2.5 gallon planted build

[CorallineAlgae]

Should be fine if it's the right length. The 10w aquarium daylight "U" type CFL from walmart would be ideal.

 

[gman42]

Would that be medium light?

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Over a 2.5 I'd say so.

 

[gman42]

The current lught is 15w, but 3" of it hangs off on both sides. I might stick with it for a little while.
Me and my gma decided on a betta for the tank.
Shrimp might be too complicated to keep.
Still not sure if we r doing a male, or a female betta, but thats not until next week.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

I have a betta in my small tank and he's pretty awesome. My RCS are breeding well in my largar tank and I have lots of new babies so it may be worth a shot to add a couple of adult shrimp to my own betta tank later. Some will eat shrimp and others won't. It's all up to the fish. I don't think a betta in her tank is a bad idea at all. They really are cool fish.

 

[gman42]

The algae is slowly going away, and there are lots of new micro sword runners. Im pretty punped.
I gave her light period of 10 am to 4 pm until the algae dies down.
She is dosing excel daily.
And... I taught her how to do wc's. im going to have her remove a water bottle full once a week. This way she can do wc's when she gets the betta.

 

[gman42]

Would it be a problem when she gets the betta if she takes out a water bottle of dirty aquarium water, then a clean bottle that is prob 7 to or 8 degrees cooler than the tank?

 

[CorallineAlgae]

It should be fine as long as there's a heater in the tank. It's not ideal but fish get sudden minor cool downs during heavy rain in the wild. Lots of people don't temperature match and never loose a fish. I match for water changes but my top off is room temperature RO water that's pretty cold this time of year. The heater corrects it in a few minutes. She can always run the bottle under hot water in the sink for a few minutes if it's really cold.

 

[gman42]

Thanks coraline

The pump and heater will be here in a cpl days, and they will be in the tank by friday
The betta will prob go in sunday once the heater gets set.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

We'll need pictures as evidence! lol Everybody loves new tank pics.

 

[gman42]

Alright

Ill take pics when i get the stuff
Im prob going to test the spobge filter out at my house, since i have to rig a sponge to fit it.

 

[gman42]

The heater arrived!

 

[gman42]

The pump is here, and everything is ready to add to the tank.
Pics will be up friday when everythings added.
I will prob get the betta sunday. That way i can monitor the temp saturday, and get everything set.
There is a orange male betta, a red one, and a cpl goid looking females. Not sure which one to get.

 

[gman42]

The sponge filter, and heater are installed in the tank.
The tank is sitting at 78 degrees, and if its stable all night and tommarrow morning i may get the betta tommarrow.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Nice! I suggest Hikari betta bio gold pellets for food. I feed my betta about 6-8 pellets twice a day. They're really tiny. I also give him a few other foods for variety but thats up to you. The Hikari pellets are excellent.

 

[gman42]

Sounds good, if i can find them at my fs i will pick some up.
I just cleaned the tank, so its a bit cloudy, and this is what the tank looks like as of now.
Im getting the betta, so more pics will be up in a cpl hours.
The micro sword is growing fast, and the crypt in the back has really started to take off.
U can see its roots going all over from a side view of the tank.

 

[gman42]

Heres a pic of the betta

 

[gman42]

He has some really nice blue eyes too

 

[Rivercats]

He's a beauty and a split tail (or what every they call them). Is she happy having a fish now?

 

[gman42]

Yea, she really likea him.

Hes really active too, all he has done is explore the tank.
I bet he is happy hes not in a cup anymore