Well, I finally have my 30 gallon up and running. Please drop anycomments you have, especially on how to improve anything about this tank. Here's what its got:
-1 Bolivian ram
-2 corys. The ram gets along with them quite well and them and the three follow each other around. Since adding the cories to the tank, the rams activeness has risen considerably, which I think is pretty interesting.
-4 female guppies
-1 male guppy. I'll keep the fry in a fry tank and use some as feeders
-1 bamboo shrimp
-1 ghost shrimp, who was an unexpected passenger with the cories. It was pretty small, so maybe it was eaten by the ram. I have yet to see it since putting it in.
-Moneywort
-Frill
-Dwarf hairgrass
-Duckweed
-Biowheel 200. The fish store guy recommended it, but a family member tells me its crap. It seems to do fine for my purposes.
-a 24 watt and 18 watt light.
-Substrate is just small gravel. No flourite, but I use iron supplement. What are your views on that?
-A couple 4" flower pots on their side
Also, as a warning for others, I made the mistake of buying some mondo grass. Its non aquatic, so I potted it until I can return it while I go to the store again in a couple of days.
I may post a picture if I solve my camera issue soon.