Hey everyone,
I'm new here and bought a 55 gallon tank several months ago. I'm ready to start setting everything up and gather supplies but I am still torn about whether to try a planted or non-planted tank.
In a perfect world I would love a fantastic planted tank but I'm trying to be realistic with the amount of time and money I can dedicate to sustaining a planted community.
However I've yet to see a tank with fake/silk plants that really struck me. What I am wondering about is if a great tank can be created with artifical plants. If so would anyone be able to post some pictures of examples that I can see?
And for the record I'm going to let the plants determine what I stock the tank with. So if I go with a live tank I will get fish that will leave them alone.
Thanks in advance, and be fore warned I will probably have plenty of questions. I'm honestly pretty scared about it to be honest. I want it to look nice and I want to do it right.
I'm new here and bought a 55 gallon tank several months ago. I'm ready to start setting everything up and gather supplies but I am still torn about whether to try a planted or non-planted tank.
In a perfect world I would love a fantastic planted tank but I'm trying to be realistic with the amount of time and money I can dedicate to sustaining a planted community.
However I've yet to see a tank with fake/silk plants that really struck me. What I am wondering about is if a great tank can be created with artifical plants. If so would anyone be able to post some pictures of examples that I can see?
And for the record I'm going to let the plants determine what I stock the tank with. So if I go with a live tank I will get fish that will leave them alone.
Thanks in advance, and be fore warned I will probably have plenty of questions. I'm honestly pretty scared about it to be honest. I want it to look nice and I want to do it right.