Cooper2085
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So it started in January. Id been given a fish tank 3 months earlier and decided it was time to get it ready so my little kid could enjoy it. Didnt know zip about fish and wasnt a member of the forum at the time.
A month later i now have a 3/4 cycled 3ft tank, doing a fish in cycle. I also have a little 1ft tank that im not sure what to do with yet. And im now buying another 3ft tank (£30 with hood, light and heater!).
Im not dure what to do with the new 3ft. My other one is set up for a kid, blue gravel and sponge bob ornaments ect Im thinking about doing something more natural with this tank (Brown/black gravel maybe sand, maybe a few live plants, some bogwood ect). But im also tempted to seperate the tank into 2 or 3 sections. I would love to keep a Betta, and i heard that a 1/3rd of the tank (9 Gallon Ish) would be plenty of room for him. I also want a fry tank/area, i assume another 9 gallon area would be enough for them.
That leaves me with a 9 gallon space though >.> And also i dont know alot about Bettas and the filtration they need. If i put a Internal filter like a Fluval 3 in with a betta would it disturb it too much? I know i cant put it in a section with fry... it would be like putting sand in a hoover >.<
So yeah... im rambling now, but i need some direction. Im going to use my 1ft tank as a hospital, with a small layer of gravel, a cave and a plant, with a Fluval 1 to filter it.
That leaves me with my 3ft tank, i want a betta, i want some fry space, i want it to look natural.
Ideas all! Be creative
A month later i now have a 3/4 cycled 3ft tank, doing a fish in cycle. I also have a little 1ft tank that im not sure what to do with yet. And im now buying another 3ft tank (£30 with hood, light and heater!).
Im not dure what to do with the new 3ft. My other one is set up for a kid, blue gravel and sponge bob ornaments ect Im thinking about doing something more natural with this tank (Brown/black gravel maybe sand, maybe a few live plants, some bogwood ect). But im also tempted to seperate the tank into 2 or 3 sections. I would love to keep a Betta, and i heard that a 1/3rd of the tank (9 Gallon Ish) would be plenty of room for him. I also want a fry tank/area, i assume another 9 gallon area would be enough for them.
That leaves me with a 9 gallon space though >.> And also i dont know alot about Bettas and the filtration they need. If i put a Internal filter like a Fluval 3 in with a betta would it disturb it too much? I know i cant put it in a section with fry... it would be like putting sand in a hoover >.<
So yeah... im rambling now, but i need some direction. Im going to use my 1ft tank as a hospital, with a small layer of gravel, a cave and a plant, with a Fluval 1 to filter it.
That leaves me with my 3ft tank, i want a betta, i want some fry space, i want it to look natural.
Ideas all! Be creative
