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unissuh Advisors

Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.16(Sat)6:06 Post subject: 'nother new nano... |
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Another little nano (40 x 23 x 25 cm) I set up recently:
Still cycling with the Aquasoil so no stock yet, but I will probably end up using it to house juvenile Otocinclus in the short term & decide on a permanent resident later. _________________ Fishing in the Rivers of Light |
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Flame Angel Regulars

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.16(Sat)6:29 Post subject: |
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Looks good mate!
What are all the plants you're using?
How many are you up to now  |
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unissuh Advisors

Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.16(Sat)7:12 Post subject: |
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Plants currently in there are:
Utricularia graminifolia
Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho'
Helanthium tenellum
Ranunculus inundatus
Plagiomnium sp? mini/native
Limnobium laevigatum
Probably end up taking out half the species after it grows in, I just had all these great plants in my "storage" tank that were begging for a bit more space.
As for how many tanks...err...just 7. Or 8. I keep telling myself at least I don't have a dedicated fishroom and the total water volume is less than some 4' and most 6' tanks. _________________ Fishing in the Rivers of Light |
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Flame Angel Regulars

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.16(Sat)7:30 Post subject: |
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Fair enough. Are you going to keep the floating plants? (Limnobium laevigatum I think? I'm not great on plant names).
unissuh wrote: | As for how many tanks...err...just 7. Or 8. I keep telling myself at least I don't have a dedicated fishroom and the total water volume is less than some 4' and most 6' tanks. |
true! Definitely could be worse...I know someone who had 15 odd tanks set up at one stage, and the smallest was a 4'...mind you some of them were set up as displays in a shop. |
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unissuh Advisors

Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.16(Sat)8:05 Post subject: |
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Mm, planning on quite dense rooted plant growth so I will probably end up removing the Amazon Frogbit (L. laevigatum) when the Aquasoil finishes cycling. It's mainly in there to act as a nitrogen sponge at the moment.
15 is bad ehh, I've been reading a series of threads about some pretty major fishrooms recently on several forums. Think easily 50+ tanks, definitely makes me feel better about the scale of my hobby. _________________ Fishing in the Rivers of Light |
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Flame Angel Regulars

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.16(Sat)8:16 Post subject: |
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wow that's all I can say. Yeah, definitely don't feel so bad now! Man, people must have some serious dough lying around to be able to do that. Got any links to these? that's crazy.
And sounds good about the plants. Did you just set this up? I.e. has the cycle only just started? |
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unissuh Advisors

Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.17(Sun)3:51 Post subject: |
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The one that comes to mind is this one...man I don't think I could keep up with a room that size.
The Aquasoil has been cycling for 3 weeks or so I think, but only put in the plants a couple of days ago. It's almost at 0 ammonia 0 nitrite but I'll let it run a bit longer before I start stocking. Surprised I haven't gotten an algae outbreak yet to be honest, it's ADA Amazonia I and I haven't planted especially heavily or put any CO2 on. _________________ Fishing in the Rivers of Light |
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Flame Angel Regulars

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.17(Sun)4:44 Post subject: |
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That is insane. Swear it would be a full-time job just doing maintenance on them! Hope someone stops me before I ever get to that stage...
Oh OK well sounds good, keep us posted!  |
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UncleWillie Advisors

Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Location: Georgia, USA
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Posted: 2011.07.17(Sun)15:21 Post subject: |
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Another nice setup, Uni. It's amazing that you have less the volume of water than some other tanks, but I bet it is more maintenance than a single large tank. It would be nice one day to have a dedicated fish room - and your fish room is one I'd like to see! |
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unissuh Advisors

Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: 2011.07.18(Mon)6:03 Post subject: |
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Maintainence ehh, I try to keep most things low tech which helps but it's definitely more than the equivalent of one large tank!
As for fish room, it's not the real thing (yet ), but I think I'm getting there!
Theres still a couple of empty slots, but not something for the near future.  _________________ Fishing in the Rivers of Light |
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