7" Cube Vase

NO3 · 05-13-2009, 04:28 AM

Just finished scaping this evening. Really want to keep it low maintenance this time. Just some Java Moss here and there and Riccia for groundcover. It's being cycled with some ghost shrimp in it for now. Maybe move the betta to this one as suggested by others.

Dollface · 05-13-2009, 05:11 AM

No betta, get some red cherry shrimp eventually.

That riccia is gonna look fantastic when it grows in.

iluvbetta · 05-20-2009, 10:52 PM

Be careful with putting a betta in there. The current from the filter will be too strong for it in such a small tank and with a open top it will most likely try to jump. (I have the same tank and found my betta shriveled up on the ground)

Tank's looking good though! Keep posting pics.

Hipuks · 05-21-2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dollface

No betta, get some red cherry shrimp eventually.

That riccia is gonna look fantastic when it grows in.

She's right. That's not nearly enough space for a Betta. We want our fish to not merely survive, but to thrive.
Some cherries though would look great.

crimsonbull57 · 06-13-2009, 03:26 AM

Update? can't wait to see the ricca!

loops · 06-13-2009, 10:14 PM

A betta needs at least 2.5g or it is cruel.

NO3 · 06-14-2009, 01:49 AM

Tank's has been taken down. I wanted a low maintenance tank but I ended up spending too much time netting out the loose riccia.

Phoenix-cry · 06-14-2009, 04:09 AM

I removed all my riccia as well out of my ten...it's a pain in the ass.

@marko@ · 06-14-2009, 12:07 PM

it is. but its one of the most beautiful ground covers, especially when it pearls.

NO3 · 01-18-2010, 12:34 AM

The tank looks like this today.

mikeb210 · 01-18-2010, 01:16 AM

Did you toss the riccia? Love the tank, regardless.

AlexXx · 01-18-2010, 06:24 AM

what lighting are you using!?

NO3 · 01-18-2010, 06:15 PM

Yup, I tossed the Riccia.

Light is from an Azoo 1g kit.

Chafire · 01-21-2010, 05:41 AM

Awesome looking! I agree with removing the Riccia it may look nice but it actually requires more upkeep.

**Amazonfish** · 02-02-2010, 12:14 AM

Is that the only light that the tank is receiving? I know that fixture is only 7 watts, and I didn't think it would be enough to grow plants. The reason I'm asking is that I'm setting up something similar to your cube, and I'm weighing my lighting options.

Great looking pico by the way!

05-13-2009, 04:28 AM	#1
NO3 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 73	7" Cube Vase Just finished scaping this evening. Really want to keep it low maintenance this time. Just some Java Moss here and there and Riccia for groundcover. It's being cycled with some ghost shrimp in it for now. Maybe move the betta to this one as suggested by others. __________________ 4" cube, 6"cube, 7" cube, 4 G planted

05-13-2009, 05:11 AM	#2
Dollface Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 2,214	No betta, get some red cherry shrimp eventually. That riccia is gonna look fantastic when it grows in. __________________ Wabi Kusa is just an Aquascape Katamari

06-14-2009, 01:49 AM	#7
NO3 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 73	Tank's has been taken down. I wanted a low maintenance tank but I ended up spending too much time netting out the loose riccia. __________________ 4" cube, 6"cube, 7" cube, 4 G planted

06-14-2009, 04:09 AM	#8
Phoenix-cry Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MN Posts: 956	I removed all my riccia as well out of my ten...it's a pain in the ass. __________________ My Tanks: A Dart Frog: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/vi...tml#post750250 Ten gal planted: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pl...d-journal.html Picotope planted tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pl...ment-pics.html My Avatar is my Art: http://phoenix-cry.deviantart.com/art/Beached-106742564

06-14-2009, 12:07 PM	#9
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,421	it is. but its one of the most beautiful ground covers, especially when it pearls. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

05-20-2009, 10:52 PM	#3
iluvbetta Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 25	Be careful with putting a betta in there. The current from the filter will be too strong for it in such a small tank and with a open top it will most likely try to jump. (I have the same tank and found my betta shriveled up on the ground) Tank's looking good though! Keep posting pics.

06-13-2009, 03:26 AM	#5
crimsonbull57 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indiana (brownsburg) Posts: 233	Update? can't wait to see the ricca!

06-13-2009, 10:14 PM	#6
loops Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 41	A betta needs at least 2.5g or it is cruel.

01-18-2010, 12:34 AM	#10
NO3 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 73	The tank looks like this today. __________________ 4" cube, 6"cube, 7" cube, 4 G planted

01-18-2010, 01:16 AM	#11
mikeb210 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (17/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 344	Did you toss the riccia? Love the tank, regardless.

01-18-2010, 06:24 AM	#12
AlexXx Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Boca Raton, Fl Posts: 566	what lighting are you using!?

01-18-2010, 06:15 PM	#13
NO3 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 73	Yup, I tossed the Riccia. Light is from an Azoo 1g kit. __________________ 4" cube, 6"cube, 7" cube, 4 G planted

01-21-2010, 05:41 AM	#14
Chafire Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Newmarket,NH 03857 Posts: 283	Awesome looking! I agree with removing the Riccia it may look nice but it actually requires more upkeep. __________________ *SunSun #16* Thanks, ~Graham

02-02-2010, 12:14 AM	#15
Amazonfish Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (44/100%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,041	Is that the only light that the tank is receiving? I know that fixture is only 7 watts, and I didn't think it would be enough to grow plants. The reason I'm asking is that I'm setting up something similar to your cube, and I'm weighing my lighting options. Great looking pico by the way!

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