My new Nano tank build

[TMRC Exotics]

What type exactly are those vals? They look like what I'm looking for, is that water lettuce at the surface?

 

[TheresaM]

What type exactly are those vals? They look like what I'm looking for, is that water lettuce at the surface?

I bought them twice from the same seller on AquaBid, listed as Vallisneria spiralis.

 

[TMRC Exotics]

I was able to get my guppy tonight but the rasboras looked awful. I'm going to try a different store Sunday. The guppy came from a special "cobra guppy" tank separate from the regular fancys. Its young and its colors and fins arent quite done. Should be a nice fish.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Awesome! I have 1 cobra myself and he's pretty cool


Caleb

 

[TMRC Exotics]

Yeah he looks pretty good. I'm a bit judgemental though, I bred guppies for years and had an awesome snakeskin delta line. Some great half blacks too. A half black X neon blue mix is by far my favorite.

I placed my order for the finnex fugeray planted + tonight. That moonlight mode got me.

 

[TMRC Exotics]

Came home to find an amazon box! I'll get a good night shot later, its still pretty bright in the room.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Looking great! With some fertilizers you could do a wonderful foreground of star Repens


Caleb

 

[TMRC Exotics]

Thanks Caleb. I'm glad to finally have a light sufficient for some decent plants. I'm already dosing leafzone weekly, I'm considering co2 but on such a small tank I may just stay with DIY. I'll pick up the rest of my ferts in the next week or two and start looking more at plant options when I get back from vacation. Switching to ecocomplete in about two or three weeks.

Also for anyone interested the light is a finnex planted + fugeray 12". 5 watts, 7000k daylight, 600 Nm reds, + 4 blue moonlight bulbs. Purchased on amazon for $46 plus shipping.

 

[ImACoolguy]

I'll be staying tuned for updates!


Caleb

 

[TMRC Exotics]

Here are a few more shots of the new lights. Also a shot of a ghost shrimp impersonating a harlequin. I was actually pretty stoked to get a shot of one swimming. The ghosts are so translucent they dont really show up from a distance on my phone camera so photographing them has been a challenge.

And as promised, night mode in the "river" tank.

 

[ImACoolguy]

That light really makes them POP! Looks great!


Caleb

 

[Brookster123]

I bought them twice from the same seller on AquaBid, listed as Vallisneria spiralis.

Tank looks spectacular with the fullness.. i just got into some leopard vals, had no idea they were 3 feet long hahah.. they're laying across the top of my 20 long.. look pretty cool though..

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[TMRC Exotics]

Question, with my new light and the ability place it as close as 11" to the substrate could I carpet DHG in this tank using ferts and glut or diy co2 injection?

 

[TMRC Exotics]

I've noticed one of my ghost shrimp has blue eyes. The other 5 all have black eyes but just one has blue. Is this normal?

 

[TMRC Exotics]

And here is the proof.

 

[TMRC Exotics]

Well came home from vacation to dying shrimp. Out of six I have removed two dead and can't find 3. The tank was relatively young and I don't think they had enough food.

 

[Nils]

Sad. But I guess it happens. Hope you can figure out the problem.

 

[TMRC Exotics]

They were fine for over a month. All healthy and very active. I was gone for technically 8 days. The fish are fine, just don't think there was enough algae and bio film to sustain the shrimp.

 

[ImACoolguy]

They were fine for over a month. All healthy and very active. I was gone for technically 8 days. The fish are fine, just don't think there was enough algae and bio film to sustain the shrimp.

Agreed. Bio film can take a while to establish well for them to be okay for that long. Ghost shrimp also only live for around 6 months as well though.


Caleb