My Cheap Tank - Redone

[bb1991]

So i'm always eager to learn new ways of making a fish tank look as beautiful as possible but at the same time as cheap as possible..
So this was my first tank that i did about almost a year ago, substrate was leftover aquasoil of only a few kilos. So i had to use pumice stones which equaled 90%-ish of my substrate. Knowing i had to dose ferts regularly and consistently, it soon failed due to my laziness. lol

Everything in the tank cost about $20-30
 

 
So after experimenting with pumice i wanted to do a different method, the Walstad method, which basically uses garden dirt instead. I also wanted a totally different style to the tank, and this is what i came up with. Everything inside this tank cost about $25 (Would've been more if i bought new plants, which i will later on) BTW, If you're wondering about the cloudiness, its natural for the first day or two, its from the dirt not an algae bloom

But does add to the feel of it tho. lol
 

 
 

 

[eaglesaquarium]

That first scape is quite awesome... shame that it didn't turn out well.
 
 
The second is also quite lovely and should be more so as you add more plants to it.

 

[AquaPit]

I actually love the cloudiness feel to your new set up! Reminds me of a Michael Jackson's Thriller!

How big is your tank?

 

[bb1991]

Thanks eaglesaquarium, i sort of in a twisted sense wanted it to fail, because that's truly the only way i learn and never forget, and i was always getting bored of it (The view and the fequent dosing), but the next one should look as nice or even nicer once the water clears and some nice background, foregrounds plants, and moss tide to the two driftwoods
 
lol, i had a feeling someone would catch my drift with the cloudiness, Thanks Aquapit! Its a 56 gallon tank (36 long x 18 tall x 20 wide)