Its a strange little system let me tell you. Its totally meant to jack with your eyes in size illusion were it not for the measuring tape lol, everything is scaled correctly to be a 75 gallon palmtop aquarium
the tv is yet to be tied in but will give active param readouts for tds, ph, things you can meter and display digitally/ one might also pilot a hobby drone off it and submit it for youtube gold were one so inclined
but its about the tank part not the tv. if the tank can't pass scrutiny and last longer than competing tanks its just a novelty, can't have that. so here is the planning behind the tank, and how we inject co2 in it without killing it/
.5 gallon
All my planted tanks are bog tanks. crystal red shrimp, plants up to the ceiling, they are uncirculated bog types w no heating, filtration, weak links. thats how this one is ran
a key in working with micro systems is you make them seem delicate, but are secretly stronger than large tanks. when you build micro tanks that rely on heavy fanning, or pumps to handle large bioload oxygenation needs, or you employ stock that requires delicate heating issues, you create a bunch of wink links that eventually limit your lifespan. my goal here is crystal red shrimp, a couple, and a bunch of amano style carpeting that locks in time
this tank is two weeks old above, i haven't put a new micro tank online in ten years but the one I did put up is still going and we have a thread here about it. google: the history of pico reef biology if you want a marathon read about tiny reefs exactly this size/ this tank above has an exact reef counterpart at .5 gallons and it was sealed and did not evaporate fw, it didnt use topoff.
but back to planted tank microscience
so, its still, the shrimp in here were bred in a still 5 gallon planted tank thats 13 yrs old. this tank was insta cycled, i inputted a juvenile badis micro fish to eat copepods I dont want dancing around the mini tank, distracting, when full he'll go back into the 5.
look at the sizing of this tank and the plant loading per unit of volume, there is actually room in here for decent bioloading but all in very very small increments. this system will support long term micro crabs, shrimp, and endlers x1 without fail.
it gets full water changes anytime it needs it, half gallon is two seconds drain on half inch siphone tubing.
the substrate is high cec loaded micro round clay, livewithnature.net check out that site
the co2 is the real dandy, try and find online a true dedicated half gallon planted setup using co2 and not pH 4.9
its done like this:
no constant injection. the pressurized micro tank comes in tomorrow, bolts to the side of the tank (fluval mini co2 12 gram microsystem true compressed co2) simply inject some gas up under and inverted dome catch tent.
having constant co2 gassing, even if on off auto, is dangerous in this size as no room for error. but manual on off, where the gas isnt ever free flowing into the tank means the keeper injects exactly the amount needed
and it sits there, slowly wafting via henrys law into the water at a slow pace
on vacation? dont inject, plants dont care for a while.
algae? google: pico reef pest algae challenge thread you'll never have a spot again, its all accounted for (hopefully) in this latest planted work!!
bubble gone in two days, refill
you start slow, small, tiny opening surface area like an inverted api test tube
or if you need more surface area to get pearling but no gas distress in the test animals, you use an inverted carmex ceramic bottle as its wider mouth is more SA exposure to the water column, you tune it and testing isnt even really required.
thats another aspect of all my tank designs, no test, only biology and wierdness. hope you enjoy thanks for always letting a small tank guy hang out here.
B
video coming soon shows the tv etc
the tv is yet to be tied in but will give active param readouts for tds, ph, things you can meter and display digitally/ one might also pilot a hobby drone off it and submit it for youtube gold were one so inclined
but its about the tank part not the tv. if the tank can't pass scrutiny and last longer than competing tanks its just a novelty, can't have that. so here is the planning behind the tank, and how we inject co2 in it without killing it/
.5 gallon
All my planted tanks are bog tanks. crystal red shrimp, plants up to the ceiling, they are uncirculated bog types w no heating, filtration, weak links. thats how this one is ran
a key in working with micro systems is you make them seem delicate, but are secretly stronger than large tanks. when you build micro tanks that rely on heavy fanning, or pumps to handle large bioload oxygenation needs, or you employ stock that requires delicate heating issues, you create a bunch of wink links that eventually limit your lifespan. my goal here is crystal red shrimp, a couple, and a bunch of amano style carpeting that locks in time
this tank is two weeks old above, i haven't put a new micro tank online in ten years but the one I did put up is still going and we have a thread here about it. google: the history of pico reef biology if you want a marathon read about tiny reefs exactly this size/ this tank above has an exact reef counterpart at .5 gallons and it was sealed and did not evaporate fw, it didnt use topoff.
but back to planted tank microscience
so, its still, the shrimp in here were bred in a still 5 gallon planted tank thats 13 yrs old. this tank was insta cycled, i inputted a juvenile badis micro fish to eat copepods I dont want dancing around the mini tank, distracting, when full he'll go back into the 5.
look at the sizing of this tank and the plant loading per unit of volume, there is actually room in here for decent bioloading but all in very very small increments. this system will support long term micro crabs, shrimp, and endlers x1 without fail.
it gets full water changes anytime it needs it, half gallon is two seconds drain on half inch siphone tubing.
the substrate is high cec loaded micro round clay, livewithnature.net check out that site
the co2 is the real dandy, try and find online a true dedicated half gallon planted setup using co2 and not pH 4.9
its done like this:
no constant injection. the pressurized micro tank comes in tomorrow, bolts to the side of the tank (fluval mini co2 12 gram microsystem true compressed co2) simply inject some gas up under and inverted dome catch tent.
having constant co2 gassing, even if on off auto, is dangerous in this size as no room for error. but manual on off, where the gas isnt ever free flowing into the tank means the keeper injects exactly the amount needed
and it sits there, slowly wafting via henrys law into the water at a slow pace
on vacation? dont inject, plants dont care for a while.
algae? google: pico reef pest algae challenge thread you'll never have a spot again, its all accounted for (hopefully) in this latest planted work!!
bubble gone in two days, refill
you start slow, small, tiny opening surface area like an inverted api test tube
or if you need more surface area to get pearling but no gas distress in the test animals, you use an inverted carmex ceramic bottle as its wider mouth is more SA exposure to the water column, you tune it and testing isnt even really required.
thats another aspect of all my tank designs, no test, only biology and wierdness. hope you enjoy thanks for always letting a small tank guy hang out here.
B
video coming soon shows the tv etc