I want to build an aquarium that will fit on my windowsill, but

>>1152592
wtf are you doing with that tank in direct sunlight?
that's not where you place a tank.
shrimp generally don't like high temperatures, so put them the fuck away from there and get some proper lighting and god dammit a filter and some flow.
those shrimp will be dead in a few days if you don't

If you want to be semi successful get cray fish and some cover for them.

Must be nice having cherry shrimp that live, my little guys keep dying.

>>1152642
The windowsill in question gets very indirect sunlight. The op pic isn't my tank, it's from a forum. I currently have two shrimp, a snail, and several plants in a $5 half gallon tank on the same windowsill and they've all been completely fine for over four months now.
A filter isn't out of the question after I upgrade the tank and there's room for it.

>>1152653
Maybe a dwarf cray after a while if the shrimp continue doing well in the larger tank.

>>1152660
I literally don't do anything special for mine. I think it's just down to luck.


Does anyone have input on how tall the tank should be? Is 16W x 3¾D x 10H unreasonable?

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with those dimensions, you should look at like table top centerpiece things

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80150217/
that way you get a nice rimless look, and a heavy base
but putting it in a windowsill invites unstable conditions , since you dont have any fish its not to big a deal if you can keep stable enough temp for the shrimp but algae blooms are real

post pic of setup

>>1152984
I'd rather make one myself for a couple of reasons, including that I already have the glass and the tools.
I didn't think about the weighted bottom. I'm going to be using cat litter and sand as the substrate, so if I put a bit more than usual (~2") it would be more stable, right?
I mentioned previously that I'm going to use this to upgrade an existing setup that's been working very nicely for several months now, so I don't think I should have too much trouble with it.
If I somehow fail horribly at building a tank, that vase will make a good backup plan.

It'll probably be a while before I finish anything since my schedule is usually pretty full, but if this thread is still up when I finally get around to trying to make the tank, I'll post some pics.

>>1152592
Fish never turn around. I wonder why.

>>1152592
That'd be >20 lbs filled, shouldn't be terribly unstable. Maybe use some poster putty underneath and around the edges to "stick" it to the sill better. I'd imagine you could grow a shit ton of java moss in a tank like that for shrimp, could probably fit a sponge filter in there too.
If you could modify the windowsill, you could always screw on a little 3/4" plywood topper to it to make it deeper.

>>1153422

oh yeah, if you start getting too much algae, just add in some pothos vine, peace lily, or some other hydroponic plant that sticks out of the tank, it'll help suck up excess nutrients so the algae can't bloom.