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

[peiho]

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Hello People! just started a walstad tank! 16L. Dosing with excel No CO2.

using horti soil, topped with coral chips then black gravel.

[peiho]

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Hello People! just started a walstad tank! 16L. Dosing with excel No CO2.

using horti soil, topped with coral chips then black gravel.

i'm new here! how do you add pictures! They say "Please enter the Url of your image?"

[peiho]

[felix_fx2]

Looks good.

how much light your giving the 16L? the center plant water wisteria will grow fast if light is abundant.

[peiho]

I'm giving it 23W CFL, yeah I know it's overkill but it seems really dim. My hood is like not really transparent! Somewhat translucent so I guess it's fine? And it's like only 3 gallons and using the wpg rule makes my tank v dim. Was using a 6Wx2 fluorescent tube & very dim!

[Hilde]

peiho lovely tank. What is the low foreground plant?

[peiho]

It's Riccia Fluitans! Going to be a lovely carpet haha grows well even in moderate light and no CO2.

[Ahxren]

MINE!

Go to http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ping!-(iwagumi) to see my journal!

[Ahxren]

MINE!

Go to http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ping!-(iwagumi) to see my journal!

hope by quoting it photo would work!

[trashedbox]

my humble low tech cory tank

[eilibob]

here's the update!

The 3ft tank is very simple and neat. Some wild heckles will look good in them. I'm thinking of doing one of this setup too. Nice....

[SeVenZ]

The 3ft tank is very simple and neat. Some wild heckles will look good in them. I'm thinking of doing one of this setup too. Nice....

I recently added a lot more low demanding plants to fill up the gaps. Was getting bored with the scape. Might want to change the whole thing soon. The nanas were getting alittle burnt. I'm not sure what's causing it but it doesn't look very healthy. Anyway the tank is way too low for discus .

[SeVenZ]

what i've been working on. surprisingly the crypt are growing on shrimp soil

[diazman]

Looks good. What's the specs?

[SeVenZ]

urh specs ! hmm

Gex glassterior 450
Ehiem 2213 - Lilly pipe
ikea lamp - 5w philip day light bulb - might want to change to the up leds
dymax fan

for whats in the tank
h.e.l.p shrimp soil ( got it cheap dont ask the benefits or what , i do not know , but its working like a charm so far, better then when i was using ada , ( for the shrimps ))
15 odd cherry ( 1 looks like chocolate to me )
6 CRS
2 otto
1 l183
1 ramshorn
1 mts
1 normal pond snail

[SeVenZ]

urh specs ! hmm

Gex glassterior 450
Ehiem 2213 - Lilly pipe
ikea lamp - 5w philip day light bulb - might want to change to the up leds
dymax fan

for whats in the tank
h.e.l.p shrimp soil ( got it cheap dont ask the benefits or what , i do not know , but its working like a charm so far, better then when i was using ada , ( for the shrimps ))
15 odd cherry ( 1 looks like chocolate to me )
6 CRS
2 otto
1 l183
1 ramshorn
1 mts
1 normal pond snail

update, just change to up led (:

[SeVenZ]

[NASRUDDIN A RAHMAN]

hey bro...
how do u define low tech?? as in no CO2 is it?

i tried but i have unwanted things inside like snails and algaes i think..
advice?

[NASRUDDIN A RAHMAN]

hi..
why do you have a temperature device??
need advice as wanting to restart again.. btw..
neat tank

[diazman]

Low tech refers to Low requirement plants, low maintenance and a NON-co2 tank setup.(Although some may use DIY c02 to kick start tank and leave them once them mature)

As for snails, you will need to quarantine your plants before putting in the tank.

Any pictures of your setup? It will help alot to troubleshoot.