**7 Inch Cube Nano - Small Paradise! 1st day**

**Sapherion** · 16th Sep 2006, 20:26

G'day Everyone!..

Its been awhile since I posted.. Been busy with life but recently I found this cute 7" vase that I thought would make a good nano tank.

Enough Talk, Pictures Please!..

This tank will be relocated to my office at work where the room temp is always 25'C.

Specs:

7" Glass Cube Vase
18W Phillips 6500k B22 Light, 8 hrs per day
2cm layer of JBL soil & 2cm layer of 2mm plain washed gravel
Dynflo 10 mini filter

Plants:

Java Moss
Anubias Nana Petite
Blyxa Japonica
Limnophila Aromaticoides (submerged form)

Fish to be added:

1x Otto Catfish
2x Cardinal Tetras

Ferts:

Tiny Dosing of Seachem Range including NPK, Flourish and Excel

Please share your comments and thoughts!.. More pics to come soon!

Cheers,

Brandon.

**|squee|** · 16th Sep 2006, 21:31

Looks good, I like how the driftwood stretches out from back to front.

**kemp** · 16th Sep 2006, 22:12

terence you're not alone, i like the driftwood too. Really branchy for such a small wood. I'm trying to get something like that too for my small tank

**richietay** · 16th Sep 2006, 23:21

i like the overall arrangement! nice

**brianclaw** · 17th Sep 2006, 02:38

kemp: You can get small branchy dirftwoods at Biotope and arrange them to your liking.

**FishFan** · 17th Sep 2006, 22:27

Looks good! Substrate seems a tad thin though. Keep us posted on the progress of the tank!

**Fei Miao** · 18th Sep 2006, 14:28

Like the scape, some E teneullus would be nice, they are not demanding plants

**kemp** · 18th Sep 2006, 15:24

Thanks brother!
I've been looking high and low for them. Tried NA a few times but always out of stock. Thanks once again

Originally Posted by brianclaw

kemp: You can get small branchy dirftwoods at Biotope and arrange them to your liking.

**vinz** · 18th Sep 2006, 16:24

Originally Posted by kemp

terence you're not alone, i like the driftwood too. Really branchy for such a small wood. I'm trying to get something like that too for my small tank

It' great to get one good branchy one, but you can make up your own by getting several pieces and combining them to create a nice one.

**Sapherion** · 23rd Sep 2006, 08:41

Here are some updated photos with the tank relocated to my office:

Please let me know what you think!

Cheers,

Brandon.

**michael lai** · 23rd Sep 2006, 10:26

Looking good, Brandon. Did the stand came with the tank?

**Sapherion** · 23rd Sep 2006, 10:31

Hehe.. No, that's a custom stand I made myself using 12mm MDF wood and water based paint

**michael lai** · 23rd Sep 2006, 10:37

Ah...I see the makings of a carpenter

. Just joking, but great job with the stand.

**Sapherion** · 23rd Sep 2006, 15:19

Another few shots just for tonight.. Enjoy!

**FishFan** · 24th Sep 2006, 22:38

Hi,

What kind of gravel are you using? Seachem Onyx?

**Sapherion** · 25th Sep 2006, 08:05

Yes that Seachem Onyx about 3cm layer slope

**soulfinder78** · 25th Sep 2006, 10:02

very nice tank. i had try searching for small DW like your's but seems like all are big. any advise on where to find them?

**Sapherion** · 25th Sep 2006, 11:15

The DW you see is from a big piece cut up then joined together using thin fishing line. Its not hard to do, just takes a bit of patience tying the pieces bit by bit. Just make sure you soak and boil the pieces a good few times so it doesnt soak tannins.

**valice** · 25th Sep 2006, 21:23

Originally Posted by soulfinder78

very nice tank. i had try searching for small DW like your's but seems like all are big. any advise on where to find them?

Soul, look below...

Originally Posted by brianclaw

kemp: You can get small branchy dirftwoods at Biotope and arrange them to your liking.

**Sapherion** · 9th Oct 2006, 09:23

Small Update - 09/10

Tank is stable - No signs of Algae.

Added some Rasboras

Enjoy and please feel free to comment thanks.

Cheers,

Brandon.

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