Hey all,
I recently sold the contents of my nano-reef that was in my 15 gallon tank to start a planted aquarium. I've been lurking on here for quite a while and recently started posting. I would like to say thank you to all those who post on here as you have been the inspiration and knowledge base that helped make this tank come together!
Equipment:
-15 Gallon Tall All-Glass Aquarium (I won this tank when I was in high school through a photo contest in Tropical Fish Hobbyist)
-Aqueon 10 QuieFlow 10 Hang on back filter
-LED Reef Quality PAR38 Lighting (grew SPS and LPS corals, so it should support plant life)
-All-Glass Aquarium Submersible heater
-DIY Stand I built a few years back
Substrate:
- Miracle Grow Organic Choice Potting Mix
-Carib Sea FloraMax Planted Tank Substrate as a cap over the DIRT
Flora:
-Telanthera (Alternanthera reinekii)
-Hygrophilia 'Kompakt' (Hygrophilia cornymbosa 'kompakt')
-Narrow Leaf Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus)
-Windelov Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus)
-Amazon Compacta (Echinodorus bleheri)
-Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
Fauna:
-1 Male Fancy Guppy
-3 Female Fancy Guppies
-Assorted Guppy fry
And some pictures:
Stand:
Empty:
Edging the tank:
Hardscape:
Building the terrace:
Completed MGOCPS:
Time for some planting:
-Hygrophilia 'Kompakt'
-Java Ferns and Hygrophilia (Narrow leaf java fern eventually gets moved to the right)
-Dwarf Hairgrass
FTS before filling it up:
FTS after it has been filled:
Planning on doing a DIY CO2 set up this week once my diffuser comes in and I find some yeast.
I am also looking into getting a canister filter for this tank sometime down the road. The Aqueon 10 was a quick buy today after my 15ish year old giant hang on back decided to start leaking all down the back of the tank and onto my stand. It's too bad because that filter held 4 liters of water, which really helps add to the total volume when working with small tanks.
I recently sold the contents of my nano-reef that was in my 15 gallon tank to start a planted aquarium. I've been lurking on here for quite a while and recently started posting. I would like to say thank you to all those who post on here as you have been the inspiration and knowledge base that helped make this tank come together!
Equipment:
-15 Gallon Tall All-Glass Aquarium (I won this tank when I was in high school through a photo contest in Tropical Fish Hobbyist)
-Aqueon 10 QuieFlow 10 Hang on back filter
-LED Reef Quality PAR38 Lighting (grew SPS and LPS corals, so it should support plant life)
-All-Glass Aquarium Submersible heater
-DIY Stand I built a few years back
Substrate:
- Miracle Grow Organic Choice Potting Mix
-Carib Sea FloraMax Planted Tank Substrate as a cap over the DIRT
Flora:
-Telanthera (Alternanthera reinekii)
-Hygrophilia 'Kompakt' (Hygrophilia cornymbosa 'kompakt')
-Narrow Leaf Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus)
-Windelov Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus)
-Amazon Compacta (Echinodorus bleheri)
-Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
Fauna:
-1 Male Fancy Guppy
-3 Female Fancy Guppies
-Assorted Guppy fry
And some pictures:
Stand:
Empty:
Edging the tank:
Hardscape:
Building the terrace:
Completed MGOCPS:
Time for some planting:
-Hygrophilia 'Kompakt'
-Java Ferns and Hygrophilia (Narrow leaf java fern eventually gets moved to the right)
-Dwarf Hairgrass
FTS before filling it up:
FTS after it has been filled:
Planning on doing a DIY CO2 set up this week once my diffuser comes in and I find some yeast.
I am also looking into getting a canister filter for this tank sometime down the road. The Aqueon 10 was a quick buy today after my 15ish year old giant hang on back decided to start leaking all down the back of the tank and onto my stand. It's too bad because that filter held 4 liters of water, which really helps add to the total volume when working with small tanks.