Greenfinger2
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Hi AnhBui, Love your Scapes nice plants too 
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My planted tanks
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Thanks!Hi AnhBui, Love your Scapes nice plants too
Summer is very near. During spring-to-summer transition temperature raises significantly. Since last two weeks it has raised from 24 to 35oC at noon. It also has shower and thunderstorm every night. The hottest topic of local hobbyist Facebook group is chiller and some of them share concern about the temperature. And eventually several stores start selling chiller with the average cost from 100 to 200 pounds depending on size and capacity.
I have been starting my observation on temperature changes since early April and both tanks have a slightly change. T1 temperature is now 28 and T2 temperature is 26 without chiller or attempt to decrease water temperature. Some hobbyist I know suggested me to buy chiller. However I don't think I will do it. Just a fan of nature and more importantly I want nature does it jobs and I have plan to decrease temperature during hottest days.
Enough talking about summer, this is a hint how I do a water change
T1 & T2
I got a 35cm cubic recently. This is my first cubic and i am still pulling my hair out on wood selection and scape. But it has to be simple, low tech
I have been starting my observation on temperature changes since early April and both tanks have a slightly change. T1 temperature is now 28 and T2 temperature is 26 without chiller or attempt to decrease water temperature. Some hobbyist I know suggested me to buy chiller. However I don't think I will do it. Just a fan of nature and more importantly I want nature does it jobs and I have plan to decrease temperature during hottest days.
Enough talking about summer, this is a hint how I do a water change
T1 & T2
I got a 35cm cubic recently. This is my first cubic and i am still pulling my hair out on wood selection and scape. But it has to be simple, low tech
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Got spare time today to start my 35cm cubic. This is my sketches on sticker in the office at noon.
But then things changed 100% after I left local stores with three pieces of wood, and two ADA Colorado sand bags.
35cm cubic
first try
final result
view from top
base
view from the left
view from the right
Since my initial idea is to setup a low tech, easy to maintain tank, so I do not use substrate. There will be few plants such as Anubias, Bucephalandra. And more importantly it will be a 360 tank Kind of lazy tank for a lazy me
But then things changed 100% after I left local stores with three pieces of wood, and two ADA Colorado sand bags.
35cm cubic
first try
final result
view from top
base
view from the left
view from the right
Since my initial idea is to setup a low tech, easy to maintain tank, so I do not use substrate. There will be few plants such as Anubias, Bucephalandra. And more importantly it will be a 360 tank
Kind of lazy tank for a lazy me
Greenfinger2
Member
Hi AnhBui, Great start
Thanks!Hi AnhBui, Great start
Alexander Belchenko
Member
Very cool cubic.
In my area there is also problems with high temperature at summer. I'm using cooling fan on top of the tank - to increase air movement above the water and allow water to evaporate more and thus decrease the temp of the tank. Work good enough but have to add RO water every day due to high evaporation rate.
In my area there is also problems with high temperature at summer. I'm using cooling fan on top of the tank - to increase air movement above the water and allow water to evaporate more and thus decrease the temp of the tank. Work good enough but have to add RO water every day due to high evaporation rate.
Very cool cubic.
In my area there is also problems with high temperature at summer. I'm using cooling fan on top of the tank - to increase air movement above the water and allow water to evaporate more and thus decrease the temp of the tank. Work good enough but have to add RO water every day due to high evaporation rate.
It is exactly what I will do this summer. A bit different that i may not use cooling fan but a ceiling fan to cool down the three tanks. Also they are being placed at the coolest corner of the ground floor.
Looks like high temperature makes fishes more aggressive. I saw the Congo tetra and rainbowfish attack and almost kill a guppy.
African fern leaves are almost black, however, it is okay for me. It will grow back when weather is cooler in August.
Moved out all fishes today and gave away two pairs of Siamese algae eater. They did the excellent jobs during the last three months and it's time to go.
I added more anubias normal leaf and put 10 pairs of mix red cherry and orange shrimp in the 35 cube. Now it looks like an oasis in a desert. So its name is "The oasis"
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African fern leaves are almost black, however, it is okay for me. It will grow back when weather is cooler in August.
Moved out all fishes today and gave away two pairs of Siamese algae eater. They did the excellent jobs during the last three months and it's time to go.
I added more anubias normal leaf and put 10 pairs of mix red cherry and orange shrimp in the 35 cube. Now it looks like an oasis in a desert. So its name is "The oasis"
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Alexander Belchenko
Member
Oasis is really great!
Thanks, Alexander.
Serious problem with nano tank is that it is very hard to maintain stable environment and temperature. All of my shrimps died after one night due to temperature changed dramatically from 33oC noon to 26oC mid night. I did not not have enough tool to test my water. But I think is is also a culprit. 
And perhaps it was because I did not following procedure to release them properly 
Moved back guppies and added two Ottos this morning. They will be cleaning crew for the oasis.
Rescued it from serious attack and you can see its anal fin was torn apart
Endler guppies
And perhaps it was because I did not following procedure to release them properly Moved back guppies and added two Ottos this morning. They will be cleaning crew for the oasis.
Rescued it from serious attack and you can see its anal fin was torn apart
Endler guppies
Greenfinger2
Member
Hi AnhBui, Great little Scape Nice fish too
Nice fish tooHi AnhBui, Great little Scape
Thanks Roy.
Below are full tank info
The Oasis
Lightning: Flexi mini
Tank: 35cm cube
Filter: Eheim Classic 250
Sand: 3 ADA Colorado sand 2kg/bag
Plant: Bucephalandra two species
Crypt. lucens
Anubias nana mini
Anubias normal leaf
Rock: Dragon stone
Wood: Not sure what it is
Lifestock: Otto
Guppies
Ferts: ADA Multi bottom 2 pieces
ADA Brighty K 1 push every water change
ADA Step 1 1 push ever water change
Water change every other day at 50%
Low Co2 at 2nd week. Around 1/2 bps
Think of ADA shade but still not sure will use it
Alexander Belchenko
Member
Have you restricted the flow of your eheim classic 250? Not sure what is your outlet type...
jackychun218
Member
Nice setup bro. Your tanks are in UK or Hanoi? 
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I use Eheim outlet and I do not restrict flow.
