10 Gallon bedside tank

[Austin.b]

Haha nice, looks like it blew up to an all out war! haha what's the plant to the right of the wall? Also, is the wall going to be a permanent stay?

 

[Donkey Gun]

those are the baby tears, they grow like crazy in this tank. Much faster than the glossos, Yea, if it holds up, I think it will be a permanent fixture. I imagine once it gets all grown over, it will look pretty eerie. Like you've come across a hidden passageway deep in the jungle.

 

[Austin.b]

those are the baby tears, they grow like crazy in this tank. Much faster than the glossos, Yea, if it holds up, I think it will be a permanent fixture. I imagine once it gets all grown over, it will look pretty eerie. Like you've come across a hidden passageway deep in the jungle.

Oh ok, wow! I'm jealous! Haha I've always wanted to grow HC but never had any luck. You can try putting a barrier in the substrate to prevent the roots from spreading. Hmm maybe a thin plastic sheet? Have you thought about attatching some moss to it? Lol

 

[Donkey Gun]

attaching some moss to it... lol. I think for this little ecosystem, I have enough moss.

 

[Austin.b]

attaching some moss to it... lol. I think for this little ecosystem, I have enough moss.

Haha yeah, I was joking

 

[Donkey Gun]

Did a little bit of trimming and added some jungle vals.

 

[Donkey Gun]

Now I've got so much Baby Tears and Java Moss, hopefully this will cover my next Root Tab purchase!

 

[OBEYtheFISH]

Send some baby tears my way

 

[Donkey Gun]

Sorry already traded it in... maybe next time!

Picked up some new plants though. Hygro Peruensis.

I've never had the best of luck with red plants, but we will see...

 

[daileene]

Wow. Beautiful colorful plant. Nice choice.

 

[Donkey Gun]

Thank you! I've been wanting to add some red. It's only been a day, but I've already noticed some positive acclimation. The leaves have perked quite a bit for just being in the water 36 hours so it is adjusting well it seems.

I put a root tab at the base and gave my DIY co2 a good stir when I first planted them.

 

[daileene]

That's great. I will have no doubt that it will acclimate very easy. Your setup is the greatest.

 

[Donkey Gun]

The Ludwigia acclimated faster than any plant I've put in this tank!

Just UNBELIEVEABLE!











Lunch time...

 

[daileene]

wow that plant is very happy. good job.

 

[Donkey Gun]

It really is a beautiful plant, I love the tones it has, and they seem to change by the day. Within less than a week it has grown new sprouts, new roots, and has really become the focal point of the tank.

part 3 of my dramatic videos may have to come sooner than I originally planned!

 

[daileene]

yaayyy I cannot wait for that one...yes, i totally agree that the plant became the focal point in that tank coz of how attractive the color is.

 

[Newfishlover]

I'm following so I can refer to this throughout my ten gallon build. Just set it up and put water in it. I don't think you've answered this yet but is your hood a stock hood or something you bought separate? That's my last purchase and I can't decide. Your tank is beautiful by the way. It's my inspiration!

 

[Donkey Gun]

Thank you soooo much. It's really all quite cheap as far as the equipment goes.

The hood is standard 2 socket 15w each that was given to me with the tank. The lights are home depot's 14w cfl daylight, which I believe is around 5500K. They are only $9 for 4 and they last for awhile. I've never had one burn out because Im usually changing them out every few months. Ive read that cfl's will lose 15% of their intensity after only a few months of operation.

I've also lined the entire inside of the hood with aluminum foil.

In addition there is the typical DIY co2 setup using a 2 liter bottle, yeast, sugar and water. That mixture will give me 2 months of home grown CO2.

and lastly, root tabs. I bury 5 of them about every month or so.

Future plans:
I'm looking into an led lighting/timer/dimming system that follows the phases of the moon and daylight hours. Yea, I'm crazy.

Far distant ideas:
Make it rain.

Thank you again!

 

[Gboy66]

Ill pay you to do mine!!! Haha

 

[Coursair]

Your tank is looking great !!! Love the Furcatas
They were my first choice till I fell for my Threadfins.