**7 Inch Cube Nano - Small Paradise! 1st day**

[sapherion]

G'day Everyone!..

Its been awhile since I posted.. Been busy with life but recently I found this cute 7" vase that I thought would make a good nano tank.

Enough Talk, Pictures Please!..

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02229.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02228.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02227.jpg

This tank will be relocated to my office at work where the room temp is always 25'C.

Specs:

7" Glass Cube Vase
18W Phillips 6500k B22 Light, 8 hrs per day
2cm layer of JBL soil & 2cm layer of 2mm plain washed gravel
Dynflo 10 mini filter

Plants:

Java Moss
Anubias Nana Petite
Blyxa Japonica
Limnophila Aromaticoides (submerged form)

Fish to be added:

1x Otto Catfish
2x Cardinal Tetras

Ferts:

Tiny Dosing of Seachem Range including NPK, Flourish and Excel

Please share your comments and thoughts!.. More pics to come soon!

Cheers,

Brandon.

[AussieStar]

lol thats pretty cool

[Phlipper]

Sweet as ! 8-) ......better get a lid for it I think though.......flippin' fish :lol:

[Namn8r]

Try a nice pair of sparkling gouramis!! They would look great in there

[goldenpigeon]

nice job!

get 3 cardinal tetras thoagh..... 3 is a crowd :lol:

[oscar]

I have a 7" cube at home as well that used to house a desert scorpion.

Every time i walk past it in the shed i wonder what i could do with it. Now i know.


Can you tell me where you sourced the light and filter from.

[Robdog]

From the time stamp on the photo it says you took the photo about half an hour AFTER you posted it here. You are a master of time travel!

[Nathan]

From the time stamp on the photo it says you took the photo about half an hour AFTER you posted it here. You are a master of time travel!

very observant!!

[DR.V]

I think forum time is 1 hour ahead ??

[Nathan]

if youve set your time zone wrong then itd be an hour ahead, but yours dr v should be gmt 10+ i think.

he mighgt just have the time set a bit wrong on the camera, who knows

[sapherion]

Dont you people have anything better to do? LOL!

[mughal]

Hi,
Well this is my first post on the forum. And im pleased to see this thread. Looking great. The K rating of the light is a bit lower but as the plants you chose are not very demanding in terms of lighting, should have no problems.
Dont u think the tanks gonna be too small for tertras? It gonna be around 1.5g and as with all tertra, they love schooling with their own type. I would vote for a male betta and a couple of small shrimps (cherries wud look great got a color contrast). Just an opinion on stocking, the tank looks great otherwise.

[Merrilyn]

Love what you've done with the tank.

A male betta would be a good choice for a tank that size, but you'll need a lid to stop him jumping.

White cloud mountain minnows would look good too, and grow happily in that temp. There is a long fin variety which is very pretty.

[sapherion]

Here are some updated photos with the tank relocated to my office:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02230.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02236.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02232.jpg

Please let me know what you think!

Cheers,

Brandon.

[Nathan]

looks great, definitely would be a nice bit of scenery change instead of looking at the same old phone fax machine etc everyday.

how do u do w/c though? an if i was you id end up just staring at the tank most of the day as id get to distracted!!

[sapherion]

Thanks :)

Water changes are really easy, all you need is a plastic cup, after 5-6 full scoops into a small bucket will be about 1/3 of water in the tank. Then just refill same way.. takes less than 5 mins!.. Talk about easy maitenence..

[sapherion]

Another few shots just for tonight.. Enjoy!

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02243.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02244.jpg

[DR.V]

Really nice !

Good job !

[sapherion]

Small Update - 09/10

Tank is stable - No signs of Algae.

Added some Rasboras :)

Enjoy and please feel free to comment thanks.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02426.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02421.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/Sapherion/DSC02438.jpg

Cheers,

Brandon.