Days are spreadsheets and calls, nights are WC and staring at yellow labs. pretty much my only quiet time. ferts go in whenever i remember, tank's kinda patient with me.
Ava WuPlanted Tanks (Aquascapes)
Went for a soft, mossy stream kind of feel with the seiryu stone and controsoil instead of anything too tidy. Cardinals and harlequins school loosely through the sword plants, crystal reds pick through the java moss most evenings. Nerites keep the glass pretty clean without much help from me.
Ava WuCichlid Tanks
Wanted that rift lake look, rock everywhere, barely any open sand to swim through. Went with a Waterbox Clear Mini 25 and stacked caves until it felt right, sand went in after. Demasoni and electric blue johanni chase around the piles most of the day, yellow labs kinda hang near the entrances. Someone said it looked lived-in, which felt about right.