[annyann]

This is a 25 gallon cube tank that I bought off Craigslist. It was set up as a saltwater tank..
This will be a low tech tank that hopefully will have a simple natural, but modern look.
The driftwood I will be using to scape the tank was found at a local lake.

Its been about 6 years since I had a tank going and I miss how relaxing having an aquarium is. Im really excited to be starting up a new build and anyone who wants to tag along with my progress is welcome.:biggrin:

 

[annyann]

My hubby built this canopy for our tank. I think he did a great job. I will post pics of the paint job I gave it soon.

 

[O-D]

Looks good so far...subscribed and looking forward to updates

 

[annyann]

Looks good so far...subscribed and looking forward to updates

Thanks!

Here is some pictures of a lake that my family and I went to a couple weeks ago.. It had driftwood washed up in piles! I got enough pieces for my my 25 cube and my 5 gallon i'm also starting right now!

 

[annyann]

I got one bag of black sand from petco to go with some eco complete I already had. This stuff took over an hour to wash all the dust out! We had to put it in a pillowcase and just keep flushing water through it. I think the dust made up at least a pound of the overall weight..:icon_mad:

 

[GMYukonon24s]

That's a nice selection of driftwood!

 

[annyann]

That's a nice selection of driftwood!

Thanks, it was a lot of fun just walking around looking for interesting pieces.

 

[devilduck]

Your husband got great wood working skills!

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[annyann]

Here is a pic of some of the pieces i'm going to use in the scape. I got to boil it all first and hopefully will have this tank set up by tonight.
Sorry the pics not to good.

 

[xmas_one]

Looking good, any plans for what fish or plants?

 

[annyann]

Your husband got great wood working skills!

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Yea, he did a great job. It was a bit of trial and error since it was the first canopy he ever built, but it turned out great. I'll post some pics of it painted later today.

 

[annyann]

Looking good, any plans for what fish or plants?

This is going to be a female Betta sorority tank. Thats one reason i'm going to be putting in more driftwood than I might typically want. They like their tanks to be heavily decorated and planted.
On the plants, i'm going to be asking for suggestions, but right now I have a lot of Lysimachia nummularia, which I call creeping Jenny to go in.
The light that came with the tank is not going to work for plants so I have to replace it.

 

[annyann]

Well here is my scape and also my canopy all painted and in place.. I know it needs more plants, but they will have to wait till I upgrade my lights.

 

[O-D]

What sort of light are you planning to get on there? CO2 or no?

 

[annyann]

What sort of light are you planning to get on there? CO2 or no?

No CO2, to be honest i'm very confused about what lighting i'm going to need. I got a thread posted in the lighting forum asking for recommendations.
This is a low tech tank and I plan to grow easy low light plants in it. So I just need to figure out what bulbs I can get on my budget that will fit under my canopy and achieve a good low/medium PAR for this tank.

 

[annyann]

I have decided i'm going to do a re-scape, i'm just not satisfied with how it looks right now. I also have more plants to add so that should help. I'll post pictures when i'm finished.
When I get the scape right then I can finally start my fishless cycle.

 

[cntsg]

No CO2, to be honest i'm very confused about what lighting i'm going to need. I got a thread posted in the lighting forum asking for recommendations.
This is a low tech tank and I plan to grow easy low light plants in it. So I just need to figure out what bulbs I can get on my budget that will fit under my canopy and achieve a good low/medium PAR for this tank.

I really like what you did with your drift wood selection. Lots of character there. I don't know what your budget is, but consider getting a Finnex fugeray or Finnex Ray2 LED light. They have a low profile, should fit inside your hood and put out plenty of light for what you want to do.

 

[annyann]

I really like what you did with your drift wood selection. Lots of character there. I don't know what your budget is, but consider getting a Finnex fugeray or Finnex Ray2 LED light. They have a low profile, should fit inside your hood and put out plenty of light for what you want to do.

Thanks, I will check into those lights but i'm on a fairly tight budget so that's holding me back from having a lot of choices.

 

[rininger85]

what are the dimensions of the tank? and how tall is the hood above the top of the tank? What kind of lights are in the tank currently? I'd be glad to help with lighting if you can advise about those 3 questions...

 

[rininger85]

I found your other thread with the info and posted there...
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=454177