15G - does this qualify as nano?

Lionel · 12-10-2004, 02:38 AM

I just set it up a few days ago - ive been keeping discus solely without my much loved planted tank.. so i caved in and got a spare 15 going.. i've got 120 watts of PC 10k over the tank right now, an eheim aquaball and some cheapo hob filter that i had lying around. eco complete for a substrate and DIY CO2 as soon as i get around to mixing it back up. im not sure what the main plant ive got in there is, i bought it in houston and it grows like wildfire.. the stuff is amazing. sometimes itll grow like a carpet sometimes it grows all over the place. i had some microswords that had been floating in a tub outside my house for a few months, i cleaned the algae off of em and stuck them in there too.

8WPG, think itll work? or am i going waay overboard lol

pufferfreak · 12-10-2004, 02:48 AM

Well with that much lighting, I think presserized CO2 and daily dosing of ferts is what you need! haha....that is alot of lights for a tank like that.....how tall is it anyways? sounds like a better reef tank then a planted tank, simply because of the lighting issue lol

Lionel · 12-10-2004, 02:55 AM

ive got the stuff to make it reef but i told my wife that i'd let her run a planted tank this time.. so oh well haha

ive got over 120 pounds of manmade rock i bought from www.garf.org.. paid $5 a pound for the stuff and then had to pay shipping! it was killer..

if you know anyone who wants it ill part with it for $3 a pound.. obo

i just ordered some ferts from gregwatson.. and i am gonna hope that the DIY CO2 can keep up, lol

Lionel · 12-10-2004, 03:19 AM

well ijust got off my but and setup the co2 bottle.. lets see what happens

should i post some pics here?

Thooshe · 12-10-2004, 04:48 AM

You will prob have better luck turning on of those pc bulbs off if you can. I would just use the powerhead to move water and not worry about the HOB. Just my two cents.

Lionel · 12-10-2004, 05:07 PM

im running my co2 into the hob and using it for mechanical filtration.
i will probably adjust the lighting if i get a lot of algae.

**Ibn** · 12-10-2004, 05:46 PM

Unless you're dosing on a daily basis, you'll end up w/some sort of algae or another w/that much lighting. Also make sure that your CO2 levels are on par w/the nutrients and lighting.

Lionel · 12-10-2004, 09:17 PM

how can I check them?

**Ibn** · 12-10-2004, 09:37 PM

Using measured KH and pH values, you can find the CO2 concentration according to this:
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm

Read Chuck's site for more clarification. Great source of info there.

Lionel · 12-10-2004, 09:59 PM

how would i determine what is *right* for my setup?

**Ibn** · 12-10-2004, 10:11 PM

Same page there. Read that page and there's a way of calculating it and if you scroll down a bit, there's even a chart...

Lionel · 12-10-2004, 10:29 PM

awesome. thanks for the info. Now I need to get some more plants... lol
I am thinking about getting some of that tahitian sand and mixing it around in the area where I want to plant some ranalisma rostrata, as per the advice given here. any other recommendations?

Lionel · 12-15-2004, 02:09 AM

plants added today. I got all of this for 17 bucks.

12-10-2004, 02:38 AM	#1
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	15G - does this qualify as nano? I just set it up a few days ago - ive been keeping discus solely without my much loved planted tank.. so i caved in and got a spare 15 going.. i've got 120 watts of PC 10k over the tank right now, an eheim aquaball and some cheapo hob filter that i had lying around. eco complete for a substrate and DIY CO2 as soon as i get around to mixing it back up. im not sure what the main plant ive got in there is, i bought it in houston and it grows like wildfire.. the stuff is amazing. sometimes itll grow like a carpet sometimes it grows all over the place. i had some microswords that had been floating in a tub outside my house for a few months, i cleaned the algae off of em and stuck them in there too. 8WPG, think itll work? or am i going waay overboard lol

12-10-2004, 04:48 AM	#5
Thooshe Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 178	You will prob have better luck turning on of those pc bulbs off if you can. I would just use the powerhead to move water and not worry about the HOB. Just my two cents. __________________ Eheim Pimp Club member #7 Pimp Thread Starter _________________ 46g bowfront. Flourite. 192w CF lighting. Pressurized C02. DIY reactor. Eheim 2215. titanium heater.

12-10-2004, 05:46 PM	#7
Ibn Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 3,212	Unless you're dosing on a daily basis, you'll end up w/some sort of algae or another w/that much lighting. Also make sure that your CO2 levels are on par w/the nutrients and lighting. __________________ Eric

12-10-2004, 09:37 PM	#9
Ibn Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 3,212	Using measured KH and pH values, you can find the CO2 concentration according to this: http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm Read Chuck's site for more clarification. Great source of info there. __________________ Eric

12-10-2004, 10:11 PM	#11
Ibn Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 3,212	Same page there. Read that page and there's a way of calculating it and if you scroll down a bit, there's even a chart... __________________ Eric

12-10-2004, 02:48 AM	#2
pufferfreak Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cumming, Georgia Posts: 1,028	Well with that much lighting, I think presserized CO2 and daily dosing of ferts is what you need! haha....that is alot of lights for a tank like that.....how tall is it anyways? sounds like a better reef tank then a planted tank, simply because of the lighting issue lol

12-10-2004, 02:55 AM	#3
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	ive got the stuff to make it reef but i told my wife that i'd let her run a planted tank this time.. so oh well haha ive got over 120 pounds of manmade rock i bought from www.garf.org.. paid $5 a pound for the stuff and then had to pay shipping! it was killer.. if you know anyone who wants it ill part with it for $3 a pound.. obo i just ordered some ferts from gregwatson.. and i am gonna hope that the DIY CO2 can keep up, lol

12-10-2004, 03:19 AM	#4
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	well ijust got off my but and setup the co2 bottle.. lets see what happens should i post some pics here?

12-10-2004, 05:07 PM	#6
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	im running my co2 into the hob and using it for mechanical filtration. i will probably adjust the lighting if i get a lot of algae.

12-10-2004, 09:17 PM	#8
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	how can I check them?

12-10-2004, 09:59 PM	#10
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	how would i determine what is right for my setup?

12-10-2004, 10:29 PM	#12
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	awesome. thanks for the info. Now I need to get some more plants... lol I am thinking about getting some of that tahitian sand and mixing it around in the area where I want to plant some ranalisma rostrata, as per the advice given here. any other recommendations?

12-15-2004, 02:09 AM	#13
Lionel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 27	plants added today. I got all of this for 17 bucks.

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