I've had this 8 gallon container sitting around outside for a month or two, and it just looked so sad...so...empty. I had a couple of aquarium plants in there, just to see how they do (mixed reviews so far), but today, I took the plunge and got $30 worth of plants. WOW that was worth it! I've got a tiny solar water pump, and while it's no Niagara falls, it does it's job of keeping the water non-stagnant adorably well. $17 to China well spent, in my opinion. I put it in a yogurt cup, with a sponge and some gravel to A) not get clogged up and B) do at least a little bit of filtering.
So equipment:
-1 40 gph solar water pump
- 8 gallon container
Flora:
the ones you can see: mini cattail, water hyacinth, a pretty pink-lavender water iris, creeping jenny
Ones you can't see: java fern, A. renekii, ludwigia glandulosa, baby sword plant, willow hygro, 2 types of lillies, iffy if those will make it
Fish:
planning on adding a pair of male feeder guppies, they've colored up really really well, and I owe them a nice big home after keeping them in a too-small bowl
and one of the future inhabitants:
Thoughts? Advice? Funny jokes?
So equipment:
-1 40 gph solar water pump
- 8 gallon container
Flora:
the ones you can see: mini cattail, water hyacinth, a pretty pink-lavender water iris, creeping jenny
Ones you can't see: java fern, A. renekii, ludwigia glandulosa, baby sword plant, willow hygro, 2 types of lillies, iffy if those will make it
Fish:
planning on adding a pair of male feeder guppies, they've colored up really really well, and I owe them a nice big home after keeping them in a too-small bowl
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and one of the future inhabitants:
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Thoughts? Advice? Funny jokes?