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OK... well you don't see many of them, but here it is! It's an Eclipse Hex5 which comes with a built-in bio-wheel filter and a 10W compact flourescent. I added a pre-filter to the intake tube, a 25W heater, some Eco-Complete, and then went to town.
Plants are 3 small java ferns, anubias nana petite on the driftwood, and java moss on the other end of the driftwood. Initially, I placed some ludwigia repens as a background plant, but wasn't comfortable with the lighting for them and they didn't fill out the tank very well. These are in the first two pictures.
In the last picture, I replaced the l.repens with elodea, which I liked for a short while until they refused to root. The elodea grows like crazy, it just won't stay put in the substrate. I may replace them with wisteria or a similar bushy-leafed plant.
I also added 3 neon blue Endler's livebearers in the last pic, and there are a few ramshorns.
Plants are 3 small java ferns, anubias nana petite on the driftwood, and java moss on the other end of the driftwood. Initially, I placed some ludwigia repens as a background plant, but wasn't comfortable with the lighting for them and they didn't fill out the tank very well. These are in the first two pictures.
In the last picture, I replaced the l.repens with elodea, which I liked for a short while until they refused to root. The elodea grows like crazy, it just won't stay put in the substrate. I may replace them with wisteria or a similar bushy-leafed plant.
I also added 3 neon blue Endler's livebearers in the last pic, and there are a few ramshorns.