My AquaCube

**ragn4rok** · 30th Sep 2005, 01:59

pic is taken with NIKON CoolPix 5200

comments are welcome...

Tank Spec :
Size : 60 x 60 x 60 (cm)
Volume : 216L or 57 gallon
Light : 216W (3 x 36W PL Opple 6700K, 3 x 36W PL Dymax 12000K)
Temp : 24 - 26 C
Substrate : Silica Sand (7 - 10 cm)
Base Fertilizer : 2 x JBL AquaBasis Plus
Liquid Fertilizer : Tropica Master Grow
CO2 system : 3 kg (with bubble counter, reactor, regulator); 3 bps non-stop
filter : Canister filter Atman 3337
water change : once every two weeks

Water Parameter :
pH : 6.8
kH : 4
gH : 4
NO2 : 0
NO3 : 20

Plants :
Anubias barteri "coffeefolia"
Anubias barteri var. angustifolia "afzelli"
Anubias barteri var. nana "Petite"
Anubias heterophylla
Cryptocoryne undulata "Broad Leaves"
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Cryptocoryne wendtii "Green Gecko"
Cryptocoryne wendtii "Mi Oya"
Cryptocoryne wendtii "Tropica"
Cryptocoryne walkeri "lutea"
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Cryptocoryne x willisii "lucens"
Marsilea hirsuta
Microsorum pteropus "Narrow"
Microsorum pteropus "Red"

Shrimps :
Neocaridina sp. "Taiwan"

Snails :
Neritina sp.

Fish :
Puntius titteya
Rasbora heteromorpha

**anttz** · 30th Sep 2005, 09:16

Well done Pak. I like the way you arrange the plants.

**Fei Miao** · 30th Sep 2005, 09:27

Excellent tank!

Well done, any shots from other angles?

**Naquatics** · 30th Sep 2005, 10:53

Beautiful .... sometimes simplicity is the answer!

**ragn4rok** · 1st Oct 2005, 12:54

Thanks for the comments

sorry, can't take any pics with more angles because I just trimmed the cube yesterday. Need some more times to get new pictures with different view. I'll post another pics as soon as possible after it grows again

**Graeme** · 1st Oct 2005, 13:29

I really like your cube.Great photo of it too.

Im hoping to get something up like that soon so yours is inspirational!!

Graeme

**ragn4rok** · 1st Oct 2005, 20:08

Originally Posted by Graeme

I really like your cube.Great photo of it too.

Im hoping to get something up like that soon so yours is inspirational!!

Graeme

Thanks Graeme

Of course, you can get something like that too

CT · 1st Oct 2005, 22:20

nice tank... like it very much

**ragn4rok** · 1st Oct 2005, 22:40

Originally Posted by CT

nice tank... like it very much

Thanks CT

**hwchoy** · 1st Oct 2005, 22:51

Jeffrey, this Barbus titea you have in there? is it the cherry barb although can't see any in the pix. if so it should be Puntius titteya.

a very nice tank, how do you make the plants higher in the back?

**|squee|** · 1st Oct 2005, 23:37

A change of fish to cardinal tetras can provide a cool refreshing feeling, just an opinion

Nice tank! Lush and healthy looking.

**hwchoy** · 1st Oct 2005, 23:51

since it is full of crypts, better to keep with southeast asian fishes.

**ragn4rok** · 2nd Oct 2005, 00:09

Originally Posted by hwchoy

Jeffrey, this Barbus titea you have in there? is it the cherry barb although can't see any in the pix. if so it should be Puntius titteya.

a very nice tank, how do you make the plants higher in the back?

Thanks for the information about the cherry barb scientific name

I have changed it. The cherry barb is hiding somewhere

I make a terrace landscape. The substrate in the back corner where there are Anubias heterophylla is 12 cm high and about 5 cm high in front. Moreover, the A. heterophylla itself is a very big plant and about 45 cm in height.

**Star-flog** · 2nd Oct 2005, 00:49

Very nice tank, green everywhere. good job !!

**ragn4rok** · 2nd Oct 2005, 13:20

Originally Posted by Star-flog

Very nice tank, green everywhere. good job !!

Thanks.. Actually I have some colored plants in the cube :
C. undulata "Broad Leaves" --> brown
C. wendtii "Mi Oya" --> pale brown
C. wendtii "Tropica" --> brown-red
C. walkeri (lutea) --> dark-red
M. pteropus "Red" --> new leaves are yellow and red in the leave-tips

I will post another pics with more details soon

**ragn4rok** · 13th Oct 2005, 08:55

Finally, here they are...

Comments are welcome

Left View

Right View

Top View

The Plants

a. Anubias barteri "coffeefolia"
b. Anubias barteri var. angustifolia "afzelli"
c. Anubias barteri var. nana "Petite"
d. Anubias heterophylla
e. Cryptocoryne undulata "Broad Leaves"
f. Cryptocoryne usteriana
g. Cryptocoryne wendtii "Green Gecko"
h. Cryptocoryne wendtii "Mi Oya"
i. Cryptocoryne wendtii "Tropica"
j. Cryptocoryne walkeri "lutea"
k. Cryptocoryne x willisii
l. Cryptocoryne x willisii "lucens"
m. Marsilea hirsuta
n. Microsorum pteropus "Narrow"
o. Microsorum pteropus "Red"

Regards,

Jeffrey

**Fei Miao** · 13th Oct 2005, 12:55

Awesome! ... this is going to be one of my fav tanks

On the fauna; Personally I would go just for the Rasbora heteromorpha, although the reds in the Puntius titteya looks nice, somehow, IMO they don't go together in the scape, I guess for me it's either one or the other