AquaKai's 2.5g Planted Tank!

[Basefrog]

I'm headover heels in love with Pride and Prejudice, I can quote the entire movie and the book. Plus I annoy my friends with little 18th century things that I do

All I can say is.. That is not Lord of the Rings!

Yeah were you thinking of a ceramic one? Or one where the bubble slowly works its way up a maze?

Good idea with the planted bowl.

 

[Austin.b]

Nice!! I'm loving the pearling action! Lol I'm having a problem finding a diffuser for my DIY CO2 so let us know what you end up getting!

 

[Galligak]

A ceramic one. I don't think that I am going to be needing too much CO2. I really need to stop with the tank thing soon! The bowl sitting beside me is begging to be planted tonight, but I still have to write about Sacco and Vanzetti and talk about english crap that I hate

Let's see what'll win out

 

[Basefrog]

Haha! You see this is why you become a Scuba diving instructor.. You get to swim with pretty fishies and see them at home =D No boring English =)

 

[Galligak]

I'm land locked But I do go wading in the rivers around me and collect plant and animals/fish for a while. That's fun Sacco and Vanzetti really shouldn't have been bad criminals because they're not making me happy!

 

[alia258]

Do you think that petco or petsmart will have some?

 

[Galligak]

Do you think that petco or petsmart will have some?

Xmas moss or air stone? Xmas moss- maybe, air stone- definitely!

 

[alia258]

I hope they do have some sort of fun moss, I'd like it to be one of the plants in my 40g tank! ^^

 

[Galligak]

Ok, so I need to add CO2 soon! It's a algae-y currently in the tank! The plants have really grown, but my betta knocked out some of the HC which I need to replant! Here's a picture of how it looks today:

 

[Basefrog]

Looking goooooood Is that duckweed on the top?

 

[Galligak]

Looking goooooood Is that duckweed on the top?

Thanks! It just came off a 1.5 day black put because I was gone and I'm shocked that the plants GREW! The Ludwigia has grown at least an inch from Friday and has done another inch or inch and a half since I've gotten it! Thats dwarf water lettuce on the top, I want to get the weed soon! People curse it but I love floating plants!

 

[Basefrog]

That's all great news! Tbh get what ever you want.. After all it is your tank =)

 

[Galligak]

I just hooked up the CO2. Hopefully I will be able to tell the difference soon!

 

[Austin.b]

I just hooked up the CO2. Hopefully I will be able to tell the difference soon!

Awesome!! How did you diffuse it?

 

[Galligak]

Awesome!! How did you diffuse it?

Thanks! I am currently using a limewood diffuser I got from petco in the saltwater section. I'm hoping to get a ceramic one the next time I go to my "big" fish store

 

[Basefrog]

Ceramic seem good =) Though i'm not sure if DIY set ups have enough pressure to make them work =o They should do.

 

[Austin.b]

Ceramic seem good =) Though i'm not sure if DIY set ups have enough pressure to make them work =o They should do.

I had this problem, I've learned that DIY CO2 dosent have enough pressure to diffuse through a ceramic diffuser. Maybe yours will work though

 

[Galligak]

Well if it doesn't work, then I'm back to the drawing board! Hopefully it'll work though

 

[themox]

i hope so! that's what i had planned to do.

can anyone confirm this? and maybe what their recipe consisted of? 2 litre bottle etc?

 

[Galligak]

i hope so! that's what i had planned to do.

can anyone confirm this? and maybe what their recipe consisted of? 2 litre bottle etc?

I've always read that it'll work. I'm probably going to have to revamp my co2 because I only have a 24oz bottle (that was all I had) with 3/4 cups of brown sugar, a pinch of baking soda, a pinch of yeast and Luke warm water to fill it up. Not the best recipie, but hey it's working