fussy about the small stuff across all four setups - WC on schedule, ferts dialed to the drop, dosing charts nobody asked me to make. cheap on hardscape though, driftwood's free if you know the right riverbank to check
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just a low tech freshwater tank with sand and a chunk of malaysian driftwood taking up most of the space. celestial pearl danios move through the vals in a loose group, blue bolt shrimp pick through the java moss without much concern for anything else happening around them. cooling fan runs most of the summer to keep temps sane. it's been a steady one, no real drama, just sand, wood, and everybody doing their own thing in it.
Planted Tanks (Aquascapes)
funny enough this tank started as an excuse to buy the light i wanted and then i had to build a whole aquascape to justify it. neon tetras and harlequins share the water column without much fuss, endlers breed like they always do, and the green jade shrimp have taken over the monte carlo carpet like it's their personal jungle. cryptocoryne wendtii melted once early on and came back fine, java fern just sits there being java fern. WC days still go sideways more often than they should, water on the floor, trimmings everywhere, but the tank looks better for it every time.
Planted Tanks (Aquascapes)
replaced a dry scape i must have rearranged five times before i ever added water. same rock and wood, just finally wet and running now. chili rasboras are the main show, a loose little group weaving through the anubias and pausing near the moss whenever someone walks by. cherry shrimp have multiplied way past what i expected, picking through the stratum all day, and the nerites keep the glass in check better than i do. moss took a while to look like actual moss instead of thin strands stuck to wood, but it's thickened up nicely and the carpet is closing most of its bare patches. still a plain little scape at heart, but it feels lived in now. heater's new, everything else is original.
Planted Tanks (Aquascapes)
the chili rasboras are the ones i actually sit and watch, darting through the vals and ducking near the buce every time i walk by. blue bolt shrimp are doing their own thing across the substrate, and the corys root around in front like they own the place. it's a 10g so things stay tight, but there's room enough that nobody's bothering the endlers. rotala's finally pushing new growth, ramshorns keep multiplying whether i want them to or not.