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I increased the flow on the water pump a little bit so the waterfall looks more like a waterfall and less like just a moist rock

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I have used this sand and also Black Diamond blasting sand before and plants do fine in them.
If you are worried about nutrients you can put about an inch of potting soil (something with no added...

I have seen him picking at the moss and stuff, but i am going to get some live bloodworms or some tiny earthworms for him. the crawfish haven't touched the differnt shrimp foods i've put in the tank,...

He's 2-2.5inches, this species gets 3.5 max so he'll probably grow a little more but not much.

Finally got a chance to get some pics of the salamander
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When i caught him the end of his tail looked like it had been torn off but it seems to be growing back nicely

Yeah I'm definitely gonna still monitor it but I think it should be pretty self contained, especially after the plants start growing in.

So far no, I've seen the smallest ones hanging out right by the bigger ones. I'm hoping they'll stay peaceful at least long enough to breed so I have a reason to setup another tank.
The water...

Ill get some more pics tomorrow but heres a full tank pic
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I got the water pump in the mail today and got everything setup, Ill get some pictures when the water clears up alittle bit.
I did find the salamander where I figured he was, behind the waterfall...

thanks, I'm just waiting for the plants to grow in and cover everything

So I finally setup my paludarium tank, I was visiting my grandparents in Florida and they have a fairly large cypress swamp on their land so i collected some different plants and some critters for...

I'm planning on using my old stingray led light for the tank but it's on my 2.5g right now, I was wondering if this light would be sufficient just for the crypts I have in the 2.5g...

That's a really good idea, i found this one on amazon with an adjustable water flow for $9...

I originally didn't plan on having a filter, but I've been thinking about having a waterfall type of thing, the only canister filter i know of that is small enough for this is the SunSun HW-603b. I...

This is kind of how i want to set up the tank.
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I've also been thinking about doing a dry start for a week or two so that the plants will hopefully root in and hold the soil in place...

I went and got some pictures of some plants that caught my eye and a couple of the area.
sorry about the blurriness on some of them, my phone's camera loses alot of quality once I zoom in.
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If I could find some darters I will definitely be putting a couple in there, I've kept darters before and they were one of my favorite fish, they are very interesting to watch.
Still not sure on...

Well, first things first, long time no see, I hope everyone and their tanks are doing good.
I currently have a 2.5 gallon Walstad type tank running, nothing in it besides a bunch of Crypt Wendtii...

I hope so, right now i am having a problem with the Repens is coming out of the substrate when the snails crawl over it so I might need to find a way to keep them down.

It's 12.25 in x 6.25 in x 8.125 in
when i put the dimensions in a volume calculator it's 2.69 gallons

i used this soil , i just sifted through it and got any pieces of wood or any large clumps of stuff out.

It's definitely a 2.5g, the desk lamp i have on it is half the size of the tank

Ok, so here's some pics of the tanks and the 8 ghost shrimp and 2 mystery snails I picked up. I asked for 2 black racer nerites, but the guy gave me 2 mysterys, I didn't even check the bag or receipt...

i dropped my phone in a pond so it's at best buy and they're fixing, so whenever i get it back i'll get pics

ok i think it's time for an update, the tank has been up for a few days, i got Crypt Undulata, and Staurogyne repens, both were tissue culture so i think they'll grow in pretty fast.
I am thinking...

The carbon cartridge isn't what grows the Beneficial bacteria that keeps the cycle, the bio media is what does that. The carbon cartridge usually has some sort of cloth in front of it that helps...