VanDogh Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Share pictures of your aquarium makeovers! Here's mine: First picture: I didn't have enough material to aquascape so I just threw things together Second picture: after finally finding enough materials via Facebook marketplace for many months because ain't nobody got enough money to buy rocks and stones for a 60 gallons 😅 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaperoot Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 It's amazing to see what a difference the new stones make. This is very impressive! I love the arch in the center. It really draws the eye. What size is the tank? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDogh Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 On 7/31/2024 at 9:18 PM, Scaperoot said: It's amazing to see what a difference the new stones make. This is very impressive! I love the arch in the center. It really draws the eye. What size is the tank? I know right! There is also a lot more woodscape, first picture is a bit lacking in all departments bc its quite empty and I still tried my best to fill it haha. It's 225L or approximately 60 gallons. The dimensions are 110cm x 45cm x 45cm, Google tells me it's 43' x 18' in inches 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 My 20g, changing within a month. And now I have 6 pandas in there too! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Looks very good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDogh Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 On 7/31/2024 at 11:07 PM, Whitecloud09 said: My 20g, changing within a month. And now I have 6 pandas in there too! That's really pretty! Also, I love panda corys!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) My 10g before and after too! Before above, and now below. Edited August 1 by Whitecloud09 Changed photo 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 My algae issues have increased over the months. Lol. But the black background looks much better imo. The ORIGINAL LOOK of the aquarium here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDogh Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Yeah it looks really stylish with the black background! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 On 8/1/2024 at 1:34 PM, VanDogh said: Yeah it looks really stylish with the black background! Thank you! I think so too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDogh Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 On 8/1/2024 at 7:37 PM, Whitecloud09 said: Thank you! I think so too. You should get like a colony of shrimps of a really contrasting color to make em' pop. Maybe red neocaridina or crystal red? 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuisbanan Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 About to change this one up. This is my 5 gallon betta tank. Originally I loved it because it was my first scape but I kind of just put random plants in there to grow. I recently scaped a 10 gallon that I like better. So now I want to rescape this one. the red root floaters have darkened the entire tank so I am thinking about replacing the rocks I have with some white ones and taking all the plants out and putting java fern or another leafy plant all along the back. I am keeping the drift wood as it is because that was the inspiration for the tank in the first place. Any other suggestions? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDogh Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 (edited) Really pretty with the floaters! I would just kind of rearrange what you currently have and use a feeder ring to create a spotlight 🙂 Ps how do you make red root floaters survive? Mine melted... Edited August 1 by VanDogh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 On 8/1/2024 at 1:43 PM, VanDogh said: You should get like a colony of shrimps of a really contrasting color to make em' pop. Maybe red neocaridina or crystal red? 😀 Cool idea! Thanks, I am now considering…. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuisbanan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 8/1/2024 at 2:27 PM, VanDogh said: Really pretty with the floaters! I would just kind of rearrange what you currently have and use a feeder ring to create a spotlight 🙂 Ps how do you make red root floaters survive? Mine melted... I just want to try lighter color items to get things to pop a bit. Mine melted at first, I pulled all the floaters out of my tank. I left them in a container so they didn't keep spiking my parameters. After they died off they began to come back and I put those in the tank and they did great. Now they won't stop growing I keep spreading them to my other tanks I am thinking about selling them. I think they had to adjust to the different water. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDogh Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 On 8/2/2024 at 3:50 AM, Jesuisbanan said: I just want to try lighter color items to get things to pop a bit. Mine melted at first, I pulled all the floaters out of my tank. I left them in a container so they didn't keep spiking my parameters. After they died off they began to come back and I put those in the tank and they did great. Now they won't stop growing I keep spreading them to my other tanks I am thinking about selling them. I think they had to adjust to the different water. I see! If you want to keep the theme but lighten it up maybe you could try some dragon rocks? They will match nicely with the driftwood while still standing out 😁 Oh... all of mine melted and died, like, the leaves melted and the whole floater just fell apart and sank... I really love how they look so I wish I could succeed in keeping them alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuisbanan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 8/1/2024 at 10:37 PM, VanDogh said: I see! If you want to keep the theme but lighten it up maybe you could try some dragon rocks? They will match nicely with the driftwood while still standing out 😁 Oh... all of mine melted and died, like, the leaves melted and the whole floater just fell apart and sank... I really love how they look so I wish I could succeed in keeping them alive I think I know what dragon's rock looks like. I'll be going to one of my favorite shops this weekend, I'll see what they have. I really thought all of mine were going to die I had a very small amount left. I think taking them out of the tank helped them to adjust because they just kept dieing in there. I think you should try to order them again and keep them in a container away from the tanks and let it go through it's melting stage and hopefully if it's undisturbed it will come back. They are very picky to lighting though, I have a three gallon bowl that it's light isn't the best but it was affordable and my other plants don't mind but the red root floater don't like it at all. It's the only tank they won't do well in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Cruiser Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) Initial layout of Apistogramma caves after totally gutting the tank. Mid April 24. Current state with more plants/wood & larger cave in back right. Finally getting some decent fill on the back wall. Edited August 2 by Beach Cruiser 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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