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10 Gallon Low Tech - Take Two!

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Well after realizing my 10 Gallon Tank had a slow leak, I decided to try a better aquascape on this endeavor.

I am using a 10 Gallon Petsmart Kit. I replaced the bulbs with 15 watt 6500k spiral lamps. I added some pebbles and a nice piece of driftwood.

What do you think of the scape?

First I added a pile of sand where the rock pile was going to be. I did not want the top soil to be under a big pile of rocks and driftwood....

I then filled in the remaining area with sifted EarthGro Top Soil (.75"), capped with .75" of sand.

I included a close up pic of the Driftwood....
 

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I think I am going to go with 5-6 Otto's, some nerite and trumpet snails and some blue pearl shrimp. I think it wil be a nice lil' habitat. :)

Current Flora;

Floating: Riccia Fluitans
Left BG: Bacopa Carolina
Middle BG: Cryptocorne Wendtii 'red'
Right BG: Brazilian Pennywort
Middle MG: Cryptocorne parva or undalata
Right MG: Some Ludwigia...
Left/right of Driftwood: Anubias Barteri 'coffeefolia'
On top of driftwood: Christmas Moss
Left FG: Unknown, extra in shipment! ;)
Right FG: Pygmy chain sword
 
#18 ·
Update!

Well I got back from Vegas to find a very stained tank! The plants seem to be doing ok. The light was low due to the staining and my ludwigia grew to the top albeit a thin growth. I decided to do a major (80%) WC an rescape a bit. I tried to get rid of dead growth....

Pics!!!!;

1) Stained water
2) FT after WC and rescape
3) Left side
4) Right side
5) Right side closeup
6) Top

Thanks!
 

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