15 Gallon (54L) Planted Tank

[EllieJellyEllie]

RIP To the Yellow Lab. I dont know what happened...... he just.... died.

 

[Ninjouzata]

Sorry to hear

 

[Ch4rlie]

Ah, sad news, sorry to hear about that.
 

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

I actually think it was for the best. The red devil made a few nests, well..... alot of nests. And has been activly swimming around since. He isnt even hiding now, so I took out the hiding spaces and now the tank is pretty much natural except I still want some more plants, and I need new gravel. But overall Im very happy with how it is at the moment.

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

Haha! I did some rescaping this morning and I love the tank! Cant wait until I get the driftwood and gravel! I wont be getting the river rocks, just some more plants
 
This is my fake planted lawn. I love it
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Here is half of the tank. This is the side with the plants and his biggest hole but you couldnt see it.
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Here is the other side with the new peice of decor.
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 Single Red Devil!
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Whole tank... And the red devil looks demented.....
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Bristlenose! Still very skinny, Im hoping with extra light that will change though
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Yay! So excited. The gravel is quite deep but I am only putting an inch and a half in when I get the pea gravel

 

[Ninjouzata]

There's a zombie on your lawn..not really
I like the hollow tree decoration.
Not sure how extra light will help the BN? =o Or maybe I'm misunderstanding something
Really can't wait to see the way it looks when you replace the gravel!

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

To grow more alagae for him. The tank is spotless. Which you would normally want, but not since he is so skinny. 14 hours of light a day now.

 

[Ninjouzata]

Ah okay, that makes sense! Have you given him any algae wafers? You could also put some rocks in a bowl of water on a windowsill to grow some algae, I think.

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

Yea. I have. He doesnt eat them. Might try again as the yellow lab is gone. I have put suction cupa in a dish on the windowsill as he loves the wall. I have also tried romaine lettuce.

 

[Axyadbad]

Get some cucumber or zucchini for him, just microwave it for 20 seconds first though to kill of any nasties. They love it!!

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

We have no hope on keeping the gravel nice. The cichlid is making another hole....

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

I cant find my camera, which is sad... But, he has 2 holes and wont stop making them bigger. Tank hasnt changed but it is getting gross so I need to do a 20 perfecnt water change

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

Ok. The crypt has 2 more stems on it Instead of fake plants I just might not buy anything in the plant section. Maybe some bulbs. All depends on price really.
 
My dad had the camera lol

 

[Ninjouzata]

Yay, glad your plant is doing well  
lol, other way around here, I keep taking my dads camera to take pics of the fish

 

[EllieJellyEllie]

Next weekend is taking out most of the gravel, re planting the bulbs, and re-scape. The crypt has 4 stems with leaves, and 1 baby little stem growing. It gets about one stem a day now, eventually I want to seperate it into a few plants.
 
My plan is not a super duper busy-cant see into tank, but one with a few fake plants, a few real plants, and a few peices of decor.
 
How do I clean the driftwood when I get it from the river?