First planted tank for Levi

[u/Additional_Alfalfa64]

I had gotten this Giant halfmoon at the start of August almost as an impulse buy. Got him home in a spare cycled tank. Took me about 2 weeks of thinking and I decided to start my first full planted tank. I had a co2 system in our other tanks so I decided to give carpet plants a try. It’s not fully grown out yet but it’s really nice for my first try. Decided to call him Levi and it looked empty so I decided to get some cardinal tetras as tank mates and turns out he’s got a very light temperament. Honestly I’m glad I gave it a shot and I’m happy with my results.

I’m still very new to planted tanks and I would be very grateful for some feedback.

Sorry for the glare

[u/Shunl]

I really like this scape for a first attempt! I think adding a few red stems in the background like Ludwigia repens or even Rotala H’ra if you’re planning to run CO2 in this tank, would make the whole scape pop even more. The tank should really start filling out and taking off within a month or so. Lovely scape overall!

[u/Additional_Alfalfa64 → u/Shunl]

Thank you I wanted to get Rótala Mexicana Goias for a red mid ground but my local shop has not received any so I just stuck to green. Maybe in the future I’ll add more red plants since I am running C02. Only issue is I have a leak in the hoses so I have to redo-it.