Juxtaposed Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I threw this little 1 gallon flower vase together yesterday. The substrate is Fluval stratum, and it has some scrounged wood and rocks from the creek below the house, some java moss, an anubias, and some stem plant I found floating in my koi pond in the backyard. The only light on it is from an Edison bulb in the table lamp next to it. We'll see what happens... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Love things like this, they turn into amazing focal points wherever they are placed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miska Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Are you planning to put snails or shrimp or anything in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juxtaposed Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 I might end up putting a few cherry shrimp in there, but only if they end up breeding in my other tank. I don't plan on spending any money on this little experiment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 4:17 PM, Juxtaposed said: I threw this little 1 gallon flower vase together yesterday. The substrate is Fluval stratum, and it has some scrounged wood and rocks from the creek below the house, some java moss, an anubias, and some stem plant I found floating in my koi pond in the backyard. The only light on it is from an Edison bulb in the table lamp next to it. We'll see what happens... I love this idea, very simplistic and beautiful! I am certainly tempted to set up something like this. I agree with @Miska that some nice red cherry shrimp or maybe a nerite snail would look great in there!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juxtaposed Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 The vase is settling nicely! The plants all seem to be doing well, the water is clear, and copepods are swarming all over the wood and substrate. The anacharis I snatched from the koi pond has even put out new growth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Completely unrelated: nice typewriter! The experiment looks cool too😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juxtaposed Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 Thanks, @TheSwissAquarist! Unfortunately, I broke it years ago. I found it at an antique store and had intended to fix it up and bring it to my high school English classroom, but it turns out that I'm not much of an antique typewriter repairman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juxtaposed Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 While I wait for the tank to settle and become a healthy enough ecosystem for cherry shrimp, I snatched some tadpoles out of the garden pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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