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Interesting, I haven’t heard of foam leveling mats being necessary for rimmed tanks, but all my rimless tanks have come with a mat included. I generally just go by manufacturer recommendations. I guess a more rigid piece of foam or board would be of benefit for a rimmed tank if the surface it’s...

Wow, the tank, stand top, and table look seamless! It’s nice when things come together really well like that. If you have a very flat and level surface then I don’t think the mats are necessary. When I had a rimmed tank I didn’t use a mat, but it seems to be recommended for the rimless tanks.

That's a great point! It also occurred to me that I slid the tank around to line it up on the stand. I wonder if that could change the way the leveling mat compresses, especially since it's adhered to the glass. I'm going to try lifting the tank straight up and setting it back down to see if...

Just wanted to update y’all—Waterbox said the gaps in the photos are no problem and that the mat will compress to compensate. I feel like my next questions should be “will you come clean up the mess and replace my tank if the bottom pane cracks?” Lol. Probably will still pick up some extra foam.

Ok! I definitely don’t want to cut corners so I’ll get some more foam and see if it helps

Yes! It’s a waterbox clear mini. I got it gently used and thought the previous owner may have added it, but their website says that they install the foam mats on the tanks.

Thanks all. I was worried I’d get this answer. I emailed the tank manufacturer and the company that made the stand so I’ll see what they recommend. The thin piece of black foam is adhered to the tank by the manufacturer—maybe I do just need something thicker. The stand was not cheap and is made...

I was about to fill my 16g aquarium and went to check that everything is level. Side to side is fine, front to back is slightly off but the bubble is within the two lines on the level. The floor is not perfectly level and the stand is on carpet which is probably causing the issue. Since the tank...

A small update: I ended up buying some plastic egg crate louver and used pliers to shape it into a platform for the driftwood. It took some trial and error to get the shape of the platform right—it was a little too big at first and I had to use a ton of soil to cover it, so out it came along...

Thank you!! Glad to hear that the wood looks ok. I used reef epoxy to stick a bunch of branches together and then couldn't get the stuff off my hands haha.

I've had the stand for a couple of years and was looking for a tank with the right dimensions. This one fit the bill! The light is a Twinstar C series—I'm interested to see how it grows plants :) Nylon bags filled with gravel is a great idea. I have a bunch of old Eco Complete that I could reuse

About six months ago, I saw a 16 gallon Waterbox aquarium on Facebook Marketplace for a great price. I rushed to the seller's house to find that it was like new. Drove home grinning like a total dork with the tank in the back seat XD I didn't have the time or space to set it up then, but a few...

That is so cute, what a silly guy! I've heard that they have big personalities and couldn't be more excited😊

Thank you, that's a great idea - I have cyanoacrylate glue and will pick up some extra filter floss! I occasionally see puffers at local fish stores in my area, so I guess I should call around and see if they're captive bred :)

Hi all! I've been working on a journal following the development of my two nano tanks, and I'm getting ready to stock them. I'd really like to get a solo dwarf puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) for my 7 gallon. For anyone who's kept these guys, could you help me out with a few questions...

Thank you!!

Thanks so much! Hopefully their populations go down a bit once the cycle is complete :)

Upon closer inspection, they actually have round heads and seem to be rhabdocoela or another type of flatworm besides planaria!

I got salvinia! Plus some common and giant duckweed hitchhikers... definitely don't need any more duckweed but oh well. I'm now overrun with limpets in the 7 gallon, and notice lots of detritus worms and a few planaria despite big water changes and light gravel vacs once a week—could this be...

Thanks! Yes, I'm definitely looking for something with nice roots. I'm going to the LFS today so hopefully they have some salvinia :)

Added 2 ppm ammonia on Saturday afternoon and tested the water yesterday—the 30C is getting there!

I've been too focused on the 30C, and let a bunch of algae build up in the 25C over the last couple of weeks (whoops). Cleaned it all out and planted some jungle val and more dwarf sag yesterday. This Chihiros RGB light makes the background look blue, even though both tanks have the same white...

The new plants arrived (finally)! They were stuck in FedEx limbo for a week and I was getting worried that they'd arrive dead. But, lo and behold, the package came yesterday and everything but the stem plants looked great, and even those just required a trim. I stayed up late last night to add...

Thank you! Hopefully will have some little fishies hanging out in there by the springtime :D

Got some more plants today! I ordered java fern narrow, java fern trident, vallisneria, bacopa caroliniana red, ludwigia arcuata, and more dwarf sag. Has anyone else here experienced "galls" on their java fern? The 'windelov' that I got from my LFS about six months ago began growing these funky...