Low-tech (non-CO2) tanks post your pics!

[aquaSynthesis]

my 1 footer...

Substrate: ADA Bacter, Magic Soil (Fine Grain)
Hardscape: Kuro rocks by Mizu World
Flora: HC, Rotala Rotundfolia (Green), (Red)

Lighting: 24W Illumax (6 hours daily)

Occasional Dose of Flourish Excel
WC: Once a week
Fert regime: only started dosing with Wonder Gro Macro and Micro

Any comments and ideas to improve? many thanks guys..

[Mizu World]

Too little plants. You really need to pack it with plants. If there's room for plants, it's underplanted.

Also, once a week water change for a low tech doesn't work too well. All you really need to do is get the fish you want and let your fish food/waste provide the nutrients. Go light on the Macro and Micro (a few drops is all you need).

[EvolutionZ]

my 2ft scape..
have been running for a week or so..
only Excel and no other ferts

[aquaSynthesis]

Ben...thanks for the tips. I was thinking of Trigonostigma espei...

How about a Blyxa at the back left?
I've changed to Jap HG instead of HC as HC seems like melting..
Now i'm wondering if i shld change to Glosso in the foreground...thats why i'm leaving some empty spaces in front...

Here's the update: After about 3 weeks...

[bubberls™]

30cm cube 11w arcadia lamp gex hang on filer 1x small fan
step1 green gain and excel.

wc 20% 4-5 days

[Xianghao]

wow the first tank make me drool.. make me want to get some xmas moss.. can hair grass grow under low light conditions? i thought high light and CO2 is required?

[mok]

My 8-year old low tech. High tech for the initial 4 years.

Tank: 3' x 1.5' x 2'
Filter: 2226
Lighting: 2 x 39W T5HO

[route]

i love the wood... very nice

[mok]

i love the wood... very nice

When I saw this piece of old black wood, I just had to bring it home.

Longest dimension is about 4 feet. Luckily it fitted into my 3-footer diagonally.

It's touching all 4 sides of my tank.

[14gtr14]

Hi everyone here. This is my first post on this forum, but I would just like to say these tanks are absolutely amazing. It just shows what can be done with a little patience and without spending millions upon millions on high tech kit.

I'm completely jealous as to the flora and fauna you guys in the far east have on your doorstep. The UK is great in comparison to some countries, but you guys have it all!!


14gtr14

[psp1000]

Hi all , iam new in aquascaping tank. I have a 4ft tank with fishes (10 discus, 10 tiger blub) in already (bare tank). Can I still do aquascaping with fish in? how do I start?

Hope to make my awfully bare 4ft tank into something that look nice like all the bros/sis here.

Thank and pls advice....

[fireblade]

Hi all , iam new in aquascaping tank. I have a 4ft tank with fishes (10 discus, 10 tiger blub) in already (bare tank). Can I still do aquascaping with fish in? how do I start?

Hope to make my awfully bare 4ft tank into something that look nice like all the bros/sis here.

Thank and pls advice....

think you should have started another thread and ask this question..

don't think you can scape with fishes inside unless you are not using any gravels .. maybe can get pieces and pieces of wood with plants and do the scape? If you want to add in gravels, then think you will need to take out all the fishes and keep in another tank.

[mok]

Almost 1 year old 14" low-tech tank.

[dkk08]

Almost 1 year old 14" low-tech tank.

Very very green and lush looking! Care to share what flora and fauna you have inside?

[mok]

Very very green and lush looking! Care to share what flora and fauna you have inside?

Flora: Taiwan Moss, Windelov Fern, C.wendtii, under-nourished normal nana.

Fauna: 20+ Boraras, unknown number of cherry shrimps, 2 otos.

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

Hi everyone,

This my virgin post haha

[Xianghao]

Hi, this is the nano in my uni hall room, running on 9w lighting and hang on filter. Plants are java moss on drift wood and some crypt. inhabitants are 3 white mountains, a whole family of cherry shrimp including fry, plenty of uninvited seed shrimp and worms. Has been running for about 3 months now. Please enjoy and comments welcome!

[oceanus]

Wow.. nice setup.. very impressive nano planted tank.

[argonmt]

Xiang hao care to share how you maintain your tank?

[Xianghao]

haha.. actually im quite bad. my room fan is always on so the water level drops significantly every few days. often i would actually pour in some left over water from my drinking mug into the tank to top up the water and then squeeze a few drops of dechlorinator in.

Other than that, i try to change about 30% water once every week or 2 weeks. and also clean the hang on filter, which gets dirty very easily. i just recently trimmed my moss and crypts abit.. but other than that i leave them alone ot grow, thats why the moss is quite lush and taking up quite alot of space.