55 gallon update & my 40

Here is a pic of my living room. I live in a 1957 one bedroom mobilehome that I love and am trying to restore. It isn't in bad shape but I want original parts and some of them have been pretty hard to find.

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And my cheetahs

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Update on the 55G. The plants are really filling in. I was going to get rid of the Sunset Hygro but is looking pretty good. The critter keeper has my new little cherry shrimp that I am afraid to put in my large tank.

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how do you get your plants to grow so well? mine grow profusely then start to wither and get overrun by algae and turn brown!
 
how do you get your plants to grow so well? mine grow profusely then start to wither and get overrun by algae and turn brown!

So far, knock on wood, I am just starting to get a little algae around my filter output but I just pull it off whenever I see it. I am using about 2 watts per gallon and flourish twice a week. I am probably just lucky. LOL
They are all low light plants also.
 
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