OVT's 30g Shallow Cube Riparium --> A Bunch of Fibs and Honest Lies
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Ever since I saw Crazydaz's journal with the low, square tank, I have been thinking about what I would do with one. OVT, yours just seals the deal:
My second tank will be one of those. It may be a year off...But I just absolutely LOVE the idea of looking down into a planted tank. I think it may be from spending so much time canoeing and boating in tropical water...There is just something very special to me about the POV of these tanks.
Wonderful work, wonderful tank. Thanks for sharing it with us.
P.S.: I am thinking of a Florida 'bubbler' spring...white sand, with just enough water movement to make the sand percolate.
My second tank will be one of those. It may be a year off...But I just absolutely LOVE the idea of looking down into a planted tank. I think it may be from spending so much time canoeing and boating in tropical water...There is just something very special to me about the POV of these tanks.
Wonderful work, wonderful tank. Thanks for sharing it with us.
P.S.: I am thinking of a Florida 'bubbler' spring...white sand, with just enough water movement to make the sand percolate.
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Looks great!
That is some low par, not necessarily bad. You going to try and up it?
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That is some low par, not necessarily bad. You going to try and up it?
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The blyxa stopped dropping leaves and the plants at the surface are growing. The problem is that emmersed plants are getting burned because the lights are pretty low down. Gotta move them up ~6".
Had to order the second lamp stand and lamp. I don't think I have much choice here.
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The lamp heads have cfl's?
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Yep, dual dome ZooMed fixture with 2 26w spiral 5,000K CFLs mounted vertically.
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Thanks man, I am humbly stumbling in your footsteps.
Just found a Normani jumper last night. I have never expected these guys to hung right under the surface. All other fish are doing fine, except I only see corys once in a great while.
19 C. pygmeus
7 Sparkling gouramies
4 GBRs
3 Normani killies (just ordered more
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That's a bummer on the fish
Wonder if maybe a different type of light output would keep the surface plants from burning up? Like an led screw in type, may not make a lick of difference though
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Wonder if maybe a different type of light output would keep the surface plants from burning up? Like an led screw in type, may not make a lick of difference though
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Update 6-29-2013
I received Norman's Lampeye last Th: 9 young adults and 2 fry (they look like guppies). These guys are actually staying mid-level and only one of the new guys joined the original 3, swimming at the surface right in front of filter's output.
The Sparkling Gouramies seem to be the terrors of the tank: they do chaise the killies and even have the spunk to go against the rams.
With the light lowered for the time being, the plants are taking off. The C. parva 'path' is shrinking as Blyxa is starting to expand. I am expecting an additional light fixture this week so that I can raise the light up again and stop burning the emergent plants.
Still no water changes, no algae, and a first trim:
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I received Norman's Lampeye last Th: 9 young adults and 2 fry (they look like guppies). These guys are actually staying mid-level and only one of the new guys joined the original 3, swimming at the surface right in front of filter's output.
The Sparkling Gouramies seem to be the terrors of the tank: they do chaise the killies and even have the spunk to go against the rams.
With the light lowered for the time being, the plants are taking off. The C. parva 'path' is shrinking as Blyxa is starting to expand. I am expecting an additional light fixture this week so that I can raise the light up again and stop burning the emergent plants.
Still no water changes, no algae, and a first trim:
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Fun with Red
I installed Deep Blue Solar Flare Mini LED ---> in red. Could not resist taking some pictures.
POV:
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Front:
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Top:
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With flash:
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I currently run this light 24x7 and just might leave it that way: my family now have no excuses for running into my tanks on the way to the bathroom. And it helps the process
I installed Deep Blue Solar Flare Mini LED ---> in red. Could not resist taking some pictures.
POV:
Front:
Top:
With flash:
I currently run this light 24x7 and just might leave it that way: my family now have no excuses for running into my tanks on the way to the bathroom. And it helps the process
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If anyone is still looking for this or other Mr Aqua tanks then this might be of interest:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?p=3796777
All of a sudden, I am thinking that a 24" cube has some possibilities...
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?p=3796777
All of a sudden, I am thinking that a 24" cube has some possibilities...
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Have you noticed any difference in plant growth with the red led?
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I bet it was considered as a group buy and was removed by a Mod.
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Update: 07-22-2013
Overall, the tank is doing well and I am happy. Yesterday was the first time I wiped off the glass, algae seems at bay.
