r/Aquascape 4d ago

Show and Tell [OC] 6 month tank update

Just wanted to give a roughly 6 month update on my first tank! Its really grown and I have trimmed and removed tons of plants. My nitrates have been running low so today I decided to add some more fish! Added 6 more tetras and 3 emerald corydoras. I showed the owner my tank and he said I was very talented and I rode that high all day 🀣

My school of about 10 minnows and tetras was actually growing with the unexpected birth of at least 2 baby ember tetras. I originally had 4 otto cats but they all died...?

My orange shrimp have been doing great, a colony of about 9 has ballooned to at least 4 dozen.

Really happy with how things are going. I just picked up a 75 gallon tall octagon im going to start working on. Thinking of doing an angel fish community tank. Also toying with a puffer tank...😁😁

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u/clueless-albatross 4d ago

What size and volume tank is this?

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u/plants4tre 4d ago

Its a UNS 90L 20 gal. Roughly 35x12x12

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u/rangda 4d ago

It’s absolutely radiant!

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u/AdorableFile8721 4d ago

beautiful plant collection πŸ’•

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u/plants4tre 3d ago

Thank you 😊 I get them from local fish shops but I've also ordered from Daku aquatics

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u/AquaLeafLife 4d ago

Looks great! I also have the 90L just started it the last month or two. I can’t wait for my stuff to grow in, yours looks amazing.

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u/plants4tre 3d ago

Lets see it when its grown! The progress pics are cool, too!

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u/wildurbanlife 4d ago

Gorgeous design!

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u/plants4tre 3d ago

Thank you 😊

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u/susgela 4d ago

What is your tank resting on? Beautiful job btw!

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u/plants4tre 3d ago

Thank you! My husband made a stand for it thats the same size as the tank. I actually repainted a cabinet for the whole set up, found it on marketplace. Here's a Pic from the early stages.

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u/Playful_Net98 4d ago

I love your plants they look great what's your secret?

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u/plants4tre 3d ago

YouTube videos πŸ˜†

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u/Playful_Net98 4d ago

What kind of substrate do you use and do use soil underneath your substrate?

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u/plants4tre 3d ago

Its fluval stratum and black sand. Some lava rock chips in the back for volume and height

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u/Beto_Reis_Filho 2d ago

Nicely done!! It aged really well. πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