Update Scape - 46-Gallon Bowfront Planted Tank

[kidslikefish]

I'll go shopping for new bulbs this weekend. Will have to wait a while on the canister filter, GAHC auction used most of my fishy funds for the time being. I do want to add a few more plants. I normally get plants from Aquabid, but will look around some this weekend when I make the trip southwest from Kingwood to all the LFS's.

[kidslikefish]

Went out Sunday looking for a new bulb, couldn't find anyone that had the 6700K, so I bought a 10,000K for the tank. After changing the bulb, the holy rock really had to go, it was basically glowing under that light and took away from everything else.

Added another piece of wood, a very unique piece full of ledges and cliffs.

Close up of the new piece:



Full view from the front:



Close up from front:



Full view from the back, at a slight angle:



Close up from the back:



Added some java moss to both pieces of wood and moved one Anibus and the fern to the new piece of wood.

Still have the HOB filter, on the lookout for a good deal on a Eheimj 2217.

[manifresh006]

Looks really good and that other piece of driftwood will look great when it get filled by java and anubias once you get more blyxa you could put it on the edges of both the driftwoods(Substrate not driftwood its self) so you can have an awesome view from both sides of the tank

[kidslikefish]

Fish to be added to the tank !!

Currently I put a few Endlers in there (won an auction and got double shipped by accident). They won't stay in there long term, but I needed a place to put them for now.

The "real" occupants are on the way. Won another auction on Aquabid and got a notice that the package is in Houston and will be delivered today:

15 Adult Caridina sp. "Indian Whitebanded Shrimp". Should be getting a mix of colorations:




12 Boraras brigittae


8 Cory pygnaeus - I may not keep these, but they were part of the auction, depends on how they do with my plants. If they start digging stuff up or making a mess of the substrate, they'll be listed in the Buy/Sale very quickly.

[Darbex]

I have them in my planted tanks they hardly disturb the bottom barely moving the small rocks in search of food. Mine kind of clean the tops of the leaves

[Darbex]

Sorry I was referring to the corys

[manifresh006]

They look awesome all of them shrimp, corys and brigittaes

[manifresh006]

By the way how much were they??

[edmlfc]

Beautiful tank. I love the second piece of driftwood.