The riparium plants are finally growing, with aluminum plant taking the lead. Taro is not doing that great: it does put out new leaves but all of them turn brown around the edges. The right side looks a bit empty an un-balance with a single plant in that planter. At least the water hyacinth in that corner fills in the gap. Whatever the grassy plant I have does not show any signs of life.
Riparium plants:
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Taro close-up:
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At least this guy is looking happy:
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Aquatic plants continue to do well: Blyxa is exploding, Tiger Lotus looks good, and crypts just sit there. Hygro Brown is the one potential exception: it is dropping lower leaves and dreams of immigrating. I am guessing that the shallow tank is not to its linking as it wants to go up and up and up.
[Not getting glare and reflection in this tank is above my skills]
Blyxa on rampage:
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Aromatica reaching for the sun:
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A perfect hit from the red LED:
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Lotus is a bit cramped, just the way I want it:
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Unhappy Brown:
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My red crypts (yep, the new species discovered in my tank):
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This update, the fauna falls into the Blah department.
- Killies continue taking HALO classes, with 0 graduates: they keep missing the next-door 65g by 6". I am down to 6 and will not add any more
- The 2 fry that I received in place of the 10th killi are not killies. They are guppies. Cute, I like the color, but still guppies. They obviously did not get the memo as they are shoaling with killis. They must not measure up as they are kept way from the flying lessons. Oh, yes, 1 is male and 1 is female, the regular Adam and Eve, no less: the rest of the world is yet to come. (I actually not unhappy on this account).
- Out of the 19 C. pegmeaus that were transferred I occasionally see 1. No idea if it's a spy or the only survivor. Another Blah
- On the no news side of the story, the rams an sparklers are still fighting over the top spot in the food chain. At the moment, it is a stalemate with no casualties.
- Ramhorns got nailed eating my plants. In my Constitution, it is a felony punishable by exile (the puffers' tank is not that far). A whole village got rounded up and booted to 12g in the hope of repentance.
Me kulli not:
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Looking for the runway:
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And here where we are today:
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Overall, the tank is doing well and I am happy. Yesterday was the first time I wiped off the glass, algae seems at bay.
The riparium plants are finally growing, with aluminum plant taking the lead. Taro is not doing that great: it does put out new leaves but all of them turn brown around the edges. The right side looks a bit empty an un-balance with a single plant in that planter. At least the water hyacinth in that corner fills in the gap. Whatever the grassy plant I have does not show any signs of life.
Riparium plants:
Taro close-up:
At least this guy is looking happy:
Aquatic plants continue to do well: Blyxa is exploding, Tiger Lotus looks good, and crypts just sit there. Hygro Brown is the one potential exception: it is dropping lower leaves and dreams of immigrating. I am guessing that the shallow tank is not to its linking as it wants to go up and up and up.
[Not getting glare and reflection in this tank is above my skills]
Blyxa on rampage:
Aromatica reaching for the sun:
A perfect hit from the red LED:
Lotus is a bit cramped, just the way I want it:
Unhappy Brown:
My red crypts (yep, the new species discovered in my tank):
This update, the fauna falls into the Blah department.
- Killies continue taking HALO classes, with 0 graduates: they keep missing the next-door 65g by 6". I am down to 6 and will not add any more
- The 2 fry that I received in place of the 10th killi are not killies. They are guppies. Cute, I like the color, but still guppies. They obviously did not get the memo as they are shoaling with killis. They must not measure up as they are kept way from the flying lessons. Oh, yes, 1 is male and 1 is female, the regular Adam and Eve, no less: the rest of the world is yet to come. (I actually not unhappy on this account).
- Out of the 19 C. pegmeaus that were transferred I occasionally see 1. No idea if it's a spy or the only survivor. Another Blah
- On the no news side of the story, the rams an sparklers are still fighting over the top spot in the food chain. At the moment, it is a stalemate with no casualties.
- Ramhorns got nailed eating my plants. In my Constitution, it is a felony punishable by exile (the puffers' tank is not that far). A whole village got rounded up and booted to 12g in the hope of repentance.
Me kulli not:
Looking for the runway:
And here where we are today:
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You have a definite knack for this, tank is looking beautiful
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Nice looking tank! Great looking crypts. You're going to have a blyxa overhaul soon!
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