My New 1 ft cube

[Phillipians]

Hi guys this is my new 1 ft cube i just did today for my gf, felt it was quite an interesting pc although may need some small crypts on the left hand side where this a small open space.. heh prob c. Walkeri.. what do you guys think, and XnSDvD, i tried to use your method... found it to be rather good for taking photos, thanks for the advise, here it is much clearer..

[Phillipians]

oh yar tank specs: those that i do know:

1 ft cube
2 x 9 w light
co2 less.... no co2
dosing yet to fix but prob easy life profito once a week
kno3 once a week too.... ( considering)
304 eden filter
lapis with no base fert

plants: taiwan on left DW, java on right
Nanas... huge one in centre, petite one in the front
java ferns on the right (trying to adjust the placing a little still)
and coming soon c. walkeri

[hirowen]

Hi Phillipians,

Nice! I would love to put dwarf hairgrass in the foreground to make those wild effect..

[XnSdVd]

Muahahaha! recognition for my l33t skillz!

Anyway, nice tank =) I like the hairgrass idea but I woulda done a "cave" with a U or Y shaped chunk of driftwood.... yup

[juggler]

18W over the tank may be too much for a 1ft cube low-tech. Anyway, observe for any algae problems. I used 9W or 10W so far over 1ft cubes.
Should add more plants if you can.

Good luck.

[Phillipians]

ok will add some more plants soon, so 9 w is sufficient? i was afraid it wouldnt be thats why i used 2 x 9 watts... hmmm i ll try to rescape a little..., where do i get some dwarf hairgrass?

[baranne]

For my 1 ft cube, I also use only 9W. As what juggler said, 18W may be too much. Keep your bioload low.

You should be able to get dwarf hairgrass in many of the LFS. I believed I saw them in C328.

[Phillipians]

ok, i ll keep that in mind cos i never understood the diff btw dwarf and normal hairgrass... i ask LFS uncle they say yes, then when it start growing too tall i start wondering.... whether they are correct.... ok i ll try c328 then

[|squee|]

I feel that the Java fern should be moved behind the Nana to create a thicker effect. The moss will be very nice one you've got it trimmed and growing bushy.

[XnSdVd]

I think you can affect the height of hairgrass by altering the ammount of light(all plants really). More intense light = shorter hairgrass

[Phillipians]

ok, point taken, a minor rescape will be done by next week and will show you all the pics again heh