1 Gallon Planted Bowl

Newman · 01-31-2013, 10:53 PM

microsword looks like a nice bowl plant.

acejohn · 02-01-2013, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JMex

Quick little photo update I took while visiting. Bowl is doing quite well. No algae, plants are growing like crazy, microsword and moss growing so much some of it is growing emersed, and shrimps are happy.

Wow! Still looks great! Does shrimps don't jump off through the drift wood?

JMex · 02-01-2013, 10:03 PM

I love the microsword in there. It doesn't overtake much and is easy to thin out if needed. And the shrimp stay put! Usually the reason things try to get out is if the water parameters are bad

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mosspearl · 02-04-2013, 11:08 PM

What a beautiful planting!

greenman857 · 02-04-2013, 11:21 PM

Yeah it does look great! I love "tanks" with emergent growth!
However what's growing in those other jars?

mosspearl · 02-04-2013, 11:43 PM

I'm guessing, greenman, but those smaller jars look like candles to me. JMex can probably confirm when he gets a chance.

JMex · 02-04-2013, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenman857

Yeah it does look great! I love "tanks" with emergent growth!
However what's growing in those other jars?

Thank you! The other jars are just candles. My girlfriend isn't as into building nano tanks as I am

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Kinection · 02-05-2013, 12:10 AM

That's one really good looking bowl. Keep it up!

**shloken38** · 02-05-2013, 08:45 PM

Very nice! I'm glad to see someone else is doing this. I have a one gallon bowl with a betta and some plants. I've had it up for about a month longer than you, and it is doing great. I've seen too many people wreck on this concept saying that this is not suitable for fish. I think the fact that people like you and me maintain the tank with live plants and water changes makes these small habitats more suitable than a cup on a shelf in the store. I know that betta is super happy, and I'm sure your shrimp are as well.

Nice work!! Keep us posted.

JMex · 06-10-2013, 09:05 PM

I just took the bowl on the long trek back from the college as it's about time for everything to get out of the dorms. It has been around for one year now and the microsword has really taken over. I might end up trimming that big lump of it in the front. Also came to find out that the female shrimp is berried! Only thing off seems to be what looks like blue-green algae growing under the sand cap (still no algae anywhere else).

01-31-2013, 10:53 PM	#16
Newman Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: North NJ Posts: 2,157	microsword looks like a nice bowl plant. __________________

02-01-2013, 10:03 PM	#18
JMex Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 133	Re: 1 Gallon Planted Bowl I love the microsword in there. It doesn't overtake much and is easy to thin out if needed. And the shrimp stay put! Usually the reason things try to get out is if the water parameters are bad Sent from HTC DNA __________________ 5 Gallon Fluval Chi 1 Gallon Bowl

02-04-2013, 11:08 PM	#19
mosspearl Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 287	What a beautiful planting! __________________ ~Toni Evolve4 set up \| 10 gallon set up \| Planted Jars "It goes ding when there's stuff." ~Doctor Who

02-04-2013, 11:21 PM	#20
greenman857 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern VT Posts: 232	Yeah it does look great! I love "tanks" with emergent growth! However what's growing in those other jars? __________________ Wabi-kusa101: My first attempts at Wabi-kusa Newer Wabi-kusa Wabi-kusa and then some! Claytower: Clay tower shapes, Wabi-kusa with shrimp. The Floating Island

02-04-2013, 11:43 PM	#21
mosspearl Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 287	I'm guessing, greenman, but those smaller jars look like candles to me. JMex can probably confirm when he gets a chance. __________________ ~Toni Evolve4 set up \| 10 gallon set up \| Planted Jars "It goes ding when there's stuff." ~Doctor Who

02-05-2013, 12:10 AM	#23
Kinection Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 929	That's one really good looking bowl. Keep it up! __________________ - Brian That one guy that is always online.

02-05-2013, 08:45 PM	#24
shloken38 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 544	Very nice! I'm glad to see someone else is doing this. I have a one gallon bowl with a betta and some plants. I've had it up for about a month longer than you, and it is doing great. I've seen too many people wreck on this concept saying that this is not suitable for fish. I think the fact that people like you and me maintain the tank with live plants and water changes makes these small habitats more suitable than a cup on a shelf in the store. I know that betta is super happy, and I'm sure your shrimp are as well. Nice work!! Keep us posted. __________________ 10 Gallon - Planted with Endlers and Red Cherry Shrimp 29 Gallon - Planted Community

06-10-2013, 09:05 PM	#25
JMex Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 133	I just took the bowl on the long trek back from the college as it's about time for everything to get out of the dorms. It has been around for one year now and the microsword has really taken over. I might end up trimming that big lump of it in the front. Also came to find out that the female shrimp is berried! Only thing off seems to be what looks like blue-green algae growing under the sand cap (still no algae anywhere else). __________________ 5 Gallon Fluval Chi 1 Gallon Bowl

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