Boredom Brings...

Ichthius · 09-30-2008, 08:58 AM

Soo, since relocating I've been going through tank withdrawl. I've been dying to set up a tank, but little money + little space...

Equals little tanks.

The first is about a tenth of a gallon, yeah 0.1 gallons. It's made from a small jar. There's another 'scape with the same kind of jar in the process; hopefully more of an iwagumi style, but I can't quite get the rocks how I like them. This one was supposed to resemble a forest or jungle with a ruin in it.

The second, made from a sewing needle box, holds an insanely small amount of water. I'm guessing around 10ml. The idea was to have two islands with the fern like moss to the left resembling palm trees.

I apologize for the crappy photos. The digi cam's screen is busted up, so I can't really see what the settings are on or what I'm looking at. Until I get used to blind photography, this is all I can do

GoodMike · 09-30-2008, 09:40 AM

hahaha, leah you are soooo my hero!

Ichthius · 09-30-2008, 09:43 AM

Well, gee, thanks Mike. I know...I'm nuts

EDIT: oh yeah! I forgot to mention the teeny tiny net I made to help clean the tanks with. Guess I'll take a pic of that at some point. heh

Blue Cray · 09-30-2008, 11:29 AM

Whats in the .1g? Looks muddy.

Ichthius · 09-30-2008, 11:40 AM

It looks very muddy in the picture, but not in person. It's just sand, a rock, and various mosses I collected. Also the grassy plant isn't that yellow in person. It's putting out some new sprouts, but obviously some die back going to fully submerged. I'm still trying to get a decent pic of that one

akangelfood · 09-30-2008, 12:06 PM

<3

.........

Scuba Kid · 09-30-2008, 12:12 PM

aahahahaha, Leah, I love you. You give nano-tank a whole new definition.

I think you need a betta for that 10 mL tank.

s13 · 09-30-2008, 09:57 PM

Your tanks are overstocked, you need more filtration, nothing will ever live.

....jk, very neat stuff

blcknwitecuban · 09-30-2008, 10:34 PM

are you still in england leah?

& i wish my boredum had products like this

Ichthius · 10-01-2008, 01:48 AM

Oh, def, Katie

Yep, Daemon. Thanks for the comments guys. I'm working on another one *goes completely crazy*

Scuba Kid · 10-01-2008, 02:48 PM

I thought you were just gonna be in London for the summer?

emc7 · 10-01-2008, 02:56 PM

Hmm, pet daphnia?

ThatFishKid · 10-01-2008, 05:02 PM

wow....that is awesome. With my limited space in my bedroom, I think I'm definitely going to have to try a few of those! Great ideas there!

**TheOldSalt** · 10-01-2008, 11:44 PM

So how is the fish scene in London compared to the shops here at home?

Ichthius · 10-02-2008, 02:53 AM

lol, I was thinking pet daphnia

I've been to a few shops here and there. They seem to be pretty good, of course they have chain stores like Pets at Home (which is similar to Petco or PetsMart in the US) which don't know squat and give you the normal chain store employee speech.

When I was up in the Highlands there were soo many aquatic plants I wanted to nab, lol.

The hobby's more popular here than where I was before. My SO has 2 40g, a 120g, a pond, and some that aren't set up. So there's no shortage of fishy around

.

I did another 0.1g. I'll have to do a few WCs before I might take a photo

09-30-2008, 08:58 AM	#1
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 995	Boredom Brings... Soo, since relocating I've been going through tank withdrawl. I've been dying to set up a tank, but little money + little space... Equals little tanks. The first is about a tenth of a gallon, yeah 0.1 gallons. It's made from a small jar. There's another 'scape with the same kind of jar in the process; hopefully more of an iwagumi style, but I can't quite get the rocks how I like them. This one was supposed to resemble a forest or jungle with a ruin in it. The second, made from a sewing needle box, holds an insanely small amount of water. I'm guessing around 10ml. The idea was to have two islands with the fern like moss to the left resembling palm trees. I apologize for the crappy photos. The digi cam's screen is busted up, so I can't really see what the settings are on or what I'm looking at. Until I get used to blind photography, this is all I can do

09-30-2008, 09:43 AM	#3
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 995	Well, gee, thanks Mike. I know...I'm nuts EDIT: oh yeah! I forgot to mention the teeny tiny net I made to help clean the tanks with. Guess I'll take a pic of that at some point. heh Last edited by Ichthius; 09-30-2008 at 09:46 AM.

