Full tank view
Setup
- Tank Size: 5 gallons
- Substrate: Gravel
- Lighting: Honpal LED aquarium light
- Heating: Aqueon Preset Aquarium Heater, 50W
- Filtration: Top Fin Silenstream PF10
- Air: Adjustable air stone powered by a shared Tetra 20–40 gallon air pump with an air manifold.
Plants & Decorations
- Floating plants: Duckweed, Frogbit
- Submerged plants: Java Moss, Vallisneria
- Hardscape: Driftwood, spare sponge filters
Inhabitants
- Ramshorn Snails
Notes & History
- Established: 2021
- Water change schedule: 50% bi-weekly
This was technically my first fish tank. I originally set it up while preparing for my first fish, but it quickly became home to my first aquatic plants — and, inevitably, the hitchhiker snails that came with them.