Low Tech Tank Show-and-Tell (low tech can be lush, too! =)

[MABJ]

Originally Posted by LyzzaRyzz

Your keeping crays and shrimps together? I thought that was a big no-no?

Not always. My CPOs can't catch my shrimp lol. At feeding time they actually all eat next to one another.


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[GMYukonon24s]

MABJ nice setup!

[alipper]

Just looked through most of the pages of the thread, some sweet tanks on here.

[MABJ]

Originally Posted by GMYukonon24s

MABJ nice setup!

Thanks so much! I need to get a FTS with the DWL in its proper place!


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[Kolkri]

I went from this Low light, low tech tank. Window light only. 30 gallons

To this tank a couple days ago. Didn't add any plants. Less then one inch soil with gravel on top.
Also low light, low teck tank 64 watts of light and indirect window light. 55 gallons.

[james1542]

Looking through this thread, I see amazing tank after amazing tank! Very inspirational to see time and time again, amazing low tech tanks. Makes me reflect on how great it is to have a lush planted tank to stare at.

So here is my main tank I think a fitting name for it would be "Pumpin sunshine", it's always changing, always trying a new plant. Here are 2 pictures taken months apart:



Here are the specs:
14g Biocube
Light: 70W Sunpod (16.5") HQI metal halide
Sub: Fluval Shrimp Stratum
Ferts: Osmocoat +
CO2: No, I want my shrimp to succeed
Inhabitants: Shrimp...various
Happy Plants: Various moss, E. tennelus Chain sword, marb queen sword, limnophilia hippruoides(new not pictured), Pho Rotala indicata, Misc Crypts.
Fav plant: E. Tennellus, Spreads furiously, the LFS loves to buy it off me. Does great in my setup.
Plants that did not work: Ludwigia peruensis, HM, HC, These plants did not appreciate the lack of CO2, and/or were impossible to keep planted given my horrible substrate.
Low tech Lesson learned: Do not use the tap water in my area. Began to use it, in came the black brush, went back to RO, no more BBA.

[LyzzaRyzz]

Great setup! Love the second picture..I'm always changing my tank too!

[Matt1977]

Originally Posted by james1542

Looking through this thread, I see amazing tank after amazing tank! Very inspirational to see time and time again, amazing low tech tanks. Makes me reflect on how great it is to have a lush planted tank to stare at.

So here is my main tank I think a fitting name for it would be "Pumpin sunshine", it's always changing, always trying a new plant. Here are 2 pictures taken months apart:



Here are the specs:
14g Biocube
Light: 70W Sunpod (16.5") HQI metal halide
Sub: Fluval Shrimp Stratum
Ferts: Osmocoat +
CO2: No, I want my shrimp to succeed
Inhabitants: Shrimp...various
Happy Plants: Various moss, E. tennelus Chain sword, marb queen sword, limnophilia hippruoides(new not pictured), Pho Rotala indicata, Misc Crypts.
Fav plant: E. Tennellus, Spreads furiously, the LFS loves to buy it off me. Does great in my setup.
Plants that did not work: Ludwigia peruensis, HM, HC, These plants did not appreciate the lack of CO2, and/or were impossible to keep planted given my horrible substrate.
Low tech Lesson learned: Do not use the tap water in my area. Began to use it, in came the black brush, went back to RO, no more BBA.

Awesome... Very cool.

[mihnata]

Here is my tank..
20g
Light: 28W T5NO
Substrate: blue gravel (with root tabs)
CO2: none
Ferts: Seachem Flourish, Excel
Fish: 7 white clouds, 5 h.rasboras
Plants: Java fern, Amazon sword, Frogbit, and something else

I really love my tank, of course I would change the substrate and maybe redo the scape, but for now it's good like that

[callisto9]

I love your tank mihnata! It's really nice.

[caoder]

backyard dirt with local river gravel 10g with 19w cfl shrimp and ~7 fry. Flourish comprehensive. DIY co2 was added to help some cheap plant rescues from the lfs.

[hfernelius19]

I would upload pic of my new 20 gallon but I dont know how to

[mitchfish9]

hit go advanced, manage attachments, upload

[hfernelius19]

This is my tank

[hfernelius19]

it is low-tech. I use a wide spectrum fluorescent light. My two filters are a penguin 150 biowheel and a aqueon 20 quiet-flow. I fert with florin multi planted supplement using 3 drops a day.
Stock:
1 Flame Gourami
2 serpae tetras
3 lemon tetras
3 cardinal tetras
2 bleeding heart tetras
1 BN pleco
2 cory cats
4 amano shrimp
Plants:
1 Cyprus plant
1 moneywort
2 anachris
2 pennywort
It is a work in progress and still have a lot to do aquascaping
this is my first tank hope you like it. Suggestions are welcome.