[vince82]

Hi all

I'm new to this forum but not to the aquarium business (freshwater only, never ventured on saltwater).
After moving here to Van, I didn't have space for a tank so I ended up waiting for a while and finally setting up a nano planted aquarium in my office cube. Cube-ception!

Here it is

 

[jay]

Nice setup. i like the FAQ haha

 

[vince82]

Nice setup. i like the FAQ haha

Seemed like a good idea, I went to the shop in lunch break to get the tank, and I assembled it after 6 (not to take out any working hour), and in the meanwhile everybody kept asking the same things

 

[vince82]

A few more picture now that the water cleared (almost)

 

[Dou]

Very nice! Quick question - what kind of light is that and how much was it?!

 

[cpat83]

looks good, i say it's okay to work on it during work hours.... haha

 

[vince82]

Thanks guys

Ligth's a Fluval nano led, I opened a post about it 'cause I'm having second thoughts..
http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/equipment-talk-section-14/what-about-fluval-nano-led-lamp-163650/

 

[Dou]

Thanks guys

Ligth's a Fluval nano led, I opened a post about it 'cause I'm having second thoughts..
http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/equipment-talk-section-14/what-about-fluval-nano-led-lamp-163650/

To be honest I think it should be fine. From my experience so far - I have really strong lighting and I have algae issues (GSA) because my plants can't keep up... or maybe I didn't dose enough macros before haha. Still in the process of figuring it out exactly - but I think it's safe to say that if you have a strong light you better make sure you have the right dosing and CO2. That or turn down the amount of time the light is on. At least with this light you can leave it on for 8 hours and not have to worry I would think (about algae).

 

[mysticalnet]

Welcome to BCA!

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[jagermelifter]

weird i cant see your pics


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[April]

Either can i


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[Elle]

Welcome to BCA!

 

[CRS Fan]

weird i cant see your pics

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Either can i

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I can see them if I go to web view (exit the mobile view) on my I-phone using Tapatalk.

Respectfully,

Stuart

Tankful in Vancouver!

 

[trixy]

loving your FAQ. haha and welcome.

 

[vince82]

I uploaded the pics with the forum image feature.. Who knows.

The light kind of bothers me because I wanted a heavily planted tank.. I tried to make a comparison with some charts, based on lumens, and it looks like it may not be enough to grow the hemiantus that I planted at the front..
I'll wait about 2 weeks and I'll see if the plants start growing or not..
The alternative would be this one:
Nano Aura High Performance LED Lamp | A3972 | Lighting | Fluval
But it's like 115$.

 

[tony1928]

I have an Azoo Flexi Mini posted for sale. Check it out it may be suitable for your setup. If you are interested let me know. Great looking tank and yeah can't see the pics on Tapatalk but it's fine on a browser.

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[matedogg]

Good luck on the site

 

[vince82]

Hi, small update: the branch now has some white mold (nothing out of ordinary at this stage), and the tropica soil absorbed all the carbonates in the water, so KH and GH both dropped to 0. Added some kh and some gh solutions, now the values are:
KH: 6 dKH
GH: 10 dGH
PH: 6.5
NO3: 20 mg/l
NO2: 0.5 mg/l

The hemiantus on the front is not 100% happy. I do not know if it's lack of light or lack of nutrients, or just the fact that water had 0 hardness before.. Hope it gets better.
Same is true for the hygrophila on the back, that is losing the lower leafs.

Pogostemon and althernathera both look perfectly healthy.

 

[vince82]

Picture update (this time from external link, let's see if it's better)

 

[battmanh]

Looks great! I think some moss would like good on the piece of wood