[MsNemoShrimp]

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:

Goals:
* 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.
* Have fun! This is what it is all about

Your Support Needed!: Link to our club by adding the pre-setup link below to your signature box. Just copy & paste to your signature box.

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It will look like this in your signature box if done correctly:


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12G Journals = If you would like to recommend a journal - or of your own - to be added here, feel free to shoot me a PM! :bounce:

ADA: Panoramic Mountain Scape - CRS Habitat
Ach1Ll3sH33L: Ach1lL3s 12 long White Mountain
Amazonfish: Lara's 12 gallon long 'Tango'
andrewjohn007: 12g Long DSM with MTS
Anhvu: -="Bees Playground" Anh's Mr Aqua 12G Long=-
auski: Alan's Mr Aqua 12 gallon long
Aww: Aww's Scape #2 (Mr. Aqua 12G)

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
Kosey929: 12G Long shrimp & tiny fish tank/very expensive cat water dish

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

yellowsno: YellowSno's 12 gallon long... now with bba problems

 

[MsNemoShrimp]

NeoShrimp's Mr. Aqua 12

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/tank-journals/149896-miss-mys-1st-iwagumi-journal-mr.html

 

[MsNemoShrimp]

All of these nice 12g tanks are making me want to get one.

Get one get one!!! :hihi:

 

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Anyone have a Mr. Aqua Sticker I could buy/trade with?

Thought I'd ask here first before asking on the SnS Thread.
My bf and I are setting up a new tank over this weekend and realized that the used Mr. Aqua tank be bought doesn't have a sticker. Hopefully someone knows where we could buy one, or better yet, have one they don't really need and could sell 1 to us or trade for something :icon_mrgr

 

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I'm gonna take mine off my tank. If I get it off nicely, do you want it?

PM'd. Thank you!

How do you guys scape this tank? I'm so confused. Its 3 feet long lol.

Take it slow. Plan ahead and I am sure you'll make a beautiful setup

 

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Ok heres mine
Its the same substrate, lights, and rocks from my RIP 10 gallon project http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/t...yurasems-10-gallon-journal-3.html#post1717823

Constructive criticism appreciated it!

Looks like you are starting with immersed? Very smart move. Saves so much time and money that way. Any more clear shots? Its bit fuzzy so can't really see the layout of the setting

 

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More picture please people! This 12 gallon is really a challenge!

Not enough 12G members yet. We really need to get it out there for people to join and participate. I say we start a RAOK just for members? Hint hint? :icon_wink

 

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A RAOK for "members"

Hey guys, so I love how this thread is growing for all of us who already have a 12G long and those who are inspired by our tanks.

To further expand the 12G long's interest for everyone and to thank those who have posted here, answered questions, etc. I have decided I will start the 1st RAOK just for our club on April 1st. I will not expose what I will RAOK but I am sure you guys will like it :hihi:

If you want to get a head start to participate in this RAOK, 1 of the requirement is to have the "12G Rimless Club" under your signature box :icon_wink

 

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Raok #1!

Hello guys, I am very impressed with all the tanks I have seen posted so far and how it helped inspired many others to get one. Have gotten a couple members who said they have joined Planted Tank just because they saw this thread upon searching online so its a win-win for everybody :biggrin:

To thank the "members" and to keep the club active, I would like to offer a 2"x2" patch of HC grown emersed. This will be great for those of you who are looking to start one soon, or restarting. Sorry kind of lazy to take pics right now, but it is pretty dense. Here is a good example of it (not mine, but pretty much the quality that you'll be getting).

Rules:
1.) Must show your support to our club. How so? You must have the "12G Rimless Club" link in your signature box. If you don't know how to do it, please refer to the OP. Directions are on there :hihi:
2.) Must promise to not just add the link to your signature box to participate in this RAOK and later on take it off. Integrity is key here. I won't have time to monitor everyone, but if I happen to see something of such nature, I will void your future RAOK participation(s).
3.) Optional: Please help me word the OP better to better attract potential 12G long lovers :icon_wink You can PM me changes that would help :biggrin:

Disclaimer:
Besides whats mentioned about, my standard RAOK rule applies; that is, because this is a RAOK, I won't be responsible for any lost/stolen/misplaced/mistreated packages or plants that had melted/freeze during the shipping process. That is why I always advise to be sure to mind your weather before you participate : ) I can promise you at least this: ALL plants are 100% freshly trimmed and healthy before they are packaged to be sent off (same day) unless noted otherwise above.

To Participate: Pick a number from 1-20 (if there are more of you I will extend the list, same vice versa), and PLEASE before you pick a number, check all previous posts to make sure no one else have already picked it. I will pick a winner as soon as this list is filled.

