Oct 19, 2026, 5:21 PMI'm considering a nano tank to "aquascape" and maybe eventually introduce little shrimp and snails into, and now I'm swimming in relevant YouTube content --
But, what nice content! A lot of it is calming and lovely to watch. Could definitely be worse!
Looking at a 20 litre cube, at the moment. Hm hmmm.
I'm thinking I want to follow the Walstad method - which seems to be essentially plant heavily and let those plants do the filtering for you.
@sarajw I went down this YouTube rabbit hole last year and got a tank, it was interesting! Definitely found the snails a lot easier than shrimp
Oct 19, 2026, 6:09 PM@b0rk yes I gather they're hardier!
I used to keep a small fish tank and totally overstocked it - this time I hope to let science show me the way...
@sarajw Before you know it, you'll have your own baby Swampthing... ;>)
@sarajw as a former aquarium owner, I highly recommend it and demand progress updates. I was once briefly obsessed with paludarium videos. Managed to refrain from actually trying it though.
Oct 19, 2026, 6:10 PM@rtfm omg. Yes they look like fun - I'll watch some videos!
Hoping to get some nano cube bits for my November birthday - will certainly start posting if I do, and start the slow setup...
@sarajw Twenty litres and a tiny ecosystem. Sounds fascinating!
Oct 22, 2026, 4:26 PM@davidportodiaz I'm already now considering the one up at 30 litres... Choices choices