Dan's Mini M: Woodiness

[dj2005]

2-11-13 - Woodiness:


10-1-10 - Wetland:


3-5-10 - Mountainside:



I purchased this setup on 11/24/09 from a fellow TPT member. Now that I got the tank planted to how I'll probably keep it for some time, I decided it would be best to start a journal on it.

I dose dry ferts, Flourish, Excel, and have 18w of light on it for eight hours per day.

Inhabitants:
Betta
Nerite
RCS
Ramshorn

Plants:
Blyxa japonica
Java fern (probably will be removed in the future)
Marsilea minuta

I apologize ahead of time for the horrible pictures (and water spots, and algae). I cannot get my camera to properly capture 6700-10000k light as it always makes it either too yellow or too green. So, I fooled around with the preset colors and I see it came out much too blue. Hopefully next time I'll be able to hit the middle ground.

12-1-09:

[jmhart]

Very nice. That's a cool little setup for a betta to enjoy. Is that glosso or marsila minuata?

[dj2005]

Originally Posted by jmhart

Very nice. That's a cool little setup for a betta to enjoy. Is that glosso or marsila minuata?

Thanks. It is Marsilea minuta.

[chris.rivera3]

nice tank!!! but your betta will probably eat all your shrimp in a couple weeks

[dj2005]

Originally Posted by chris.rivera3

nice tank!!! but your betta will probably eat all your shrimp in a couple weeks

They give him some exercise. I don't think he managed to get one yet, but if he does, I have a 10g full of them.

Strangely, he seems more interested partaking in a stare contest versus my blyxa than chasing shrimp.

[RipariumGuy]

I like the rock work! I have to agree chris.rivera3, the shrimp will be dinner! Good Job!

[dj2005]

Thanks JakeJ. ddtran is the one responsible for the stonescape. I pretty much only planted the plants and attached the lily pipes.

Did a cleaning for the filter and lily pipes yesterday. I think I am already seeing some new MM leaves popping up. This update is mainly to document the current status of the plants so I can compare it easily in the following weeks.

12-3-09 & 12-4-09:






Fissiden Nugget (came as an unexpected freebie in my MM bundle):


Blyxa (perking up):


MM:

[mumushummus]

nice work, keep us posted...

[kcirtappatrick]

looks good! can't wait till that MM carpets up.

[dj2005]

Thanks.

How tall does MM become? I'm hoping what I currently have is its max size as I don't want my rocks to get overshadowed by the carpet.

12-9-09:
Things done:
-Split the Blyxa up into two plants. Undecided on where to put them so if anyone has any suggestions of placement then please chime in.
-Added some more RCS. Will be adding a horned Nerite soon (or it might go into my 10 gallon). Will hopefully be adding some red ramshorns soon.
-Moved lily pipes and removed the black elbow pipe.

Pictures (sorry, again, for all the water spots, smudges, reflections, etc):








Blyxa:




Java fern:


MM:

[ZooTycoonMaster]

You're off to a great start Where did you get those lilly pipes?

[hydrophyte]

That's cool. I really like the unconventional fish choice.

[dj2005]

Originally Posted by ZooTycoonMaster

You're off to a great start Where did you get those lilly pipes?

Came with the bundle, but they are (or were) sold on ebay. PM-M (PowerMen) is the brand. Last I saw, they were around $35 shipped for the two.

Originally Posted by hydrophyte

That's cool. I really like the unconventional fish choice.

Thanks.

[dj2005]

12-12-09:
Received some new inhabitants today:
Red Ramshorns
One Horned Nerite

Things done:
I put my betta into my 2.5g tank as I don't want him eating my ramshorns.
Moved Blyxa to one side of the tank.

Pictures:

[dj2005]

12-15-09: