acrantophis said:First off; your gravel choice is...interesting? Other than that it looks good! Try some fertilizer. I use a liquid fertilizer for floating pond plants. It's pretty much just iron as most aquariums have tons of nitrogen in them already. Also I like java moss. It sticks to driftwood really well. I have to trim it back every other week! Make sure your lights are for plants and that the shield between the lamp and the water is clean and clear.
Kristina said:I suggest NOT doing river rock. It traps a lot of detritus and nastiness and can lead to some serious water quality issues later on. If you are doing live plants, you can't very well rip the plants up all the time and clean in and under the rock. It just isn't feasible. I use nothing but sand anymore. Sooooo much easier to plant and keep clean.
futureleopardtortoise said:Kristina said:I suggest NOT doing river rock. It traps a lot of detritus and nastiness and can lead to some serious water quality issues later on. If you are doing live plants, you can't very well rip the plants up all the time and clean in and under the rock. It just isn't feasible. I use nothing but sand anymore. Sooooo much easier to plant and keep clean.
How do you keep the surface of the sand clean? I always had trouble with that in my one sand bottom tank, but then again I also didn't have any shrimp in that one either