dtsuyuki

I started this tank about a year ago, which has gone through several transformations since, partly because I was trying out different ideas, and partly due to different issues with algae, water flow, plant preference, etc.

✔ 65g Mr. Aqua Rimless
✔ Custom "ADA" style stand
✔ extra thick foam mat
✔ 4ft, 4-bulb, T5HO Fishneedit light
✔ 4 Large bags of Fluval flora substrate
✔ Rena Xp4 canister
✔ 2213 Eheim Classic
✔ Acrylic Lily Piples
✔ 70 lbs Seiryu
✔ 7 Lg. bags of Fluval Substrate

Plants:

Glosso
Didiplis Diandra
Lawnmarsh Pennywort
Tropica 049
Mini Pelia
Mini Xmas Moss
HC
Xmas Moss
Fissidens Fontanus

Fauna:

150+ Snowball Shrimp
35 Microrasbora kubotai

Here's it's current state:



Other shots of the current setup:

Here's some more pics:







I got this Surface Skimmer, and it really works well. Simply hook it up to the canister and you're good to go.

dtsuyuki

Below are the different looks it's been through. Most of the rock arrangements have remained the same, with only slight variation:

When I first got it:


First scape:


More Matured:


Further Matured:


Then I took out all the wood and planted new stems... only to get rid of the middle section and replace it with Tropica 049: