Years ago as a teenager I had a small 30 litre fish tank which a red Betta called Yossarian. Since then a fish tank has been off the cards, as I've moved around a lot and not had much space. Now I have a home of my own, I'm happy to be returning to this wonderful hobby.
I am planning a Walstad aquarium as creating a stable eco system appeals to me, as does the lower maintenance and cost!
Last weekend I assembled the aquarium and stand - the Aquael 125 litre optiset aquarium. It seems like a great value aquarium with bright lights (though no dimming functionality), a cover to minimise evaporation, and a relatively shallow depth, meaning it doesn't impose too much in my living room.
I've also chosen the gravel (Dennerle natural quartz gravel), and have some top soil and pond soil I'm planning to use as the substrate.
This evening I ordered plants online so the race is on to make sure I have everything ready to go by the time they arrive.
There's no planting plan yet but hopefully this will give a nice mix of textures, shapes and sizes of plants to the tank, and at least some will be well suited to the conditions.
That's all for now, photos to follow when there's more to see!
Current plant list:
I am planning a Walstad aquarium as creating a stable eco system appeals to me, as does the lower maintenance and cost!
Last weekend I assembled the aquarium and stand - the Aquael 125 litre optiset aquarium. It seems like a great value aquarium with bright lights (though no dimming functionality), a cover to minimise evaporation, and a relatively shallow depth, meaning it doesn't impose too much in my living room.
I've also chosen the gravel (Dennerle natural quartz gravel), and have some top soil and pond soil I'm planning to use as the substrate.
This evening I ordered plants online so the race is on to make sure I have everything ready to go by the time they arrive.
There's no planting plan yet but hopefully this will give a nice mix of textures, shapes and sizes of plants to the tank, and at least some will be well suited to the conditions.
That's all for now, photos to follow when there's more to see!
Current plant list:
- Ludwigia Repens "Diamond Red"
- Vallisneria asiatica
- Staurogyne repens
- Hydrocotyle leucocephala
- Micranthemum monte carlo
- Hygrophila pinnatifida
- Anubias barteri
- Cryptocoryne wendtii "green"
- Green tiger lotus
- Limnobium laevigatum
- Hydrocotyle tripartita (Japan)
- Ceratopteris Siliquosa (Water Sprite)
- Red root floaters
- 4 red cherry shrimp
- 1 zebra nerite snail
- 3 black panther snails
- 6 otocinclus
- 6 celestial pearl danios
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