ricbennett3 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 This is my son’s betta, Darkin. I thought I’d take a second and document how he came to be today. It all started in Pet Co, naturally (gasp!, I know). I’ve had tanks on and off for 30 years, so was pretty happy to pick up this guy for my little guy. My son designed his first tank. A little 2.5 gallon. Looked like this: Eventually, I was able to talk him into letting me try, just as I was getting into the aquascaping idea. The tank went through a few versions: At some point, I decided I needed a rimless tank, and got inspired by a photo I’d seen of a dragon stone tunnel and made this: I never could get the plants to grow right, battled many types of algae, and couldn’t really get in there to do maintenance without knocking everything all over the place. I liked the look and managed to keep it functional about a year…which brings us to today. I decide I wanted to try a jungle triangle layout, so set Darkin up in a holding tank, and set this up: SpongeBob had to make a come back, or at least my son convinced me of such. Is this the only UNS rimless Aquascape with a SpongeBob house? Maybe, but there’s also $60 in co-op plants, so… that’s the story. Hoping Darkin makes the transition well. He’ll be in the holding tank another couple weeks while levels balance. Lots of re-used media and whatnot so shouldn’t be too long. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Very nice aquascaping! What sizes are the rimless tanks? I bet Darkin will love the live plants and the new area he gets to explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricbennett3 Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 5:33 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Very nice aquascaping! What sizes are the rimless tanks? I bet Darkin will love the live plants and the new area he gets to explore. The bigger one is a 30C (7 gallon). His new home is a 3.5 galling I think. I can’t remember it’s specs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 The fish looks great, the tank looks wonderful as well! I'm excited to see how things develop for you and your son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I can understand Sponge Bob making a comeback. I usually don't care for manmade decorations in my tanks, instead preferring just wood, rocks, and plants, but about a week ago my 5-year old grandson gave me a dragon decoration from Petco for my 62nd birthday. It has a prominent place in my 20 gallon long tank. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricbennett3 Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 Settling in pretty well. Darkin seems happy. I see a new leaf or two. Fingers crossed this is an easy tank moving forward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesAlbright Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 On 6/3/2023 at 9:17 PM, ricbennett3 said: Settling in pretty well. Darkin seems happy. I see a new leaf or two. Fingers crossed this is an easy tank moving forward. Sooooo cute <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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