So I just got my tank and here are some pics:
All the stuff it comes with and most I won't use:
You can kinda see most of the tank, it has a Styrofoam 3d background:
And the background got ripped off immediately:
Already scraped off the glue, and made a eggcrate bottom for the tank.
The tank is about all I'm going to use, so it was kinda expensive just for a tank, but I had a $20 store credit so it helped knock the price down to $57.99, and I'll have a ton of stuff to start a fresh water shrimp tank if I ever decide to.
The kit came with:
The 7.9 Gallon cube tank with foam 3d background
Glass Lid
13 W Power Compact Light (Actually seems really bright for this small tank, but it needs to go)
Some water pure stuff for shrimp
Some shrimp water additives
Some shrimp food
A Bag of Shrimp Safe Substrate
A In-Tank Filter
Thermometer
Extend-able tiny fish net
Foam mat for under the tank
A Shrimp Care Guide
4 Plastic corners for the lid
Thats about it. So this should be a fun build, more pics with the light should be up soon.
I am going to use water from my 90G and some rock and a few hairy mushrooms to see if they will live under this light.
I shouldn't have a cycle since everything will be cured, thus 2 black clowns will be swimming in it Wednesday evening.
Tomorrow if I have time before or after work I will be getting some black sand. Its the live stuff in a bag. I only am buying it becuase its the only sand locally that is black I could care less about the life stuff that is probably dead because it sat on a shelf without oxygen for who knows how long.
Still need some Ideas for a light. I was going to do a Metal Halide, but it would probably cook the tank. I am now down to maybe dual Power compact lights, that might be enough for this tank since its so small I should be able to keep some stuff in it. Or I might do an all out sick homemade LED set up so I can keep anything in it.
Also need to figure out how I want to circulate the water, either small power head, or HOB filter space is a premium, so I got to find something small.
All the stuff it comes with and most I won't use:
You can kinda see most of the tank, it has a Styrofoam 3d background:
And the background got ripped off immediately:
Already scraped off the glue, and made a eggcrate bottom for the tank.
The tank is about all I'm going to use, so it was kinda expensive just for a tank, but I had a $20 store credit so it helped knock the price down to $57.99, and I'll have a ton of stuff to start a fresh water shrimp tank if I ever decide to.
The kit came with:
The 7.9 Gallon cube tank with foam 3d background
Glass Lid
13 W Power Compact Light (Actually seems really bright for this small tank, but it needs to go)
Some water pure stuff for shrimp
Some shrimp water additives
Some shrimp food
A Bag of Shrimp Safe Substrate
A In-Tank Filter
Thermometer
Extend-able tiny fish net
Foam mat for under the tank
A Shrimp Care Guide
4 Plastic corners for the lid
Thats about it. So this should be a fun build, more pics with the light should be up soon.
I am going to use water from my 90G and some rock and a few hairy mushrooms to see if they will live under this light.
I shouldn't have a cycle since everything will be cured, thus 2 black clowns will be swimming in it Wednesday evening.
Tomorrow if I have time before or after work I will be getting some black sand. Its the live stuff in a bag. I only am buying it becuase its the only sand locally that is black I could care less about the life stuff that is probably dead because it sat on a shelf without oxygen for who knows how long.
Still need some Ideas for a light. I was going to do a Metal Halide, but it would probably cook the tank. I am now down to maybe dual Power compact lights, that might be enough for this tank since its so small I should be able to keep some stuff in it. Or I might do an all out sick homemade LED set up so I can keep anything in it.
Also need to figure out how I want to circulate the water, either small power head, or HOB filter space is a premium, so I got to find something small.
