Oohitsae
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This tank has been up and running for about 8 months now, but I just got into plants about 4 months ago, so I am still learning.
I started this tank as a community tank for dalmation mollies, rosy barbs, and peppered cories, but it has turned into a betta sorority tank since then.
Specs:
26 gallon Bowfront
24" aqueon t-8 full spectrum 15w 6500k
Aquaclear 50
Current inhabitants are::
6 Female Bettas, 5 Cories (3 peppered, 2 albino, the albino are being re-homed), and 7 Tiger Endlers who are in there temporarily.
I have a ton of different types of plants, the list is::
Nana Vallisneria, sunset bacopa, bacopa carolinia, pygmy chain sword, vallisneria gigantea (tape), crypt balansae, crypt parva, crypt petchii, crypt wendtii, mayaca fluviatilis, a random species of rotala, najas, wisteria, pennywort, moneywort, regular and lace java fern, amazon sword, java moss, anarchis, frogbit, giant duckweed, aquatic banana, and a few unknown plants.
Current Hardscape::
1 Piece malaysian driftwood & unknown type of rock-cave
Things I have on the way::
Tons of dwarf saggitaria, some apongenton plants, lava rock, zebra rock, and a couple more medium sized peices of driftwood.
Now, what I'm sure you have all been waiting for, pictures of my progress!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
First real attempt
When I started thinking of how I'd like to change things up, and before I got more plants, this is what I came up with
This is what the tank looks like now
Goals:
1. change out the clown puke substrate!!
Going to go with soil with a sand cap. Still undecided whether I'll go with pool filter or blasting sand...
2. Make a "hill" in the back, probably in a corner, out of the rocks and stuff I'm going to be recieving soon, tying moss and java ferns on it...possibly planting some of the dwarf sagg or something along it as well
3. Adding more light. Either another t-8 fixture or switching the entire fixture out for a dual t5HO
4. Add a background, probably just a plain black one, maybe blue?
Wish me luck!
Any advice/suggestions/constructive criticism is appreciated!!
I started this tank as a community tank for dalmation mollies, rosy barbs, and peppered cories, but it has turned into a betta sorority tank since then.
Specs:
26 gallon Bowfront
24" aqueon t-8 full spectrum 15w 6500k
Aquaclear 50
Current inhabitants are::
6 Female Bettas, 5 Cories (3 peppered, 2 albino, the albino are being re-homed), and 7 Tiger Endlers who are in there temporarily.
I have a ton of different types of plants, the list is::
Nana Vallisneria, sunset bacopa, bacopa carolinia, pygmy chain sword, vallisneria gigantea (tape), crypt balansae, crypt parva, crypt petchii, crypt wendtii, mayaca fluviatilis, a random species of rotala, najas, wisteria, pennywort, moneywort, regular and lace java fern, amazon sword, java moss, anarchis, frogbit, giant duckweed, aquatic banana, and a few unknown plants.
Current Hardscape::
1 Piece malaysian driftwood & unknown type of rock-cave
Things I have on the way::
Tons of dwarf saggitaria, some apongenton plants, lava rock, zebra rock, and a couple more medium sized peices of driftwood.
Now, what I'm sure you have all been waiting for, pictures of my progress!
First real attempt
![img_2370116_0_fc9e7aa15ae846505209a31b46ec4845.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_2370116_0_fc9e7aa15ae846505209a31b46ec4845.jpg)
When I started thinking of how I'd like to change things up, and before I got more plants, this is what I came up with
![img_2370116_1_6195e85f07aa5929bbc2737554431d31.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_2370116_1_6195e85f07aa5929bbc2737554431d31.jpg)
This is what the tank looks like now
![img_2370116_2_94a8bb36d4d10b326067798f8db6ca12.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_2370116_2_94a8bb36d4d10b326067798f8db6ca12.jpg)
Goals:
1. change out the clown puke substrate!!
Going to go with soil with a sand cap. Still undecided whether I'll go with pool filter or blasting sand...
2. Make a "hill" in the back, probably in a corner, out of the rocks and stuff I'm going to be recieving soon, tying moss and java ferns on it...possibly planting some of the dwarf sagg or something along it as well
3. Adding more light. Either another t-8 fixture or switching the entire fixture out for a dual t5HO
4. Add a background, probably just a plain black one, maybe blue?
Wish me luck!
Any advice/suggestions/constructive criticism is appreciated!!