Well ... as Fat Homer had previously suggested, I played the "Mini Takahashi Amano's" helper so to speak ... not sure how to attach Java moss to sticks (I tried using plant anchors) so if I did something wrong there, on my sons behalf, please correct me.
Plus I followed Petspoilers advice, get the kid what he wants (No CO2 yet ... he's nervous still), so he picked a bunch of plants himself, I paid this one. Then proceeded to disregard any of the parameters I had given him. Namely no plants in the substrate .... but I bit my lip and did as I was told (yes I vented later when the tank was done and I had already said to him good job). But its not fair.
There was only the one Anubias at the store we were at, it turns out, but he picked up 3 vals, a wysteria, 2 swords type (1 went into his 29G), 2 water onions (said I could have 1 for my 29G .... ahhhh nice kid .... my money), and a plant I've no clue about/had no label, then gave me the damaged Anubias from his 29G for my 29G to replace the watersprite he wanted for the 30G.
(He had paid for half the light from money he'd earned on Grandma/Grandpa's farm this summer ... a Fluval LED 36"-46" 5500K 35W light ... not cheap ... but this way his little brother gets a night light in there bedroom that they share)
I'm curious to see how the java moss will grow out ... and hoping I didn't screw up attaching it.
I had waited until dark to take these pics so I could show the kids new night light. His brother 4yrs. loves the new blue light and the banjo's don't seem to mind either. Its helped make so many things easier in that regard.
And this is the pic I took soon after he was done ordering me around ... that's when I regained control .. put him on clean-up and gazed at what he'd accomplished. The unknown plant (haven't tried figuring it out yet) is the one on the far left of the tank.
Well ... need to have a talk with my wife. You see this thread is changing, it's no longer "My 9 yr old son's tank" ... it's now become "My 9 yr old son's tanks" (pluralized) as the 30G is becoming his tank and I'm losing tanks here ... nothings replacing them for me.
I've a feeling this could be the determining factor of CO2 or not for him. All plants have root tabs. So we'll give this one some time to grow and see what develops. Now we need to repair his 29G from when I put those macrobrachium sp. in it. One of his hornwort and water onion were detached from their roots (starting to grow back on the water onion) and an anubias was damaged a bit (he's now given it to me).
Hope you enjoy ... feedbacks always appreciated by him (and me) and thanks in advance
Plus I followed Petspoilers advice, get the kid what he wants (No CO2 yet ... he's nervous still), so he picked a bunch of plants himself, I paid this one. Then proceeded to disregard any of the parameters I had given him. Namely no plants in the substrate .... but I bit my lip and did as I was told (yes I vented later when the tank was done and I had already said to him good job). But its not fair.
There was only the one Anubias at the store we were at, it turns out, but he picked up 3 vals, a wysteria, 2 swords type (1 went into his 29G), 2 water onions (said I could have 1 for my 29G .... ahhhh nice kid .... my money), and a plant I've no clue about/had no label, then gave me the damaged Anubias from his 29G for my 29G to replace the watersprite he wanted for the 30G.
(He had paid for half the light from money he'd earned on Grandma/Grandpa's farm this summer ... a Fluval LED 36"-46" 5500K 35W light ... not cheap ... but this way his little brother gets a night light in there bedroom that they share)
I'm curious to see how the java moss will grow out ... and hoping I didn't screw up attaching it.
I had waited until dark to take these pics so I could show the kids new night light. His brother 4yrs. loves the new blue light and the banjo's don't seem to mind either. Its helped make so many things easier in that regard.
And this is the pic I took soon after he was done ordering me around ... that's when I regained control .. put him on clean-up and gazed at what he'd accomplished. The unknown plant (haven't tried figuring it out yet) is the one on the far left of the tank.
Well ... need to have a talk with my wife. You see this thread is changing, it's no longer "My 9 yr old son's tank" ... it's now become "My 9 yr old son's tanks" (pluralized) as the 30G is becoming his tank and I'm losing tanks here ... nothings replacing them for me.
I've a feeling this could be the determining factor of CO2 or not for him. All plants have root tabs. So we'll give this one some time to grow and see what develops. Now we need to repair his 29G from when I put those macrobrachium sp. in it. One of his hornwort and water onion were detached from their roots (starting to grow back on the water onion) and an anubias was damaged a bit (he's now given it to me).
Hope you enjoy ... feedbacks always appreciated by him (and me) and thanks in advance
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