The shrimp have arrived! We had a few unwanted hitchhikers to deal with but everything is fine now! I did have to plant the plants very quickly though so expect to see some changes soon. Pictures! (this will be a long post!)
Full Tank Shot. The plant in the back right corner is DWARF SAG!?!? Those were so large I decided to put them in as a background plant for now. Once I buy some background plants I will cut it and move it to the front.
Tropica Sword, Dwarf Sag & a cup of MTS. The MTS were not moving much (which is expected of course) so I figured this way any dead snails would easily be removed.
Anubias somewhat attached to driftwood. It looks like the MTS chewed a path right through that green spot algae on the bottom leftmost leaf.
Small rock formation, helps redirect water at water changes, especially with this super light Eco-Complete. & an unknown plant that was stuck in the roots of the other plants. See the shrimp!?
Close-up of unknown plant, any ideas? Kind of looks like windelov java fern but I'm no expert! It does have a very tough "root", kinda like a rhizome but it is growing in a very root like way (down not across).
Java Moss & ferns. Notice the very small MTS on the rock holding the moss down?
RCS are fast, small and don't seem to stop moving!
It doesn't help that I am not very good with a camera.
Notice what is missing? The Java Moss wall! After thinking about it I realized that although it is beautiful it would just drown out the rest of the plants. I think a black background will add much more depth. I may add moss walls to the sides though instead.
Enjoy! I will probably add more to rearrange things shortly so stay tuned!
(I know I am a dork, it is ok) As always feel free to comment or suggest something.
I want to thank everyone who helped me set this tank up! Especially Msjinkzd for all her excellent advice and suggesting a shrimp tank & Mgamer20o0 for providing the beautiful shrimp, plants & MTS. Thanks so much!