 

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I thought the RAOK was 12g rimless. I was drooling already. Hahahaha.

Well, since you guys are expert on 12g, I have a question. Someone was trying to sell this 12g ADA rimless, it looks sexy. And it comes with eheim filter, but not sure what model. Is $70 too much?

Lol. If I won the lottery a couple days ago I would have ROAK 100x 12G Rimless for the 1st 100 members. Haha.

$70 is such a great deal for all that.

 

[MsNemoShrimp]

Awww NeoShrimp. There I went and did a RAOK this afternoon and hadn't read your suggestion yet! I could have done it for the 12 Gal Rimless folks.

I won't enter for your RAOK cuz I couldn't keep it alive yet--what a totally boss carpet you've got there!!! Now I'm going to think what I could contribute as another RAOK.

Hmmm.....:icon_idea going off to stare at my empty tank and think.

On another note, fishykid said he'd make me some lily pipes for the new filter after I get to Lowe's for the tubing I need. One step closer!

sox

Sox, no worries. There will always be a next time and thank you for being a club member. Much appreciated that you could help make the 12G long more enjoyable for any other members whom might have just thought of getting one to actually getting one from all our pictures : )

Yes Martin is such a sweet guy and makes very beautiful tubing. I enjoy it so much! :icon_mrgr

 

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(just copy/paste and add the [ before the first URL and ] after the last URL)

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got it thanks,will post pics in a few

Welcome to the club! You should add on to the RAOK list

 

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not at all,they keep to themselfs

I believe in time the neons would grow large enough to pick on the babies, especially when you have so many in there. I have seen neons grow this big
(-------------) and that size for sure they will harass the babies. So far I only seen Chili Rasboras as the "compatible" fish companion

 

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Hummmmm updates and list??

Btw 2-4 weeks on marinedepot

So far we have this: (I believe about a few who have recently joined the club have yet to add their names to the list...)

1 ADA
2
3
4 PhillCA
5 1995db7
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 yellowsno
13
14 sayurasem
15 sunyang730
16
17
18
19
20 jingleberry

I think I should cut the list down to 15 participants? :biggrin:

 

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Hehe I don't have a 12 gallon rimless yet but I'm sneaking the sig into my profile picture in preparation

Damn backorder...lol

Welcome! You are more than welcome to enter the RAOK

 

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I have no experience with them but are you not supposed to put the stem of the blyxa into the gravel? will they rot?

You should plant them just like any other stemmed plants. The leaves will rot when you buy them from any source and acclimate them to your tank for the first week or so. Just maintain your regular dosage and it'll be back in no time. It should be a fairly easy plant when their market price is $1 for 2 (sometimes 3) whole plants. Somehow they don't grow too well in my 12 long though. Everyone else I see grows faster than some moss! :hihi:

 

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thought i'd throw this out there, but if you make sure you have everything else ready when the tank arrives so you can just start setup. I was missing things left and right and waited an extra 2 weeks before I could start setting my tank up. Of course, many of you are probably smarter than me lol

I believe lots of us are in the same shoe. No one is really "ready" I would say when it comes to starting up a new tank. You can never be "ready" for these things right? Lol. Always trying to make it better :hihi:

 

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I have the 12L with the Marineland 36" double brights. Had to put a 1/4" plexi cover on it because of 2 cats and jumping fish. No CO2 but not much luck with plants so far. Tank has been set up for 3 months and I'm just now getting algae under control with Otos and Nerites. I have the light fixture directly on top of the lid and love the color and shimmer but it does keep the tank temp rather high at about 78 degrees F. The location of the tank doesn't allow me to raise the fixture. I've recently removed my melting mid to high light plants (that seem to be doing well in my 6 gallon Eheim shrimp tank) and replaced with low light plants. Hope they will do better. I want to make it a low maintenance tank but don't seem to have a green thumb with this setup. I have it set up on top of a roll top desk so I can't raise the lighting as I have to look up to see the tank and looking directly into LEDs is no fun. Is the light too bright for anubias and crypts (or not bright enough thru the plexi)? Is the temp too warm? Do I need to dose? Thanks.

Beautiful way to put your tank :hihi: I believe the light could be switched with a clip on so that it has more air exchange and it doesn't get so hot or high in WPG. With the marina, unless you hang it up I don't see any other to increase the height of the light.

 

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I got this cool new lens for my iPhone, for taking macro shots and fish eye. (Still a camera phone..haha)

Love this shot. The tank looks really "endless" here What iPhone do you have and is it an attachment to the lens of the phone?