My tank, 132g (pictures)

Soil · 10-29-2012, 11:44 PM

Here's my tank in the making. No fish, just a snail so far. its 120cm tall, 62 wide, 67 deep.

Measured 3 in KH, 6.5 PH and just below 3 in nitrite (thats the only tests I got) after about 1 week since I stirred the bottom. Will be keeping and eye out for the nitrite spike and make a guess when it has gone through the cycle. It has been running for about 5 weeks total now.

Lighting is one fluorescant low energy bulb, about 38w output. I have no pump nor heater in it, but my backup plan is to put a planted pot with sand on top and pump water up into it, if the plants cant handle the waste.

There will be a Concolour Macropod fish in there, and perhaps a couple of Channa bleheri. have some thinking to do about that yet tho.

My main problem is the hight of the tank - I topped the soil with gravel, but since I've been adding plants the layers has mixed and the soil is now easily disturbed. My plan - cover the entire bottom with plants. I have to attach them to small stones and drop them into place due to the shape of the thing.

I found the wood while taking a walk, no idea what it is. Comes from northen sweeden and sounded dry and hollow.

PinkRasbora · 10-30-2012, 01:01 AM

I have only seen tanks that tall in the professional aquariums. Amazing tank did you do the background stone work yourself?

At almost 4 feet tall that is gonna take some extension tools maybe to plant?

The wood looks like it was made for the tank. Love it

GMYukonon24s · 10-30-2012, 04:24 PM

Wow that's tall!

FriendsNotFood · 11-03-2012, 06:10 AM

Stunning!

Soil · 11-03-2012, 03:15 PM

Very tall indeed!

Its really hard to plant, but since the soil is soft Im currently just tying small rocks to the plants and dropping them.

The background is a Rockzolid .. I wish I had it in me to take the time for a DIY-background like that :b

Here's how it looks atm: (sorry about the screen glare)

MikeS · 11-28-2012, 05:32 PM

Great looking tank! Fake or not, background is awesome.

10-29-2012, 11:44 PM	#1
Soil Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 68	My tank, 132g (pictures) Here's my tank in the making. No fish, just a snail so far. its 120cm tall, 62 wide, 67 deep. Measured 3 in KH, 6.5 PH and just below 3 in nitrite (thats the only tests I got) after about 1 week since I stirred the bottom. Will be keeping and eye out for the nitrite spike and make a guess when it has gone through the cycle. It has been running for about 5 weeks total now. Lighting is one fluorescant low energy bulb, about 38w output. I have no pump nor heater in it, but my backup plan is to put a planted pot with sand on top and pump water up into it, if the plants cant handle the waste. There will be a Concolour Macropod fish in there, and perhaps a couple of Channa bleheri. have some thinking to do about that yet tho. My main problem is the hight of the tank - I topped the soil with gravel, but since I've been adding plants the layers has mixed and the soil is now easily disturbed. My plan - cover the entire bottom with plants. I have to attach them to small stones and drop them into place due to the shape of the thing. I found the wood while taking a walk, no idea what it is. Comes from northen sweeden and sounded dry and hollow. Last edited by Soil; 10-29-2012 at 11:54 PM.. Reason: forgot some info.

10-30-2012, 01:01 AM	#2
PinkRasbora Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Newport, MI Posts: 480	I have only seen tanks that tall in the professional aquariums. Amazing tank did you do the background stone work yourself? At almost 4 feet tall that is gonna take some extension tools maybe to plant? The wood looks like it was made for the tank. Love it __________________ ~Pink's Tank:~ 14 Gallon Tall Aquarium Picture link Soon Last edited by PinkRasbora; 10-30-2012 at 07:47 PM.. Reason: Grammer and bad spelling

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GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,803	Wow that's tall! __________________ 110g Tropical Community & Sakura Shrimp 55g BN Breeding Grounds, Peacock Gudgeons, Panda, Pygmies, & Smudge Spot Cories, Rili Shrimp 10g RCS and show guppies MIAPG - Come join us - Plantedtank - MI - Greatlakesaquaria

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FriendsNotFood Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,000	Stunning!

11-03-2012, 03:15 PM	#5
Soil Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 68	Very tall indeed! Its really hard to plant, but since the soil is soft Im currently just tying small rocks to the plants and dropping them. The background is a Rockzolid .. I wish I had it in me to take the time for a DIY-background like that :b Here's how it looks atm: (sorry about the screen glare)