Little 4gal Planted Diary!

guppy_man · Apr 23, 2006

after reading FISHOWNERS 5gal planted tank i looked at my male betta tank and thought i could do something with it, ive got pale pink gravel and some hornwort and elodea to plant in there, here is a little pic of what the tank looks like now, not very nice, doesn't catch your eye, so i am going to add the gravel and some plants soon

hope he will like his new home

the tank is infested with snails, so im going to take all the bad snails out and put some good snails like trumpet snails i have loads in my 20gal

Luke_e · Apr 23, 2006

These diarys are great. Cant wait to see it develope!

Themuleous · Apr 23, 2006

Glad to another tank with plants in it mate

Sam

guppy_man · Apr 23, 2006

one hour later, i am happy with the turn out, its much better than it used to be :nod:

the plants ive got in there are hornwort and some vallis i dont know how the vallis will get on but, looks good at the moment :good:

tell me what you think

pic of bruno

thanx FISHOWNER

think i might add a small light and some more hornwort

Luke_e · Apr 23, 2006

Such a difference just by adding sand! Wow, and whats that little cave? That hole would look cracking with a piece of hornwort growing out of it

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guppy_man · Apr 23, 2006

it was in my 39gal but i popped it in my 4gal looks pretty good, something for my betta to hide in

what else do you think i could put in to give it a better look?

Luke_e · Apr 23, 2006

I'd suggest putting some black backing paper on the back of the tank to bring out the colours more. Also some bushy plants to fill the back out.
Does the tank have a ligh?

guppy_man · Apr 23, 2006

nope the tank hasn't got a light but was hoping to get one, what types of bushy plants could i maybe have?

Luke_e · Apr 23, 2006

Well hornwort is bushy, not sure what to suggest tbh..

guppy_man · Apr 23, 2006

would a small java fern do ok? i could attatch it to the cave, what do you think?

Luke_e · Apr 23, 2006

Worth a shot mate, would look quite nice if it works.

guppy_man · Apr 23, 2006

what i was thinking of is filling the tank with vallis and hornwort, make it look like a little jungle

Luke_e · Apr 23, 2006

Go for it, would be great to see how it turns out. With hornwort, it grows quickly, but you'll still need a light. If you get that sorted, you could experiment with shaping the hornwort to get the desired effect you're looking for..

guppy_man · Apr 23, 2006

what light do you suggest, and how much would a light for this size tank be?

it will look very good if it has a light

Luke_e · Apr 23, 2006

I dont have a clue how you would go about fitting a light to you're tank. I struggled figuring out what i needed for when i get my planted tank but thanks to people on here i know what i need

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I think you could go for a small flouresant tube, you'd need a starter kit such as:
http

/www.theaquariumshop.co.uk/interpet-...gear-o-167.html
Then you'd need a tube, but i'm not sure how long 15w tubes are, i think they are around 18", so its probably too big for you'res, but if you look around you can get smaller starter kits and smaller tubes.

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