1 Gallon Nano Cube (Takashi Amano Inspired)
by Aquaboy on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 | 25 Comments
My attemp to try and understand how the master’s aquascape works by recreating 90% of his 3 liter nano cube based on book II Nature Aquarium World by Takashi Amano Music – Dawn Fog (Musicshake) Fauna-neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) Flaura-Riccia fluitans, rotala macrandra, ludwidgia arcuata, micranthemum umbrosum, heteranthera zosterifolia Temperaure-24-26C Lighting-Approx. 30 watts compact fluorescent Waterchange-50% everyday Flitration-none Fertilizer-1 -3 drops PMDD after waterchange CO2-Seachem fluorish after waterchange
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@AquaaZoe They’re small breed fish. They’re suppose ot be that small…
if all his fish are too small then why do they need a bigger tank?
Hi.
All your fish are too small. They need a bigger tank.
Look at some of your fish. Good luck with your tank:)
(Sorry for my bad english, I have a translation engine:))
Beautiful.
i have a 1 gallon nanocube and i kept a frog in it:D
Zen and water resembles! Great spirit! Amazing
man that is beautiful
the fish dont belong in so small aquariums
but awesome plants 
love it.
the tank is just too small to house an internal filter, even the intake tube of a HOB filter is too big.
in a bigger tank a filter plus regular water changes is key.
btw i take out half tank water in this nano tank everyday.
Seachem Fluorish is some form of liquid Co2, but i use this for very small tanks around 1 to 3 gallons only
Beautiful tank.
You can dose CO2? I didn’t know that.
lol…that doesnt look like a 1 gallon…it looks bigger
Ash if you have a Walmart in the UK go to fish section and they sell these great filters called tetras there 1-3 gallons cheap and suction onto the inside of a tank.
Thanks. Yes, Takashi is the man.
Thats a very nice tank! I hope you have good filters, though, with three tetras in that small a tank. Its cool to hear of another takashi fan!
Most awesome…
fauna and flaura? its flora…
wow, every day, how much do you take out? i guess that IS the best way to keep nitrates, nitrites etc balanced
no filter on this tank, just water changes everyday.
love the tank, am loving the idea of nano tanks too. can’t find a source of nano/micro internal filters though that fit in the tanks i am looking at. Where do you get yours? they don’t have any in the UK that i can find
You can try the EI (estimative Index) or PPS method of dosing. Most people have success in reducing most algae with these dosing methods.
Augh, the dreaded algae problems that come with planted tanks! First, you gotta check your water parameters, usually something like nitrates is off…..the trick is to balance everything in your tank which is easier said than done. Remove as much as you can by hand then do 50% water changes at least once a week . Reduce lighting as well and try Florida flag fish (Jordanella floridae) they usually help with hair algae. Try this site
aquaticplantcentral(.)com/forumapc/fertilizing/
i been doing begginer aquascaping for a year now…how do u prevent ur hairgrass to not grow hair algae? i had it to grow, but hairalgae kept growing…
That’s a very nice tank. Must be high maintenance with daily water changes. Looks great though.