Journal: beginner 10g planted tank

[d3sc3n7]

I used to play xbox and online poker at the same time. Is that bad?

When is the next pic update?

[alter40]

I used to do that all the time too. I play poker and do just about anything really haha. I can do a pic update anytime really but I just don't have anything new to show at the moment.

There will be new pictures for sure on monday when I pick up the 2 cardinals and a small oto. My other piece of driftwood is still soaking in the bucket at the moment and still tinting the water so no new pictures of that yet. Once that is done though which from the looks of the water should be either sunday or monday as well I will be changing my tank around a little bit. I'm going to remove the rock on the left and tie that java fern onto the new driftwood and have it in the place of the rock. I think that will really help the tank stand out.

As far as the plants go, nothing really new at the moment there either other then the leaves on the moneywort not looking that great. The wisteria is turning a bit brown in a few areas as well. Both of these plants I read after getting them that they were for moderate lighted tanks. If they continue to do poorly I will just take them out and replace them with more lower light plants.

[alter40]

I did a 25% water change tonight, replanted one of the wisteria that came loose, and added my new piece of driftwood that replaced the rock on the left side of my tank. I also attached the java fern to this piece of driftwood.

Here is an updated FTS showing the new piece of driftwood in the tank. Let me know what you think

[sweetpickles7]

I like it! although i would move the new piece of driftwood. Maybe lower it or something so you dont have 2 pieces that are vertical. I see that a neon has taking a liking to the cave.

[alter40]

Yeah I don't think that I really like it where it is right now either but figured I would see what others thought. I might lay it on its side tomorrow and if it lays the way i want it to then it may have a little like tunnel thing for the fish to swim through.

[sweetpickles7]

tunnels are always AWESOME! specially when the fish swim through them!

[alter40]

I agree, I love tunnels and watching the fish swim through them. My tetras have been swimming around playing between the plants and just kinda chasing each other around. I can't wait to get my cardinals on Monday

Also on a side note, I did a dosing of the Flourish and also the Flourish Excel. Hopefully my plants will really start doing well

[ishar]

yeah I would lay the wood on it's side- the tank is looking very vertical, with rocks pointed up and everything is stem plants except for a long tall fern. My suggestion is to lay the wood on it's side. It looks great- don't get me wrong- I love it actually. But just too vertical :P.

[alter40]

Thanks for the compliments ishar... I'm going to work on it tomorrow sometime and get the new piece of driftwood moved to where I like it. Now that you mentioned that I'm looking at my tank and thinking that it is too vertical myself haha

[d3sc3n7]

I love it to. I personally would take the new piece of wood, and see if your cave could handle it laying on top. Put it at an angle going from the top of the cave to the left side of the tank. I'm just not sure that your cave can hold it.