Fixed UP by Alpy

Original sad looking 3 foot attempt at a planted tank 

 Fixed up by the man Alp Tas

So i had a really sad looking planted tank i keep to house spare fish....Alp being the iron chef of aquariums he is decided he would fix up the tank with the limited plant material available i.e. 3 left over plants and a bunch of driftwood + about ten pieces of black slate. this man is a genius. The before picture isn't the original sad layout it was actually worse but you get the idea when you see the new version.... the bag in the corner is just some carbon. To make it look more authentic he scraped off the paint on the back of the tank and, it also gave it the illusion of a bigger aquarium. 

Planted Nano tank - picture tutorial done by Alp Tas

 Bare 30 liter tank

 Small Layer of Aqua Soil

 Chosen Plants

 Removed from bag followed by removal of all wool/cardboard surrounding hair grass rots

                                      

 Alp thinking about the layout

 Close-up shot of rocky layout

 Addition of some Cryptocoryne's

 Paper toweling to keep plants from drying out

Tank Set-up without water

Done with the addition of water, a small UP-Aqua CO2 system and a ORCA hang on filter Looks pretty good for a planted tank. Planned in habitants I have been told will be crystal red shrimp, otoclinclus, rasboras and possibly glass cats. Will post further updates

Goniopora

Many aquarist's  I know have tried to keep Goniopora species without success - However, it seems there may be some light at the end of the tunnel. From my research including speaking to coral exporters, reading articles and through my own experience a key to keeping these types of corals alive has to do with feeding. From what I have read these particular corals come from areas which are high in nutrients therefore, the demise of these corals in captivity may be linked to low nutrient levels. Apparently different species of gonioporas may require different types of food - therefore, it is best to try feeding a variety of different types of food i.e frozen foods, or micro diets which you can normally find at your local fish store.. If you have good quality water i.e. low nitrates, KH 8 - 12 and good calcium levels you might want to try feeding your coral 3 - 4 times per week.





This a really cool article:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2

for another spin:

http://www.reefs.org/library/article/r_toonen20.html