ViV Mini M, 36x22x28, ´A cliff from Verdon’

[CooKieS]

Hi there!


New project :
-Viv Mini M optiwhite tank, 36x22x28cm
-Sunsun hw 602b filter
-ista universal skimmer
-onf flat nano
-pressurized co2 (planted box reg, Dooa diffuser)

Hardscape :

Geo stones
White sand
Tropica powder soil

To be continued!

Cheers
Thierry

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Geo stones

I don't <"normally comment"> on these sorts of threads, but that is some fantastic rock.

cheers Darrel

 

[CooKieS]

Hi all,

I don't <"normally comment"> on these sorts of threads, but that is some fantastic rock.

cheers Darrel

Thanks mate, appreciate it, I know I had to do something with these new stones since i saw them hit the market this year.

I speed cycled the tank by rinsing old filter media from my iwagumi after filling it with water;

Some flooded pics, doing 7-8 days darkstart with cycled media:



It always amuses me to see how clear the water can be with a 25€ filter and without Purigen or any other useless additives.

Cheers!

 

[MichaelJ]

25€ filter and without Purigen or any other useless additives.

I agree. For a planted tank, reasonably stocked with some sensible maintenance applied to it, additives and special filter materials are grossly unnecessary - a good sponge for mechanical filtration is all you need - keeps flow up as well. What filter @CooKieS are you using?. Love the rocks btw!

Edit: filter is Sunsun hw-602b … got it.
Cheers,
Michael

 

[CooKieS]

The cheaper the better @MichaelJ !
Here’s the plantation plan, I want something with green only this time so:

-riccardia in the cracks of the rocks
-hemianthus micranthemoides as an background bush
-patches of HC Cuba in the foreground for details
-some Eleocharis pusilla in transition between HC and HM

And voila, that’s it!