Jiffy's 10 Gallon

Here are some progressive pictures of my tank up to its current look.

This is what the tank looked like the first day I set it up. Very boring.

A few weeks later (while trying a fishless cycle) I added a background, a light and some rock. The water level was low because I was trying to create for of a splash to increase the oxygen durring the cycle.

Thanks to advice I got on this board, I got some more plants today and took this pic. I also did a little rearanging. The tank is still cycling but I now have 4 dainos in there. I am going to the LFS tonight to get some neon (or cardinal) tetras.

So...what does everyone think of the new look?

WOW that looks amazing!...You did great work on that tank!!!

Cant wait to see the fish in the tank!!!

looks very nice now.

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

REALLY CUTE!!!!!

But I would go for the cardinals, no Neons......or should I say Peons.........they get ill very easily although they are beautful

Thanks for all the compliments.

Silver - I ended up getting cardinals...just for you. Well, not completely but you can think that. When I got there they had cardinals for $.50 cents more than neons. I remembered how cardinals are immune to neon tetra disease. I had my little sister with me and she liked the full red stripe best turns out I did too so I decided to go with the cardinals.

So, now the tank is inhabbited by 5 cardinals (I had 6 but one was injured and died the night I got him) and 4 dainos.

And lastly...how about some tips on getting a STOM nomination and anything that you think could spruce it up for a win?

CORIES!!!! Lots of them, they look better when they school, I think. It looks great!!!!! Maybe add a few aquarium safe polished stones in a few places.

LOOKS GREAT! what kind of camera did you use? I would recomend 2 ottos and 2 corys or maybe a dwarf pleco!

Actually yes...Ottos are on my list for the cleanup crew.

The camera I used is a Fuji FinePix 2600 2.0MP Digital Camera. I had to put it on manual and adjust the EV(?) setting to get it to take a good pic without washing out. I didn't really know what I was doing so it took a bunch of shots to get the setting right and then to find a pic I liked.