chrismiller12341
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Ok soooooo here we go I was going to wait until everything was done. Then just post progress but I'm to impatient for all that . So this what I have it is a 8ish x4.5ish inch betta aquarium I had laying around. I was using it to grow a sheet of java moss to tie to some driftwood.
Then it struck me. My wife would love more than anything for me to start a new project.
So this is my new plan for this tank. I'm going to do a mini vivarium townhouse style (you'll see what I mean). I have some wood (I always smile when I say that). Two main pieces that I plan to use. I'm going to ask you to use your imagination a little because I'm not quite ready to disturb the moss. Here are the two pieces that I am going to use.
I tried to draw how the base piece would be positioned. The twisted piece is going to be a second level.
Like this. It will be secured to the base by a dowel I will drill holes for after I cut it to correct height that works the best. It will be positioned so it is in the corner. One side will be on the back glass. The other will stretch to the left side glass. Like a wedge to give the largest footprint. That will become the second "level" (that's were the townhouse style comes in).
As for plants. I will take the jave moss and place the base wood under covering it in a carpet of java I might trim to leave some of the wood nubs exposed. On the second level I will place a small dish that will hold a small amount of water. That dish will be filled with Java and allowed to grow down the branch connecting the second level to the base. The aquarium has a glass cover and the humidity stays nice and high.
So in the end hopefully it will have a small angled body of water about an inch to an inch and a half deep. The base wood slopes from the point so if say a vampire crab was in the water it could easily climb out. The base would take up about 3/4 of the foot print. Then the second layer does two things add more square inchage (haha new word). Allows for heat regulation being able to be closer if necessary to the light source. And second provides the opposite as well if on the base under the overhang of the second floor will provide shelter from light and shade if necessary. Expecially if I grew some small draping stem plants that cascaded over the edge of the second floor.
Ok i hope I gave you guys and girls at least an idea of what I'm going for I just couldn't wait until I was done. But things are growing fast so I will be able to update often. Thanks for taking the time to check out my new project.
Then it struck me. My wife would love more than anything for me to start a new project.
So this is my new plan for this tank. I'm going to do a mini vivarium townhouse style (you'll see what I mean). I have some wood (I always smile when I say that). Two main pieces that I plan to use. I'm going to ask you to use your imagination a little because I'm not quite ready to disturb the moss. Here are the two pieces that I am going to use.
I tried to draw how the base piece would be positioned. The twisted piece is going to be a second level.
Like this. It will be secured to the base by a dowel I will drill holes for after I cut it to correct height that works the best. It will be positioned so it is in the corner. One side will be on the back glass. The other will stretch to the left side glass. Like a wedge to give the largest footprint. That will become the second "level" (that's were the townhouse style comes in).
As for plants. I will take the jave moss and place the base wood under covering it in a carpet of java I might trim to leave some of the wood nubs exposed. On the second level I will place a small dish that will hold a small amount of water. That dish will be filled with Java and allowed to grow down the branch connecting the second level to the base. The aquarium has a glass cover and the humidity stays nice and high.
So in the end hopefully it will have a small angled body of water about an inch to an inch and a half deep. The base wood slopes from the point so if say a vampire crab was in the water it could easily climb out. The base would take up about 3/4 of the foot print. Then the second layer does two things add more square inchage (haha new word). Allows for heat regulation being able to be closer if necessary to the light source. And second provides the opposite as well if on the base under the overhang of the second floor will provide shelter from light and shade if necessary. Expecially if I grew some small draping stem plants that cascaded over the edge of the second floor.
Ok i hope I gave you guys and girls at least an idea of what I'm going for I just couldn't wait until I was done. But things are growing fast so I will be able to update often. Thanks for taking the time to check out my new project.
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