Hey,
I'm new to this forum, but I hope you guys can give me some advice!
Today, an idea just came to me. I was at home depot and I passed the rain gutter section. I looked at the kind that you place on the edge of your roof that have the open tops and then the thought came to me, Betta tank.
I have some ideas to adjust it so it would be suitable for a betta though, obviously I wouldn't just fill a rain gutter with water and expect a betta to live in it.
First, I would cut a long strip it into 4 pieces, then use 4 of the curved pieces to attach them to make a square.
Each piece is only about 4 in tall and 4 in wide. Would a betta be comfortable in these surroundings?
I know what everyone is thinking, heating and filtration. For this I would take two of those 10-gallon clear bins with the blue lids that you can store almost anything in and stick them on opposite sides of the "aquarium". I would put a filter and heater in one of them, and leave the other one filled with water. Then I would cut the gutter and the bins so they would connect. I would connect them using a 100% non-toxic sealant.
I know how bettas dont like fast flowing water, so they can avoid this section and swim in the other 10-gallon or gutter.
For substrate I would just use the left over 40 pounds of pool filter sand I have left over from using it on my actual 10-gallon aquarium. I would only use a ¼ - ½ inch layer of sand in the gutters but a 2-inch layer in the bins.
Obviously lighting this thing would cost me a ***** load so I just wouldnt. It will be in an area that gets natural light, not directly in front of a window though. Therefore, the only plants I would consider growing are java moss and fern, unless you have any other suggestions?
I thought that this would be a waste for one betta though. So I thought of some tank mate possibilities. I definitely want a school of corydoras because I love looking at them from the top. The only other fish would be a school of cardinal or neon tetras. What do you think? I want your opinions!
Also, I think this aquarium is kind of sounding a bit ugly, can anyone think of any ideas to make it look nicer? Sorry about the length!
I'm new to this forum, but I hope you guys can give me some advice!
Today, an idea just came to me. I was at home depot and I passed the rain gutter section. I looked at the kind that you place on the edge of your roof that have the open tops and then the thought came to me, Betta tank.
I have some ideas to adjust it so it would be suitable for a betta though, obviously I wouldn't just fill a rain gutter with water and expect a betta to live in it.
First, I would cut a long strip it into 4 pieces, then use 4 of the curved pieces to attach them to make a square.
Each piece is only about 4 in tall and 4 in wide. Would a betta be comfortable in these surroundings?
I know what everyone is thinking, heating and filtration. For this I would take two of those 10-gallon clear bins with the blue lids that you can store almost anything in and stick them on opposite sides of the "aquarium". I would put a filter and heater in one of them, and leave the other one filled with water. Then I would cut the gutter and the bins so they would connect. I would connect them using a 100% non-toxic sealant.
I know how bettas dont like fast flowing water, so they can avoid this section and swim in the other 10-gallon or gutter.
For substrate I would just use the left over 40 pounds of pool filter sand I have left over from using it on my actual 10-gallon aquarium. I would only use a ¼ - ½ inch layer of sand in the gutters but a 2-inch layer in the bins.
Obviously lighting this thing would cost me a ***** load so I just wouldnt. It will be in an area that gets natural light, not directly in front of a window though. Therefore, the only plants I would consider growing are java moss and fern, unless you have any other suggestions?
I thought that this would be a waste for one betta though. So I thought of some tank mate possibilities. I definitely want a school of corydoras because I love looking at them from the top. The only other fish would be a school of cardinal or neon tetras. What do you think? I want your opinions!
Also, I think this aquarium is kind of sounding a bit ugly, can anyone think of any ideas to make it look nicer? Sorry about the length!
D), your money is better spent on (2) $9 10g tanks and divide one into 4 sections (same amount of water) with plastic screen (craft store) and make a sump with the other. This way your more assured it won't leak.
but I already have a lot of regular tanks, Also, I want substrate because I can atleast attempt to make the 10 gallon bin sections and gutters look good. I will probably end up spray painting the outside of the gutters black (Yes, I will be extra careful about getting paint in the area where the water is going