bitFUUL's // GLA 61-C // High Tech // Custom LED // (2ft. x 2ft. x 1ft.)
 

Setup List
Tank: GLA High Clarity 61-C with Cabinet
Lighting: DIY 8 LEDs with Moonlighting and Controller
CO2: GLA Atomic Paintball v2


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GLA had a closeout on this high clarity 61-C + Cabinet set, I couldn't pass it up!
Although my "dream" tank would be slightly larger than 30 gallons, the dimensions are exactly what I've wanted!
I don't know exactly what I'm going to do with the tank yet, but I've found the perfect place in my house.

http://i.imgur.com/e4u8S.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fWty1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iLych.jpg

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Any suggestions? :D

DO AN IWAGUMI FOR SURE! it would be cool to see a bonsai tree sticking out too. good luck

Shrimp, shrimp, and and MORE SHRIMP! :D

That's a nice size tank you got there. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

I agree with overgrowth, it has a great foot print for shrimp!

HAHA, this is a great Iwagumi tank but I'm not sold on the idea.
It will be plantcentric, with shrimp (of course), but I've been inspired recently by the spawning pool and the bucket o' mud.
Not sure how "high tech" this tank should be, but I'm really excited about it.

That is a very cool little tank, do they no longer sell the 61-C? I can't seem to find it on their site, what are the dimensions?

I'm not sure what I'd do, lots of fissidens and some branchy manzanita sticking out the top maybe?

Thanks. Yeah, when I purchased it was the only one left.
Dimensions are: 24" x 24" x 12" at about 30 gallons.

My other tank in the same rooms has "manzanita sticking out the top" also, so I'm still debating rocks instead. Who knows. :eek:

Wow, perfect space for it, and yes, definitely shrimp. Subbed!

Thanks Xen. Shrimp will surely be in here, but I'm not sure to do something very busy/natural, or something more trendy like iwagumi.
I'm leaning more towards crazy explosion of plants submersed/emersed, we'll see.

Like Tom's bucket of mud

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/310/widek.jpg

or vincenz's spawning pool?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7...a565a605_b.jpg


Yea I'd go in that direction too, as much as I like Iwagumis I think they're more maintenance and less stability. Carpet plants alone won't do the trick imo. Looks like it's very bright and you get a lot of indirect light too. Emergent plants in the back corner for sure!

Hmm theirs are all against a back window, maybe you'll have to do something a little different?

What a great tank. It's screaming for tons of C. parva along with whatever other plants you choose.

Though I consider myself more of a shrimp guy than a fish guy, I love tanks with dimensions like this for Cories. Specifically smaller pygmies or habrosus. Seeing them in large schools in shallow tanks is tons of fun.

Xen, those are the exact two tanks I mentioned above as my inspiration.

Somewhat; Crypts would look great, and I find myself leaning towards shrimp over fish usually. I'll look into those breeds, fish and shrimp could all exist great here.

The more thinking I do, the more I plan on leaning towards a low tech setup with a powerful filter, lots of plants underwater and above, and a light hanging either from the ceiling or via a frame or something. Maybe only Excel and Ferts, to bypass having to get a nice CO2 setup. Still pondering for now.....

If you pick the right plants, CO2/Excel won't really be necessary.

You could do Amano Shrimp with small Cories and even Neos (they won't eat too many of the babies if you have enough plant cover).

Can't wait to see it all.

After much thought, I'm going Low Tech!
No CO2, No Ferts, Nothing fancy. Just a burst of plants under and above the waterline.
So besides the scaping, I'm in need of a powerful canister filter (preferably Eheim), and a nice suspendable light.
Can't wait to start this setup, however I don't have the time now.