My sons first tank

[flchamp89]

He got a spec iii
It will be a work in progress. But so far its been all him. Pretty good for 8. Still cloudy lol

 

[Bert2oo1]

Looks bloody good for an 8 year old! Future aquascaper in the making? I think so!

 

[flchamp89]

Took forever lol

 

[Bert2oo1]

Took forever lol

Haha that's all part of the fun! If I get the tank I want over the next few weeks I recon it will take me about a month to scape it lol can't rush these things!

 

[flchamp89]

I hope tomorrow ill have my stand finished. I just got to tear down my 10g. Kinda dreading that part.

 

[Bert2oo1]

I hope tomorrow ill have my stand finished. I just got to tear down my 10g. Kinda dreading that part.

Nice! What size tank are u putting together? Or u just rescaping the 10g? I'm hoping to go from my 30g to a 52g custom sized rimless tank. Waiting to see if I can get the glass first but then I have to build a stand and everything aswell. Hoping to go 900x500x500mm. Need to buy new lighting and swap from filters around from other tanks aswell. After putting together my first tank I've realised u cant rush into setting them up. I've come to a point where I really dislike the current tank I have, Everything is just wrong lol

 

[flchamp89]

That how I feel about my 10g. Just ran out of room too quick. I have a 40b. I have all my equipment. Just got to finish the stand.
I have move the 10g out as room is limited.

 

[Bert2oo1]

That how I feel about my 10g. Just ran out of room too quick. I have a 40b. I have all my equipment. Just got to finish the stand.
I have move the 10g out as room is limited.

That's exactly what happened in my 30g. I just feel there isn't enough room to achieve what I'm after! 40b is a good size, do U have a scape in mind? (A picture for inspiration?)

 

[flchamp89]

I like the jungle look. I know its not proper aquascaping lol. There several plants i want that I dont have room for in my 10 plus with the 40 I can have a bigger sand beach. I want more endlers as well. Ill obviously keep the plants from my 10.

 

[Bert2oo1]

I like the jungle look. I know its not proper aquascaping lol. There several plants i want that I dont have room for in my 10 plus with the 40 I can have a bigger sand beach. I want more endlers as well. Ill obviously keep the plants from my 10.

I'd say it's a form of scaping. Jungle isn't easy to pull off as plant placement is important. It's good your reusing your plants, I'll be throwing so many away. Seems like such a waste. I like to keep the 30 as a grow out but I've already got 4 tanks on the go so I feel I need to draw the line lol

 

[flchamp89]

I live in a single wide trailer lol

 

[Straick85]

I like it. Hoping to see it in a month or two after the plants fill in.
Let him know that it looks good.

 

[flchamp89]

Thanks. Im going to give him some plants. Just wanted to start cycle.

 

[sms1852]

Thanks. Im going to give him some plants. Just wanted to start cycle.

I'd love to see an updated picture of your son's tank.

 

[flchamp89]

New fluval light on the specs got some par. I think if someone wanted you could grow just about any plant.

 

[sms1852]

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New fluval light on the specs got some par. I think if someone wanted you could grow just about any plant.

Very cool! Is that a Betta in there, I see? How big is your son's tank. You just gave me inspiration for my classroom Tank, more plants!!! I love the digital thermometer, the regular one is hard for my old eyes to see.

 

[flchamp89]

2.6g. Not ideal for betta. Logic as well as most people say digital will not be as accurate. I seem to find them to be within .5
I can live with that. Ive been using digital ones for awhile now. Cheap on amazon I think 6 bucks or so.

 

[Betta keeper]

It's looking really good!

 

[flchamp89]

It's looking really good!

Thank you he learned alot. Knows way more than I did when I was his age. I plan on giving him my 10g

 

[sms1852]

Thank you he learned alot. Knows way more than I did when I was his age. I plan on giving him my 10g

I think that's the best part about having fish as a pet kids learn a lot. Both my 9 year old & my 6 year old do the water testing with me & are learning about the nitrogen cycle.