40 breeder planted aquarium journal (I have faced so much adversity a normal person would quit)

[NoahLikesFish]

F fishorama heres what you asked for, now that my tank is set up and cycled I’m doing a planted aquarium journal! I used 100% pre cycled filter media for this tank yesterday the lid broke but I’m getting a new one today, I am gonna be stocking it as follows, 2 BR chiclid 2 A. Borelli 6 C. Palateus 12 schooling fish 8 pencilfish and 1 Bn pleco

 

[NoahLikesFish]

For planting I’m doing lots of plants like cabomba and a lot of low tech stuff

 

[NoahLikesFish]

For specs currently, 1 big lamp with 180w of lighting will upgrade to a real light, for a heater I’m getting eheim jager for filtration I currently have a top fin 110 and am purchasing a ac70 to boost filtration and for substrate I have a bag of sand.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Current inhabitants: 4 ghost shrimp

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Pic

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Peekaboo

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I’m letting the bark decompose into mulm as it will make it naturalistic

 

[fishorama]

I like the rocks, wood & fine? sand. What are the sad stem plants? They may get happier...it's early days... But if you started with cycled media & don't add anything much, the beneficial bacteria will go domant...so just 4 ghost shrimp so far?

 

[FreshyFresh]

I came for the adversity?

Looks like a great start to that 40B though.

 

[NoodleCats]

Love the placement of the wood and rocks!