Dougg Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Hello. Brand new to the hobby and I have AC's many entertaining and informative YT's vids to thank for that (along with a couple hundred bucks of plants and supplies 😀). After several years of hard core social distancing due to being around multiple medically vulnerable people I decided I needed more life in my life. After watching *way* too many aquarium related videos I am starting a 20gl planted low-tech community tank and already loving it. I've improved the hob filter per AC's guidance. I'm currently nine days into a plant only cycle and I'm looking forward to eventually adding 4-6x red wag platys, a Bolivian ram, 6x panda corys, 2-3x blue velvet shrimp, a snail of some kind, and maybe a reticulated hill stream loach if the tank has room. I have really enjoyed the process of researching, assembling, and tinkering with everything. I even sit in front of the tank with morning coffee and just stare at it - I find it very serene. Can't wait to start adding fish in a week or two, and maybe some more plants. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Welcome to the forum @Dougg you don't have to distance here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Welcome to the forum! Tank is looking pretty good so far, Don't be shy with adding more plants 🙂 I use to live in the San Jose in the 90s, Loved Santa Cruz! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougg Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 TY. Glad to be here. I really want to end up with a heavily planted tank. That one Val plant (from LFS) lost a few stems after planting but has three new shoots so I'm hoping it comes back strong and propagates well. I just love the look of that plant along the back of a tank. And the pogo stem octo (got four starts in one pot from AC, yay!) is growing like a weed - more than doubled in size in just over a week. All of the AC plants I got arrived in tip top shape and appear to be thriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 My jungle vals melted a bit, then just kind of did nothing for quite a while. After like 4 to 6 months they grew like crazy, had to cut them back last year. Some of them were 8 feet long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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