Hello HFB....its been a few years but I'm back!
My wife always wanted some puffers so we are going to do a bare-bottom 15g column low-tech driftwood/planted tank. I plan to keep 3 or 4 dwarf puffers and some ottos. I may try some shrimp but I have read mixed results so I know that's a gamble.
This tank is the Aqueon 15 they sell at Petsmart. Its pretty decent for what it is, I guess. But I am replacing the filter with a Fluval C3 w/ extension and I am adding some supplemental CF lighting to the lid. It comes with an 8w T5 bulb. I painted the back of the tank burgundy and the bottom is light brown, about the color of cream coffee. Originally I was looking for a Fluval Edge 12g but the Aqueon is slightly larger, easier to work with, and cost almost half the price which was a big selling point for the wife. I may pick up a 6g Edge or a Spec sometime in the future. Definitely sticking to the smaller setups.
For the new tank I am using some of the manzanita wood that was in my 210g "watermelon" tank from years ago. I had to cut a couple of the pieces in half so they would fit. Right now they are soaking in the tank and are not waterlogged enough to fully sink. My plan is to attach anubias and java fern to them and create dense foliage. I placed a large order of around 15 plants that should be here on Thursday. I also ordered some snails. I may build in a few rock caves on the bottom, haven't decided on that yet.
So here is the tank so far. Its currently going through a fish-less cycle and I have some seeded media from a friend. Glad to be back, but I will not be going overboard this time with a bunch of big tanks. My new house has nice hand-scraped wood floors and a busted tank could be HUGE damage.
pufftank1.jpg
I'll keep this thread updated as a journal for my first puffer tank.
My wife always wanted some puffers so we are going to do a bare-bottom 15g column low-tech driftwood/planted tank. I plan to keep 3 or 4 dwarf puffers and some ottos. I may try some shrimp but I have read mixed results so I know that's a gamble.
This tank is the Aqueon 15 they sell at Petsmart. Its pretty decent for what it is, I guess. But I am replacing the filter with a Fluval C3 w/ extension and I am adding some supplemental CF lighting to the lid. It comes with an 8w T5 bulb. I painted the back of the tank burgundy and the bottom is light brown, about the color of cream coffee. Originally I was looking for a Fluval Edge 12g but the Aqueon is slightly larger, easier to work with, and cost almost half the price which was a big selling point for the wife. I may pick up a 6g Edge or a Spec sometime in the future. Definitely sticking to the smaller setups.
For the new tank I am using some of the manzanita wood that was in my 210g "watermelon" tank from years ago. I had to cut a couple of the pieces in half so they would fit. Right now they are soaking in the tank and are not waterlogged enough to fully sink. My plan is to attach anubias and java fern to them and create dense foliage. I placed a large order of around 15 plants that should be here on Thursday. I also ordered some snails. I may build in a few rock caves on the bottom, haven't decided on that yet.
So here is the tank so far. Its currently going through a fish-less cycle and I have some seeded media from a friend. Glad to be back, but I will not be going overboard this time with a bunch of big tanks. My new house has nice hand-scraped wood floors and a busted tank could be HUGE damage.
pufftank1.jpg
I'll keep this thread updated as a journal for my first puffer tank.
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