1st REAL planted tank (10g) log! (Picture heavy)

Thank you jameshilljr! I am telling you it is all about that piece of driftwood! :)

I like to find a certain piece (whatever it may be...wood, rock, plant etc) that I really like & that inspires everything else around it.
 
It's a challenge to aquascape a 10 gallon and you pulled it off nicely. The shrimp look good and before you know it you'll have a bunch. They do a great job of keeping the tank tidy.

Q
 
jm1212 said:
very nice job!
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Thank you for your support!

Que said:
It's a challenge to aquascape a 10 gallon and you pulled it off nicely. The shrimp look good and before you know it you'll have a bunch. They do a great job of keeping the tank tidy.

Q
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For me it was harder to think of how to aquascape a bigger tank, that is why I went for the 10g. :) I prefer a clean distinct look myself, probably why I find it easier to picture a 10g Vs. a 75g. I prefer bigger tanks actually...look how much water evaporated in just 4 days! :) (more stable & such)
 
I really enjoyed all those pictures, what a nice tank!
 
Well it has been just over a month & a half so I figured I would give a little update, not much to report though. :)

This is what it looked like when I first planted it, after a small adjustment...


And now...

Yeah not much of a difference except the explosion of snails! :) The water is also a wonderful amber color from the wood.

Well here are some close-ups and growth.

The dwarf sag has only died off in spots, no new growth. The Tropica sword doesn't look great but it has a lot of new growth and has sent out crazy runners (or just roots, not sure if runners is the proper term here).


Close-up of all the new leaves on the tropica sword.


Java ferns and anubias are about the same, did get a new leaf on the anubias though. The moss has grown the most out of anything in the tank I think. You can see one of my prego shrimps there too.


The moss is only really growing directly below the light but I figure it will grow in over time.


I just can't seem to photograph my shrimp that well. :)


So now I have about 50 baby ivory apple snails (VERY varied in size & temporary), 9 RCS (I lost one recently but do not know why, 2 prego), 1 marble sized spotted ramshorn (I think) and maybe 12 baby ramshorn and who knows how many MTS! My Betta LOVES MTS as a treat though it is ok. :lipssealedsmilie:

I would like a little more growth though, but talk about low maintenance! I think once I get some more shrimp in there (to make more "fertilizer") I will add a faster growing plant and upgrade 1 of the bulbs to a 15watt. Any suggestions or comments very welcomed!
 
Moss walls are awesome. Nice work! Looks like the tank will look great!
 
BK,

Strangely enough, I've found my anubias to be cleaner under higher light conditions. The leaves are growing a lot faster, so perhaps that doesn't give the algae a chance to settle on the leaves? When I had a lower WPG, the leaves were completely covered in algae.

Go figure, though. It seems like in my tank, the complete opposite of what is supposed to happen happens.
 
Thanks guys

Anubias are just great! :) You have to remember in my tank I have awesome algae cleaners too. My shrimp had all the nasty algae off the plants within 24hrs!! Now I am not sure how much they get to eat because I never see any algae to be able to see it disappear, if that makes sense. They get supplement food of course too.
 
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