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  1. kellyinvancouver

    My 5.5g Betta Mansion

    Hello, Just thought I'd share the setup from my Betta tank... Lou Reed was living in a dorm-room fishbowl for about 8 months (I googled 'Betta Bowl' to get my care info-- oops!) until I discovered, upon getting further into the hobby, that my Louie needed a larger, heated tank to be happy...
  2. kellyinvancouver

    Used Eco Complete: Economical of Just a Plain Waste of Money?

    Hi, I am a student aquarist running 3 lower tech tanks: 5.5g, 10g and 20g. All are the standard rectangle-shape. Here are some collective specs: -Gravel substrate -Dosing Flourish Comprehensive -Low Light -No Co2 now, but I see some DIY in my future. A classified on BCaquaria.com is...
  3. kellyinvancouver

    Poor Substrate with Good Lighting: A no-no?

    Hello, I am planning to plant my 5.5 gal betta tank the low-tech way and am thinking of getting a little screw-in Coralife 10w straight CFL. My substrate is plain old gravel, no CO2, dosing Flourish something... I will update at home. Will my substrate be able to support plants under this...
  4. kellyinvancouver

    Fishbowl Stocking Challenge

    Hello, A short while after joining this site, I have upgraded my very first betta (the gateway drug) from a dorm room fishbowl to a heated, filtered 5.5 gallon tank. I love nano tanks and would still like to use the fish bowl, so I am proposing a challenge: Is there anyone who can humanely...
  5. kellyinvancouver

    16 Hours of Light for My Fish: Too Much?

    Hello, I am relatively new to fish and after having 2 kribs mysteriously die of stress within a few weeks of introducing them to my community tank (20 gal, compatible tankmates, cycled), I am beginning to wonder if my fish are getting too much daylight. I turn the lights on at 6:30 am so that...
  6. kellyinvancouver

    Stocking: Dwarf Puffer in 3 Gallon or Smaller?

    Hello hello hello, I have recently been admiring dwarf puffers from afar, but am nervous about subjecting my community tank to one... I understand that they are nippy and solitary (when mature) and would like to devote a nano-tank (desktop?) to one. I am looking at 3 tanks: a square 1.5...
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