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Desk Paradise
Planted Tanks (Aquascapes) · 40 US GALLONS

Desk Paradise

Ben Barnes profile photo Ben Barnes · Established March 2026

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Spiderwood scape built around chili rasboras, Notch included, plus pygmy corys.

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Swapped in the Twinstar 600EA today, box still sitting by the stand. First impressions - way more punch than my old light, plants already look happier under it.

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Carpet and buce are looking great honestly, but the christmas moss is looking rough, kind of patchy and brown in spots. Not sure if it's flow or light related yet.

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Hien Williams profile photoHien WilliamsQuestion

Chili rasboras in with pygmy cories is such a good little combo, how long did that Bucephalandra take to fill in

Tank owner replied

Took the buce about 6-7 weeks to really attach and push new leaves, it's tied to the spiderwood so it's slow but steady growth

Jasper Bennett profile photoJasper BennettQuestion

Chili rasbora and monte carlo carpet sounds like a nice combo, no CO2 either which is impressive for that kind of growth

Tank owner replied

No CO2, just the Twinstar running strong and letting it grow slow. Monte carlo's still filling in, not fully carpeted yet

Jasper Reyes profile photoJasper ReyesQuestion

where'd you source that sand, is it the caribsea bag from an LFS or online?

Tank owner replied

Local guy sells it by the pound, not the bagged caribsea stuff you'd get at an LFS, just picked through a pile for good color

Steve Kelly profile photoSteve KellyQuestion

did you fight algae early on with that setup or was it pretty clean from the start

IIsabella KellyQuestion

Stone placement is really clean on this one... You tweaking it for a contest or just for yourself

IIsabella KellyQuestion

How often are you dosing on this one, and what's the routine

Tank owner replied

Nothing fancy, just Prime at water changes, 2ml per 10 gallons. No CO2 or ferts dosing on this one right now

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