At a minimum, you will need a powerhead or air stone for circulation, or you’re very likely to end up with stagnated water.
What’s your question here?
PhoenixBisket on
You should double the sand layer. This is a walstead aquarium though, no heater or filter required(depending on fish).
I’ve got a couple of them running. It takes a while for everything to establish, and I’d recommend more plants than less, or you’ll quickly run into algae issues. I personally keep a sponge filter in them as a failsafe, but it’s technically not necessary.
Edit: I thought that said cm. You’d need like 3-4cm of sand.
prinses_zonnetje on
From what I understand, pea puffers and shrimp do not go well together. The pea puffer will like the fresh snacks though
Hopeful-Mirror1664 on
I would definitely make a deeper sand cap. I know you don’t want to do a filter but I’d put a sponge filter tucked in a corner and covered by plants for some water movement and aeration. I’ve done “modified Walstead” tanks like this for years.
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Want to correct myself* it would be 15 gal
At a minimum, you will need a powerhead or air stone for circulation, or you’re very likely to end up with stagnated water.
What’s your question here?
You should double the sand layer. This is a walstead aquarium though, no heater or filter required(depending on fish).
I’ve got a couple of them running. It takes a while for everything to establish, and I’d recommend more plants than less, or you’ll quickly run into algae issues. I personally keep a sponge filter in them as a failsafe, but it’s technically not necessary.
Edit: I thought that said cm. You’d need like 3-4cm of sand.
From what I understand, pea puffers and shrimp do not go well together. The pea puffer will like the fresh snacks though
I would definitely make a deeper sand cap. I know you don’t want to do a filter but I’d put a sponge filter tucked in a corner and covered by plants for some water movement and aeration. I’ve done “modified Walstead” tanks like this for years.