So for a while now I have wanted a small tank on my desk, I already have a high tech setup shrimp tank and a 70L tank that is EI dosed and tended to. I have been reading a lot about Walstad bowls and was really interested in how they work so decided to setup one myself. Although I strayed from buying a bowl when the opportunity to by a Do!aqua tank came along
So I sorted my desk and found space for the tank and LED light I got from Ikea
A good friend of mine had some redmoor wood that in turns out fitted perfectly!
Added 0.75 inch of John Innes No 3 and 0.75 inch of silver sand
After some thinking the plants I decided on were Crypt Parva around the wood, Sagittaria sabulata for the mid space and Heteranthera Zosterifolia for the back. I bought in vitro plants from Aqua Essentials. I also grabbed some flame moss from my shrimp tank to tie onto the wood and bought red root floater from ebay for the surface.
That is as far as I have got, I am currently turning the light on and off myself, probably should get a timer. Will be adding some blue ramshorn snails very soon and then later hopefully some cherry shrimp.
So I sorted my desk and found space for the tank and LED light I got from Ikea
A good friend of mine had some redmoor wood that in turns out fitted perfectly!
Added 0.75 inch of John Innes No 3 and 0.75 inch of silver sand
After some thinking the plants I decided on were Crypt Parva around the wood, Sagittaria sabulata for the mid space and Heteranthera Zosterifolia for the back. I bought in vitro plants from Aqua Essentials. I also grabbed some flame moss from my shrimp tank to tie onto the wood and bought red root floater from ebay for the surface.
That is as far as I have got, I am currently turning the light on and off myself, probably should get a timer. Will be adding some blue ramshorn snails very soon and then later hopefully some cherry shrimp.