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

[nys]

nys, hope your C.parva grows for you =x Maybe can get a small bag of ADA Amazonia fine grained version and layer it over the bare substrate parts to complement the scale.

Thank you. There are new shoot from C. parva.

May get GEX fine grained substrate instead of ADA.

[Ansell]

Setup less than 2 mths old. Using IKEA table lamp 11w. Water orangey could be due to driftwood(DW).

Equipments
Tank size 30 x 18 x 21cm
ADA aquasoil
Shiruba cannister filter (ehiem substrate & Mr Aqua Bio-rings)
Seachem Excel, Seachem Trace, Seachem Flourish

Flora
Glossostigma
Hairgrass
Japonica
U.S Fissiden on DW
Flame Moss on DW
Rotala Sp.
'Hong Tai Yang' (just bought, still in pot)

Fauna
Orange Fish x 11 Sorry but I dont know what species they are.
Cherry Shrimps x3
Snails x 2 again I do not know what species they are.

[nys]

Your orange fishes are golden white cloud mountain minnow.

Nice hardy fish...

[illumnae]

your orange fish look like golden white clouds from afar

[jiahe88]

Can moss tank consider low tech tank?

[Ansell]

illumnae & nys,

Thanks for sharing! I gained knowledge everyday and is still keen to...

The marvel of technology...
The unselfish spirit of fellow AQ forumers here are commendable!

[medicineman]

My attempt in making el-natural tank according to Diana's book.

@2 weeks old
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Tank size is 60L
Lighting : 16W T4 and indirect sunlight
Substrate : Silica gravel
Base fert : potting soil mix with Wonder-Gro Basic+ base fertilizer
CO2 : -
Fertilizer : Wonder-Gro Macro+, Wonder-Gro Micro+
Filtration : Boyu internal filter
Flora : Vallisneria sp, Cryptocoryne sp, Saggitaria subulata
Fauna : Nerite snail, Synodontis, CAE, SAE, Cherry shrimp

Initially WC was done at large percentage and regularly to control excess leaching from the soil mix.

@almost 2 months old


Later WC is reduced, 10-15% every 2-3 weeks just to top off the water.

[wingwa77]

Set up my first planted tank set up for 2 months+. Super low tech.

Equipments
Five Plan Tank size 60x30x30
Jedo 505 Waterfall style Bio Filter
I-536 Cooling fan
Maqnum 2 E-Ballast PL Light 55W
Substrate : Some shiny black gravel
No soil no fert.

Flora
No idea just bought from LFS

Faunua
1 Oto
6 Yamato
20 + - Guppies

[PLee]

nice simple tank you have there

[stmoo]

here is my low tech nano tank, glass container is from IkEA.

Red Lotus plantlet and Java Fern . 6Mth old
malaya shrimp and cherry red shrimp.

[benkho]

OMG so cute haha...didnt know such effect can be obtained with glass flower pots

[foxngn]

Sorry didn't have any full-tank picture, since my placement of tank some part have blocked by the wall.
Here's mine low-tech. Been established for 1 year half.
Sorry for the big un-clear pic., later will resize it.

Tank size : 29 gallons tank
Lights : Philips 865 18w x 2 [ open for 8 hours a day ]
Equipment : Diy Fan x 2, a submersible filter.
Dosage : JBL ferropol 1 big cap once 2 weeks, daily dose Azoo chelate ferrite.

Fauna : Harlequin Rasbora x 12, Black Tetra x 8, Neon Tetra x 1, Australe Orange Killies x 3, Otocinclus x 3, yamato shrimp x 4, cherry shrimp loads of them.

Flora : Java Fern, Java moss, Spiky Moss, HC, Anubias ver. Nana, Crypts [ forgot which species ]

[fireblade]

my super low tech tank...
no filter no co2
only dose with seachem flourish once a while..

[doppelbanddwarf]

Nice tank. The scape would be nicer if you remove the diagonal piece of moss on mess on the right side.

[fireblade]

I've removed that and put by the side already..

[medicineman]

The previous one was (which is a shame because it is just maturing) busted due to a leak to the side of tank. It was an old tank anyway....

So I set up another one in replacement, same size, same equipment, same way.

16W of T4 with some indirect sunlight
Soil substrate mix with Wonder-Gro Basic+
Silica gravel for capping
Internal filter
No CO2
Tiny bit of liquid fertilizer Wonder-Gro Macro+ and Micro+



I cant believe my eyes that those tall vallisneria-like plant by the background is actually Saggitaria subulata (which I bought as tiny plantlets and never hear it can grow so big). It overheight neighbouring vallisneria spiralis tiger!

[crazzz]

my super low tech tank...
no filter no co2
only dose with seachem flourish once a while..

NIce tank u have...
thinking of setting up something like this also...

[rwalker]

Here is mine low tech tank:

Tank Dimension: 2ft
CO 2 injection: None
Substrate: 1-1.5 inch of potting soil, top with 1 inch of gravel
Water change: Top up twice weekly
Filter: A small submerged filter with most of the filter medium removed
Fertilization: A small drop a week (after reading Tom Barr non CO2 method… ok, ok I know I am not a true Diana follower :-))
Lights: 36w PL, 10 hours daily (morning 4 hrs, night 6 hrs)
PH/KH/GH/NO2/NO3/Temperature: Unknown, not measured
Residents: 5 Neon Tetra, 4 Glow Light Tetra, 3 Yamato Shrimps, 1 red platy and snails

[Nevada]

Heres mine ... Posted in other thread sometimes ago. Just wanted to participate in this thread. Anyway here is the spec and some pic:

Tank specs:
- 13.5 x 13.5 x 16.5 cm tank
- ADA Amazonia Powder
- ADA Power Sand
- 12W Halogen light

Flora:
- Dwarft HG
- Glossostigma

Suitable Fauna:

- Cherry Shrimps
- Mosquito Shrimp
- Green Shrimp
- Tiger shrimp
- Bee shrimp

- Boraras Family fish

No pressurize CO2
No Filtration

[rwalker]

Hi Nevada,

Nice setup! Simple and elegant.

Just a question, with no filter, only HC and gloso would there be any algea problem?
What is the average tank or room temperature?