samc
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i have recently acquired a nice little opti-white nano
it is to replace my old chipped clearseal one which is holding shrimp. It will be a shrimp only nano, although i may add a few celestial danios, as i saw some at the LFS and they are beautys
the style i have chosen is nature style again. but with rocks and wood. i have not tried using both before in a proper scape so thought i would take the oppertunity.
the wood is manzi. and the rocks are westmoreland stone. i quite like the light colour they have
the planting will be crypt bullosa in the centre, with e parvula infront. then HC as a carpet between the rocks. moss on some of the wood leaving parts bare. in the background i will have HM or maybe a different stem
specs:
tank: 12x8x10 AE optiwhite
filter: eheim 1211 (i think
)
heating: maybe a small 50w until its warm enough to leave out
lighting: superfish/aquadistri 11w
anyway, onto the setup. i have done a bit of a step by step
aquadistri lights which are very good
this is to give you an idea of how much substrate you would need. this is a 5l bag which would be enough for 2 nanos.(depending on how deep you want)
the tank:
substrate added:
leveled out:
hardscape added. i also added more substrate at this point:
some stones may look odd but this is due to me thinking about planting
and one of the shrimp ready to be rehomed:
it is to replace my old chipped clearseal one which is holding shrimp. It will be a shrimp only nano, although i may add a few celestial danios, as i saw some at the LFS and they are beautys
the style i have chosen is nature style again. but with rocks and wood. i have not tried using both before in a proper scape so thought i would take the oppertunity.
the wood is manzi. and the rocks are westmoreland stone. i quite like the light colour they have
the planting will be crypt bullosa in the centre, with e parvula infront. then HC as a carpet between the rocks. moss on some of the wood leaving parts bare. in the background i will have HM or maybe a different stem
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specs:
tank: 12x8x10 AE optiwhite
filter: eheim 1211 (i think
heating: maybe a small 50w until its warm enough to leave out
lighting: superfish/aquadistri 11w
anyway, onto the setup. i have done a bit of a step by step
aquadistri lights which are very good
![dsc03570.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg225.imageshack.us%2Fimg225%2F766%2Fdsc03570.jpg&hash=64d0b104d6c4b9c8bd08095982f65678)
this is to give you an idea of how much substrate you would need. this is a 5l bag which would be enough for 2 nanos.(depending on how deep you want)
![dsc03573s.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg46.imageshack.us%2Fimg46%2F2059%2Fdsc03573s.jpg&hash=c7d53f12641764698a150fcd61e4871d)
the tank:
![dsc03569ba.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg686.imageshack.us%2Fimg686%2F6215%2Fdsc03569ba.jpg&hash=40b070d82745688f35ddddc56dd6da9d)
substrate added:
![dsc03584m.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg441.imageshack.us%2Fimg441%2F1305%2Fdsc03584m.jpg&hash=f4ef3d45bc7082159b14d1f932ea4674)
leveled out:
![dsc03585u.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg441.imageshack.us%2Fimg441%2F9871%2Fdsc03585u.jpg&hash=b3b1d92d7371771cd28015aac9ed6f5b)
hardscape added. i also added more substrate at this point:
![dsc03604u.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg202.imageshack.us%2Fimg202%2F9804%2Fdsc03604u.jpg&hash=33623174c258581da91f750a76953880)
some stones may look odd but this is due to me thinking about planting
and one of the shrimp ready to be rehomed:
![dsc03605y.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg242.imageshack.us%2Fimg242%2F8084%2Fdsc03605y.jpg&hash=3fb33517562ed92d85724ff7d30f6db6)