My second Nano (56 K W) (2 more pics added 11/15/06)

[Guillermo]

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

[D.gilly]

Looks great i cant wait to see it filled in ! Very interesting filter design i might have to steal your idea one day when i build a nano.

[Guillermo]

Thanks D.gilly, I will try to post some pics of the filter in the DIY board when I build the stand & canopy.

[Yzmxer99]

I agree with d.gilly, nea
t filter idea. Post some more detailed pics and specs for that

[fshfanatic]

WOW! Impressive. Nice work

[Guillermo]

Hi guys, thanks a lot for your comments

[tha_beeg]

i like the driftwood you chose

[Guillermo]

Thanks tha_beeg, it was hard to find it, unfortunately we don´t have LFS that sell manzanita driftwood, so we have to look very carefully in the local markets.

[andbigdaddy2]

I cant wait to build one of my own

[Guillermo]

Hey Andy, I hope you join The Nano Army soon

For those who wants to take a look at the the modular filter, here are some pics:

The intake :



Top, you can see the intake and outake



"aerial" views







The pump (Rio 50)



The whole tank



Well, that's all for now.

Regards, Guillermo.

[fresh_lynny]

nice filtration....inspiring.

[Guillermo]

Thanks fresh_newby, I love this filter, the pics are bad, but the water is crystal clear.

[joemomma]

What kind of snail is that? I have picked up one of those in my 10g somehow.....

[bigstick120]

Nice innovation that you have there! Keep us posted on the tank, anything that you would do different now that you have it setup and running for a little while?

[Hoppy]

Beautiful job, and I really like the filter. It looks like this idea can be used on almost any rectangular tank that is big enough so the powerhead compartment isn't to big a percentage of the remainder of the tank and filter compartments. Now I'm getting even more interested in trying a nano.