Hi all.
I recently found some empty crates of ‘Orval’ in my garage. It’s a nice bitter beer we like to drink here in Belgium.
Anyways, as I was stacking them up I couldn’t help but notice how sturdy they were and how much I liked the look of them. I found myself an old shallow tank, 60x30x20cm (36l), and started brainstorming a scape.
The tank is placed on a wooden board which I attached to the crates with some screws. The whole thing is more than sturdy enough for this small tank so no worries there.
The tank serves as a divider so i went with a triangular composition with a peace lily (Spathiphyllum) on the side touching the wall. I then sloped my aquasoil towards the opposite side and placed some boulders.
The plants I used are:
-Eleocharis parvula
-Elodea densa
-Lileaopsis novae-zelandae
-Cryptocoryne wendtii tropica
-Ludwigia palustris ‘super red’
-monte carlo
-Lobelia mini
The light im running is a twinstar 45b which I suspended from the ceiling. The tank gets CO2 injection. Im running a small internal filter purely for circulation so that the CO2 gets evenly distributed throughout the whole tank.
Im planning on letting this cycle for a month or two before adding inhabits. Im still debating a couple choices.
-Danio margaritatus
-Pseudomugil luminatus
-Danionella translucida
-Hyphessobrycon amandae
-Boraras brigittae
-Sundadanio axelrodi
Of course only one of these species. I do not intend to combine as there is simply not enough room.
I’m open to feedback, and I would really like your insights as to what inhabitants to keep.
I recently found some empty crates of ‘Orval’ in my garage. It’s a nice bitter beer we like to drink here in Belgium.
Anyways, as I was stacking them up I couldn’t help but notice how sturdy they were and how much I liked the look of them. I found myself an old shallow tank, 60x30x20cm (36l), and started brainstorming a scape.
The tank is placed on a wooden board which I attached to the crates with some screws. The whole thing is more than sturdy enough for this small tank so no worries there.
The tank serves as a divider so i went with a triangular composition with a peace lily (Spathiphyllum) on the side touching the wall. I then sloped my aquasoil towards the opposite side and placed some boulders.
The plants I used are:
-Eleocharis parvula
-Elodea densa
-Lileaopsis novae-zelandae
-Cryptocoryne wendtii tropica
-Ludwigia palustris ‘super red’
-monte carlo
-Lobelia mini
The light im running is a twinstar 45b which I suspended from the ceiling. The tank gets CO2 injection. Im running a small internal filter purely for circulation so that the CO2 gets evenly distributed throughout the whole tank.
Im planning on letting this cycle for a month or two before adding inhabits. Im still debating a couple choices.
-Danio margaritatus
-Pseudomugil luminatus
-Danionella translucida
-Hyphessobrycon amandae
-Boraras brigittae
-Sundadanio axelrodi
Of course only one of these species. I do not intend to combine as there is simply not enough room.
I’m open to feedback, and I would really like your insights as to what inhabitants to keep.
