Setup: 55g Aqueon AGA
Stocking:
8 Paracheirodon axelrodi
2 Corydoras trilineatus
6 Corydoras sterbai
5 Apistogramma hongsloi
4 Corydoras paleatus "Longfin"
1 unidentified Corydoras sp. (could be C. similis?)
100+ Neocaridina davidi
Plants:
Echinodorus osiris
Echinodorus cordifolius
Echinodorus vesuvius
Echinodorus bleheri
Echinodorus 'Barthii'
Microsorum pteropus
Sagittaria subulata
Vallisneria spiralis
Lobelia cardinalis
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Fissidens fontanus
Bucephalandra
Equipment: PennPlax Cascade 1000 canister filter
Finnex 300w titanium heater w/ Inkbird temp controller
Lighting: Fluval 3.0
Substrate: Pool filter sand + safe-t-sorb
Ferts: Osmocote Plus, with occasional dosing for trace using NiloCG Aquatics Selects Salts
What I've learned:
I bought the equipment to run a custom co2 setup, but realized that the tank was doing well without it, so I haven't added it yet. I do deal with hair algae in the phoenix moss on one of the branches right under the light that I have to remove manually about twice a month. The Fissidens is about the only plant that doesn't do well in my tank, and would probably do better with co2. However, most of my plants seem to grow really tall, which I imagine is due to the lack of co2, and the lower light intensity I run to keep algae low. All-in-all, I'm quite pleased, as it's a pretty low maintenance tank, though I am experimenting with making it a blackwater tank now. I'll post the results here in a few months.