Myrtle
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Now that I'm back into the swing of all things fishy after a 10 year hiatus, I've decided to upgrade my betta imbellis tank from the ancient 30l to a 60l denerle nano cube. I'm sick of the silver plastic and she'll appreciate the space. She'll be taking her Cherry entourage with her too.
As you can see from this tank, I'm no aquascaper. I'm more of a 'throw it in and hope for the best' kinda gal normally, but I'm going to make an effort with this one.
It'll be another low energy tank as, to be honest, so am I. I'm planning on a capped soil substrate, probably aquatic compost topped with sand, and more of a riparium than the existing one (though I'll reuse the plants!). The 30l is filtered by a tiny fluval internal filter which feeds a kind of waterfall (which isn't at all visible ) so the flow is minimal. I'm debating whether I can get away with a similar set-up using the same filter in a 60l and I think, theoretically, provided the plant mass is large enough, I should be able to with such a small bioload. At least when it's matured. Maybe a small HOB filter whilst it's still young and establishing might be worth it?
I'll be reusing the plants already in the tank and have been scrolling through pages of tank shots on here looking for inspiration but as usual, it's all a muddle with no clear plan right now. All I know is that it'll have wood, water and soil. Oh, and plants, shrimp and Mrs Betta!
As you can see from this tank, I'm no aquascaper. I'm more of a 'throw it in and hope for the best' kinda gal normally, but I'm going to make an effort with this one.
It'll be another low energy tank as, to be honest, so am I. I'm planning on a capped soil substrate, probably aquatic compost topped with sand, and more of a riparium than the existing one (though I'll reuse the plants!). The 30l is filtered by a tiny fluval internal filter which feeds a kind of waterfall (which isn't at all visible ) so the flow is minimal. I'm debating whether I can get away with a similar set-up using the same filter in a 60l and I think, theoretically, provided the plant mass is large enough, I should be able to with such a small bioload. At least when it's matured. Maybe a small HOB filter whilst it's still young and establishing might be worth it?
I'll be reusing the plants already in the tank and have been scrolling through pages of tank shots on here looking for inspiration but as usual, it's all a muddle with no clear plan right now. All I know is that it'll have wood, water and soil. Oh, and plants, shrimp and Mrs Betta!