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

[Ingwe]

woah.. whats that growing out of the HOF? :P

[sanjaypills55]

Nice Pix.. bro!!

[Hilde]

29 gallon non Co2 tank.
Tank size is 30L x 12W x 20H in inches.
Had 65 watt PC bulb over it. lights on 2x for 4hrs
Dosed with flourish comprehensive.
Substrate in front area pool filter sand. Other areas substrate is dirt topped with flourite.

[Hilde]

TBoss Love the ornament!! Brings peace an humor to the set up. I am motivated to add some humors ornaments when I get back from vacation.

[BuTLeR]

a new low tech .. will take a overall picture of tank ... a 24cm cube tank ...

[Rummy Nose]

My 2ft low tech tank.

[Hilde]

Great idea and nice setup.

Cheers,
Haste

Thank you! I got negative comments on it at other forums. Most don't like the lava rock.

Soon changing it to a lighthouse theme.

[wynx]

Iwagumi trial. The stones are picked from reservoirs..I think. No filter used.

my wife did all the planting of the hairgrass while I did the rock placement and tying some of the mosses to the rocks.

Wonder how this tank will go?

[nickLee]

Iwagumi trial. The stones are picked from reservoirs..I think. No filter used.

my wife did all the planting of the hairgrass while I did the rock placement and tying some of the mosses to the rocks.

Wonder how this tank will go?

I think the rocks are too short and will get totally covered by hair grass soon, maybe try changing the rocks?

[wynx]

I think the rocks are too short and will get totally covered by hair grass soon, maybe try changing the rocks?

Well, provided the hairgrass over grow 1st.

[nickLee]

Well, provided the hairgrass over grow 1st.

I find hair grass quite easy to grow.. even in low tech

[Hilde]

I find hair grass quite easy to grow.. even in low tech

It is barely surviving in my low tech tank. I believe it does better in hard water since my water is very soft. Planning on tearing down the tank and putting dolomite in the substrate. Perhaps then it will grow better.

[nickLee]

It is barely surviving in my low tech tank. I believe it does better in hard water since my water is very soft. Planning on tearing down the tank and putting dolomite in the substrate. Perhaps then it will grow better.

maybe try the dry start method to get the hair grass growing as what plant brain mentioned? Maybe that might help

[Hilde]

maybe try the dry start method to get the hair grass growing as what plant brain mentioned? Maybe that might help

Yeh that is what I am doing now with moss, clover and sags. The hair grass which is tall I don't like thus leaving it in 29 gallon tank.

Well I tried the dry set up in a window sill and it didn't work. Just not enough light.

[f3nd1]

Iwagumi trial. The stones are picked from reservoirs..I think. No filter used.

my wife did all the planting of the hairgrass while I did the rock placement and tying some of the mosses to the rocks.

Wonder how this tank will go?

this is more like Zen-style..

[ervinelin]

I was told my tank might belong here...



It WAS a low-tech tank for about 7-8 years, only recently upgraded it with more bells and whistles. The plants have been this dense for many years already.

You can read more at my original thread here: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=57762

[barmby]

ervinelin, good job!!

[mok]

My low tech 1ft Cube. Probably coming to a year...

12W Screw on PL Light in Ikea Study Lamp.
No CO2, no Fertilizer.
3W HOB Filter.
$2 Potting Peat and Volcanic Soil from HomeFix DIY top over with leftover lapis sand and gex soil.
Some Boraras brigittae, Cardinal Tetras and many many cherry shrimps.
Cryptocoryne wendtii, Green Gecko, Green, Brown.
Cyperus helferi and Bolbitis heudelotii at the back.
Ad hoc water change and lighting hours as tank is at parent's place and lights not running on timer.

[Xianghao]

i just set this up 2 days ago..

[Hilde]

mok lovely setup. The branch draws the eye upward making the tank seem bigger than it is.

What plants do you have? What light are you using? Are you injecting Co2?