Plantednanotanks.com (UPDATED 8/29/12: FREE eBook)

[Eldachleich]

You can use anything from my journals if you like any of it. As long as you cite me somewhere.
I particularly like my 1 gallon shrimp cube!
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/at...0&d=1330161542

[CryptKeeper54]

Originally Posted by Eldachleich

You can use anything from my journals if you like any of it. As long as you cite me somewhere.
I particularly like my 1 gallon shrimp cube!
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/at...0&d=1330161542

Cool and TIA.

[CryptKeeper54]

Site building with Wordpress moving along, slowly but surely.... tedious but fun IMO. Going to work on a photo gallery section soon so contributions welcomed. Shoot me a PM or link to your journal here. Also, would love to have more reviews on nano tank kits. I just ordered a fluval edge and spec. Wanted a spec 5 but couldn't find it for sale anywhere. So stay tuned for my upcoming builds. I hope to learn and get better with every scape. Hope others learn from my mistakes. Peace.

[CryptKeeper54]

My Fluval Edge 6 gallon tank arrived today. I'm late to the party, but going to enjoy this setup. Nice and contemporary design. 21 LED lighting could be more intense, definitely less intense then my eheim aquastyle lights, but the spectrum of 7600K is very pleasing to the eyes. Makes my eheim aquastyle lights look yellow. Checking for leaks. Silicone seams are not bad (looking at ADA tanks just spoiled my perception of every other tank out there as far as quality and build). Plastic base and top seems a bit flimsy but serves its purpose. I think I'm gonna have a friend build a replica base with koa wood. That would look pimp, classy and highend as hell. Anyways, always fun to start with a blank slate.

Going to use Fluval Stratum... plants I'm thinking of using: Crypt wendtii in corners, anubias nana petite used as borders, s.repens somewhere, crypt parva as foreground, branchwood and stones (forgot name...yamana stone? Got to check LFS Aquascapes for name). Will plan for a low maintenance tank. No CO2 and maybe weekly fertz along with a wekly water change type of regimen. The more I look at the tank, the more I think it needs white decorative sand somewhere to brighten up the tank. Comments and suggestions welcomed. Would love for this to be a planted nano tank based on TPT member input. Going to give away this tank to a friend in a month or so, when its settled in a little. Building this tank for the sake of plantednanotanks.com. I will be updating the progress in the tank journal forum.

[Pooky125]

New tank looks great! Not sure if you're interested or not, but I snapped a new picture of the Evolve now that it's all grown up.


MyImage_13 by minnesotapooky, on Flickr

[CryptKeeper54]

Cool pooky125...it's great to see when tanks mature. Hope it's what you envisioned.

Just finished my scape... wood on right still kinda floating.....lol. Couldn't wait so kinda rushed to finish tank. PITA to scape an Edge. Tank journal with better pics and review coming soon. Next project will be a Fluval Spec.

[CryptKeeper54]

Building a site is hard work...lol. Got to push on through. Been working on a few projects and should be updating soon. Trying to learn everything one "cram session" at a time. I feel like I'm in college again. My motivation:



Thanks to those who have been supporting me.

[CryptKeeper54]

I have been trying to learn how to create galleries for my site. Check out the sample here:

http://plantednanotanks.com/photo-gallery/

Needless to say, I need pictures. If anyone is interested in allowing me to create an album for you, PM me or post pics (in order) here. I would prefer a zip file (shared via dropbox, email, etc.) of all the photos you want displayed. Try to organize the pics in the order you want them to be displayed. Numbering (naming) photos 1,2,3,4, etc. (or date in following format: 7-26-12, 7-28-12, etc.) makes it easy to upload and follow. I would prefer high quality photos (25 photos or less) of your nano tanks. Let me immortalize your tank on my site. Please add a description of the album, which will be see on the photo gallery page.

Still working out the kinks so please be patient with me. I seem to be getting some kind of double light box action going.

IMO, it’s nice to look at pics in a slide show format, showing the growth of your aquarium after several months and not having to rummage through hundreds of threads and posts. I’m trying to make this site simple and user friendly.

Still busy with a lot of planted nano tank projects but I shall prevail.

As always, comments and suggestions welcomed.

