First attempts at planted tanks

Hi everyone,

So I've recently started getting into planted tank setups. I'm currently working on getting a 350L planted tank set up, but in the meantime I've experimented with my 2 smaller tanks.

I started with my 30L tank which I turned into a betta and shrimp tank - substrate is fine black gravel and PFS in a path style. Planted some Hygrophila Difformis (water wisteria) and water sprite that was already in the tank. I also have some sort of grass that I pulled out of a river some time ago, but I dont know what it is. Then also planted some Bacopa Cariliniana and Roseafolia (I know for this one I'm going to need to add root tabs). So far I havent dosed any ferts and im not running any CO2 and I've been getting relatively decent growth on everything.

For fish I have 1 crowntail betta named Chris, 5 red cherry neocaridina and 3 blue dream neocaridina, 1 pepper cory (unfortunately the other died), 1 baby molly and 1 bristlenose pleco.

Tank 2 is my 60L which I rescaped last night. Sort of a beach composition with river gravel and PFS as substrate with river rocks and a piece of mopane for hard scape. The plants are the same as in the 30L except there is also some, what I think is, Bacopa monnieri (moneywort) which is not doing so well at the moment. So far I havent dosed any ferts and I'm also not running CO2 on this tank


For fish I have 3 rosy barbs, 3 danios, 2 guppies, 2 mollies, 2 bronze cories and a bamboo shrimp.

Let me know what you guys think of the tanks and what I can do to improve them (other than root tabs, liquid fertiliser, etc).

 

Very nice Mr Anderson. Looking forward to seeing some more greenery in tank 2.

 

Look lovely and fresh. Great creativity

 

Thanks LV. I'm going to get some root tabs and liquid ferts this weekend to put a bit more nutrients into the water column and substrate. I can see some of the plants are struggling a little.

 

Yup, I'm loving the look of these 2 tanks now, especially the little one. It sits on my bedside table and it's very tranquil to watch before bed .

These just make me look forward to getting the big tank running even more...soon, very soon!