Starting a Vase collection

[Wicket_lfe]

And it begins.
My first vase

Dwarf tiger lily
3 blue pearl shrimp
1 snail
Fluval Shrimp Stratum

[Newman]

interesting, but i would have waited for it to establish more or grow that lily out a lot before adding the animals

[Wicket_lfe]

Originally Posted by Newman

interesting, but i would have waited for it to establish more or grow that lily out a lot before adding the animals

No worries, i already took the stratum from an existing tank, and the water i took from my existing tank as well.

[iRun]

Wow, that is a seriously tall vase. Watcha lighting it with, just natural light from the window?

PS nice view

[Wicket_lfe]

its 6x14, couldn't find an 8x14, that would be awesome. But for $5 from the craft store, can't complain.

I don't get any direct light, but lots of indirect light. I'm hoping its enough.

[Drift Monkey]

Originally Posted by Newman

interesting, but i would have waited for it to establish more or grow that lily out a lot before adding the animals

The Fluval stratum shouldn't release any ammonia, so it should be ok....especially if he added some floating plants.

[FisheriesOmen]

This isn't a bowl D: looks good all the same but looks a little bare.

[Wicket_lfe]

Originally Posted by FisheriesOmen

This isn't a bowl D: looks good all the same but looks a little bare.

I agree, but it should make more sense when my "collection" is complete.

[Wicket_lfe]

Well unfortunately I still wound up getting a bacteria bloom, but one of the blue pearls is berried, so I guess its not THAT bad. Just hope it clears up soon.

[Newman]

change the water. this could likely use weekly water changes, especially at the start. can look very nice once its all grown out