It takes time: my photo journal

[John58ford]

This thread is intended to share collections of beginnings and ends to a goal and put time into perspective, I think time is an element especially crucial to low tech planted tanks and fish keeping in general.

I would like others to join in and post their own beginning and end(or current) with a timeline as well.

I'll start with my most recent, 125 gallon intended to grow out as a low tech jungle.

Day one, May 2023:

9 months, today(February 2024):



Next a 29 gallon, rehoming a friends fish and plants, my first jungle.
Day one:
May 2020

It's best days:
December 2021 (19 months)

The craziest:
February 2023(33 months)

This 29 was broken down and harvested for plants May 2023.

My first carpet tank, swords galore in a 20 long.
First month, December 2019:

The carpet was grown in, then mostly removed in March 2021 (15 months)

Sword/nano sword tank broken down in may 2023.

Can you plant a shell dweller tank in true Tanganyikan parameters? 10 gallons of trial and error.
Day one, May 2021

September 2022 (16 months)

Crypts and Anubias did great. The Anubias outgrew the tank several times. I broke this tank down in December 2022.

 

[mimo91088]

That 125 is gorgeous

 

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Here's my little-less-than-2-month old 38 litre (10 gallon):

First week


2 week mark


1 month anniversary


The java moss went bananas . Looking forward to the future! . . . and some more recent photos

 

[mimo91088]

Here's my little-less-than-2-month old 38 litre (10 gallon):

First week

2 week mark

1 month anniversary

The java moss went bananas . Looking forward to the future! . . . and some more recent photos

Filling in nicely!

 

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I'm obsessed with the tank now that I have a better camera. Heading into the second month, already amazing!!!

 

[mimo91088]

Love the new shots!

 

[John58ford]

Definitely good shots, let's keep our posts before and after themed as we go though, a picture of the start, and a picture of now with the time between shots. Glad you guys are participating in this with me.

 

[John58ford]

A nano shrimp tank that lived in my office a for few months before coming home again.
4 months total for the end result.
May 8 2024


August 29 2024


It might need some trimming lol.

Anyone else have some long term progress they want to share before and after?

 

[BeachCruiser]

A similar low tech.
Mid May this year:


Currently:


It does take a while for stuff to grow in... patience & stability are key!