Fish Folk Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) For Christmas, I gave my friend … let’s just call him “Nick” … 🎅 a nano aquarium kit, and tomorrow I’m going to help set it up for him. It’s something like this… Today, I got substrate. Red … ‘cause … where he’s from, that’s what color dirt should be! And, in advance, I picked out my go-to standard fish food flakes… We are going to show y’all how to bang-zoom an aquarium all together. Stay tuned… Edited February 25, 2022 by Fish Folk 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Well you are a Saint... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) So early this morning, I’m thinking about how to design a little aquascape. Mind you: I’m NOT a serious aquascaper, so this will be a bit more rough-and-ready. I begin with the piles of aquarium junk anyone who has been too far into this hobby has somewhere if they’ll admit it. Now, from this mess, I pull out a small piece of wood and a little salt-and-pepper rock… I kind of set up a fake background to help me envision this… Now, in my mind… I like a black backing, a green-perimeter, greens near structure, and some open spaces out front. I go through my tanks next and start noting little plants that might look nice in a small tank scape. You really have to think carefully about what the plants _will eventually look like_ once they grow in, not just what they look like now. Java Ferns — I’ve got extras, and small. They could go on the wood… Rotala Indica - very fine-leaves. Definitely could go around the bases of structure… Theres this nice Java moss (Christmas moss?) that has a fern-like shape. Looks great growing off structure anywhere… I found some random stuff… Susswasertang…. Riccia (sp?)… And some tiny crypt parva… And I think every tank needs a bronze crypt or two… I’m trying to stay mindful that the hygro I like really grows out of control fast, and could become a bother… So… most all of my tanks are junky “throw it in there!” set ups. I’ll try to be a bit more judicious with this set up today. More to come… Edited February 25, 2022 by Fish Folk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 One important thing: I keep a tank with a bunch of these “bacto-surge” sponge filters in. I’ll take a well-primed one along to kickstart the cycle. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) Alrighty! Just about all staged here. Substrate is in car. I got the plants bagged… Drained ca. 4-gal. from Discus tank… And here’s about everything… Maybe I’ll grab an extra heater… maybe also an extra light timer… bah! another bag of plants too!!! 🪴 🌱 Ob yes! I’ll pick up Elmers foam board at WalMart on the way… Edited February 25, 2022 by Fish Folk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 “We on a mission!” One last little thing… for tying on Java fern… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 En route pick up… Drive steady… 💦😬 💦 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Okee dokee… it’s a bit “underwhelming” presently. But the steps looked like: The filter flow is pretty high, so nothing was staying put. The red cloud needs to settle before we can adjust the plants. But it’s start! And he’s happy. I’ll continue in days ahead once we adjust plants, test water, and add shrimp and fish. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 This is so exciting! You're such a gem for doing this for your friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I bet Nick is going to love this setup, just don’t give him any little brown fish. 😁 (Pygmy Corydoras are ok) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I would venture a guess it will be stocked with official @Fish Folk fishies?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 3:51 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: I would venture a guess it will be stocked with official @Fish Folk fishies?? Yepper! I’ve got in mind these Mutt Guppies… 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 2:57 PM, Fish Folk said: Yepper! I’ve got in mind these Mutt Guppies… Perfect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 Fixed up plants a bit today, and added shrimp and mutt guppies… Took a short video. Pardon the hillbilly convo… 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Awesome I love the guppies colors and love how the plants has grown keep up the good work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 11:52 AM, Fish Folk said: Took a short video. Pardon the hillbilly convo… I didn’t have trouble understanding. My wife’s an ethnic northern redneck, their dialect is very similar to your hillbilly 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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