Recent content by goldfish_is_orange

I totally get you. I have those days, too. nothing wrong with taking a break every now and then :)

Doesn't it depend on where you get water, and what fish and plants you keep? For example, I just started a planted tank, and I want to put tetras in there. It's a 50-gallon tank, and even if I house 50 tetras in it, I don't think their Co2 and waste will be enough for the plants to thrive. So...

That tank looks wicked! I have a thing for anubias, and I like that it's in a sweet spot on your tank. Oh, and that cabinet looks sturdy as heck.

Looking forward to your journal!

I have some kuhli loaches. The rocks that form the caves at the bottom are glued together and they are resting on top of a thin layer of aquasoil. They can stand up on their own, even without the substrate/soil around them. The one on top of the hill has some volcanic rock underneath, too--it's...

If that was a crustacean, that'd be the stuff of nightmares! o_O

Update! That comment from @Colin_T made me rethink my scape again. So here's version 3, with a little bit of water. The plant stocking was disrupted by the missus, so the original plan is out the window. We went to 2 LFS and she got the plants she wanted: UG for carpet, a bunch of red plants...

I had some time to work on the tank this afternoon, and I like this setup better. Off to get the plants!!