One of my many jars
My juvie betta girl graduated from this jar and is now in a 2 gallon. So I was wondering what else I could put in it. It seemed like cheap shrimp would be a good idea~
So off I went and got 4 ghost shrimps for this jar. Honestly I've kept caridinas and neos before but never had much luck with these guys...they always died after a month or two.
well they're not all floaters... but I did grow most of them floating cos there was simply not enough room to plant them >.> some plants I'm giving you because I think your t5ho can really bring out their colors =D
To be honest I'm not sure whether there's even enough to make a noticeable difference in the aesthetics of your tank... expect some pretty ugly plants that way you wont be too dissappointed XD
considering you can barely see more then 3 inches into the tank im not that worried. just want something to help with my situation. not expecting any overnight changes but rather steps down the raod to balance.
oh dear, I kept a GW culture before to feed some daphnias, managed to get it to this really nice opaque consistency. couldn't see 1/2 in past the glass XD
OK so this is a really long thread and I haven't had a chance to read everything except the last couple of pages of posts so apologies if this has been asked before.
I see you're using the DSM to get your planting started. Are you going to be injecting CO2 for the tank? Open top tanks tend to lose CO2 quickly and require injection, esp for plants that will need to change from emersed to submersed.
The layout is awesome, I can't wait to see what it looks like with the plants grown in and the tank filled.
I actually dont intend to inject CO2 at all ^_^ I'm used to the high light / no CO2 route, so I'll continue to do that hc is my only challenge in this case~ but I'll figure that out when I get there, if it doesnt do well I can always switch back to HM
Pico tanks are not high maintainance at all
I leave them on auto pilot when I go on trips and stuff.
XD I still trying to get down to just the one betta~
The oto and my panda garra are awaiting new homes :/ someone wanted the oto, but the two hang out together so I couldn't bring myself to separate them...
My panda garra had an "upstream" adventure and ended up in the HOB. I was glad I found him alive and double blocked the HOB.
I had previously blocked it off, but it wasnt enough >.>
I've also seen otos trying to go "upstream". hillstream fish, sigh. lol
IMO small tanks are sooo much less work
I think there are two ways to go about it. the 1 gallon actually started off being temporary =D It was such a fun proccess. and even now I'm constantly pulling things out and putting things in (just took out a big wad of fissidens and tied that to some manzanita) ^___^
found some pics of it's progress... I think I started it off in September, took a loooong time to get this stage.
Been there, done that I think my black worm container was only about half a litre, the dimensions were 3.5x3.5x6. lol! (googled it, Total Volume = 0.15 Gallons US) =D
I like the dimensions of that vase so much more, the thin shape gives it quite a bit of scaping potential!
I know, I was thinking little branches and tiny plants... moss, dirt. My daughter wants to go to Walmart and look for other neat containers to setup... maybe I can get her to do the work and I'll act as a consultant.
It will definitely be a great project Those 1 gallon glass hars with lids are also really great! I used to put one on a lazy susan so I can rotate the entire tank*ahem* i mean jar~ ^_^
that sounds awesome! You better do it! lol! I was going to set up a 12x12x18 terrarium~ but never had the time. had it sitting around and was using it to store stuff....going to give the terrarium to someone else >.>
They are fun! I just hoisted my 6.6gallon emmersed plant setup on my window sill.~ nothing beats some good old fashion natural light! gonna pop all my emmersed jars up there soon as the weather gets even warmer. I might even do an aquatic plant project outside when the weather gets a little more predictable!
Gonna turn off that big ol 42w cfl until next winter ^_^
Maybe there should be a Jar club or something on TFK? lol XD
I have to agree with aokashi! Little tanks are fun! Big tanks are neat because of the variety of fish, but little tanks are fun because you have so little space to make things work. It's a challenge!
And I think I might have that same gallon tank! I bought it intending to make an all-plant tank, but that kinda failed. I didn't bother with water changes and my room has a lot of evaporation. So I'm going to make it into a terrestrial moss terrarium! I <3 moss
im a big fan of small tanks as well, but in my experience, the small tanks has some major risks like water chemistry issues. With only plants its not as big a deal but if someone was cleaning around and a little detergent got into the water... O.O
LOL! I'm the only one that goes in my room~ and I never touch my tank water because i'm afraid of the same thing the top is covered though XD The weird thing is I never had a water chemistry issue I think it's cos I'm a habitual plant stuffer
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