8 inch cube tank

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:46 pm

2.2 gallons
13 watts
soil substrate capped with Tahitian Moon Sand
Plants: Hemianthus callicthoides, Microcarpea minima, Bacopa var. fagilis, unidentified microsword
Fauna: exclaimation point rasbora Boraras urophthalmoides Cherry red shrimp
No heater, RedSea nano filter (turned off with the lights), Topped off daily, SeaChem Excel once a week

<img src="uploads/SCMurphy/F62_nano1-o.jpg" border="0">

dmartin72 · Post by **dmartin72** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:56 pm

Perfect simplicity...you did such a great job that it looks like a 25 gallon tank! Your tank is so small that it makes the Microcarpea minima in the back look big. How did you get the Hemianthus callicthoides so thick and lush? Did you trim a lot? It obviously likes the Tahitian Moon Sand (what is it and where did you get it...how much?).

David in Gaithersburg

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 8:33 am

That's a lot of questions.

How did you get the Hemianthus callicthoides so thick and lush?

It fills in rapidly when it is happy, the plant sends runners out from just about every node when it gets firmly rooted. I tried growing it emersed but it really took off when I submerged it. I'm just using the SeaChem Excel, no CO2, on this little tank and the HC still developes some pearls.

Did you trim a lot?

I gave it a hair cut, twice, and it grows back from that mistreatment in about 2 weeks.

It obviously likes the Tahitian Moon Sand (what is it and where did you get it...how much?).

It is a black sand that you can get at just about any petstore, they will special order it for you if you ask nicely. SCMurphy

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:15 pm

<img src="uploads/SCMurphy/4D4_Nano12-17-2004-2-o.jpg" border="0">

One trim and a month later.

fredyk · Post by **fredyk** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:46 pm

Can we please see a picture of the table with the light for a sense of perspective?

Mark [algae farmer] <img border="0" src="smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0">

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 11:17 am

Can we please see a picture of the table with the light for a sense of perspective?

Mark [algae farmer]

Sure:

Larry Grenier · Post by **Larry Grenier** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:07 pm

Hmmmmmmm, an aquarium in my office.......

Just thinking aloud <img border="0" src="smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0">

Cristy Keister · Post by **Cristy Keister** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:48 pm

Why turn the filter off with the lights? Wouldn't your bacteria die off with the filter off that long?

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:54 pm

Why turn the filter off with the lights? Wouldn't your bacteria die off with the filter off that long?

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<br />No bacteria of importance in the filter, it is to give the fish a break from the current. It's a tiny tank.

fredyk · Post by **fredyk** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:29 am

O! You have a little gnome on the table seeing the tank. LOL
Mark

8 inch cube tank

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