Mickeybags
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Hi all,
I am planning to buy a 5.5 gallon planted aquarium. I really want it to stand out. Already have a 10 gallon planted tank which is doing real bad. The fish are fine but the plants are not. My other is a 1.5 planted which is doing fantastic. I'm quite proud of it. So I want to replicate the 1.5 on a slightly larger scale. I'm in a dorm room otherwise I would jump up to another 10 or even a 20. I have several questions and I would also like to hear the communities opinion as you guys have helped me so much along the way. I thought it would be easier to put all my questions in one post.
1) Stocking
I know my options are incredibly limited. I originally wanted to go with a dwarf puffer until I researched them some more. I was thinking a betta and some neon tetras? Or maybe a male and several female bettas. I would like to go with something you normally wouldn't get in a fish store. Ordering online is not an issue I have friends nearby who's houses I can have them shipped to. I've been fooling around on aqadivsor but would like to hear your opinions.
2) plants
I want the plants to be the center piece. I was thinking of getting a small piece of drift wood or some rocks. I know nothing about plants so your help would be awesome. ( I've been using flourish in both my tanks)
3) substrate
My other tanks are sand but I would like to change it up and use gravel this time. But what else should I use to help the plants flourish? How should I layer it?
4) filtration
I have a Marineland penguin 100B that came with my ten gallon which is no longer in use. Is that too much or should I go with an undergravel filter?
5) lighting
Again I know nothing about this. Any help would be great
Sorry for the long post but your advice would be very helpful in aiding the tons of research I have been doing since the moment I got my first tank. Thanks in advance guys!
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I am planning to buy a 5.5 gallon planted aquarium. I really want it to stand out. Already have a 10 gallon planted tank which is doing real bad. The fish are fine but the plants are not. My other is a 1.5 planted which is doing fantastic. I'm quite proud of it. So I want to replicate the 1.5 on a slightly larger scale. I'm in a dorm room otherwise I would jump up to another 10 or even a 20. I have several questions and I would also like to hear the communities opinion as you guys have helped me so much along the way. I thought it would be easier to put all my questions in one post.
1) Stocking
I know my options are incredibly limited. I originally wanted to go with a dwarf puffer until I researched them some more. I was thinking a betta and some neon tetras? Or maybe a male and several female bettas. I would like to go with something you normally wouldn't get in a fish store. Ordering online is not an issue I have friends nearby who's houses I can have them shipped to. I've been fooling around on aqadivsor but would like to hear your opinions.
2) plants
I want the plants to be the center piece. I was thinking of getting a small piece of drift wood or some rocks. I know nothing about plants so your help would be awesome. ( I've been using flourish in both my tanks)
3) substrate
My other tanks are sand but I would like to change it up and use gravel this time. But what else should I use to help the plants flourish? How should I layer it?
4) filtration
I have a Marineland penguin 100B that came with my ten gallon which is no longer in use. Is that too much or should I go with an undergravel filter?
5) lighting
Again I know nothing about this. Any help would be great
Sorry for the long post but your advice would be very helpful in aiding the tons of research I have been doing since the moment I got my first tank. Thanks in advance guys!
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