Chelsea716

Quick question, I have a 3 gallon tank being filtered in my house and I was wondering what is a good moss to add? Going to add a marimo moss ball for sure, but its colder water with not heater so I can't do java moss I think. I am using gravel in the tank. Moss will be attached to a piece of decor or drift wood.

This kit is VERY well known. On kickstarter, it raised more then double its goal.

OK, what heater is good for this pool? I need a heater ASAP as it is like, 70f-ish. My tank has a air temp of 75-80 and I have a bubbler in the water right now. Going to petsmart tomorrow to buy a filter (tetra internal for small tanks or about 2.5-4 gallons I think). I used them in my betta tanks so I think it will work. Should I add a heater? And is a marimo moss ball good with shrimp? I am looking to add one. I want it to be colder as my hermit crabs prefer cold fresh water.

Okay, no added co2 producer? I often go on vacations where I am gone for a week or two. I could set a light on a timer, but do I instruct the care taker to add a special amount of excel? Or should I get a small CO2 producer? I might have a spare bit of cash to shell out for a pressured system. I LOVE cuba as a carpet but is it good for newbies? Is there anything that looks like sheet moss that I could use?

I do a lot of work and this stresses me out. Seeing as I find fish keeping relaxing, I think a planted tank sounds fun! I have a 10 gallon that I will use. No nothing for the tank yet. Thinking of adding some bright cherry shrimp in as well (for colour). I like carpeting plants like cubas and fine hair. I can do trimming as needed. I want a small park with a tree look, using java moss as a "leaf" on a drift wood tree. Maybe a path of black gravel down the tank as a "road" with a carpet all around as grass. Some nice low - medium plants in the background is good. Do not want a java moss carpet though. I have a $200 budget for plants, substrate, decor and equipment. No budget on other animals. I might add two male guppies as well. No other fish. Just RCS and guppies. Equipment does not included foods and other stuff for he animals. I am looking at a 40 watt light, as the tank is 12 inches tall (I think). Black substrate for the tank is a need. My end budget (absolute max) is $350. I have the tank so that saves me a few toonies. Lots of green plants is a want as well. Can you guys help?

Ok, trying to add a heater to my 3g pool. It is very chilly right now as my crab tank is at 74f but it hits the high 70's and low 80's in the day. I am going to convert my 10 gallon tank in my room into a nice cherry shrimp tank. I need to see how I like the shrimp before adding to the pool. I have a large spot on my dresser for the tank and I am trying to get stuff ready. I will be takin pics of the current tank right now but I have a leak in my water fall so I am trying to patch that. I know a guy in the states is building a 750+ hermit crab tan with I think 80 gallon salt water pool, 30 gallon fresh and a 10 gallon brackish for fiddler crabs. It's very cool how people do this

I have a few tanks from my current crustacean pets (hermit crabs, once in a 25 gallon, now in a 165 gallon) so I decided to get into fish and shrimp. I am turning an old 10 gallon into a cherry shrimp tank and my 25 gallon into a tropical tank. I have owned guppies and bettas in the past, but I got rid of them a while ago as I got caught up in school. Seeing as I am not as busy anymore, I am getting back in! I am even doing a 3 gallon shrimp tank in my hermit crab tank! I joined here for fish advice :3

Things I forgot to add: I am making a sponge filter for the tank as well. With an airstone, air pump, tubing, aquarium filter sponge, and a a tube of plastic with the top and bottom cut off as well as holes in the piece. Just a typical DIY filter. I use dechlor water for it as well. I use API water treatment. No added salts or anything. I do %25 water changes weekly right now and a %100 change once a month because my crabs spill a LOT of stuff into the pool.

So I have a 3 gallon fresh water tank in the middle of my 165 gallon hermit crab tank. Sound wierd, but what shrimp would go good in the pool? I used a new and clean kritter keeper for the pool. It is lined with unpainted gravel and has a fake plant in it. I have a few water proof reptile bio-vines in there so my crabs can go in and out. My guys only go in there sometimes so I was looking at adding shrimp. I know it is safe as MANY hermit crab owners have shrimp in there large water pools. It is 12x7.5x8.

I think the bad thing is, they are marketing this to people who know nothing about fish. I think if you know stuff about fish, this is OK, but for a starter this is not good. I think that if you have a say, 50 gallon tank for aquaponics its OK. Goldfish seem great for this thing as the amount of waste they give off is a ton. But only in a large system.

So I came about this aquaponics kit, it supposedly filters out harmful things from a fish tank and uses it for plants. I looked at one major kit on kickstarter and it seems in NO way good for any fish! It looks like maybe 2 gallons of space (5 at tops)! Thats okay for shrimp but I don't think any fish would live a happy life in it. A betta would be able to live in it if it was designed differently to allow for air but they are showing guppies I think in the tank.

Here is the link:

store.backtotheroots.com/product_p/aquaponics.htm

So what do you guys and gals think of this?