30 Liters.- Chiquitino

**bocanegra** · 14th Feb 2011, 03:02

This is the smallest of my tanks

My wife shares the hobby and does the job of pruning, trimming, .... My virtue is not patience.

Data:
Mounted in March 2009.
Rescape: January 2010.

More 52 weeks old.

Capacity: 30 Liters
Light: 2x24 PLL
Heater: Internal Sera 100
Filter: Aqua Clear 50
CO2: No
Fertilizer: No (Without any routine)
Substrate: ADA Amazonia II
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Plants;
· Hygrophila polysperma rosanervig
· Ludwigia mullertii
· Glossostigma elatinoides
· Cryptocoryne balansae
· Cryptocoryne wendtii "brown"
· Sagittaria subulata
· Microsorum pteropus
· Monosolenium tenerum
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Animal;
· Neocardina Heteropoda (Red Cheery).
· Caridina Cf. Cantonensis “RED” (Crystal Red, C.R.S.)
· Caridina Cf. Cantonensis “BLACK” (Crystal Black, C.B.S.)
· Caridina cf. cantonensis var. "Tiger"
· Anentome helena
· Microrasbora erythromicron
· Otocinclus macrospilus.

Greeting

**equidorz** · 14th Feb 2011, 22:46

Very nice and impressive set up you have. Water is crystal clear and nice growth of plants. Care to share the dimension of your tank? Tank seems very high but your glosso seem to stay very low.

Cheers!

**bocanegra** · 15th Feb 2011, 02:45

equidorz: Thank you.

I discovered this forum two years ago and with the limitations of the google translator I have learned a lot from you in a pleasant climate and companionship.

The aquarium is somewhat peculiar, 38x20x40 (high).

Light are two 24w PLL for 9 hours a day.

At first, if added CO2 but one day the Shrimp were surfing on duckweed and removed CO2.

That was in March 2010 since then I fertilized almost nothing. (only at specific times).

Glosso grows well and much, every week we cut it because it is stacked. (That's where little hands and the patience of my wife do their magic).

Stem plants grow well, just growing slowly Microsorum pteropus.

Here we say that every aquarium is "a world".

I hope I have helped.

Greetings

P.D.:Sorry for my English. Use Google Traslator

**jeffteo** · 17th Feb 2011, 14:21

Strong lights and no fertilizer? Any algae issue? Very very nice tank.

**aquarius** · 17th Feb 2011, 17:34

Nice tank! By looking at the tank and the good growth of the plants, one would have thought that it's a CO2 enriched tank.

**bocanegra** · 19th Feb 2011, 05:21

jeffteo & aquarius:Thank you very much.

I think over time, all aquariums end stabilizing.

Summary of evolution and life.
Video (two days ago).

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Greeting

**bocanegra** · 14th Mar 2011, 04:35

Update

March

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Greeting

**Fizgig777** · 15th Mar 2011, 07:25

Really like the aquascape =)

**marcusth** · 15th Mar 2011, 10:50

Impressive work you have there

**Shaihulud** · 15th Mar 2011, 22:27

Agree with others, and no CO2 as well! Obviously the plants, they do not grow with the benefit of CO2 enriched water in the wild.

**bocanegra** · 17th Mar 2011, 01:15

Fizgig777 andmarcusth:Thank you very much.

Shaihulud: I believe that the plants are ended up by acclimating, the CO2 helps skylight is.

Without Co2, the growth is slower or even the plants do not get acclimatized, but if you obtain it, you save yourself a lot of time in prunings, especially in small aquariums.

A greeting

**bocanegra** · 4th Apr 2011, 01:59

Photos of March

Greeting

**bocanegra** · 25th Apr 2011, 18:32

Now, a video;

Greeting

**Peanut8787** · 26th Apr 2011, 14:43

Very nice work! I wonder do you ever trim your glosso as what I have heard that those glosso that are overlay will die off as no catchment of lighting