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12G Club: Got a 12 GalloN RimlesS or wanna get 1? PoSt/SeE HeRe!

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Featured is J&H's 12G Long

12 Gallon Long Rimless Club
(Mr. Aqua or GLA)

Hi! As I have discussed with a few fellow members with 12 gallon long tanks, it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to just 12 gallon long tanks. Its basically a thread dedicated to our small 12G long community in hopes of keeping it always exciting and drawing new interests everyday. This thread is open for ideas, questions, suggestions, etc. as a whole. Whether you already have a 12G long, looking for ideas how to design it, or simply thinking to get one, I want this thread and its members to help you in whichever way possible :biggrin:

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* Have your very own community focusing on 12G longs.
* Learn, inspire, share & support (Remember it as L.I.S.S).
* Give RAOK(s) from your very own 12G tank(s) for newcomers or to those in need when you have extra.
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Anhvu: -="Bees Playground" Anh's Mr Aqua 12G Long=-
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Bananariot: 12 Gallon Long Banana
BeastMaster: "Kahawai" 12 gallon long
beedee: Tranquil Valley // 12g Long Iwagumi
bigd603: 12 Gallon Wicked Long!

CalmSeasQuest: CalmSeasQuest's 12G Long Iwagumi
cdunson82: 12 gallon long first timer
CryptKeeper54: CryptKeeper54's Mr. Aqua 12 gallon long

dasob85: G's 12g long planted with driftwood
defiant: MR. Aqua's 12g Long Iwagumi Madness II the end!
DrakeScree: Drake's 12g long!!!!!!

El Funko: El Funko's Ubiquitous 12G Long
endgin28: The Black Gate GLA 12 long Iwagumi

_FC: First planted 12g Long (56K warning)

g33tar: g33tar's 12g Mr.Aqua -First planted tank
Geronimoumd: Geronimoumd's 12 Gal Long Journal - "The Jungle Nook"

HeathBar: 12g long - Low tech/low maintance

Kai808: Another guy... Another 12g long... Another DSM
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larcat: Mr. Aqua 12 Gallon Long Mountainscape. Stocking ideas?

manualfocus: 12 Gallon Long Rimless "Escape"
mayphly: Mayphly's 12 Gallon RimlessTank
meowschwitz: Meow's 12G Long — "Triple Summit"
micr0: micr0's 12 Gallon Long
mweng0385: mweng0385**Mr. Aqua 12 Long**Journal (56K Beware)
mythin: Mythin's Mr. Aqua 12 Gallon Long

natebuchholz: 12 Long Journal...Creative Title
NeoShrimp: Miss My's 1st Iwagumi Journal: Mr. Aqua 12 Gallon Long
nerdariostomp: Nerdariostomp's 12g long

PJM: Mr. Aqua 12 Bookshelf Frameless Aquarium Journal

Ranbaral: Ranbaral: 12g long, Iwagumi on a budget
rdmustang1: A Twist on Mr. Aqua 12 Long
rocksmom: rocksmom's 12 Long Blue Velvet Haven
RumbleFish: Rumble's First Planted (12G Long)

sayurasem: Ray's 12 Gallon Loooooooong Journal Substrate Swap Completed
senor0kun: Another 12 gallon long
smracer31: 12 gallon long coffee table tank
somewhatshocked: Jake's Mr. Aqua 12gal Long/36" Shrimp Tank (pic heavy)

the_intricacy: the_Intricacy's 12g Long... double-fisted!
therash: therash's 12 gallon long

Waddy015: 12 Gallon Long Mr. Aqua

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#1,512 ·
I have had a Betta with a buncha cherries for quite a while, and no he does not eat any of them. Bettas are all pretty unique. Some will attack and eat shrimp, others will not. only way to find out is to try it (i tried with ghost shrimp, since they are 30cents each).
 
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Hello all!

Ive fallen in love with the 12 long after seeing everyone's beautiful tanks and i am excited to say I'll be setting one up as soon as I get moved into my new house! Checking marine depot it looks like they are back in stock!

Only question I had was should I order it now (another tank to move...) Or wait till I finish moving in 3-4 weeks? I don't want it to be out of stock for weeks when I actually want to set it up.

Thanks and I'm looking forward to joining the club!
 
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here's a quick preview on whats to come ^^

A question for you all though, any recommendations on canister filters for this size tank? I currently have an eheim ecco 2232 but I'm not sure that will be enough flow to reach both sides of the tank. I was thinking of one of those sunsun 302 filters but would the flow be too strong?
 

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#1,528 ·
I put a eheim 2211 on one of these tanks, it has Italian val growing and trailing the surface which breaks up the ripples of the outflow, but I get flow all the way to the other end of the tank and can see plants sways at the far end (spray bar cut short and put on left side wall) even with a foam pre-filter cover on the intake. If you are going for very strong current (like hillstream setups) then larger canisters or a power head will help achieve that. But I think you are fine with what you have or could even get a smaller canister.
Btw love that aged piece of wood.
 
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I only have root tabs in the substrate, no liquid or dry fert dosing. Italian val and mini micro sword is loving it and growing everywhere.. the blyxa was not happy (most of it melted), but just planted new blyxa clippings from another low tech no-dose tank (with capped soil) to see if they'll grow here.
 
#1,538 ·
Regardless of lighting, many use online fertilizer calculators such as Rota.la

Some plug in 10 gallons others the full 12 gallon into the equation.

I calculate for 30ml because I'm adding top off water daily anyway.

Best way to dose is with a Graduated Dosing Bottle.

There may be some in the for sale section.
 
#1,547 ·
Use the mat +1

It helps equalize the unevenness of the surface.

Yoga mat or the mat that some people drop weights on.

I used 1/16" styrene sheets (hobby shop) to shim the whole tank to near perfect. I had to sandwich the slippery styrene between the gym mat and common tool drawer liner so it wouldn't slide on the bar counter.

The unevenness of a rimless aquarium is most apparent when you brim the water level.
 
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The unevenness of a rimless aquarium is most apparent when you brim the water level.
I spent about half an hour leveling the shelf when I installed it. It is very close, but you never get a wooden board perfectly level, well, I don't.
I would like to be able to brim the tank, so shimming might be on my list as well.
 
#1,548 ·
I am a bit confused. My Mr.Aqua 12g that came in from marinedepot was damaged so I am getting a replacement. There was a bit of foam sent in the box under the tank but it seemed like a cheap slip of packing foam not like the mats I have received with my tanks from Truaqua which was more like a dense water proof foam like a yoga mat. Is this really the Mr. Aqua placement mat included with the tank or a bit of packaging?
 
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