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[Meggie :)]

I just redid my tank today! Don't worry I'm definately not done yet! I want to fill the thing up with plants and get some java moss growing too...I just have to find it my LFS Doesn't carry it So The first pic is what it looked like before I changed it this morning and the next pictures are of what it looks like as of today and some baby fry that I have in there as well

Please let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions whatsoever! I'm open to any criticism!

Thanks,
Megan

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Oh yea and I bought a new and better filter...I originally had the Top fin one that came with the tank...But I wasn't getting enough waterflow and I had a lot of algae blooms...so I bought this penguin bio wheel one

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[uGlitch]

Hi, I'm not too sure, so I'd wait till someone else comes along, but I think that fern is usually labelled as "umbrella fern" in most LFS.
It is not a true aquatic plant and will start rotting quickly and pollute your tank. I'd advise you to take it out asap.
The plant in the front of the wood is a type of anubias (i think). Keep the rhizhome ( the thick "root" your leaves are attached to) above the substrate or it will also die.

Otherwise, huge improvement imo. Welcome to the planted side

 

[Meggie :)]

Thanks! It's a peacock fern...I thought it was aquatic? oh geez...thats just great...should I take it back to Petsmart? And yea the other one is a type of anubia...(forgot what kind) The other pland is an elodea...what kind of plants should I get for a beginner low tech planted tank? Because I've researched so many kinds and most I find are only "semi aquatic"...grrr! :E

Thanks for your response!
Megan

 

[uGlitch]

Yea, looks exactly what I saw at my LFS labelled as "umbrella fern". It's not aquatic and I would take it back asap.
Some other low light/tech plants you can have in a tank are java ferns, most crypts, most anubias species, elodea,
hygrophilas ( i think...i've had them grow like weeds in my tank ), water wisteria, most swords...the list goes on!
I'm sure other members can add on anything I forgot

How big's the tank?
How bright is your lighting? (wattage wise)
Are you planning on dosing any ferts?

 

[Tizer]

looks nice, although i would say you seem to have a LOT of substrate in there no?

 

[ZoddyZod]

muuuuuuch better than before!

Agree with Tizer, think you've got a bit too much substrate in there. Take some out and provide more room for your fish.

A couple of taller plants for the background would also look good.

 

[ellejay]

Ditto on the sand, you've got dunes! Other than that looks fab

 

[Meggie :)]

Yea I have more sand in the front that in the back...I just set it up and I kind of was in a hurry because we had to get out of the house to go look at a car for my brother But I'm setting up my fifty gallon soon with the same sand very soon...do you think that I can keep that extra sand in there until I set up the fifty and then just move the sand from this tank into the fifty?

It is a ten gallon: 18 inches x 10.5 inches...the sand is about 2.5 inches deep at the deepest...average is about 1 3/4 of an inch...besides some very young fry all i have in there are 4 ghost shrimp, 2 female balloon mollies, and 1 female guppy...I like to keep my tank pretty empty because I'd rather have it a little empty (so they have more space to grow and swim) than overstocked...and I'm planning on giving away the fry as soon as I can sex them...i wasn't planning on ferts but if you think i should I will but I have no idea what kind i'd buy! TBH, I have no idea how many watts my bulb is because I bought it months ago with no intention of going planted I looked at the bulb and the only thing written on it is A 3/10...All I know is that it wasn't one of the cheaper ones at the store...