Dirted Planted Nano Experiment - 5 Months

I was given another free aquarium!
This one is only about 5 gallon, or 20 litres, which I thought would be a good size to try a dirted, no filter tank for the first time.
I didn’t have a plan for anything, and an overall goal was to use only collected materials and to not spend any money in making this.
I found some sand and wood at a local beach, and soil that we just had lying around.
Everything was rinsed thoroughly with boiling water to clean out any pests or insects we don't want.
Water from the same lake was also added to add in a variety of micro fauna that will help make this a full ecosystem.
All plants used were clippings or extras sourced from other local aquariums.
Fun fact, I housed a banded killifish in here for a day before returning it home to the same lake.
6 wild color neocaridina shrimps were added to help start everything, but there are no shrimps living in here at the time of this upload.
Technically it's only been about 4.5 months, not 5, but close enough.
This update shows the amount of growth there's been with both the juvenile Honey Gourami as well as all the plant life!
The Honey Gourami are just about big enough to move into the community tank, but are still calling this 5 gallon there home for a little while longer.

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I love watching your tank maintenance! This series is great

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love the footage you've taken of these gorgeous gouramis!