Yeah I'll have to get my fish back in Newmarket nothing up here. I'll wait until the marsilea carpets and keep the co2 cranked
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Wonderful tank. I love your scape and plants as well. I am limited by the design of my tank.
May i just ask how much it cost?
May i just ask how much it cost?
a laundry detergent bottle for a sump??? That's dangerous to your fish......soap leaves a residue that is harmful to fish and amphibiansWell me andJoeBoxer picked up the same tank, a rimless 16x9x9 tank with rounded seamless corners. Here is the progress of mine, was just set up yesterday, it has an internal filter, CFL bulb on a desk lamp fixture, running pressurized CO2 with the fluval mini CO2. The plants are java moss hair grass and marsilea minuta. Dosing is flourish. Substrate is fluorite black sand with sachem volcanic ash over top. Rock is dragon stone. Still need to black out the back of the tank and find some stock. May be a shrimp tank or German blue ram pair.
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Ahahaaa yeah pointed that out to Joe before, I need a background to hide that or get something else to raise my lights
Costs could have definitely been cheaper if you purchase anything used but here is the list
16x9x9 rimless tank $60
In tank filter $20
Fluval CO2 system $55
New ceramic diffuser $10
33 spare CO2 cylinders $65
Lighting desk lamp with daylight bulb $20
Fluval stratum substrate $20
Split a bag of Fluval black sand with joe $20
Rock $5
Plants free
Flourish excel flourish and prime $25
Total $295+/- $15
I bought everything new for this tank inclung the tank
I spent a little more than 300 USD to decotate the entire 5 gal and buy all the stuff for my 70 for the plants,fish tank etc, my dad bought the filter and a heater atleast.
I think ill stay lowtech
You could probably piece this tank together for around $150 if you buy used, a lot of that can be found much cheaperI spent a little more than 300 USD to decotate the entire 5 gal and buy all the stuff for my 70 for the plants,fish tank etc, my dad bought the filter and a heater atleast.
I think ill stay lowtech
The dragon rock and most plants i bought. More rocks from the garden and the lights+sand from a friend for my nano. The tank was in my cupboard from long ago and has a filter system built in that works ok
It's not a sump lol it's just a stand for his light
