Tropical Community · 15 US GALLONS

Tranquil Ridge

Leo Barnes · Established September 2024

About

The rummynose are the reason this tank exists, nine of them schooling tight along the driftwood most of the day. Corys work the sand behind them. Moss and rotala fill in around the roots, nothing dramatic, just a calm 15g.

Photo Timeline

Quiet week, just a picPhoto Date Dec 28, 2024 · late dec

Algae phase, working on itPhoto Date Nov 10, 2024 · algae phase

Just filledPhoto Date Sep 12, 2024

Journal

6 updates

Note Dec 28, 2024

late dec

Quiet week, mostly just watched the tetras do their thing and the corys sift through the sand. Tank's looking close to done, still a little less dense in spots but not far off now.

Note Nov 10, 2024

algae phase

Hit a bit of a hair/green spot algae outbreak on the leaves and glass, so cut the photoperiod back and did a short blackout. Plants are fuller now, carpet mostly filled in with a few gaps still. Hoping the light change knocks it back.

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Comments

KKevin GarciaSep 8Question

where'd you source the rummynose, lfs or shipped in

Tank owner replied

Lfs, they had a nice tight group in stock so grabbed the whole bunch at once.

Liam ColeSep 4Question

No tannins in mine so can't say, but the rummynose schooling in there looks good

Isaac O'BrienSep 2Question

Rummynose schooling nice and tight in that one. Any of the corys ever try to breed or is it just the tetras doing their thing?

Tank owner replied

No breeding, just the tetras schooling. Corys mostly just sift the sand and chase each other around, no eggs or anything like that.

BBao FosterAug 25Question

where'd you source that driftwood piece, the shape fits the nano scale really well

Tank owner replied

Local lfs actually, just dug through their driftwood bin for a while till I found one with the right angles.

Nova JamesAug 9

Rummynose looking sharp against that christmas moss. What's the footprint on this one, reads deeper than 15 gallons somehow.

Iris FloresAug 6Question

Rummynose looking tight schooling in there. How's the christmas moss holding up, mine always gets stringy.

Tank owner replied

Moss is still pretty compact so far, just trim the odd stray strand. Keeping flow decent on it seems to help, mine hasn't gone stringy yet.

Grace LongJul 24Question

Second scape looking good. How do you keep the sand from mixing with the substrate under it?

Tank owner replied

No real trick, sand layer is thick enough that I don't disturb it much and the corys don't dig deep. Just careful with maintenance around the substrate line.