About 10 years ago I tried plants in a small way with a cichlid tank with ferns/anubias, but gave up on plants when I would get nothing but leaves covered in black fuzz. Since then I have been doing reef tanks, but caught the hankering for a small shrimp tank, so I cleaned out a 3g Picotope and got to it:
Tank: 3g Picotope with a custom lid I found on a reef forum sale thread
Lighting: stock with 9w 50/50 bulb, may replace with a 6700k.
Substrate: Fluval Shrimp
Other equipment: AC50 with an AC20 impeller, Intank media basket, 50w Neotherm heater, basically stuff I had on hand to throw a tank together.
Plants: I really wish I written down the names I think the ones in the front are some kind of crypt, the stuff in bunches near the rock begins with a "P" (I'm awful, I know), and I don't remember what the anubias style plant in the back was called, but it was supposedly fairly rare. The piece of wood in the front had the moss and fern already on it, and since it came from a tank at the lfs, I thought it might help with the cycle. Too big really, but $10 to help the water chemistry seemed like a good deal for what I was getting.
My plan now is to wait 3-4 weeks and get some crystal red shrimp. Does the timing sound about right?
Thanks!!!
Tank: 3g Picotope with a custom lid I found on a reef forum sale thread
Lighting: stock with 9w 50/50 bulb, may replace with a 6700k.
Substrate: Fluval Shrimp
Other equipment: AC50 with an AC20 impeller, Intank media basket, 50w Neotherm heater, basically stuff I had on hand to throw a tank together.
Plants: I really wish I written down the names I think the ones in the front are some kind of crypt, the stuff in bunches near the rock begins with a "P" (I'm awful, I know), and I don't remember what the anubias style plant in the back was called, but it was supposedly fairly rare. The piece of wood in the front had the moss and fern already on it, and since it came from a tank at the lfs, I thought it might help with the cycle. Too big really, but $10 to help the water chemistry seemed like a good deal for what I was getting.
My plan now is to wait 3-4 weeks and get some crystal red shrimp. Does the timing sound about right?
Thanks!!!