Comments on: Biotope in my study, a low-tech natural aquarium

By: tuncali

tuncali — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:07:56 +0000

Generally, I would recommend small and slow growing Apistogramma species like borellii and trifasciata. They are more adapted to sparse food conditions.

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Low Maintenance Ecosystem Tank - Page 2 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:47:09 +0000

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By: Self-Sustained (almost) Tank... Possible? - Page 2

Self-Sustained (almost) Tank... Possible? - Page 2 — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:52:43 +0000

[...] Also check this out, where I got some of ym inspiration from – http://www.tuncalik.com/2009/09/biotope-in-my-study/ EDIT – oops, didn't realise how old this thread was! Thought it was current after Mxx posted a [...]

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Self-Sustained (almost) Tank... Possible? - Page 2 — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:32:39 +0000

[...] Hi, I have a 3'x1'x3' tank that is self sustaining, except that I sometimes add dead beech leaves to feed the critters and add nutrients. No water changes, just top-offs. Currently supporting 4 otos, 7 Bororas maculata and 6 Parosphromenus sp. 'sentang', but I think Apistos are a bad choice, they're too voracious. More info over on UKAPs if you're interested – http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php…4521&start=130 Also check this out, where I got some of ym inspiration from – http://www.tuncalik.com/2009/09/biotope-in-my-study/ [...]

By: hasayt

hasayt — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:38:11 +0000

merhaba gerçekten çok iyi bir çalışma.. bende türkiyede biyotop akvaryumu kurmaya çalışan bir akvaristim .. ancak burada gerçekten bu işi yapmak zor, nedeni akvaryumcu esnafın bu konuyu tam olarak anlayamaması .. su bitkisi konusunda hala bir çeşitlilik bulunmuyor aynı şey omurgasız canlılar ile cüce ciklet tedariği içinde geçerli…sadece paylaşmak istedim çalışmalarınızın devamını sabırsızlıkla bekliyorum..iyi çalışmalar…

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so this el natural thing????? plz help - El Natural - Aquatic Plant Central — Thu, 12 May 2011 04:23:15 +0000

[...] so this el natural thing????? plz help Hi, here is a good link to a self-sustaining aquarium: http://www.tuncalik.com/2009/09/biotope-in-my-study/ You need a large tank, you will need to be patient for a community of small critters to become [...]

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Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:26:22 +0000

[...] Here is a good article on a natural system, which could serve as inspiration for your project: http://www.tuncalik.com/2009/09/biotope-in-my-study/ Greetings from Nairobi [...]

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Lowest maintenance tank for vacation home, possible? - Page 2 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:54:27 +0000

[...] not wanting to try this for so remote a setup its definitely worth a read and here's the link (low-tech natural aquarium). I hope to one day try it myself, but the wife is making me stick to the one 125g i uave [...]

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Low Maintenance Ecosystem Tank — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:30:05 +0000

[...] just thought this link might help: http://www.tuncalik.com/2009/09/biotope-in-my-study/ Keep us posted on the progress you [...]

By: Internet seo

Internet seo — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:26:55 +0000

Thats a nice tank!
I recently bought my tank, I was planning on having a planted tank. I couldn’t find many plants but I sure have the plant you have in the middle of your tank which has some flowers.
Also are those lucky bamboo? or some other type?
I used a little soil and gravel for plants. Sadly in Sri lanka I can’t find any aqua soil.

By: buyong

buyong — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:02:32 +0000

hope to learn a lot from you guys

By: buyong

buyong — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:01:41 +0000

nice blog.im doing my natural aquarium and having some fun.really nice and silent beauty…

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:25:36 +0000

Lovely! One of our new members (@ NaturalAquariums.com) posted a link to this page. There are several of us there who do these types of low tech to no tech tanks. Come visit & share your experiences w/ us there if you get a free minute!

By: tuncali

tuncali — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:24:49 +0000

Interesting that you ask it, because I put tubifex worms into my aquarium two months ago after reading “Culturing Live Foods” from M. R. Hellweg (see amazon.com). I haven’t yet checked the worms to see whether they are thriving or not. I also think that they should be efficient recycling agents living in the sand. I wonder, if they can sustain their population in an aquarium with worm predators like dward croaking gouramies.

By: tuncali

tuncali — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:15:37 +0000

Yes, approximately. 1 US gallon is about 3.785 liters. Considering that I never fill the aquarium full to the top (160x60x40cm, 40 cm the height) it contains about 300 liters, and about 80 US gallons of water. I had ordered my aquarium to a well-known glass aquarium manifacturer in Switzerland. There are such manifacturers who can make custom-size aquariums; quality and security are quite important. The glass should be thick enough to bear the water pressure. If your aquarium will receive sun light I would recommend you to go for a large size and deeper aquarium for a stable pH. Water depth is like a pH buffer. Or you will need to shade your aquarium to prevent large pH fluctuations.