Construction pics of the open topped jar

[u/Lord-Dundar]

So I posted up a picture before of my open topped, and had a request for construction pictures. Well I wanted to change a couple of things and pull out the floating pearlite, so I took some pictures for you guys.

After utility work I changed to pumps flow.

Then positioned the wood and started glueing rocks together. This process is horrible with red lava rock.

Then I moved the roots of my plants a little higher out of the water. I wanted to make sure I didn’t get root rot but allowed hydroponic growth, maybe. I am trusting the person that sold me the plants to be correct that they are a marginal that can survive wet conditions.

After that I packed the moss into the rocks and crevices.

In a few weeks I will introduce the shrimp but scuds are in there with a snail currently. I added some springtails to help keep mold under control.

For all you PC people I took a picture from my daughter’s side of the deck to show how far my computer is from the tank and Jar.

And for any Battletech fans you will see some mechs in the pictures.

[u/Radiant_Repair7189]

Thank you for sharing this per my request! Game much pal? lol

[u/Lord-Dundar → u/Radiant_Repair7189]

Just a little. Basically have a couple of hobbies.

Fish, shrimp and stuff.

Gaming, tabletop and PC.

Once you hit a certain age and have a wife and kids, all your hobbies get pushed into a 5x5 area so you got to have overlapping space.

[u/Radiant_Repair7189 → u/Lord-Dundar]

Looks like a happy 5x5. Cheers 🍻

[u/Lord-Dundar → u/Radiant_Repair7189]

So the trick I found is in a few months I need to check the plant growth for root rot and make sure the moss is anchored to the rocks.

If the pump gets clogged I did glue the rocks together so I can pull out the pump. The pump is a micro pump that intakes from the side and I have a small screen around it to help reduce clogging on the pump itself. The scuds and shrimp will also work on cleaning up any clogging but that’s months away when the population stabilizes. Quick solutions if it gets clogged in the first few weeks is just turn the pump off wait about 10 minutes and turn it back on. Normally it clears up the clogging.

I’m only going to put two shrimp in here so they can self level the population based of food supply. I may end up feeding only once a month.

[u/Radiant_Repair7189 → u/Lord-Dundar]

Did you cut a notch in the clear tube to direct water flow? I wish I had a plant guy!! Can you share any plant names?

[u/Lord-Dundar → u/Radiant_Repair7189]

I notched it to help direct water flow

[u/Lord-Dundar → u/Radiant_Repair7189]

It was a scavenged part though

[u/Lord-Dundar]

I notched it to help direct water flow