Presently there are some Ramshorns and some pond snails. I will probably move a couple of MTS over to turn over the sand. I've seen some Hydra in there, as well…. Sigh.
When my order comes in from Rachel on the 22nd, I will have some Blueberries, twelve or so, and a couple of Amanos in this tank.
I have Java fern, a tiny bit of Riccia that hitchhiked on, and is attached to, one of the Java Ferns, some Christmas moss, a bit of Java moss, one stem of Anachris, one tiny crypt (not sure what variety), and I think the long stuff on the right is some dwarf Sag from Petco; I have a quarantine tank for plants that I get locally and run a UV sterilizer on that tank.
Plant experts please correct me on that if wrong on the Dwarf Sag ID.
I'm getting some marimo balls from Mgamer for this tank,too.
The wood is African root wood. The substrate is Estes Black Marine sand. There are some river rocks. I think the lighting is an 18 watt... or maybe 23, not sure. The filter is an old AquaTech that just keeps on running.
I don't have a heater in there yet, but think I should get one. The house temp is around 72 during the day and drops to 70 at night right now, but in the winter time we let the house drop down to 62 and sometimes lower, so I'm thinking it will get too cold for them.
I will post more pics when my shrimp get here. I'm so excited to be getting the Blueberries.
The tank stand is a clunky banged up night stand that survived a house fire we had years ago, but I think it will do.
I had a clunky UV Sterilizer in there for a few days; I wanted to kill any nasties on the wood and plants.
I moved the wood around a bit, The plants have really filled in well, haven't they? (don't know why this font got so small... and I couldn't change the dang font size for some reason!)
Do you guys think the layout looks ok, or do you think the wood placement should be more in the center?
Also, I removed this black prefilter because it is clogging up too quickly. Now I have a piece of Fluval foam as prefilter, but I hate the yellow/white look of it. I need to get a small sponge filter replacement sponge to use as a prefilter.
Wish I had a better camera; this is my iPhone camera. The glare from the overhead light in these pics really changes the look of the colors and messes up the detail on that Christmas moss. I just love that stuff. It's so frilly and delicate looking.
When my order comes in from Rachel on the 22nd, I will have some Blueberries, twelve or so, and a couple of Amanos in this tank.
I have Java fern, a tiny bit of Riccia that hitchhiked on, and is attached to, one of the Java Ferns, some Christmas moss, a bit of Java moss, one stem of Anachris, one tiny crypt (not sure what variety), and I think the long stuff on the right is some dwarf Sag from Petco; I have a quarantine tank for plants that I get locally and run a UV sterilizer on that tank.
Plant experts please correct me on that if wrong on the Dwarf Sag ID.
I'm getting some marimo balls from Mgamer for this tank,too.
The wood is African root wood. The substrate is Estes Black Marine sand. There are some river rocks. I think the lighting is an 18 watt... or maybe 23, not sure. The filter is an old AquaTech that just keeps on running.
I don't have a heater in there yet, but think I should get one. The house temp is around 72 during the day and drops to 70 at night right now, but in the winter time we let the house drop down to 62 and sometimes lower, so I'm thinking it will get too cold for them.
I will post more pics when my shrimp get here. I'm so excited to be getting the Blueberries.
The tank stand is a clunky banged up night stand that survived a house fire we had years ago, but I think it will do.
I had a clunky UV Sterilizer in there for a few days; I wanted to kill any nasties on the wood and plants.
I moved the wood around a bit, The plants have really filled in well, haven't they? (don't know why this font got so small... and I couldn't change the dang font size for some reason!)
Do you guys think the layout looks ok, or do you think the wood placement should be more in the center?
Also, I removed this black prefilter because it is clogging up too quickly. Now I have a piece of Fluval foam as prefilter, but I hate the yellow/white look of it. I need to get a small sponge filter replacement sponge to use as a prefilter.
Wish I had a better camera; this is my iPhone camera. The glare from the overhead light in these pics really changes the look of the colors and messes up the detail on that Christmas moss. I just love that stuff. It's so frilly and delicate looking.