the planted platy tank

[LeahK]

My husband took these pics of his tank a few days ago, but he hasn't posted them. So I'm showing off his tank for him
He's got 40 watts of light over a 10 gallon tank, and the plants are doing great. It's been thriving for over 5 months. The tank sits on a bookshelf, and the lights are screwed onto the underside of the shelf above, with a panel that hides them. All DIY. He came home one day and said "I'm going to make a planted tank." And next thing I knew we have this nice little aquatic garden on the bookshelf.
I guess he is good for something....

 

[WaywardSon]

Very nice looking tank - congrats!

 

[rich311k]

Nice looking tank!

 

[platycastle]

Here is one more of it sitting on the shelf. This was taken shortly after set-up in April.

 

[DrNo]

Very nice! Is that petrified wood or agate?

 

[platycastle]

Very nice! Is that petrified wood or agate?

It's petrified wood. I hope the anubias will grab hold of it when it grows. We'll see.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

nice set up

 

[Rbishop]

Very nice! Is it me or the camera perspective, that shelf looks like it is bowing from the weight...?

 

[LeahK]

Very nice! Is it me or the camera perspective, that shelf looks like it is bowing from the weight...?

I just read that and jumped up to check! But, no, the shelf in real life doesn't look like the picture. I didn't notice before how warped the pic makes that shelf appear--I guess it must be an odd angle? Anyway, thanks for pointing it out!

 

[FishKing14]

I liked the tank. I just started putting live plants in my tank about 2 weeks ago.