Sam's nano cube low-tech

[Themuleous]

Hi All,

Gareth spurred me on to do a short journal of my cube, which isn't planted but had plants if you see what I mean.

Tank - 30cm cube
Lighting - Boyu 3x8w
Substrate - Play sand
Hardscape - TGM blue stone
Plants - 60% Flame moss (just had a trim), 40% Fissidens fontanus
Fish - Green neon and Axelrod's rasbora
Filter - Eheim 2211 with glassware
Maintenance - No CO2 or ferts, just a 40-50% water change every few weeks as I remember it.

Not much else to say, so here are the pics

Sam

 

[Krishs Bettas]

I am loving the moss . How do you make it look so lush and green?

 

[bumcrumb]

so simple but so cool! love the shape of the moss.

 

[Garuf]

That's really really nice, Sam. Do you have any small redmoor style wood knocking around? Even hardwood roots from something like a cherry tree with the fine ariel roots would be the icing on the cake!

 

[Themuleous]

Thanks all

I am loving the moss . How do you make it look so lush and green?

Cheers, no idea really just grows that wayI did chose moss as I didnt want much hassle with pruning or maintenance. The half decent lighting helps though I think.

so simple but so cool! love the shape of the moss.

Thanks I dont think it anything too 'impressive' but I like the overall composition. It was originally all flame moss which gave a nice consistency to the scape but I was offered some Fissidens so figured I'd give that a try as well. Its uber slow growing though!

That's really really nice, Sam. Do you have any small redmoor style wood knocking around? Even hardwood roots from something like a cherry tree with the fine ariel roots would be the icing on the cake!

Thanks Gareth I do have some short lengths of redmoor wood that I picked up last time at TGM. How are you thinking I should use it them?

Sam

 

[Garuf]

Ignore the terrible photoshop. Here's what I thought would pull it all together.

Seems a shame not to add wood.

 

[Themuleous]

I'll see what I can find although I do like the 'clean' look of the scape as it is.

 

[Garuf]

If you like it keep it then, it's your tank!