Hello. I've been contemplating this tank in my head for a while.. Just a really peaceful low light, low tech setup.
I picked this tank up during a sale on wag.com, and I got it for a good price.
.5g Acrylic Marina tank.
I like this little cube for a lot of reasons, including its background, (after removing the ugly pictures) its size and its half top. Not only that, but it has a very unique shape, allowing you to hang it on the wall or just leave it around.
Regardless of all those possibilities, I'm just planning on setting it up slow and nice. As with many of my other tanks, I like mosses and will probably utilize them alone, unless someone can think up something better.
Obviously with something this small, you're limited on how you can scape it.. But I will be trying to find something dynamic and beautiful.
The most important part of this tank.. Is it is a gift for my girlfriend of two years who is graduating college this semester, and will be spending chunks of time without seeing me. So it must be good.
As does mine!:icon_bigg But you will be amazed at the different depths you can give to such a small space by positioning such a small lamp at slightly different angles with the curved body!
i'm a little late to this party, but i'm glad i read through the thread. my LFS has several solar flare fixtures, and i've been eyeing them and wondering. I never seem to remember to look them up at home after i've left, though!
that is a nice looking light, on a nice looking tank. My wife seems to be OK with me buying a large tank (in fact we had a conversation about turing a non support wall into a big tank) but i really think i'm falling in love with nano tanks. :icon_redf
Interesting new light. I just wish it was a clip on or something. That suction worries me... I'd probably try to secure the light some other way... I can just imagine the suction giving and the light falling in the water
This is actually a Fluval Spec light. I Jerry rigged it to get it to stay over the tank for now until the other light gets here. It should be a little brighter than this one.
Now I have a good answer when I hear, "What do they need all of that space for?" I'm out of room, but will have to find a spot for something like this.
The scale of the little micro tank is great. Is that a filter in the back of it? Hagen Mini Elite without the airline? I use one of those in my daughter's 5 gallon for her betta. How do you think it would do with sand in a small tank like this one? Seriously considering one now after seeing how the light looks on yours.
The air tube theoretically pulls air down into the tank because of the lower pressure caused by the movement of water from the filter - since there is no surface movement from the filter itself. I have the thing so heavily baffled in the betta's tank that the airline is probably useless, but I left it anyway.
This is a sweet little tank you put together on the cheap, classic MABJ style. I think the light looks really cool hanging like that, really completes the overall aesthetic. Will look even better once the moss grows in.
I'm creating my style, I think. I'm actually pretty much starting over, now that I've learned so much on this forum suddenly my old tanks and equipment seem inferior. I'm selling off everything and starting fresh with my DBP 18" tank. We should get that Pimp club started if possible as you mentioned in a post somewhere I read. I love Nano tanks, and can't wait to see it come together. It will be a slow, anxious process. I think I'm going to go ahead and at least toss in my substrate and let it start cycling. I'll start a journal tonight.
I'll get to making the pimp club! I'll ask somewhatshocked if he'll be pimp #1 since his pictures inspired me to get it.
I developed into realizing there is are fine lines between expensive, too expensive and good quality.
I only learned it about two years ago, but since then I've been trying to buy the most valuable things that are worth their weight in their utility value.
Aqua scaping materials are my favorite to drop big bucks on lol. The better materials you have to work with, the better head start you have to looking awesome.
Let's do the pimp club for sure. Jake is the man, bringing these tanks to us in full force. Your build was/is awesome, I've seen several others. I want in early on the list, #3 would be cool. I'm hoping to take mine slow and make it epic! Thanks pal, keep it up
the addiction continues...
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