Very first pico build!

[kspenz926]

Starting to see several "pico builds" popping up so I thought I would give it a shot!

1$ Goodwill bowl
7$ Floramax substrate
1 clipping off temple plant from 40gal

Honestly I am posting this in hopes of people chiming in on how and what they would do so I can get some ideas going!


55 gallon mbuna
40 gallon planted

 

[cass95]

What type of plant is in the bowl?

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[kspenz926]

Temple plant


55 gallon mbuna
40 gallon planted

 

[Mattfinn]

Do you mean like a hygro polysperma?

 

[TheresaM]

What size is the bowl? Do you eventually want to add shrimp or snails?

 

[RevLine]

Can't wait to see what's in store to show us, kspenz =)
I just started a 2.2 cube a few days ago myself!
And yes as Theresa said, what's the volume of your bowl?

 

[kspenz926]

Nope its actually called temple plant, Not sure of scientific. And didn't measure the volume of the tank. It is quite small. Probably 1/4 gallon. Eventually I will put my engineering skills to the test and figure it out. Heres todays updates: Pulled 3 sprigs of hornwort out and my marimo moss ball out of my 40 gal and bought a ghost shrimp for 39¢ at TFS ("the local fish store"(correct?!))






55 gallon mbuna
40 gallon planted

 

[Mattfinn]

The temple plant is a variety of hygrophillia I keep regular corymbosa not the corymbosa "temple" variety.

Tank looks good. Water changes would be easy with a bowel that small.

 

[kspenz926]

Anyone have input on keeping livestock in there? 1-2 shrimp should survive correct?


55 gallon mbuna
40 gallon planted

 

[RevLine]

For a 1/4 gallon, 1-2 shrimp should be good. or a shrimp and a snail. I've seen ghost shrimp at my LFS get pretty big though. almost like 2 inches. wouldn't recommend fish

 

[Exia]

That's awsome! But 1-2 shrimp seems boring tho

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[TheresaM]

Depends on the shrimp. I'm not a big fan of ghosts but neos are available in a lot of great colors. You could possibly do a bumblebee nerite but I'd be hesitant since there's no lid, they can definitely be escape artists.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Depends on the shrimp. I'm not a big fan of ghosts but neos are available in a lot of great colors. You could possibly do a bumblebee nerite but I'd be hesitant since there's no lid, they can definitely be escape artists.

With his "engineering skills" as mentioned in sure a DIY lid can be made for it


Caleb

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