I am really happy with my first try at setting up an aquarium. I worked on this plan for a couple of months till I finally ordered everything and set it up.

I got a lot of stones and hardscape second hand. I wanted to have corys so I decided to go for a sand substrate, with nutrient tablets for the plants that need those. I first started to make a wishlist of plants that could deal with of medium light and no co2 setup. In the back I planted mostly nitrate absorbers like ambulia and bacopa.

I did not actively apply aquascape rules. I did however experiment with the wood and rocks on a towel to get something that I liked. I wanted to create some caves and cover. I did try to spread the plants out from high to low from the point of view from where I would mostly look at it with a nice mix of colours.

I am planning to mostly put in second hand fish that need a new home. So I am not really sure what the final stock will be, since I don't know what i can get my hands on. I do have cardinal tetras. I want to get some cories, rummy nose, honey gourami and some shrimp in. Maybe some glass catfish because they are just so cool. also maybe some otocinclus but I worry that the water might be slightly to hot for them. (24-25 C). Suggestions are welcome!

plant list:

Background:
ambulia – Limnophilla sessiliflora (not really visible yet)
Water Hyssop – Bacopa monnieri
Ludwigia sp. Mini Super Red

Middle:
amazon sword – Echinodorus ozelot/ red
Red tiger lotus (not really visible yet)
Mini Bolbitis Bolbitis heteroclita difformis
Dwarf four leaf clovewr – marsilea hirsuta

Front:
Anubias nana Bonsai
Bucephalandra Dark Green
Bucephalandra Biblis Red
Cryptocoryne wendtii Tropica
Christmas moss

Surface:
Red root floaters – Phyllanthus fluitans

Aquarium: 90 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm or 3ft x 1.5 ft x1.5 ft

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