DivZero
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Hello all,
I'm Daniel, 27 and from The Netherlands. This is my first post as I'm new to the forum but I have been lurking and reading up for the last couple of weeks. About 5 years ago I've had 4 planted nano aquaria of about 25 liters which ran for two years. I then moved and unfortunately had to get rid due to lack of space. Now that I've moved once again I'm back and ready to pick up this beautiful hobby!
Here's what I've got sofar:
Tank: Eheim Scubacube 40x40x40cm 64 liters
Light: Eheim powerLED (7W) that came with the tank (more info)
Heater: Aquael NeoHeater 75W (more info)
Filter:Dennerle corner XL (more info) Eheim 2224 (700 lph)
CO2: liquid EasyCarbo
Stones: Seiryu
Substrate: Amazonia Powder (approx 8L)
Time for some pictures:
Eheim Scubacube 64 when after assembling the cabinet.
Added about 8L of Amazonia Soil Powder
~7.5kg of Seiryu rocks that I ordered online. I am happy with what I got!
The result so far! It's really difficult to get a proper picture of a tank that even remotely resembles reality... Are there any tutorials on that? haha XD
The hardscape from right side
And the top...
The next step would be to decide what plants I want. I'm thinking of a nice carpet of HC Cuba, some dwarf grass around the rocks to soften them up a little. Maybe a couple of small crypts (parva?) more towards the back and regular hairgrass behind the two largest rocks (in the back).
My current concerns/questions at the moment:
1) will my filter even be strong enough for the startup fase of the aquarium. It's rated for 30-60 liter tanks which I figured would be enough, but once I got it I found out it only has a flowrate of 150L/h. In time I want to upgrade to an external filter with all the fancy lily pipes and such, but I was hoping I could postpone that upgrade some time.
2) will the lighting be enough for a nice carpet of HC?
3) In addition to my lighting question, Right now I'm planning on using EasyCarbo. I've see/read that most use pressurised CO2 and this is also what I want as an upgrade. But I'm still looking if it is possible to get a complete CO2 setup at around 75 pounds with all the bells and wissles I need. I probably have all the materials at hand required for bio CO2, would this be a viable option? At least before I start adding live stock.
Although having an aquarium isn't new to me, the Iwagumi style and it's high tech is. I would love to know what you think of my hardscape and if you have any suggestions to improve on it. The same goes for my questions, any advice is much appreciated!
I'm Daniel, 27 and from The Netherlands. This is my first post as I'm new to the forum but I have been lurking and reading up for the last couple of weeks. About 5 years ago I've had 4 planted nano aquaria of about 25 liters which ran for two years. I then moved and unfortunately had to get rid due to lack of space. Now that I've moved once again I'm back and ready to pick up this beautiful hobby!
Here's what I've got sofar:
Tank: Eheim Scubacube 40x40x40cm 64 liters
Light: Eheim powerLED (7W) that came with the tank (more info)
Heater: Aquael NeoHeater 75W (more info)
Filter:
CO2: liquid EasyCarbo
Stones: Seiryu
Substrate: Amazonia Powder (approx 8L)
Time for some pictures:
Eheim Scubacube 64 when after assembling the cabinet.
Added about 8L of Amazonia Soil Powder
~7.5kg of Seiryu rocks that I ordered online. I am happy with what I got!
The result so far! It's really difficult to get a proper picture of a tank that even remotely resembles reality... Are there any tutorials on that? haha XD
The hardscape from right side
And the top...
The next step would be to decide what plants I want. I'm thinking of a nice carpet of HC Cuba, some dwarf grass around the rocks to soften them up a little. Maybe a couple of small crypts (parva?) more towards the back and regular hairgrass behind the two largest rocks (in the back).
My current concerns/questions at the moment:
1) will my filter even be strong enough for the startup fase of the aquarium. It's rated for 30-60 liter tanks which I figured would be enough, but once I got it I found out it only has a flowrate of 150L/h. In time I want to upgrade to an external filter with all the fancy lily pipes and such, but I was hoping I could postpone that upgrade some time.
2) will the lighting be enough for a nice carpet of HC?
3) In addition to my lighting question, Right now I'm planning on using EasyCarbo. I've see/read that most use pressurised CO2 and this is also what I want as an upgrade. But I'm still looking if it is possible to get a complete CO2 setup at around 75 pounds with all the bells and wissles I need. I probably have all the materials at hand required for bio CO2, would this be a viable option? At least before I start adding live stock.
Although having an aquarium isn't new to me, the Iwagumi style and it's high tech is. I would love to know what you think of my hardscape and if you have any suggestions to improve on it. The same goes for my questions, any advice is much appreciated!
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