"XL Nano" -new pics 5-28 (56k)

**clwatkins10** · 04-02-2008, 03:44 AM

substrate- river sand
lighting- 48 watts compact fluorescent screw in (i think 6700k)
tank- aga 10 gallon
co2- diy with "powerhead" diffuser
flora- dwarf hairgrass, hc
fauna- none, yet
filtration- no idea what its called

i just set this up the other day, i used 4 "pots" of hair grass and the equivalent of 2 "pots" of hc, i tried to plant these in very small "clumps" tweezers help! planting took about 1.5 hours and filling the tank took about 2, i didnt want to wash away the sand and have the hc come floating to the top

i am not sure what kind of ferts to use, i dose iron every once in a while, recommendations would be great unplanted.jpg(the water sprite was in there for cycling, although, it was only 3 days worth

im sure it wasnt done

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**clwatkins10** · 04-02-2008, 03:46 AM

heres some planted shots
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**clwatkins10** · 04-02-2008, 03:47 AM

one more
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**mpodolan** · 04-02-2008, 03:57 AM

Can't wait to see it fill in! I'd suggest looking into dry ferts. You'll need good ferts and co2 to prevent a big algae bloom with that much lighting. Honestly, it might be a good idea to add a bunch of fast growing stems to start with, to help prevent algae from taking over. You can read more about ferts/cycling/planted tank stuff at Rex's site rexgrigg.com Just a thought. Good luck!

PS Is that HC? You have it labelled as mc, but it looks like Hemianthus Callitrichoides from the pics

**clwatkins10** · 04-02-2008, 04:06 AM

haha my bad will change it from mc to hc, haha hammertime... bad joke i know

**clwatkins10** · 04-02-2008, 04:08 AM

oh, and when the hairgrass gets well rooted and established, i will trim it to get better horizontal growth, though im not sure i need it as it is in most of the spots i want it, just needs to be a little thicker

**clwatkins10** · 04-02-2008, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpodolan

Can't wait to see it fill in! I'd suggest looking into dry ferts. You'll need good ferts and co2 to prevent a big algae bloom with that much lighting. Honestly, it might be a good idea to add a bunch of fast growing stems to start with, to help prevent algae from taking over. You can read more about ferts/cycling/planted tank stuff at Rex's site rexgrigg.com Just a thought. Good luck!

PS Is that HC? You have it labelled as mc, but it looks like Hemianthus Callitrichoides from the pics

oh, and in about a week ill add a few cherries, i have a ton and the filter was already "half mature" and when i cleaned the tank out before i set it up like this, i left all of the poop/ sludge in it, i just took out the rocks, so cycling should be ok in a week

**clwatkins10** · 04-02-2008, 05:28 AM

i wanted to try embedding from photobucket, so heres another angle

**FrostyNYC** · 04-03-2008, 12:05 AM

It looks great. Really digging that rock, too.

**clwatkins10** · 04-03-2008, 04:06 AM

good to know the rock is good, i have had it for a long time and i didnt know if it would work or not

phanizzle · 04-03-2008, 05:44 AM

Tanks looks great, can't wait to see it filled in!

**clwatkins10** · 04-03-2008, 06:06 AM

ok, i added 5 cherries today, i know algae is inevitable so i figured why not get a head start on it, hopefully they wont pull up any hc, they havent so far and its been about 6 hours. im kinda thinking that i should have turned my rock some counter clockwise to give it more depth, but is half burried in sand and i dont wanna mess up my plants, maybe later when they have more rootmass and will stay planted better

gentledental4u · 04-04-2008, 01:37 PM

Cool Tank!!!

**reybie** · 04-04-2008, 02:17 PM

Be careful with that hair grass invading your HC patches.

**NeonShrimp** · 04-04-2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reybie

Be careful with that hair grass invading your HC patches.

Good advise reybie.

Quote:

im kinda thinking that i should have turned my rock some counter clockwise to give it more depth, but is half burried in sand and i dont wanna mess up my plants, maybe later when they have more rootmass and will stay planted better

God idea, did you mention how many gallons the tank is?

