Starting up my first 55 gal

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frieked

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I've gone from 10 to 20 to this new 55. Pretty bare right now but I hope to update this as I add more decor, my next step is adding some rockwork on the left side of the tank with some more plants thrown in.
Here it is empty ( ignore the baby, she just seems to love staring at my fish tanks, even if they are empty :p )
empty.jpg

Here's with a few plants and pots on the right side:
plants.jpg

Will update with more pics as the tank progresses.
 
Hey........looks good........but!
I noticed the white gravel and I wanted to warn you.
My current tank has white gravel and I hate it.
I loved it when I put it in.....but with even alittle algae growth on it it looks horrible.
I just wanted to warn ya before ya got to far into your project.
Easier to change it now then later.

Good Luck with it......whatever color gravel ya choose :)
Lookin forward to more pics.
 
Didn't think about the white gravel showing dirt/algae, hopefully it won't be too much of an eyesore... I actually have about a 1 inch layer of natural colored gravel underneath the white that I had leftover from another tank, I could probably just mix it up to blend it all together. That might be an interesting look... Or maybe I'll just leave the white as a reminder to myself to be good about my cleaning/water changes since I've been known to skip a week here and there :O
 
Doh......just noticed that you are new to AA.
Welcome aboard!
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I'm gonna be taking some pictures of my fish tonight. (just got a tripod)
Anyway, if ya like I can post a pic of my dirty white gravel so you can get an idea of what it will look like if ya "skip a week here and there" :)
 
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