesis · 03-14-2006, 08:34 PM

On the whole cycling thing... bacteria needs its food brought to it. It'll grow on whatever, but if there's no water movement only a minimal amount of bacteria is going to be able to survive.

Plants are somewhat the same way... movement usually makes for better growth.

So a filter might not technically be necessary, but it (or anything else that causes movement) helps for reasons beyond filtration.

No filters in nature, but stagnant water is pretty gross in nature too.

Anyway, moot point now.

deeplove · 03-14-2006, 08:56 PM

You should try a moss wall to see if you like it or not. Moss walls are pretty cool. And if it doesn't tickle your pickle, then you sell the extra moss. Win - Win situation I must say.

ianiwane · 03-19-2006, 02:13 AM

Update added pressurized CO2, ADA regulator/canister.

h20 plant · 03-19-2006, 10:19 AM

Man that thing is going to be growing out of control, nice! Where did you get the weeping moss and is that fission in the middle?

ianiwane · 03-19-2006, 04:44 PM

I got the weeping moss a while back from a member here on PT. That is fissidens in the middle, good eye. I removed the hygro from the right hand side, I am going to put something else there. Hygro did not fit.

h20 plant · 03-19-2006, 09:06 PM

cool, How is the fissiden to grow? Do you have it attached to a log or rock? If you ever get cuttings from either one let me know i would be very interested since I would like to have a wide variety of mosses in my tank.

keep the pics coming as the growth increases and any details on the CO2 system.

ianiwane · 03-19-2006, 10:49 PM

Fissiden is the slowest growing plant that I have ever tried to grow. Its attached to a rock. I pulled out the hygro sp red out of the right background. It did not match the rest of the scape.

h20 plant · 03-19-2006, 10:58 PM

yea I agree what about a brood leaf plant to of set the one on the left?

ianiwane · 03-20-2006, 02:03 AM

I placed 3 stems of Ludwigia sp. Guinea on the right hand side. I'll take a picture when it grows in. I hope it will grow well in this environment. The tank was pearling like mad today, pretty cool for something so small.

krazykidd86 · 04-19-2006, 08:24 PM

Great looking tank and progress. Where'd you get that sponge for your intake and how often do you have to clean it if it gets clogged up and reduces flow?

ianiwane · 04-22-2006, 02:08 AM

I've only cleaned it twice since I had the tank set up. I got the sponge from a fellow sfbaaps member. I am not sure where he got it from.

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Originally Posted by krazykidd86

Great looking tank and progress. Where'd you get that sponge for your intake and how often do you have to clean it if it gets clogged up and reduces flow?

ianiwane · 04-22-2006, 02:11 AM

update taken today. I pulled out the mini moss and splits the fissidens on three rocks.

HEINEKEN357 · 04-26-2006, 08:04 AM

Great looking tank you got there. where you get the pressurized CO2, ADA regulator/canister?

alphacat · 04-26-2006, 06:14 PM

Possibly a stupid question, but: why did you choose male-only Endlers?

Matthew Mahling · 04-26-2006, 08:43 PM

1 Endlers male + 1 Endlers female = 20 more endlers in about 30 days.
At least in my experience.
By having the same sex couple = 0 offsring.

03-14-2006, 08:56 PM	#32 (permalink)
deeplove Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 241	You should try a moss wall to see if you like it or not. Moss walls are pretty cool. And if it doesn't tickle your pickle, then you sell the extra moss. Win - Win situation I must say. __________________ Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.

03-19-2006, 02:13 AM	#33 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	Update added pressurized CO2, ADA regulator/canister. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

03-19-2006, 04:44 PM	#35 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	I got the weeping moss a while back from a member here on PT. That is fissidens in the middle, good eye. I removed the hygro from the right hand side, I am going to put something else there. Hygro did not fit. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

03-19-2006, 10:49 PM	#37 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	Fissiden is the slowest growing plant that I have ever tried to grow. Its attached to a rock. I pulled out the hygro sp red out of the right background. It did not match the rest of the scape. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

03-20-2006, 02:03 AM	#39 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	I placed 3 stems of Ludwigia sp. Guinea on the right hand side. I'll take a picture when it grows in. I hope it will grow well in this environment. The tank was pearling like mad today, pretty cool for something so small. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

03-14-2006, 08:34 PM	#31 (permalink)
endparenthesis Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: VA, USA Posts: 338	On the whole cycling thing... bacteria needs its food brought to it. It'll grow on whatever, but if there's no water movement only a minimal amount of bacteria is going to be able to survive. Plants are somewhat the same way... movement usually makes for better growth. So a filter might not technically be necessary, but it (or anything else that causes movement) helps for reasons beyond filtration. No filters in nature, but stagnant water is pretty gross in nature too. Anyway, moot point now.

03-19-2006, 10:19 AM	#34 (permalink)
h20 plant Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 218	Man that thing is going to be growing out of control, nice! Where did you get the weeping moss and is that fission in the middle?

03-19-2006, 09:06 PM	#36 (permalink)
h20 plant Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 218	cool, How is the fissiden to grow? Do you have it attached to a log or rock? If you ever get cuttings from either one let me know i would be very interested since I would like to have a wide variety of mosses in my tank. keep the pics coming as the growth increases and any details on the CO2 system.

03-19-2006, 10:58 PM	#38 (permalink)
h20 plant Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 218	yea I agree what about a brood leaf plant to of set the one on the left?

04-19-2006, 08:24 PM	#40 (permalink)
krazykidd86 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45/100%) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 557	Great looking tank and progress. Where'd you get that sponge for your intake and how often do you have to clean it if it gets clogged up and reduces flow?

04-22-2006, 02:11 AM	#42 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	update taken today. I pulled out the mini moss and splits the fissidens on three rocks. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

04-26-2006, 08:04 AM	#43 (permalink)
HEINEKEN357 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: las vegas Posts: 204	Great looking tank you got there. where you get the pressurized CO2, ADA regulator/canister? __________________ Filstar pimp#48 55 gallon xp3 Planted pressurized co2 10 gallon Planted pressurized co2

04-26-2006, 06:14 PM	#44 (permalink)
alphacat Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 155	Possibly a stupid question, but: why did you choose male-only Endlers?

04-26-2006, 08:43 PM	#45 (permalink)
Matthew Mahling Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (15/100%) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 251	1 Endlers male + 1 Endlers female = 20 more endlers in about 30 days. At least in my experience. By having the same sex couple = 0 offsring.

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