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Pics below.
Start date: ±3-4 weeks ago.
Tank: 25gallon (29" x 12" footprint, 16" high)
Substrate: Pool filter sand
Fake plants, but real driftwood (forest origin), and landscaper-sourced rocks
Livestock:
- 6 pentazona barb
- 4 male guppy
- 1 SAE
- 3 orange ramshorn
- 1 nerite
- 1 rabbit snail (but see pics below )
- 5+ cherry shrimp (added 12, some may still be hiding)
The tank came from the boss's garage (also an aquarium person).
The stand came from a kijijI buy (I still have the 36 x 12" tank, heater, filter, and more at home ).
Filter is a new Tidal 55. Love it.
No lights or canopy/cover (office lights are doing a great job of lighting up the fish, and cast amazing shadows under the driftwood, we even get that LED shimmer, all from the ceiling lights).
The office has terrible reflections, so pics have been difficult. I have to take them from above the height of the tank, so the reflection is more from the dark(ish) floor than the glass and bright lobby behind. In truth, the tank looks way better IRL than it does in the pics. But everyone here is so happy with it, including me.
Some of the oddly placed rocks are holding the wood down (still wants to float).
Looking through from one side. I kinda regret the red plants, but others here love them.
I'm quite pleased with these driftwoods, they took forever (months of dog walking) to find and prep. The one below looks like a tree, with roots going into the sand. The fish love swimming through here.
We've had fun stocking collectively, with a few trips to the fish store, and folks being able to buy various fish, as their contribution. One of my coworkers fell in love with (and paid for) a $10 rabbit snail (I've always wanted one, but all my tanks at home are planted). We only got it 10 days ago, and already, look what I found when moving stuff around to do a vac/water change this am. It's like 7mm. We're all so proud!!
Start date: ±3-4 weeks ago.
Tank: 25gallon (29" x 12" footprint, 16" high)
Substrate: Pool filter sand
Fake plants, but real driftwood (forest origin), and landscaper-sourced rocks
Livestock:
- 6 pentazona barb
- 4 male guppy
- 1 SAE
- 3 orange ramshorn
- 1 nerite
- 1 rabbit snail (but see pics below )
- 5+ cherry shrimp (added 12, some may still be hiding)
The tank came from the boss's garage (also an aquarium person).
The stand came from a kijijI buy (I still have the 36 x 12" tank, heater, filter, and more at home ).
Filter is a new Tidal 55. Love it.
No lights or canopy/cover (office lights are doing a great job of lighting up the fish, and cast amazing shadows under the driftwood, we even get that LED shimmer, all from the ceiling lights).
The office has terrible reflections, so pics have been difficult. I have to take them from above the height of the tank, so the reflection is more from the dark(ish) floor than the glass and bright lobby behind. In truth, the tank looks way better IRL than it does in the pics. But everyone here is so happy with it, including me.
Some of the oddly placed rocks are holding the wood down (still wants to float).
Looking through from one side. I kinda regret the red plants, but others here love them.
I'm quite pleased with these driftwoods, they took forever (months of dog walking) to find and prep. The one below looks like a tree, with roots going into the sand. The fish love swimming through here. We've had fun stocking collectively, with a few trips to the fish store, and folks being able to buy various fish, as their contribution. One of my coworkers fell in love with (and paid for) a $10 rabbit snail (I've always wanted one, but all my tanks at home are planted). We only got it 10 days ago, and already, look what I found when moving stuff around to do a vac/water change this am. It's like 7mm. We're all so proud!!
