Melody
Mar 3rd 2007, 01:31 PM
Well here's a tall order! For the District Science Fair, my Son is using a 'Critter Keeper'. Its around 3.5-4G's in eyeballed measurements, with the bottom being more narrow than the top.
I want to temporarily Aquascape it. Lighting & all that won't be a problem since its temporary and the plants will be moved, but the plants can't be too delicate or they'll break. There won't be any substrate because the snails will be transported in the tank and I don't want them hurt. I will probably scatter shells and that's it. By the same token, there can't be anything heavy that the plants are tied to. The waterline will be taken way down for transport.
We could bag it all and do it on-site, but that would just add to the things he has to set up.
I have one small piece of driftwood so I'll probably use that. I have some small Anubias & Java Fern to tie to it. I also have a very light, plastic cave that has lots of holes, so I may decorate that too.
Did I say me? I mean the kid will do it. :rolleyes: BUT seriously though, he'll be doing it too, that's only fair, so things can't get too complicated. He could probably handle 'complicated', but I couldn't. :laugh:
Now I know there are people out there who can picture that tank in their mind's eye and design something amazing, so I'm gonna wait here for you to do that, ok?;)
The total expense of the project has to be under $25. He's used about $10. I have most of the plants and might be able to get some trimmings that can be classed under 'recyclables'. Otherwise I can spend about $10 & still be under the max with taxes. I also have to be careful not to cast any suspicion that we're fudging the costs so even with recycled plants & all that, it can't be too elaborate.
Thanks!
P.S. The project is on Buoyancy so I'll be using a few floating plants, like Water Lettuce (which I believe use their little 'hairs' to stay buoyant) and a piece of Water Hyacinth (which use the air-filled 'leaves' to float). Any other floaters that use something cool to stay buoyant?
I want to temporarily Aquascape it. Lighting & all that won't be a problem since its temporary and the plants will be moved, but the plants can't be too delicate or they'll break. There won't be any substrate because the snails will be transported in the tank and I don't want them hurt. I will probably scatter shells and that's it. By the same token, there can't be anything heavy that the plants are tied to. The waterline will be taken way down for transport.
We could bag it all and do it on-site, but that would just add to the things he has to set up.
I have one small piece of driftwood so I'll probably use that. I have some small Anubias & Java Fern to tie to it. I also have a very light, plastic cave that has lots of holes, so I may decorate that too.
Did I say me? I mean the kid will do it. :rolleyes: BUT seriously though, he'll be doing it too, that's only fair, so things can't get too complicated. He could probably handle 'complicated', but I couldn't. :laugh:
Now I know there are people out there who can picture that tank in their mind's eye and design something amazing, so I'm gonna wait here for you to do that, ok?;)
The total expense of the project has to be under $25. He's used about $10. I have most of the plants and might be able to get some trimmings that can be classed under 'recyclables'. Otherwise I can spend about $10 & still be under the max with taxes. I also have to be careful not to cast any suspicion that we're fudging the costs so even with recycled plants & all that, it can't be too elaborate.
Thanks!
P.S. The project is on Buoyancy so I'll be using a few floating plants, like Water Lettuce (which I believe use their little 'hairs' to stay buoyant) and a piece of Water Hyacinth (which use the air-filled 'leaves' to float). Any other floaters that use something cool to stay buoyant?