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Help me put together the perfect luxury home for a Betta.
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Brian_Nano12g
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Oh crazy! I guess the room was so dark and the light bright i thought you had a black background!! Haha... Silly iPhone pics! Lol
Looks good though
Looks good though
tropicalfishlady
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Leaning more towards #1, but I like # 3 as well! They are all gorgeous but #1 pretty much takes the cake
Yh all beautiful.but number 1 is a gorgeous colour
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Its all looking v.nice
ive been following this since it started,as I was thinking about a getting a Betta around about same time,i got my Male Crowntail and I love him,he is fab !!!! His name is Merlin heres some pics He is a mixture of purple,turquoise and a dark head,i was drawn to him when I got him as he was different,he has a lovely personality comes up to see me everytime I go to tank,he gets on ok with my cory,flares a bit at him sometimes but he is ok otherwise
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Rcguerra
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Very nice. Your betta has a nice color. I am still looking for mine. With better weather coming up soon, I really hope to get mine before April.
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Looking lovely! I think you should leave it the way it is
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Looks great like that !!!!
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Rcguerra
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Weekend update:
The tank is going well. 95% of the plants seem to be stable. The Madagascar Lace Leaf is showing already a new sprout, all the Ludwigia show root growing and the water sprite is showing growth with no issues. 1 of 2 of my Red Tiger Lotus is growing, but the other one is still inert. Same thing with the second madagascar lace leaf, nothing coming out yet.
My heater is set to 78, and I seem to be losing about 5mm of water per day. I will wait to complete, but I was thinking about a acrylic lid. Any comments? I also heard of Bettas getting sick from cold air, so it might be a good idea to put together a lid no matter what...
Talking about Bettas, I lost the bid for the last few attempts on Aquabid. The good news is that the local pet store has some really nice halfmoon bettas. After a 40 minute talk to the lady that places the orders from their farm, I might hear some good news on Monday (tomorrow!)
Besides that, I am in the market for some foreground plants. Dwarf Grass or baby tears?
Lastly (Brian, this one is for you), could this tank benefit from another set of Finnex lights? Unfortunately, the Finnex 2 doesn't come in 12", but I was wondering if I should add another fugeray to this tank. Sometimes I think having 2 would create a more homogeneous lighting for the plants. The first dosing of Flourish, Excel and Iron went in. It seems to me the plants are doing really good.
The tank is going well. 95% of the plants seem to be stable. The Madagascar Lace Leaf is showing already a new sprout, all the Ludwigia show root growing and the water sprite is showing growth with no issues. 1 of 2 of my Red Tiger Lotus is growing, but the other one is still inert. Same thing with the second madagascar lace leaf, nothing coming out yet.
My heater is set to 78, and I seem to be losing about 5mm of water per day. I will wait to complete, but I was thinking about a acrylic lid. Any comments? I also heard of Bettas getting sick from cold air, so it might be a good idea to put together a lid no matter what...
Talking about Bettas, I lost the bid for the last few attempts on Aquabid. The good news is that the local pet store has some really nice halfmoon bettas. After a 40 minute talk to the lady that places the orders from their farm, I might hear some good news on Monday (tomorrow!)
Besides that, I am in the market for some foreground plants. Dwarf Grass or baby tears?
Lastly (Brian, this one is for you), could this tank benefit from another set of Finnex lights? Unfortunately, the Finnex 2 doesn't come in 12", but I was wondering if I should add another fugeray to this tank. Sometimes I think having 2 would create a more homogeneous lighting for the plants. The first dosing of Flourish, Excel and Iron went in. It seems to me the plants are doing really good.
deb_unlimited
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I would definitely put a cover on the tank because bettas will jump!
I would definitely put a cover on the tank because bettas will jump!
Brian_Nano12g
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Well i think if you're getting adequate growth with a single Fugeray, you should keep it that way. Since you just started dosing with flourish and excel, you should start to see even more growth. If you add a second Fugeray, you'll be matching what the Ray 2 puts out in terms of lighting. I read somewhere that the Fugeray and Ray2 use the same exact LED emitters, just that the Ray 2 has more and aren't as evenly spaced out.
So you can go with a second Fugeray but you may need to add co2 to avoid algae.
As for cover, i had my betta on two tanks without one and she hasn't jumped out yet (luckily). But it sounds like your fancy betta won't be cheap so you might want to think about getting a piece of glass cut to size. I'm using a piece of acrylic on my rimless when i have to leave town for days at a time to reduce evaporation. However, i just noticed that the acrylic starts to warp a bit. Thankfully, i only use the cover occasionally.
So you can go with a second Fugeray but you may need to add co2 to avoid algae.
As for cover, i had my betta on two tanks without one and she hasn't jumped out yet (luckily). But it sounds like your fancy betta won't be cheap so you might want to think about getting a piece of glass cut to size. I'm using a piece of acrylic on my rimless when i have to leave town for days at a time to reduce evaporation. However, i just noticed that the acrylic starts to warp a bit. Thankfully, i only use the cover occasionally.
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Rcguerra
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And the carbon supply can't come from liquid supplements, can it? I don't have a problem spending 10 bucks a month on liquid supplements, but I am just not ready for the whole CO2 thing...
Thank you for the help. Just as a side note, my fish will be 12 bucks if everything goes right with the LFS. Either way, I just got acrylic, I'll cut it to size and have it as a template for the glass store.
Brian_Nano12g
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Well i guess the liquid carbon would work. I would've said no but Rivercats' 220g TOTM for January is proof that high lights and liquid carbon (in get case, Glutaraldehyde) works.
Anyway, your tank is looking great. Keep the updates coming.
Anyway, your tank is looking great. Keep the updates coming.
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Day 10:
25% water change, and after some help from Brian and Cats, I added some variation of micro swords and baby tears (even though I will not be running a CO2 system, but using liquid carbon).
My issue now is lighting. Picture 1 has the light on top of background plants. Picture 2 has it on top of foreground plants. Picture 3, right in the middle. It really makes me feel I want to run 2 fugerays!
Any thoughts?
25% water change, and after some help from Brian and Cats, I added some variation of micro swords and baby tears (even though I will not be running a CO2 system, but using liquid carbon).
My issue now is lighting. Picture 1 has the light on top of background plants. Picture 2 has it on top of foreground plants. Picture 3, right in the middle. It really makes me feel I want to run 2 fugerays!
Any thoughts?
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