I have two tanks currently.
I use to have a 3 gallon betta tank and a 10 gallon tank.
The 3 gallon wasn't around for long, the 10g was around for just over a year. During the time I had my 10g I has set up a 29g. In January of 2020 I set up a 29g, my largest tank at the time. Almost 3 years and that tank is still running. I'll have to dig through my computer and flash drive to find the first photo of the 29g set up, but this is from August 2020.
This is the same tank just last month. There are 5 red-eye tetras in there and a female betta. The watersprite is trimmed once a month but it grows so much during that time!
The lower water level to prevent the plants from "melting" to the light...again.
Now, in August of 2022 my neighbor had a yardsale and a large fish tank. I saw the part of the upper frame that goes across the middle and thought "that's AT LEAST 55 gallons." I bought it $30 for tank, stand, and a decoration that was sitting in it. A few measurements and Google searches revealed it wasn't a 55g, it was 75g. I was ecstatic. I decided to turn it into the aquarium I have dreamt of having since I 5 years old. A marine aquarium.
August 2022
Today it's got 3 peppermint shrimp, 3 snails, 4 hermit crabs, a starfish, a tuxedo urchin, and a golden damselfish.
On September 22nd I added the 3 shrimps and a firefish goby (the reason I always wanted a saltwater tank) but the goby died three days later. A week after adding those I added the starfish and three snails, one snail died a week later. The same day the snail died I added the four hermit crabs and a blenny, the blenny died the following day. I took my water to the petstore to be tested, everything was fine so I added two more snails. One snail died. On October 27th I added the urchin and the damsel, and haven't had any deaths since. I think I may try to add a firefish goby to the tank again soon, or maybe a pair of clownfish.
I use to have a 3 gallon betta tank and a 10 gallon tank.
The 3 gallon wasn't around for long, the 10g was around for just over a year. During the time I had my 10g I has set up a 29g. In January of 2020 I set up a 29g, my largest tank at the time. Almost 3 years and that tank is still running. I'll have to dig through my computer and flash drive to find the first photo of the 29g set up, but this is from August 2020.
This is the same tank just last month. There are 5 red-eye tetras in there and a female betta. The watersprite is trimmed once a month but it grows so much during that time!
The lower water level to prevent the plants from "melting" to the light...again.
Now, in August of 2022 my neighbor had a yardsale and a large fish tank. I saw the part of the upper frame that goes across the middle and thought "that's AT LEAST 55 gallons." I bought it $30 for tank, stand, and a decoration that was sitting in it. A few measurements and Google searches revealed it wasn't a 55g, it was 75g. I was ecstatic. I decided to turn it into the aquarium I have dreamt of having since I 5 years old. A marine aquarium.
August 2022
Today it's got 3 peppermint shrimp, 3 snails, 4 hermit crabs, a starfish, a tuxedo urchin, and a golden damselfish.
On September 22nd I added the 3 shrimps and a firefish goby (the reason I always wanted a saltwater tank) but the goby died three days later. A week after adding those I added the starfish and three snails, one snail died a week later. The same day the snail died I added the four hermit crabs and a blenny, the blenny died the following day. I took my water to the petstore to be tested, everything was fine so I added two more snails. One snail died. On October 27th I added the urchin and the damsel, and haven't had any deaths since. I think I may try to add a firefish goby to the tank again soon, or maybe a pair of clownfish.
