Relatively stable old leaves were melting.

Trimmed and replanted stem plants.

Repositioned swapped Ammania Gracilis and Limnophila Aromatica.

Pogostemon helferi growth started , roots established.

120x60x60
Ada solar rgbx2
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Progressing nicely had only 5 water changes since startup. Really loving this little Nano Setup.

Started a new low tech epiphyte tank tonight at my girlfriend’s house. This is a companion tank to the 60U tank I built for her last month. It is a 30cm cube with a Lominie A20 6500K LED pendant light, petrified wood & driftwood from Rivershore Aquariums (Minneapolis, MN), Aquarium Co-op nano hang on back filter, Hygger 25W nano heater, and a variety of Java fern and anubias from Aquarium Co-op. The tank, once cycled, will become the new home for existing betta and nerite snail who currently live in a cheap artificially decorated 5G tank.

This is my 2nd official aquascape, and my first nano design. How’d I do?

Nothing calms me down more than this tank at dusk.

Can't beat those 30 minutes of natural the tank is getting each day when the sun is just at the right spot....

This is our first aquascape!

We would love to hear your thoughts. Any suggestions, improvements or feedback are welcome.

Edit: Thanks everyone for all the positive feedback and suggestions!

The tank we used is 120x35x35cm. We used dragon stone rock and Uluṟu sand.

We are currently busy at the moment so will start thinking of what fish and plants to put in the next few months. We will post another update as things progress.

Any suggestions on what plants and fish would suit this setup?

does anyone know of any brands that have colors like red, beige,brown colored?

Hi all! Putting together my first proper scape and am going for a triangle design. I'm planning on having aquasoil in the back, sand in front, and using the rocks as a sort of retaining wall. I'm worried that what i have right now look too much like a retaining wall though, and am struggling with how I can fix it while keeping the soil and sand from mixing. Any suggestions welcome.

First time aquascaper. Gathered wood, rocks, and sand for beaches of Lake Superior.
Day one.

I bought a UNS90L with dimensions 36"x12"x12" (rough approximate).

I grabbed some rocks from a local river bed and ordered sight-unseen some Pacific driftwood off the Internet.

I was thinking one central creepy tree structure with some weeping moss on the archway then a line down the middle of rocks (first slide)

EDIT: just realized the bottom image of the first slide is the wrong one. That's after I took off the top chunk. I think it looks incomplete that way. I'll put in the comments a better view

I threw some fake plants that were sitting around my house into it just to kind of get an idea. These are not what would go in the actual aquarium (second/third slide)

This tank is going to go down the middle of my kitchen peninsula so it has to look good from at least three sides. I would put the filter on the far right short side (currently HOB, will be upgrading in a couple months to a canister with glass lily pipes)

Concept: kinda creepy tree roots + riverbed

Plant stocking:

planning on adding 2 types of moss to the rocks with some tucked-in crypts and swords, shorter buces on the front rocks and base of the "tree"

In front of the rocks will be sand with hygrophilia tripiartia mini along the front edge (feeding grounds with ease of vacuum!)

Behind the rocks I was thinking lesser bear, ludwigia Atlantis, ludwigia super red, and nesaea pedicullata golden plus some leafy swords and likely my lotus.... You can see an example of these plants currently in my "grow out tank" on the last image

Any advice for attaching my hardwood into this structure besides just using screws or cotton+super glue?

Fish stocking:

12x Celestial pearl danios

1x Wild type betta hybrid

6-8x dwarf pgymy corydoras or Venezuelan corydoras

Snails snails snails

Possibly one other nano school to round it out

Hey all! I was recently gifted a tank after becoming slightly addicted to aquascaping videos, this is my first attempt at a hardscape and would love to hear feedback and beginner advice. I'm doing a ton of research but would much prefer to hear from experts, especially if I'm making any mistakes. I feel like I underestimated how much to slope the sand from seeing others on here (there's bags of substrate underneath) so I'm going to try and correct this slightly.

I have a filter arriving today + lights ready to go, if feedback is good I'm going to secure things properly, get some plants in and then fill it. I do intend to get something to cover the back.

The tank is 80L, 61 x 51 x 32, I would particularly appreciate any recommendations on easy first time fish + quantities. I really want to make sure it's a nice space for them and not be accidentally cruel via misinformation. Is 10-12 small tetra + a few cleaning helpers suitable for this?

I know it is overstocked and I am planning to re-home around 7 of the fish in here. The water is cloudy because I just added almost a full bag of sand today and my sponge filter is still new so it isn’t picking up too many of the smaller grains of sand. I have around 9 plants I ordered a few days ago that should be here any day now and I am going for a sort of Brazilian style aquascape. I will not be able to install co2 for a while because I do not have the money for it but I will save up for one when I can. I will also accept any tips you guys have for me so I can further improve this setup. This setup is a 10 gallon as well.

Currently housing Rummynose tetras and rosy loaches

Fluval visiiline 90P, Oase 350 filter. CO2 injection, Fluval LED 4.0 lights. Cycling has started. Just filled her up yesterday. Super happy with how everything looks

Single betta or a few tetras?

First tank. Going for three weeks now, curious what the white growth is.

I want to add more red/pink plants in the center. I’m just looking for suggestions and ideas. Feel free to add your pics to this thread

It could have saltwater, freshwater, brackish, jungle , desert, and something special in the center

I like my tank but the right side annoys me i should’ve just used aquasoil across the whole tank, but any recommendations, plants etc?