Well, it's been a long time since I started this project. I got some rock and Amazonia from the Senske's and spent a few days playing around with ideas. The nice thing about a nano is that it's pretty easy to change your mind - much simpler than the 180! I played around with some small manzanita branches but it didn't really work.
I really couldn't bring myself to try something in pure Iwagumi style - it's pretty boring IMO - so I did what I usually do. I ended up using Rotala rotundifolia, Ludwigia '?', Eliocharis acicularis, Anubias 'petite', HM, Didiplis diandra, and Crypt willisii. A few bits of HC came along for the ride with the crypts.
After planting the tank it was a simple matter to move it to the office. I just drained the water and away we went. Total setup time at the office was about 20 or 30 minutes. I could maybe keep a dozen of these little things!!
It really looks good in the office. It provides a nice focal point and everyone comes in to look at it now and then. The office is done in fairly dark colors with dark hardwood furniture so the splash of color really draws attention to itself.
I'll be going without a heater since I'll probably be keeping Galaxy Rasboras / Celestial Pearl Danios in the tank. One male with two females is the currently plan. The temp has been staying around 70F. The fish will go in after a couple of weeks to let the thing get established. I'll be dosing Excel for carbon supplementation. Slow growth would actually be an enormous asset after trying to keep up with my other tanks.
There is a little algae on some of the leaves, but that's mostly from my 46g tank that I habitually neglect. Nothing new has shown up yet (knock on wood). See what you think:
