resowner's 12in cube (updated pics 7/1!)

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 12:56 AM

Hi this will be my first nano tank! Finally got my tank today and i have been anxiously awaiting it to come.

heres the hardscape for it
w/ light

closer look at the mountain

so how do u like it?

For flora i was thinking of puting hc on the mountain and then i was going to have a plant all around the mountain but still i am undecided

. Then i am going to have some red root floater on the top to make it look like it is raining and to help cycle it faster for fish. For fauna i am thinking of cdp's and maybe rcs.

alang · 04-27-2008, 01:11 AM

Ha, I just bought that exact lamp from Home Depot today for my planned 12" cube. I was going to make my own, but the one you have looks really good. Where did you get it?

My only thoughts on your setup is that if you plant HC on the mountain and plants around it, the plants might grow to hide the mountain itself. Keep that in mind when picking what goes in.

Good start.

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 01:19 AM

that my only problm i think i am either going to get something low or just get a stem plant and cut it low. the tank is from http://www.fishtankfactory.com and it cost me $61 and some change

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 01:25 AM

maybe i can try Hottonia palustris but idk too much about its growth...

**macclellan** · 04-27-2008, 01:35 AM

Nice tank and hardscape! Also, that looks to be the perfect blend of flourite and sms charcoal - it takes a skilled hand to mix it just right like that!

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macclellan

Nice tank and hardscape! Also, that looks to be the perfect blend of flourite and sms charcoal - it takes a skilled hand to mix it just right like that!

lol thanks for the sub and comment

**macclellan** · 04-27-2008, 01:48 AM

How about: HC up front and on mountain. Downoi accents around rocks. Blyxa behind mountain. Rotala 'green' or Didiplis diandra as stem plant in back center. Would look rad...

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 01:59 AM

can u draw what u are thinking of on my pic and post it here?

**macclellan** · 04-27-2008, 02:17 AM

Very roughly, less uniform looking, and substituting HC for glosso, Downoi for H.verticala, and a better stem plant for HM:

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 02:44 AM

ok thanks for the visual

**NeonShrimp** · 04-27-2008, 03:58 AM

Very nice, I can't wait to see what it will look like with plants.

Nice job macclellan, do you teach a class in how to do that?

**Torpedobarb** · 04-27-2008, 04:05 AM

me either! I would love to see it when it is done!

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 05:05 AM

well hopefully i will buy some of the plants tommorow but it depends on how much money i have after i make the stand. But i think the stand is only going to cost $20 and that will leave me $30 to get plants and a filter

jahwork · 04-27-2008, 05:30 AM

Wow! Looks great. I would love to have that in my bedroom.
Please keep us posted.

**resowner92** · 04-27-2008, 05:32 AM

sure will. I am making the stand tommorow and will post it here if anyone wants to see the build

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04-27-2008, 12:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,420	resowner's 12in cube (updated pics 7/1!) Hi this will be my first nano tank! Finally got my tank today and i have been anxiously awaiting it to come. heres the hardscape for it w/ light closer look at the mountain so how do u like it? For flora i was thinking of puting hc on the mountain and then i was going to have a plant all around the mountain but still i am undecided . Then i am going to have some red root floater on the top to make it look like it is raining and to help cycle it faster for fish. For fauna i am thinking of cdp's and maybe rcs. __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site Last edited by resowner92; 07-01-2008 at 09:31 PM.

04-27-2008, 01:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
alang Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 72	Ha, I just bought that exact lamp from Home Depot today for my planned 12" cube. I was going to make my own, but the one you have looks really good. Where did you get it? My only thoughts on your setup is that if you plant HC on the mountain and plants around it, the plants might grow to hide the mountain itself. Keep that in mind when picking what goes in. Good start. __________________ 65

04-27-2008, 01:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,420	that my only problm i think i am either going to get something low or just get a stem plant and cut it low. the tank is from http://www.fishtankfactory.com and it cost me $61 and some change __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site

04-27-2008, 01:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,420	maybe i can try Hottonia palustris but idk too much about its growth... __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site

04-27-2008, 01:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
macclellan I'm McLovin' It (View User Tanks) PTrader: (116) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: knoxville, tn Posts: 2,545	Nice tank and hardscape! Also, that looks to be the perfect blend of flourite and sms charcoal - it takes a skilled hand to mix it just right like that! __________________ Click here for answers to all your questions Filstar Pimp numero 89!

04-27-2008, 01:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
macclellan I'm McLovin' It (View User Tanks) PTrader: (116) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: knoxville, tn Posts: 2,545	How about: HC up front and on mountain. Downoi accents around rocks. Blyxa behind mountain. Rotala 'green' or Didiplis diandra as stem plant in back center. Would look rad... __________________ Click here for answers to all your questions Filstar Pimp numero 89!

04-27-2008, 01:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,420	can u draw what u are thinking of on my pic and post it here? __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site

04-27-2008, 02:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
macclellan I'm McLovin' It (View User Tanks) PTrader: (116) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: knoxville, tn Posts: 2,545	Very roughly, less uniform looking, and substituting HC for glosso, Downoi for H.verticala, and a better stem plant for HM: __________________ Click here for answers to all your questions Filstar Pimp numero 89!

04-27-2008, 02:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,420	ok thanks for the visual __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site

04-27-2008, 03:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
NeonShrimp Shrimp and Moss are Cool! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (120) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,519	Very nice, I can't wait to see what it will look like with plants. Nice job macclellan, do you teach a class in how to do that? __________________ A little kindness goes a long way!

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Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,988	me either! I would love to see it when it is done! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

04-27-2008, 05:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,420	well hopefully i will buy some of the plants tommorow but it depends on how much money i have after i make the stand. But i think the stand is only going to cost $20 and that will leave me $30 to get plants and a filter __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site

04-27-2008, 05:30 AM	#14 (permalink)
jahwork Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 22	Wow! Looks great. I would love to have that in my bedroom. Please keep us posted.

04-27-2008, 05:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
resowner92 Got Shrimp? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (42) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Planet Earth Glendora, California Posts: 1,420	sure will. I am making the stand tommorow and will post it here if anyone wants to see the build __________________ « Neil » My Photography Site

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