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ADA 45P Forest scape

Nigel95

Nigel95

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So I started with a nano tank and sold it pretty quick to go "bigger". I was thinking about a second high tech setup and wanted to buy an ada 60p. But I decided to go smaller and go for the ada 45p as I already have an eheim 2211 with 2 sets of lily pipes which I can use for this setup. It will cost less plants, soil etc. but IMO it's harder to scape a nano tank. Tried my best to create some depth in this 45x27x30 cm tank.

Have a look at my Youtube channel 🙂
>> www.youtube.com/nigelaquascaping <<

Final shot. Rank 30 CIPS 2018 Nano category.
45181127531_0731570435_h.jpgNigel Hoevenaar Blackwood final shot 1 AGA by Nigel Aquascaping, on Flickr


Recent picture
40602429504_fba0491c80_k.jpgdetail shot ada 45p by nigel by Nigel H, on Flickr


Specs planted tank aquarium
Tank ADA 45P
45x27x30 cm
34 litre

Lighting
Daytime eco 40

Hardscape
Lava rock
Spiderwood

Substrate
ADA Aqua Soil

Shrimp
35 Neocaridina heteropoda var. Yellow

Fish
Rasbora brigittae

Snails
3 Clithon sp.

Plants
fissidens fontanus
fissidens fox
flame moss
weeping moss
riccardia chamedryfolia
crepidomanes malabaricum

Co2
Pressurized CO2 with a diffusor
Co2 checker edge (30 ppm)

Heater
Hydor eth 200 temperature 23 celcius

Filter
Eheim classic 150

Hardscape

36708145513_0eb7ebc06e_b.jpghardscape planted day 1 by Nigel H, on Flickr


Yoghurt method moss dsm


Day 25
37627835100_15642e2872_k.jpgada 45p forest scape nigel day 25 by Nigel H, on Flickr

Day 42


Day 56
37713337395_4618fc9697_k.jpgada 45p forest day 56 by nigel aquascaping by Nigel H, on Flickr

Day 86


Light unit
7000k
CRI 90
1320 lumens
Bestand_17_08_17_18_41_45.jpg
image uploader
 
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Nigel95 said:
Tank arrived 🙂

ADA is expensive but the tank looks beautiful!! Really happy with it.

Plan is to use the following plants:
fissidens fontanus
fissidens fox
flame moss
weeping moss
riccardia chamedryfolia
usuki moss
crepidomanes malabaricum
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I saw one up close the other day and can agree - they look extremely nice...
 
Mosses came in today 🙂
Got some usuki for free but it can only tolerate max 22 celcius. My tank will be 23 so not sure if it will survive.
37121404480_e141f8611a_k.jpgBestand 28-09-17 22 10 29 by Nigel H, on Flickr

37121404690_eeacce0b90_k.jpgBestand 28-09-17 22 09 56 by Nigel H, on Flickr

36708128973_84e1ee3181_k.jpgBestand 28-09-17 22 10 49 by Nigel H, on Flickr

Planted 1 month dry start now so the mosses will attach to hardscape.
36708145513_0eb7ebc06e_b.jpghardscape planted day 1 by Nigel H, on Flickr
37377729301_0de84a99b1_h.jpgSAM_0651 by Nigel H, on Flickr
 
Keith GH said:
Nigel

Your retaining wall and pathway is an example what can be done when everything is very carefully planned.

Keith:wave::wave:
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That's something I am really happy with that I did research before beginning with this hobby. Planning everything carefully makes the scape a lot better (most of the time) and is important to get the wow factor. And the planning stage is really fun to!
 
Nigel

There is one other very important point that many beginners just cannot understand and that is What is the hurry who cares if it takes a few weeks or even more your tank will last for many years plus you are learning more all the time.

Keith:wave::wave:
 
New stuff came in 🙂

Hopefully the hydor eth 200 will last a "long" time on my ada 45p. After reading it doesn't seem the best choice for a nano tank. But I don't really wanna build one my self or have a heater in the tank. So fingers crossed!

The eheim skim 350 is great but when I have to clean it, I have to remove it completely from the tank and always several shrimps are in there. So I decided to try the ocean free surfclear. The sponge can be removed when the skimmer is in tank and it has a safe guard for shrimps and fish. It's a little less strong than the eheim skim 350 but no problem because it is only an ada 45p.

I needed a thermometer and decided to buy one from ADA.

37410620211_51418c6f69_k.jpgBestand 30-09-17 16 42 16 by Nigel H, on Flickr

Unfortunately my weeping moss is turning yellow/brown on the branches. It receives a lot of light. I spray two times a day and leave 2 openings open to reduce the chance of mold. Although there is already some mold growing. Hard to find the "perfect" balance to keep moss moisture enough and avoid mold. Also hard to remove the mold because I made some roots on the trees and it isn't very firmly attached with fishing line.
 
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