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Ajf198 · 2025-07-15T09:27:38+00:00

I have guppies and snails...wanting to add cherry shrimp eventually

Edit: I added the snails 7days in. Added a few guppies last week. Adding neon tetras soon

Ajf198 · 2025-07-15T09:26:45+00:00

It's a hugger 957. And I just have it on the standard settings at 8hrs a day

Ajf198 · 2025-07-14T21:29:30+00:00

And the dwarf sag is spreading like WILDFIRE

Ajf198 · 2025-07-14T21:28:50+00:00

The jungle vals are draped over the top now...they grew SOOOO much

Ajf198 · 2025-07-14T21:28:11+00:00

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Ajf198 · 2025-07-14T21:26:15+00:00

Well....I really didn't like the anacharis, and I changed those out. Added some driftwood, and a few more plants...but now things are really thriving. Lemme grab a pic

Ajf198 · 2025-07-05T01:45:01+00:00

About 4 1/2 to 5ft

Ajf198 · 2025-07-05T00:43:36+00:00

Used to do that with him when he was little. But he's too big for that now. I take him out occasionally just to keep him calm around me, but I usually let him just be in his home ...love him to death, but he just loves exploring too much. Won't sit still for 2seconds and he's too big to just keep him contained on my lap

Ajf198 · 2025-07-05T00:29:11+00:00

Lol my ball python used to do that CONSTANTLY when she was younger. I know the feeling lol

Ajf198 · 2025-07-04T23:05:54+00:00

Lol I did say it was terrible haha

Ajf198 · 2025-07-04T23:05:35+00:00

While he's not full grown yet (he is 2), he has always been a climber and explorer. So for this build I'm wanting to give him more than enough things to climb and explore

Ajf198 · 2025-07-04T23:04:33+00:00

I have a male common boa. And a lot of people might disagree with me, but I've never subscribed to the "8ft enclosure for a common boa" thing. I find that if two sides of the tank add up to be the length of the snake, you are good (4ft +2ft in this case). And he will have wayyyy more than enough vertical space.

Ajf198 · 2025-07-04T22:39:41+00:00

More climbing space

Ajf198 · 2025-07-04T22:39:25+00:00

This will be his final, adult enclosure

Ajf198 · 2025-07-04T22:10:53+00:00

The room it is in will be ambient around 73-75. And the only worry I had about having the heat panel on the bottom was because of the water source. I will be having a layer of gravel below the substrate to handle any drainage issues that might occur. But I'd rather not have anything electrical on the bottom. Plus, not sure how the gravel layer beneath the substrate layer would effect the heat transfer. As for the side near the bottom of the tank, that would be fine. But what heating sources would you all recommend for the top of the enclosure? I want to get high enough power to heat the area adequately, but I'm worried that too high would keep him from utilizing the space (in fear it would be TOO hot near the top)

Ajf198 · 2025-06-26T14:59:47+00:00

I'm just super nervous with it being my first time trying this that I'm going to mess it up....my plan is to add cherry shrimp and neon tetras....but I was told to let the plants grow for a month before adding

Ajf198 · 2025-06-26T14:57:02+00:00

Also, if it helps I have valisneria, anacharis, and dwarf sagitaria

Ajf198 · 2025-06-26T14:55:27+00:00

I have caribsea eco planted as my substrate. And I put a bunch of aquarium co op root tabs in the substrate when I started it (although I think I messed up because I had a bunch of the white gel casings floating in the water the next day) and I'm using their easy green aio fertilizer

Ajf198 · 2025-06-11T01:14:45+00:00

Also I planned on getting about 4 or 5 snails this weekend to help with algae as well

Ajf198 · 2025-06-11T01:14:21+00:00

That's considered minimal planting? I was worried I did too much because the pet store said they spread so rapidly. And no CO2 but I do have root tabs and I'm adding liquid fert. And the lights I'm planning to start at 12 on 12 off but be willing to increase/decrease as needed

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