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WaterPond
Jan 26th 2007, 06:57 PM
just thought i would share some pics of my dwarf puffer tank...

5gal
35w total
dunno how many WPG
weekly dosing
co2 injection(with co2 reactor)

let me know what you think!
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/Picturesoftank064.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/Picturesoftank066.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/Picturesoftank053.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/Picturesoftank055.jpg
Corbin
Jan 26th 2007, 07:09 PM
looks great!! i think the wpg is 7
WaterPond
Jan 26th 2007, 07:14 PM
nope, its not 7... you are going by the divide watts by gallons rule, which only works for tanks 20gallons and up.

In smaller tanks (such as my 5gal) you have to do something like find the volume in square inches, and divde by the amount of lumens produced by by each bulb.

Never really done it though, not even sure if it is right, lol.

WPG is probably under 3. :chatterbox: ... enough of that boring stuff!

Hehe, i am a planted tank geek...:laugh:
thegrandpoohbah
Jan 26th 2007, 07:33 PM
Looks good. But where's the fish?
WaterPond
Jan 26th 2007, 07:37 PM
lol, this tank is more about the plants... but the fish is in there somewhere,,, he has been sick lately... and wont come out of hiding alot... really skinny... but not internal paracites, thinking maybe the end of his lifecycle...

here is an old pic of Hampster, the dwarf pufferfish....

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/pufferpicture-1.jpg
Corbin
Jan 26th 2007, 08:47 PM
nope, its not 7... you are going by the divide watts by gallons rule, which only works for tanks 20gallons and up.

In smaller tanks (such as my 5gal) you have to do something like find the volume in square inches, and divde by the amount of lumens produced by by each bulb.

Never really done it though, not even sure if it is right, lol.

WPG is probably under 3. :chatterbox: ... enough of that boring stuff!

Hehe, i am a planted tank geek...:laugh:

well i just learned something new :smile:
Melody
Jan 27th 2007, 02:48 AM
That's gorgeous! It looks so much bigger than 5G's.... Bonsai aquascaping?
WaterPond
Jan 27th 2007, 05:23 AM
bonsai aquascaping?? whats that:confused:
Corbin
Jan 27th 2007, 05:30 AM
bonsai aquascaping?? whats that:confused:


you know tiny trees lol, you make good tiny tank is what she means :laugh:
WaterPond
Jan 27th 2007, 05:37 AM
i thought maybe it was a webpage wich gve you tips on aquascaping or something like that... LOL
Corbin
Jan 27th 2007, 05:39 AM
:laugh: would be a good site name for 10g and lower planted tanks
WaterPond
Jan 27th 2007, 05:46 AM
:laugh: lol

i am in the woks of making my own informational site... not going to well though... LOL :nah:
Melody
Jan 27th 2007, 07:37 PM
Well I grant you full rights to the name. Even though they're not mine to grant, it will make us both feel important. :ShakeHands: :laugh:
WaterPond
Jan 29th 2007, 01:25 PM
my dwarf puffer died a day after the rescape.... at least he got a little bit of time to enjoy it :(

I am going to start breeding shrimp and pygmy cories in here now.
CACAdmin
Jan 29th 2007, 02:23 PM
Ah, that's too bad. :( It's always hard to lose when you lose a fish. However, I see you already have plans in place for new things. I'm sure the new occupants will appreciate your aquascaping.
Melody
Jan 29th 2007, 03:29 PM
I'm sorry to hear about the Puffer. Any idea what went wrong?:hugs:

The new breeding program will make you feel better - sounds like a good plan!
WaterPond
Jan 29th 2007, 04:34 PM
My guess is Internanale Parasires because i saw these little white worms everywhere before he died. I added some pimafix to kill the ones. There is only an oto in there now which i will move. I am getting three pygmy cories at first, then i'm getting three more. I am getting 10 shrimp in the spring, gunna ask for them for my birthday :)
Melody
Jan 29th 2007, 04:54 PM
Little white worms all over the quarium is usually Planaria. They don't hurt the fish directly, but they do indicate a problem with the tank that can hurt the fish. Chances are you're over feeding, which is easy to do in a small tank. Cut way back on the food & do lots of good gravel vac's. Best way to get rid of the worms is to bleach out the tank & start over. Pimafix won't do it, unfortunately.
WaterPond
Jan 29th 2007, 05:22 PM
well, i really dont want to take apart the tank. all of my parameters are awsome. There was a while there when i put in a huge chunk of bloodworm for the puffer, and didnt take it out for about a week because i was bust with exams... that probably caused it. But everything is better and no more little white worms, i think. I tested right after i found the fish dead, and everything was fine... anyways, the point is i cant start over, lol.