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Hi all,
Set up a new tank
A 5 gal planted Nano with a couple of female bettas.Did it all for less then $20

Tank 5g glass bowfront $8
Cheap Chinese table lamp $4.50
9 watt PC bulb 6500K tri-phosphor $1.50
Driftwood $1.00
Plants(mostly trimmings from Big Tank )$0.50
Substrate $1.20
2female bettas $0.50
Total cost $17.20

Hope you like it.
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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

And this is where I put it(note the blatant and shameless advertising/kissing up)

So now I have something nice to look at while I'm waiting for web pages to up load !
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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

Whoa, that looks awesome!! Where did you get the light from?? and what type of substrate is that?

Woah, what a great tank!!!!

That's fantastic, good job

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

Awesome bensaf! Just make sure you dont have any jumpers. *wants a nano w/ bettas on her computer desk*

-Formerly known as the Ferretfish

Thanks all.

InkoDinko,
The lamp I just picked up in the local supermarket (I live in Jakarta). It's just some cheapo plastic Chinese made desk lamp. The bulb was a bit crappy, but just got a decent daylight tri phospor PC bulb for just over a dollar. An ultra cheap lighting system that gives me almost 2 WPG ! The lamps not bad as it's adjustable, I can even adjust the direction the bulb points in. I may go nuts and spend another $5 buck for another lamp and get up 4wpg ! But I'll see how it goes.

The substrate is just some sand I bought in a local fish store. $1. It's beige in color and the grain is a little bigger then normal sand and perfectly round.

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

Looks good mate

NICE!

That tank had better be entered in the aquascaping contest (check my sig line) if you know whats good for you *taps foot like an upset parent*.

of course there's nothing I can do to make you ....


^_^

It's cute! I wish I could find a little tank like that.
Have fun with it!

Once again, Bensaf works his art

The Amazon Nut...

i love it i probably would have gone with a dwarf puffer though

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''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''

Bernard

One word

Fantastic

Well more anyway perfect layout that is how a small tank should be done perfect in every detail as usual an excelent job Bernard.

As I have said previously about small tanks very difficult to do a layout it must be simple yet elegant, practical and a peaceful home for all its inhabitants not a show piece for the person who designed it..

That was one big word.


Keith

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