10 Gallon dorm-room planted tank

Set up this 10 gallon dirted tank the other day in my dorm-room. I think it turned out pretty good. Let me know what you guys think! Plan on getting some cherry shrimp for it so if you have any recommendations on where to get some let me know. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Connie rodz on October 6, 2012 at 3:16am

It's amazing!!

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Koch on October 6, 2012 at 5:20pm

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by TONY K on October 6, 2012 at 8:23am

NICE TANK BTW! IS YOUR HOOD ONE OF THOSE PLASTIC ONES INSTEAD OF THE REGULAR INCANDECENT LIGHT BULBS YOU HAVE TWO CFL'S?

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Koch on October 6, 2012 at 5:22pm

Thanks! I just used a regular 10 gallon hood and replaced the halogen bulbs with two 6500k cfl bulbs from lowes/menards.

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Koch on October 13, 2012 at 12:31pm

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Bobby McGovern on October 13, 2012 at 10:15am

This is beautiful. The rocks look like the same red granite used in ancient Egypt for building the temples.

I've had plenty of aquariums over the years but I know nothing about dirted tanks. It's something new that I just happened to stumble upon this week and would like to know more about. After seeing your tank that you just set up I'm really interested. I was under the impression that it takes weeks to get a dirted tank going.

I have plenty of nitrifying bacteria from my 275 gal Aquaponics setup so seeding a new tank wouldn't be a problem to speed things up.

I guess I'll be spending the weekend learning about this new technique..

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Koch on October 13, 2012 at 12:35pm

Thanks man! I'm really glad i went with dirt. The price is great and the results are amazing. Just make sure you get miracle grow organic or some type of organic dirt. Another tip to avoid clouded water in the beginning is after you dirt it, cap it with your gravel and the put it outside and let a garden hose fill and filter the water out for a good 30 min. Also check out dustins videos on youtube. He was the one who got me into dirt. Good luck!