Billbug68
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Hey all! Well, since my 12 long is in hiatus right now, I needed something cheap and fun to keep me busy. I had originally came up on a free 20 gallon that I cleaned up and promised my son it would be his. Well, once I got it all clean and stuck it in his room, it just looked too big, so I decided to pick up a new 10 gallon instead. I hope to make this a nice little budget friendly build, using mostly materials I already have on hand. The tank will be unheated with a small school of White Cloud Mountain Minnows. Maybe some shrimp down the road if someone can recommend some that can withstand cooler temps. Well lets get in to the dets!
Equipment:
Tank - Standard 10 gallon AGA
Filtration - Aquaclear 30
Heater - None
Lighting - Standard hood/light combo with spiral CFLs
Hardscape:
• Found stone (free!!!)
• Play sand (stolen from my 12L)
• ADA Aquasoil Amazonia (already had a bag)
Planned Flora:
• Dwarf Hairgrass (background)
• Marsilea Minuta (foreground accent)
Planned Fauna:
• White Cloud Mountain Minnows
• Cool water shrimp, Maybe???
So the plan is to carpet the back of the tank (the back third of the tank has the aquasoil capped with sand) behind the stones with the DHG and use the marsilea minuta in random places up front. I'm gonna try to do this without co2, just excel, so we'll see how it goes...
Alright, well I thinks thats all I have for now, I still need to get a hood/light combo for the tank, so right now I'm just using my Ray2 to work on the tank. Here's a pic of the hardscape!
Equipment:
Tank - Standard 10 gallon AGA
Filtration - Aquaclear 30
Heater - None
Lighting - Standard hood/light combo with spiral CFLs
Hardscape:
• Found stone (free!!!)
• Play sand (stolen from my 12L)
• ADA Aquasoil Amazonia (already had a bag)
Planned Flora:
• Dwarf Hairgrass (background)
• Marsilea Minuta (foreground accent)
Planned Fauna:
• White Cloud Mountain Minnows
• Cool water shrimp, Maybe???
So the plan is to carpet the back of the tank (the back third of the tank has the aquasoil capped with sand) behind the stones with the DHG and use the marsilea minuta in random places up front. I'm gonna try to do this without co2, just excel, so we'll see how it goes...
Alright, well I thinks thats all I have for now, I still need to get a hood/light combo for the tank, so right now I'm just using my Ray2 to work on the tank. Here's a pic of the hardscape!
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