I've been throwing the idea of getting rid of the tank for a while now. And while I love it, I'm still not sure it is worth it.
That was until today, I decided that since it had never been properly cleaned, it was my job to clean it for the buyer anyway. So I did. Let just say, 2 hours later, a scrubbed filter, clean glass, algae free tank with a not disgusting lid is nice. Im in love. Ive spent $100 on this tank easy and Im not stopping now. I have plans for it now, and they haven't changed in a while, here they are.
Im going to get black gravel, I put about 4 lbs in, just to see how it would look, and I love it. I can't wait to get more and move my plants. I also have to seperate the runners from my jungle vals, and hopefully I get a ton more, I will need a lot for my jungle scape.
Im also going to make this thing high tech eventually, I just love plants. I can't help it. I know it will be very expensive and I will have to switch substrate again, but its worth it. My plan is t save up about $300 and buy dirt, black sand, a bunch of co2 or make a diy one, and a nice light. Then I will switch. So Im talking YEARS.
My plans haven't changed on this, I decided I am going to split the tank. Each side will have a mystery snail, a rabbit snail or nerite snail, and a male betta. My mom has fallen in love with the non pet store ones and may let me order one off of aquabid. For this I will save up $50 so I can get a nice one plus shipping.
Here are some pictures of ace and a little about him. He is a big bubble nester. He also gaurds his nests to end. His favorite site to make a nest is with the 18 inch jungle vals. He loves it. Its really funny. He is also too small for the food, so he carries it around in his mouth until its soft enough for him to "chew". He loves flaring at the camera. I love this little guy, he is perfect and Im so happy my friend let me have him. I also love how much she trusts me with him and misses him to no end. The only flaw is he is a tail biter, hes not awful about it, but he does it. His pictures aren't the best because he moves too fast and he has what WildBetta thinks is an opaque layer under his scales which reflects light similar to a dragons does when in the right lighting. But only in the right lighting, if that makes sense. Now to pictures!
Ace trying to eat-
Ace being Ace-
And one of the best pictures I've gotten of him-
Yes, he has black lipstick. Since I added the gravel, here are some FTS
Here is the side with gravel, its just a thin layer so plants are still in cups-
Here is the side without gravel, as I need to get some more when I get paid for petsitting-
And the full tank!
Long awaited update but there. I will update once I have gotten the gravel in and planted the plants! (Or if I get another snail, you never know with me)
it was a longer wait for competitions!
