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

[Hilde]

My current 1 month old setup. Co2 set at 1 bubble per 5 second.

The title of this includes non-Co2. But you are injecting Co2. Thus your post doesn't belong in this tread. In planted tank forum this may be considered low tech.

[ciaossu]

Hi, i might want to setup a low tech tank using diana walsted method. may i know where can i get a good potting mix? anyone can recommend?

[jojoel]

This was my small low tech mini that has been rescaped to mini with high maintenance. First three photos are from my early beginning with aquascaping

For you interest last one is present (CO2 added). Worse photo quality is caused by no camera stand and the look is not final. I'm planning to put some e.tenellus inside the lawn of hair grass to make it 'more intereting'. Right front part is still not planted. There are some leaves of glosso.

how do you make hairgrass carpet into such a beautiful lawn if you are low tech?!
thanks cus im high tech but my hairgrass doesnt carpet...

[Hilde]

Hi, i might want to setup a low tech tank using diana walsted method. may i know where can i get a good potting mix?

Next tank I am setting up with Hydroponics potting mix and Scott's top soil. I get them at Home Depot or Wal-mart. Then topping it Black Diamond blasting sand.

[jojoel]

Hi, i might want to setup a low tech tank using diana walsted method. may i know where can i get a good potting mix? anyone can recommend?

Singapore doesn't have Walmart so what people do is use 1inch of Horti Soil and top with 1inch of gravel.

[ciaossu]

thanks for reply, after searching the forum i've decided to use cocopeat + some fertilizer sticks. thanks

[jojoel]

thanks for reply, after searching the forum i've decided to use cocopeat + some fertilizer sticks. thanks

You can get cocopeat from daiso at $2, but just wondering why you made that choice? I am going to start a walstad tank too but I don't know what soil to use!

[ciaossu]

hmm, i read from some thread that cocopeat won't be so messy as compare to other soil although it lacks of some nutrient that is why i add the fertilizer sticks. one of the moderator (retired) i think, have used them on all of his tank and the result was fantastic so decided to go with it.

[jojoel]

nice tank mok!
how much is the ikea study lamp?

My low tech 1ft Cube. Probably coming to a year...

12W Screw on PL Light in Ikea Study Lamp.
No CO2, no Fertilizer.
3W HOB Filter.
$2 Potting Peat and Volcanic Soil from HomeFix DIY top over with leftover lapis sand and gex soil.
Some Boraras brigittae, Cardinal Tetras and many many cherry shrimps.
Cryptocoryne wendtii, Green Gecko, Green, Brown.
Cyperus helferi and Bolbitis heudelotii at the back.
Ad hoc water change and lighting hours as tank is at parent's place and lights not running on timer.

[ciaossu]

wow totally love this kind of tank, low maintenance yet the plant is so healthy.

[stanzzzz]

Hi diazman there is a beautiful stem plant that you can tie it in driftwood..it is called Stuarogyne Tropica Google it .

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[stanzzzz]

This is my planted low tech bowl. Nothing spectacular but I love it..


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[Hilde]

stanzzzz very nice, especially for a bowl. What plants do you have? What is your light?

[stanzzzz]

Thanks hilde i have the following plant in my bowl Stuarogyne Tropica , hair grass, stargrass, rotala sp red, lileopolis, UG and for mosses in my driftwood it is willow moss, xmas moss and somehere some flame moss lol. Too many plants for a bowl . still waiting for it to grow. Just added UG , Stuarogyne Tropica and stargrass a week ago. For light when i started i was using a 7w ikea lamp. And just recently got philips 12w topedo with 6500 K. Should have got this bulb when i started.

also no co2 or filter. will be keeping some shrimps when i have a bit nmore money to spare but wanted the plant to grow fully.

[mukyo]

Stanz.. thats darn nice man!!! Any idea if can keep fauna there?

Btw, this is my LTank.


Never had co2 stuffs, before was using tablet a few times. Nowadays always forget then i notice plant still grow anyway same rate. After that dont bother with tablet anymore. Haha
Lousy tablets

And this is my STank
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Same treatment. Now the plant on the left already covering alot.
Want to prune. But recently got 3shrimp mamas giving birth. So i scared accidentally killing shrimplets.
Any idea what is better to do?
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[stanzzzz]

nice tank mukyo, i would probably wait till the shrimplet are strong enough and then will trim the stem plants.

[diazman]

Thats a nice tank myuko! Why two fans though?

[mukyo]

Thanks bros. Got extra fan lying around hahaha. Running only one actually so serving as cover only. Incase anyone jumps out.
Planning to move when i setup another tank
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[limyw]

actually i bought alot of them without knowing what are they, i only know they are able to thrive in low tech tanks.
btw the tank is mostly 28-30 degrees

hi can I know where you bought these from? did the shopkeeper give you advice on this, or you just picked? I am a newbie and hoping for some help when I buy these

[SeVenZ]

all around . try and error to learn actually :/