JessieVB
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Thank you to everyone who helped me on my thread about a having a filter in a one gallon, just wanted to give the update. I'm very proud of the deal I got. I got an Aqua-Tech 5 gal. hex for $30 from Wal-Mart. From PetSmart it the Marineland 5 gal. hex is $37 on sale (till the end of this month btw).
So here's all the stats:
5 gal. hex
15 watt light
Bio-wheel filter
2 lb. white gravel mixed with about 4 lb. blue/green gravel
1 turquoise decoration
1 airstone
1 apongeton
1 Betta
Couple questions:
How good is a bio wheel filter? I have absolotely no experience with them. I've only ever used HOB filter and UGFs.
Is it possible to put tank mates in now? I'm thinking either a couple ghost shrimp, or I really like some of the guppies at PetSmart (they call them sunset tequilla guppies--they're bright yellow with orange fins).
Last comments--I'm not totally happy with the gravel and deco. I like the white gravel and came from the original set up so it has the beneficial bacteria. The apongeton plant came from the original tank as did the airstone. I'm not so fond of the blue, but it was blue or neon colors--for me blue is better than neon. But other than that I am completely happy with the new tank, and eventually I'll replace the gravel with something more natural and hopefully get in some petrified wood and more plants. It looks sooo much larger. I'm just waiting for the water to clear up a bit before putting Pete (the betta) into the tank.
Here's some pics, sorry about the quality. Lost my camera cord so these are from the cell:
^ You can see Pete is anxious to get into his new home!
So here's all the stats:
5 gal. hex
15 watt light
Bio-wheel filter
2 lb. white gravel mixed with about 4 lb. blue/green gravel
1 turquoise decoration
1 airstone
1 apongeton
1 Betta
Couple questions:
How good is a bio wheel filter? I have absolotely no experience with them. I've only ever used HOB filter and UGFs.
Is it possible to put tank mates in now? I'm thinking either a couple ghost shrimp, or I really like some of the guppies at PetSmart (they call them sunset tequilla guppies--they're bright yellow with orange fins).
Last comments--I'm not totally happy with the gravel and deco. I like the white gravel and came from the original set up so it has the beneficial bacteria. The apongeton plant came from the original tank as did the airstone. I'm not so fond of the blue, but it was blue or neon colors--for me blue is better than neon. But other than that I am completely happy with the new tank, and eventually I'll replace the gravel with something more natural and hopefully get in some petrified wood and more plants. It looks sooo much larger. I'm just waiting for the water to clear up a bit before putting Pete (the betta) into the tank.
Here's some pics, sorry about the quality. Lost my camera cord so these are from the cell:
^ You can see Pete is anxious to get into his new home!