Glass enclosed worlds, dual 5.5 gallon tanks.

[Fat Guy]

nice livebearer video

[Bonefish]

Look at those beautiful fishies. I'm glad you went with Endlers. I love their little guppy faces.

[Dollface]

The tank has just been chugging along, so here's Another video.

Got the light on a timer, set the light cycle back, got some co2 on there, the algae is receding and all is well.

[oldpunk78]

nice video music. hahaahaha sorry, it gave me a chuckle. the tanks looking well.

[Dollface]

Thanks OP, it's from the Okami OST.

And just for kicks, here's another video of the endlers vs. the shrimp, fighting over some algae wafers.

That chirping in the background isn't crickets, it's my diffusor.

[Dollface]

Since I didn't add much about the tank to that update, I'm just going to say a few things.

I can not be more pleased with this tank than it is right now. It might not be the picture of perfect aquascaping, but I love it. I love the giant HM blob of doom, I love the untended hair grass, yes, I even love that cheesy lantern. I love nothing more than to sit in front of it during the day when there's enough ambient light to view the tank without the light on, watching the shrimp pick through the hair grass, and the endlers cavort above the HM. This tank is my zen. I had some frustrating times when there was almost nothing but gigantic clouds of hair algae plaguing the tank, but now (with the help of that timer), I feel that this tank has hit its stride. I'm not dosing any ferts, the aquasoil and co2 seem to be enough on their own to spur plant growth but still keep it in balance.

I think this point is really what the hobby is all about, when you get to the point where you can spend more time relaxing and enjoying the view than fretting over algae and maintenance.

[Dollface]

I gave this tank a trim last week.

Before:


After:

[problemman]

i think this is so cute! nice job

idk what fish u have in it but i think some chilli rasboras would look fantastic in here

[Dollface]

I've got endlers livebearers in there

[Dollface]

My moms very belated birthday/mothers day/something or other tank:

[plantedpufferfreak]

LOVE it

[Dollface]

Thanks

[AlexXx]

Wow! i love the new scape, so simple yet natural and very perfect! I would throw a black background on it though!

[oldpunk78]

Originally Posted by Dollface

This is my mothers christmas/birthday present, hopefully it grows in well enough.

that grew in nicely. i wish my mom wanted a tank, hahaaha.

[Dollface]

Originally Posted by AlexXx

Wow! i love the new scape, so simple yet natural and very perfect! I would throw a black background on it though!

Thanks, I'm a little reluctant to put a background on it because my last betta would flare at the black background that was on his tank. Also it would be a pain in the ass getting a piece of vinyl on there now.

Originally Posted by oldpunk78

that grew in nicely. i wish my mom wanted a tank, hahaaha.

Haha, I guess it did! The tank has been living up stairs for the longest time, and I was pretty much ignoring it and letting it do its thing, the moss was pretty happy obviously.

My mom didn't actually want a tank per se, see, she wanted a Turquoise betta, and she said she liked manzanita 'scapes, soooo...