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Hello all,
Well I have a 10 gallon tank that I am planning on setting up this weekend to house a few of my problem fish. I currently have a 75 G tank that I am learning the fine art of "keeping plants alive" and my angle fish keep pulling my plants out. So thus the new 10 G tank for them and a couple of mollies.
So here is the question I pose, what are some suggestions for a 10 G tank. I have ordered black flourite sand for the substrate. I don't really want to go overboard with the plants since I am setting this up because of the angle's behavior with my other plants. I was thinking something along the lines of something in a clay pot. In my mind the clay should standout against the black substrate. For the time being the light will be a stock light that came with the tank, sorry I'm unsure of the wattage it was a used tank. The light will be replaced later because the wifey wants this tank in the bedroom with the LED moon lights.
I have done a lot of reading here as I am very new to the planted side of the aquarium. I have looked at the El Natural forums and considered that as an alternative. I definitely don't want to use the pressurized CO2 due to the cost. I just got the wifey convinced to let me to that on the 75 G and I'm sure she won't go for it on another tank right now, and really I don't want to either.
So after all of that rambling I am open to suggestions as to how to set this tank up.
Thanks in advance,
John
Well I have a 10 gallon tank that I am planning on setting up this weekend to house a few of my problem fish. I currently have a 75 G tank that I am learning the fine art of "keeping plants alive" and my angle fish keep pulling my plants out. So thus the new 10 G tank for them and a couple of mollies.
So here is the question I pose, what are some suggestions for a 10 G tank. I have ordered black flourite sand for the substrate. I don't really want to go overboard with the plants since I am setting this up because of the angle's behavior with my other plants. I was thinking something along the lines of something in a clay pot. In my mind the clay should standout against the black substrate. For the time being the light will be a stock light that came with the tank, sorry I'm unsure of the wattage it was a used tank. The light will be replaced later because the wifey wants this tank in the bedroom with the LED moon lights.
I have done a lot of reading here as I am very new to the planted side of the aquarium. I have looked at the El Natural forums and considered that as an alternative. I definitely don't want to use the pressurized CO2 due to the cost. I just got the wifey convinced to let me to that on the 75 G and I'm sure she won't go for it on another tank right now, and really I don't want to either.
So after all of that rambling I am open to suggestions as to how to set this tank up.
Thanks in advance,
John