04-02-2008, 03:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	"XL Nano" -new pics 5-28 (56k) substrate- river sand lighting- 48 watts compact fluorescent screw in (i think 6700k) tank- aga 10 gallon co2- diy with "powerhead" diffuser flora- dwarf hairgrass, hc fauna- none, yet filtration- no idea what its called i just set this up the other day, i used 4 "pots" of hair grass and the equivalent of 2 "pots" of hc, i tried to plant these in very small "clumps" tweezers help! planting took about 1.5 hours and filling the tank took about 2, i didnt want to wash away the sand and have the hc come floating to the top i am not sure what kind of ferts to use, i dose iron every once in a while, recommendations would be great unplanted.jpg(the water sprite was in there for cycling, although, it was only 3 days worth im sure it wasnt done __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium Last edited by clwatkins10 : 05-29-2008 at 12:18 AM.

04-02-2008, 03:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	heres some planted shots 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 5.jpg __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium

04-02-2008, 03:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	one more 6.jpg __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium

04-02-2008, 03:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
mpodolan A work in progress (View User Tanks) PTrader: (56) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lenox, MI Posts: 1,311	Can't wait to see it fill in! I'd suggest looking into dry ferts. You'll need good ferts and co2 to prevent a big algae bloom with that much lighting. Honestly, it might be a good idea to add a bunch of fast growing stems to start with, to help prevent algae from taking over. You can read more about ferts/cycling/planted tank stuff at Rex's site rexgrigg.com Just a thought. Good luck! PS Is that HC? You have it labelled as mc, but it looks like Hemianthus Callitrichoides from the pics __________________ Mike 10" Cube 10g Shrimp tank 20g planted 50g planted

04-02-2008, 04:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	haha my bad will change it from mc to hc, haha hammertime... bad joke i know __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium

04-02-2008, 04:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	oh, and when the hairgrass gets well rooted and established, i will trim it to get better horizontal growth, though im not sure i need it as it is in most of the spots i want it, just needs to be a little thicker __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium

04-02-2008, 05:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	i wanted to try embedding from photobucket, so heres another angle __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium

04-03-2008, 12:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
FrostyNYC Nano Tank Fiend (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC & Long Island, NY Posts: 589	It looks great. Really digging that rock, too.

04-03-2008, 04:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	good to know the rock is good, i have had it for a long time and i didnt know if it would work or not __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium

04-03-2008, 05:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
phanizzle Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jersey City,NJ Posts: 656	Tanks looks great, can't wait to see it filled in! __________________ *Tank* 20Gal Long - ADA Amazonia II Substrate - Diy Co2 - Pagoda Rocks - coralife 2x18 T5 - aquaclear 50 - Rena 200 Air Pump - Azoo Sponge Filter 3. *Plants / inverts* CRS - CBS - RCS - Pygmy chain sword- moss ball.

04-03-2008, 06:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
clwatkins10 Woah, momma. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 1,349	ok, i added 5 cherries today, i know algae is inevitable so i figured why not get a head start on it, hopefully they wont pull up any hc, they havent so far and its been about 6 hours. im kinda thinking that i should have turned my rock some counter clockwise to give it more depth, but is half burried in sand and i dont wanna mess up my plants, maybe later when they have more rootmass and will stay planted better __________________ EHEIM PIMP #298~~~~~~~I said it's great to be a TENNESSEE VOL! 55->Low-Tech 20->High Tech 10->Rimless Moss Scape 2.5->Nano Terrarium

04-04-2008, 01:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
gentledental4u Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 107	Cool Tank!!! __________________ Hello, my name is Joey. Pippity, poppity, here is dee zoppity: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ph...urnal-56k.html

04-04-2008, 02:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
reybie I'll take that... (View User Tanks) PTrader: (25) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hotrizona Posts: 159	Be careful with that hair grass invading your HC patches. __________________ 40gal Lost count of my fishes. Arizona Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

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