Hi everybody! I've already posted this on a couple other forums, but I value y'alls advice and experience :grinyes:. (I hope this doesn't seem like spamming because I've posted something similar to this before, but it was in Wall-E's thread...so I don't think it reached a wide audience. So mods feel free to delete this and I apologize!)
I am planning to set up a betta operation in my fish room. I've included a list of things I want the set up to have, as well as my ideas for the cheapest way to do it. Input is definitely needed! There's got to be a cheaper way! (cheaper set up=more set up=more bettas!) Thanks for looking!
-Set up should house 5+ bettas
-Set up will be in my fish room, which consists of a small carpeted bedroom already loaded with 3 tanks, 2 desks, & 1 crappy particle board book shelve full of books and warping from their weight. I have a 2 bedroom apartment and therefore no conceivable way to create like a drip system/drainage system in the fish room.
-Each betta must have 5 or more gallons to live in
-Tanks need filters
-No need for heaters as I heat the entire fish room to 78 degrees. Very accurate thermostat and no wild temp fluctuations. I can get heaters though if you guys think it is essential.
-The tanks will contain living plants for the benefit of the bettas, and thus the need some sort of lighting. However there is no need for substrate, as I have a surplus of floating plants and plants that attach to rocks (plants include: penny wort, anarchis, hornwort, duckweed, anubias nana, java fern, java moss).
-I have 5 24" x 7" inch shelves that attach to the wall. The wood is 1" thick (it's not "real wood", but some sort of particle board). They work like this:
I don't know if they will work, as water can be very heavy! I can certainly test them.
-I don't consider shelving/placement of this tanks too big of an issue, as I can "borrow" varying sizes of metal cabinents/desks/coffee tables from the basement storage of my apartment building. :evil_lol:
My idea thus far for a 10 fish set-up:
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(not pictured is additional filter media, fish food and possible substrate I can get at LFS)
Get separate 5 gallon tanks, each with it's own internal filter hooked up by airline to a single, massive air pump. Each tank has it's own light/water/filter. No risk of getting fish sick with divided tanks. Those little "Kritter Lights" look sketchy and perhaps useless...so I might opt out and go with some sort of overhead type thing. The filters might be useless too...so I could always go with something else. Quantities might be a little over kill too. (Do I need 50' of tubing? doubtful. Do I need that hulking air pump? doubtful. Could definitely switch them out!)
Screen cap is from Pet Mountain, who currently has free shipping over 99$...I could go with another source like Big Al's or something.
What do you guys think?! What's a better way to do this?!
I am planning to set up a betta operation in my fish room. I've included a list of things I want the set up to have, as well as my ideas for the cheapest way to do it. Input is definitely needed! There's got to be a cheaper way! (cheaper set up=more set up=more bettas!) Thanks for looking!
-Set up should house 5+ bettas
-Set up will be in my fish room, which consists of a small carpeted bedroom already loaded with 3 tanks, 2 desks, & 1 crappy particle board book shelve full of books and warping from their weight. I have a 2 bedroom apartment and therefore no conceivable way to create like a drip system/drainage system in the fish room.
-Each betta must have 5 or more gallons to live in
-Tanks need filters
-No need for heaters as I heat the entire fish room to 78 degrees. Very accurate thermostat and no wild temp fluctuations. I can get heaters though if you guys think it is essential.
-The tanks will contain living plants for the benefit of the bettas, and thus the need some sort of lighting. However there is no need for substrate, as I have a surplus of floating plants and plants that attach to rocks (plants include: penny wort, anarchis, hornwort, duckweed, anubias nana, java fern, java moss).
-I have 5 24" x 7" inch shelves that attach to the wall. The wood is 1" thick (it's not "real wood", but some sort of particle board). They work like this:
I don't know if they will work, as water can be very heavy! I can certainly test them.
-I don't consider shelving/placement of this tanks too big of an issue, as I can "borrow" varying sizes of metal cabinents/desks/coffee tables from the basement storage of my apartment building. :evil_lol:
My idea thus far for a 10 fish set-up:
(not pictured is additional filter media, fish food and possible substrate I can get at LFS)
Get separate 5 gallon tanks, each with it's own internal filter hooked up by airline to a single, massive air pump. Each tank has it's own light/water/filter. No risk of getting fish sick with divided tanks. Those little "Kritter Lights" look sketchy and perhaps useless...so I might opt out and go with some sort of overhead type thing. The filters might be useless too...so I could always go with something else. Quantities might be a little over kill too. (Do I need 50' of tubing? doubtful. Do I need that hulking air pump? doubtful. Could definitely switch them out!)
Screen cap is from Pet Mountain, who currently has free shipping over 99$...I could go with another source like Big Al's or something.
What do you guys think?! What's a better way to do this?!
