VictoriaL Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) I plan to rebuild my 20 gallon tank. I finished it several years ago before I had a lot of planted tank knowledge, and it's showing. Lots of different types of algae, difficult to clean in most spots, and in general not very pretty to look at. The amazon sword propagates like crazy in the water column. I have already transferred ~8 pounds of it to other tanks or back to my local fish store! It didn't help that the tank was next to a window (I know, very dumb idea). I'm tired of looking at its current configuration after a few years, so I want to give this tank a proper glow-up! Right now, I am keeping neon and ember tetras (~15 total), 2 panda corydoras, 2 Schwartz's catfish, and a male crown betta (he had to be rescued from a leaking tank, but he was doing so well in the community that I kept him in!). Leave your plant, hardscape, substrate, etc. suggestions below (visuals would be cool too!). The only restriction to keep in mind is that I will not be using a CO2 setup. The most liked/upvoted idea after a week (09/20/2020) will be chosen! I will share pictures of the final result once I can collect the materials and put it all together. I am a big fan of the jungle look, but any setup style is welcome! Edited September 13, 2020 by VictoriaL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeMarie Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I'm excited to see how your new scape turns out Victoria! I am super new to tank keeping and I've been binging youtube content. My favorite Jungle scape that I've seen recently was by the CineScaper. He built it with super low demand plants and hasn't used CO2 on it in months even though the plants liked it. Maybe it can be of some inspiration! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Blake Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I love blackwater tanks and with your sword as a center piece to the tank with lots of wood and roots from a floating plant. The spicies you are keeping will work really well for this type of tank. These are not my pictures but some good inspiration. I look forward to what you decide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Blake Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 @VictoriaL what have you decided? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictoriaL Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thanks everyone who gave suggestions! I'm going to go with a blackwater scape. I'll post the results when I'm done! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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