09-30-2008, 11:29 AM	#4
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 515	Whats in the .1g? Looks muddy. __________________ 55g Planted -golden zebra danios -striped raphael catfish -angelfish -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes -BGK -kribensis 22g Planted -zebra loach -glo lite tetras 5g Semi Planted -endlers

09-30-2008, 12:06 PM	#6
akangelfood Kixxy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Age: 29 Posts: 255	<3 ......... __________________ *Be kinder than necessary, because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.* 55 gallon planted Angel tank; 55 gallon severum tank; 29 gallon community tank; future 240 gallon Amazon tank.

09-30-2008, 12:12 PM	#7
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	aahahahaha, Leah, I love you. You give nano-tank a whole new definition. I think you need a betta for that 10 mL tank. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

Members currently in the Chat:0
	Users In Chat Room: There are several users in chat now! Don't Be Shy - click here and come on in!

09-30-2008, 09:40 AM	#2
GoodMike Banned Join Date: May 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 558	hahaha, leah you are soooo my hero!

09-30-2008, 11:40 AM	#5
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 995	It looks very muddy in the picture, but not in person. It's just sand, a rock, and various mosses I collected. Also the grassy plant isn't that yellow in person. It's putting out some new sprouts, but obviously some die back going to fully submerged. I'm still trying to get a decent pic of that one

09-30-2008, 09:57 PM	#8
s13 After ye booty Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pensacola, Florida Age: 20 Posts: 185	Your tanks are overstocked, you need more filtration, nothing will ever live. ....jk, very neat stuff __________________

09-30-2008, 10:34 PM	#9
blcknwitecuban SuperCowMonkeyShiner Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 496	are you still in england leah? & i wish my boredum had products like this __________________ Yeah there are many fish in the sea.. but i think i'll stick to the lakes and rivers for now.

10-01-2008, 01:48 AM	#10
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 995	Oh, def, Katie Yep, Daemon. Thanks for the comments guys. I'm working on another one goes completely crazy

10-01-2008, 02:48 PM	#11
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	I thought you were just gonna be in London for the summer? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

10-01-2008, 02:56 PM	#12
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,654	Hmm, pet daphnia?

10-01-2008, 05:02 PM	#13
ThatFishKid unknown entity Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta area Age: 17 Posts: 213	wow....that is awesome. With my limited space in my bedroom, I think I'm definitely going to have to try a few of those! Great ideas there! __________________ 2 half gallon planted betta tanks Heavily planted 29 tall 2g cherry shrimp/snails heavily planted 10g fishless lightly planted tank (worms/micro organisms/inverts/algaes/ it's all just an experiment) 10g Multie. species tank (multies will be added soon.) 10g brackish (planted w/ marine algae) 10 subin firemouth lots of tubs for plant propogation and develobement. pictures: http://s533.photobucket.com/albums/e...gen/Aquariums/

10-01-2008, 11:44 PM	#14
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,475	So how is the fish scene in London compared to the shops here at home?

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

10-02-2008, 02:53 AM	#15
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 995	lol, I was thinking pet daphnia I've been to a few shops here and there. They seem to be pretty good, of course they have chain stores like Pets at Home (which is similar to Petco or PetsMart in the US) which don't know squat and give you the normal chain store employee speech. When I was up in the Highlands there were soo many aquatic plants I wanted to nab, lol. The hobby's more popular here than where I was before. My SO has 2 40g, a 120g, a pond, and some that aren't set up. So there's no shortage of fishy around . I did another 0.1g. I'll have to do a few WCs before I might take a photo Last edited by Ichthius; 10-02-2008 at 03:06 AM.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Entertainment / boredom cure	Vivid-Dawn	Bettas	3	03-14-2005 12:59 PM