Tank Redo

Oo I like those!! Thanks @A new day!!

 

All clear now. Good thing about the lock down is I'm forced to let the tank cycle properly seeing as I can't get any fish for it yet. Will probably put some guppies in a bit later on to help cycle more but I'll see cause catching them from the other tank might not be so fun lol

 

So while I was supposed to be studying yesterday for my exam on Monday, I decided my 3ft needed a good trimming.
Here's a before:

And here's the after:

 

And here's my 30l so far. Did a few changes, and the buddah has algae growing all over him, which I actually like. Makes him look more natural lol.

 

Go big or go home right?
I keep doing little trims here and there, then I blink and it's all grown back again, so I decided to just do it properly this time

 

It also gives some of the smaller plants a chance to get some light

 

Looks awesome!

Have to say, I’m not normally a fan of the fake ornaments in a tank, but that Buddha looks epic! Also adds some awesome depth the scape


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Haha thank you! I mostly lost interest in ornaments because when you clean them the colour comes off eventually, but I couldn't resist this little guy

 

I think that's the trap we all fall into with ornaments - we clean the algae off and get rid of that naturalistic look. Loos really good in that scape!

 

Looking awesome! I don't have time to go through the whole thread, but what lighting and substrate do you have and what ferts do you use?

 

Thanks you guys!
@Lowflyer7 substrate is seachem fluorite sand, lighting is some cheapie light, it's a 5 watt led with a few blue leds amongst the whites.
I sometimes add flourish and excel but I keep forgetting to do it weekly, so ends up happening when I remember

 

Thanks for the response.

The sand looks amazing!

You have made me feel slightly better about myself with the dosing

 

Hahaha yes it does I suppose if you grow easy plants you don't need much to keep them going won't lie, I'd love a fancy looking Lancia or something, just cause they look nice and you can control them. But it all works like he says