Ok so almost done my setup. First I list whats in it.
15 gallon tank
Fluval 106 canister filter
water heater
Whisper 20 with bubble curtain
Sand
live plants
7 zebra danios, 1 rummy nose tetra, 2 algae eaters
Went for a natural look so a couple rocks, piece of wood and a rock cave. Just put the plants wherever. Forget the names of them but two types. One does excellent. the other tall thin spiral one seems to struggle so I moved it to a new spot on the left side to see how it does. May be because it needs to root and such and my other plants are older and have a strong root system.
I also added a pure black background. Saw a guy on youtube that used acrylic with some type of black board (thinking foam core but he calls it something else) but anyways I was thinking why didn't he just use black plexi for the whoel thing since it can get wet, and is cleanable. I got it cut so it was tight between the aquarium plastic frame and because the fluval intake and outtake have suctions cups also for the outside of the tank they stick to it and also hold the black plexi tight in place. Cost was $20 but I figured easier then those vinyl backgrounds that you need to tape on and rip and just get ugly over time.
15 gallon tank
Fluval 106 canister filter
water heater
Whisper 20 with bubble curtain
Sand
live plants
7 zebra danios, 1 rummy nose tetra, 2 algae eaters
Went for a natural look so a couple rocks, piece of wood and a rock cave. Just put the plants wherever. Forget the names of them but two types. One does excellent. the other tall thin spiral one seems to struggle so I moved it to a new spot on the left side to see how it does. May be because it needs to root and such and my other plants are older and have a strong root system.
I also added a pure black background. Saw a guy on youtube that used acrylic with some type of black board (thinking foam core but he calls it something else) but anyways I was thinking why didn't he just use black plexi for the whoel thing since it can get wet, and is cleanable. I got it cut so it was tight between the aquarium plastic frame and because the fluval intake and outtake have suctions cups also for the outside of the tank they stick to it and also hold the black plexi tight in place. Cost was $20 but I figured easier then those vinyl backgrounds that you need to tape on and rip and just get ugly over time.