Matt's 64 Litre Tank

Everybody seems to be doing well, I'm still getting used to how much I need to feed the tank. It is certainly not as easy as it is with 'normal fish' where you can flow things like the 'as much as they can eat in 2 minutes rule.  I am thinking that  about 2 blood worms per puffer per day is about the right amount, a bit more though for the khulis to get something at lights out.

The wood is growing that white gloopy stuff in absolute bucket loads. I've never see it so bad. There are three pieces of wood in the tank and the two bought from the same store have as much some on them as there is wood, most likely there is more some than wood. 

I took all the wood out (won't be doing that again... nightmare getting it assembled and back in right again) and rubbed the growth off in hot water.  Hopefully that will slow it down a bit...
I think some if the root tabs in the built up area at the back had become dislodged in a landslide and may have been feeding the tank with nutrients.  This has been sorted now too.

I rejigged the layout of the buce and anubias a little when I put the wood back in and the tank looks a lot more 'balanced' now.  I'll get some photos in the morning when everyone has had a chance to settle back in.

I have also built a snail breeding 'tank'. It's very heath robinson but I think it should serve a purpose for feeding the puffers. I had a spaghetti storage Tupperware thing with a clip on lid that I had once planned to build an external filter from with a heater inside it. This is the 'tank'. Using this allowed me to gain enough height (when compared to normal 'horizontal' food containers) to install a cheap air powered filter. The airline goes through a hole I've drilled in the lid and there are several very small holes also in the lid to allow the air to escape... but not the snails!  I have put the whole thing in the cabinet of my aquaoak in the bucket thing I have the filter in so it's packed right up next to it and I'm hoping this will provide enough heat to keep it warm enough for the snails to breed. I can put veg or bits of algae wafer in every now and then to feed them.

 

Having access to baby snails on a regular basis is great when you have dwarf puffers. They love them. Nom, nom, nom.

Shot of the tank... not the best in daylight but it shows how I've changed it round a bit...

So envious of you having these. Saw some baby dwarf puffers - each about 0.5 cm in size - recently in the LFS and was almost drooling over how gorgeous they were.  Keep up the updates on their antics.
 

Your tank looks great. 

Does indeed look great. You have a natural aquascaping talent. 

Thanks everyone. 

I've got something like this in mind... though I think I'd like the front to be a carpet... not sure yet but this is the direction I'm thinking of taking it...

The tank is a old but great scape of George Farmers that I've always loved.

Thanks Helen

Having posted that image of George Farmers tank, I think I've realised that it is my nano tank that I want to look like this... so what do I want to do with this tank? Oh I'm so confused and excited all at the same time!!!

Great pics. Those dwarf puffers eyeing up the bloodworm are absolutely adorable.