Hi everyone!

[Pelagikos]

I've been a gardener and an aquarist over the years, but have never decided to combine the 2 until now.
I've gotten really lucky with a small shrimp colony in a 10 gallon planted and dirted tank.
I am now the proud owner of a recently cycled planted angel tank as well as a new 20 gallon aquascape stocked with ember tetras & a SAE that will be for my shrimp...
Got some diatoms maybe, not sure ??
(waiting to transfer shrimp, that's a question for another thread... lol)
I've been doing a lot of research and your forum comes up quite a bit!
I appreciate all the helpful information and people I've found here and hope to learn a lot from everyone!
Holly

 

[Dennis57]

HI Holly, Welcome to Fishlore. Tank looks great

 

[Pelagikos]

HI Holly, Welcome to Fishlore. Tank looks great

Thank you Dennis! Trust me, it looked pristine about 4 days ago... think I'm dealing with diatoms, or possibly algae?
Temp 80°
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0-5
Hygger LED light 14w
20 tall
Ecocomplete substrate
Marineland 150 HOB
ANY help would be appreciated!

 

[fishplace]

that tank is scaped so cool

 

[Pelagikos]

Aww thanks so much!

 

[fishplace]

Aww thanks so much!

really I wish I could scape like that how long have you been in the hobby lol

 

[Ladyglo]

HI and welcome!

 

[Pelagikos]

HI and welcome!

Thank you! ☺️

 

[Pelagikos]

really I wish I could scape like that how long have you been in the hobby lol

To be completely honest I had a cichlid tank back in 93 til about 97. Then I had a Gourami tank in 2007 for a few years... I just recently got back into it probably 5 months ago.
I love the plant look & aspect of keeping an planted aquarium...it seems to help so much with water parameters, it's safer for the fish and healthier!
Hoping to eventually get started in Saltwater.
What about you? What's your "Fish Story" lol

 

[Pelagikos]

Here are a few pics of my Angel/Guppy/Emerald Corydorus tank. Java fern, water lily, aponogeton bulbs & a few sprigs of rotala. Waiting on a shipment of Anacharis elodea... think I need more plants?
20 gallon show style tank (my mother in law gave it to me, purchased in 2005, I'm told these aren't manufactured any longer?)

 

[BatGrl3]

Oh my gosh I want to take a vacation in your tank. That little walking path is so cool! I am mesmerized by the calmness of it. Awesome work!!!!!

 

[Pelagikos]

Thank you for your kind words! Exactly how I wanted it to "feel". Appreciate the encouragement! Can't wait to see it matured...

 

[BatGrl3]

Thank you for your kind words! Exactly how I wanted it to "feel". Appreciate the encouragement! Can't wait to see it matured...

I'm a plant/fish killer working soooooo hard to learn how to care for both. It would be my dream to have a tank like yours one day. Mixing both plants and fish would be amazing. After I learned to care for a few succulents for over a year, I took a leap and got my first fish tank.

 

[Pelagikos]

These things are definitely a patience tester!! but a desire to learn ...youtube, & forums etc are our friends. Lol, I research things to death though.
Plants can be forgiving, fish maybe not so much! ‍

 

[Nomofish]

Nicely done scape!

 

[Pelagikos]

Nicely done scape!

Thanks a bunch!