tank: 20x15x10cm lamp: OSRAM 23W/865 with HAD lamp stand filtration: 2 mini HOB 300L/H (written) substrate: DIY PS special, AM II soil+powder, silica mesh 80 hardscape: vesicular lava basalt, ribang wood CO2: DIY 2 bottle 1,5L up to 2bps with SUDO StarPet Diffuser plants: fissiden US, anubias nana petite, eleocharis acicularis, HC cuba, xmass moss fauna: - 7 weeks: final photo:
@ kingrim & chuntc: thnx bro.. i'm still learning to build a nice layout. actually this tank has 15cm height (20x15x15cm = appx 4.5L), but while i took the photo i reduce 5cm of water another pict: comparing with a 12L tank
i'm planning to put Rasbora Maculata, but this little fish will seen too big for this little tank. any idea?
seriously? that fish is only ~2cm. How about Boraras merah? not sure whether there is fish smaller than this
Hi Superwen, If you have good flow, then try out the White Cloud Mountain Minnows. They are lovely fish and would not mind the small tanks. With good flow, they love riding the waves. Again they are quite sturdy. I have them in my 15 liter tanks. They are delightful to watch. And both yours tanks are superb.
Hi Mate, Tanks is looking much bigger than it is, only when focusing on details such as Fissidens you realize how small it is. Well done roud: As for fauna you could have a look at this german site, they have listed top 10 of the smallest fish, most of them are rare but maybe you can get some on request: Minifische für das Süßwasseraquarium
@ Shadow: yeah, i have 10 Maculata in my 50cm tank, they are very attractive and had a good red color. but if i put that fish ini my 3L tank, the tank will looks small in the picture. I decided not to keep any fauna, so the tank visually looks bigger than it is. @ vijay: that fish is quiet big for this tank... it can be grown up to 4cm, lot bigger than Maculata or boraras merah. but thanks for your advice @ Jur4ik: thanks for the link, that is very helpfull. Pity its hard to find those fish except Boraras family
you are right, most LFS probably will not have them on stock, but if you ask them gently, I`m sure they will be able to order some for you good luck
the more the better seriously, specially on small tanks it is better to have a stronger filtration than required. 10x tank volume is ok
no it is not...instead i'm planning to put another HOB filters on back. usually the capacity of my filters are 15-20x tank volume.
Yes, normally for planted tanks going 2x the recommended always helps to keep the water cleaner and maintain good flow.
another pict: trying use black background.. bad result.. black background make scratch and spot at glass obviously seen.. so i'm decided to use white background for final photo later and two HOB filter changed to RESUN CY-20 Mini Canister: with DIY inline diffuser:
thanks stan, yesterday i put 3 baby shrimp. and this weekend for the final layout photo session i'll try to put 3 or 4 Rasbora maculata
SupermanWen, Well done love that scape. Baby shrimps may be eaten. I am trying to grow them on another tank to a bigger size before adding it into my main tank. 2 weeks and it has only grown about 2mm. Looks like a long time before I can add them to my main tank. ^^
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