SO besides the 55 gallon tank I have which is my pride and joy this is my experimental tank. I've never done an 8 gallon planted before and its actually QUITE interesting. Now going from a 55 gal ALL THE WAY DOWN to an 8 gallon let me just say HOLY CRAP its tight lol. So the details
Equipment/Items in use
8 Gal Jalli Tank
Aqua Soil - Malaya with a fine layer of Marine "Dead" sand over it
Lighting is a 36 watt Quad Power Compact!!!!! (yes thats right over an 8 Gal)
Filtration is a Nano Filter made by the Red Sea
Heater is a cascade heater..nothing special it keeps the heat stable
Various Rocks and a small slab of driftwood for a more natural look
Daily Doses of ADA Fertz
Fish/etc. in the tank
5 Ammo Shrimp
Misc. Notes
- Instead of using an actual heater next time I think I might use the heating substrate cables because in an 8 gallon tank the heater kind of takes up some room I could use.
- C02 is impossible! they simply don't make a small enough unit for any tank under 10 gallons. Even in a 10 gallon tank I'd be kinda iffy about it.
- I have a 36 watt light over my tank because I wanted this tank to have more then ample lighting and an 8 gal tank needs about 33.246753246753244 watts of light for high lighting according to my math skills. My light pumps out 36 watts I'm good
and SO far no algae issue of course that will come in time I understand
ok enough of my ramblings here's my tank
Equipment/Items in use
8 Gal Jalli Tank
Aqua Soil - Malaya with a fine layer of Marine "Dead" sand over it
Lighting is a 36 watt Quad Power Compact!!!!! (yes thats right over an 8 Gal)
Filtration is a Nano Filter made by the Red Sea
Heater is a cascade heater..nothing special it keeps the heat stable
Various Rocks and a small slab of driftwood for a more natural look
Daily Doses of ADA Fertz
Fish/etc. in the tank
5 Ammo Shrimp
Misc. Notes
- Instead of using an actual heater next time I think I might use the heating substrate cables because in an 8 gallon tank the heater kind of takes up some room I could use.
- C02 is impossible! they simply don't make a small enough unit for any tank under 10 gallons. Even in a 10 gallon tank I'd be kinda iffy about it.
- I have a 36 watt light over my tank because I wanted this tank to have more then ample lighting and an 8 gal tank needs about 33.246753246753244 watts of light for high lighting according to my math skills. My light pumps out 36 watts I'm good
and SO far no algae issue of course that will come in time I understandok enough of my ramblings here's my tank