[CryptKeeper54]

Site has been improved and revamped (well, at least IMO). The photo gallery is now based on POSTS rather than a static album PAGE. Anyways, much thanks to the following TPT members: Pooky125, Eldachleich, jncme, and aweeby for their contributions. I only got three up for now. The rest will come ASAP. It has been hard work for this old man. I feel like an idiot trying to learn website building.

Special Thanks to aweeby for suggesting adding a Specifications/Description box to the gallery post. Still got to tweak a few things here and there but I think, in general, it looks good.

Sometimes you just want to look at pictures and not be distracted by reading threads.

Check it out HERE. LMK what you all think.
Still working on that ONE special project I know for sure most will enjoy and appreciate. Stay tuned.

P.S. If you like what you see, and want me to build you a gallery for you, just PM me. Be sure to read this thread in its entirety.

[SpecGrrl]

Originally Posted by CryptKeeper54

Site building with Wordpress moving along, slowly but surely.... tedious but fun IMO. Going to work on a photo gallery section soon so contributions welcomed. Shoot me a PM or link to your journal here. Also, would love to have more reviews on nano tank kits. I just ordered a fluval edge and spec. Wanted a spec 5 but couldn't find it for sale anywhere. So stay tuned for my upcoming builds. I hope to learn and get better with every scape. Hope others learn from my mistakes. Peace.

The Spec V is on sale for $75 at my PetSmart --is there one near you? Sometimes they price match.

[SpecGrrl]

Your site looks great -- your WordPress skillz are growing more powerful!

[Pooky125]

You can certainly do an album for me if you like. The first several months, there were pictures taken weekly, now I shoot for once every few months, as it doesn't change a whole lot.

Day 1:


Day 2


Day 4:


Day 9:


Day 34:

MyImage_3 by minnesotapooky, on Flickr

Day 42:

MyImage_37 by minnesotapooky, on Flickr

Day 51:


Day 52:


Day 58:


Day 64:


Day 201:

MyImage_13 by minnesotapooky, on Flickr

Day 225:




You're welcome to use as many or as few of those as you wish, but I think those are all the days I've documented.

[CryptKeeper54]

Originally Posted by SpecGrrl

The Spec V is on sale for $75 at my PetSmart --is there one near you? Sometimes they price match.

Nice price but PetSmart won't be around till next year for me

Originally Posted by SpecGrrl

Your site looks great -- your WordPress skillz are growing more powerful!

Thanks. This site and my love for nano tanks has been a huge driving force for me.

Originally Posted by Pooky125

You can certainly do an album for me if you like. The first several months, there were pictures taken weekly, now I shoot for once every few months, as it doesn't change a whole lot.

Thanks. Your gallery was the first one up but I'm in the process of re-formatting. Let me know if you want me to add specific specs. Just check out my site for the specs format. I think it will come in handy for those trying to emulate the look of your tank.

[Pooky125]

Volume: Aqueon Evolve 8

Filter: Stock filter, stuffed with 2 replacement filter pads from a Fluval 205 stacked on their side to fill the front most section of the filter. The back is stuffed with filter floss. I also have the filter turned down as low as it will go, and a piece of panty hose cut up, folded and rubber banded over the output to slow the flow down to a light trickle.

CO2: None.

Lighting: Stock, with a 9 hour photo period, 5 hours on, 2 hours off, 4 hours on.

Fertilizer(s): Nothing

Flora: Bolbitus heudelotii in the background, Cryptocoryne willissii (or lucens, not sure which) for the foreground, and 1 small anubias nana shoved in the middle.

Fauna: 2 Sparkling Gouramis.

Hardscape: Locally collected drift wood.

Substrate: Miracle Grow Organics Choice Potting Mix topped with eco complete I ran through a strainer to get the finest particles.

[CryptKeeper54]

Updated 8/21/12: http://plantednanotanks.com/category/photo-gallery/

Sometimes you just want to look at pictures and enjoy. Thanks again to the following:

Geniusdudekiran
@marko@
jncme
Eldachleich
Pooky125
aweeby

Hope these photo galleries inspire those thinking about entering the planted tank hobby.

And again, if your interested in having me build a gallery for you, just PM me. It will be my pleasure. I would like to see this list grow. There are many talented people on this forum.