Got my plants for the 10 gallon today

[dodge245 3]

well today i learned a few things,

1. i need more sand for the 10 gallon

2. im not very good at arranging plants

anyhow here are some before and after pics of the tank and plants:

before unpacking:

Unpacked:

Draining the Tank:

Planted:

Finished:

ceramic noodles ive used for the filter:

Its my Birthday tomorrow so ive convinced the other half to go get more sand while im at work lol.

couple of notes on plantsalive, The plants have arrived in very good condition, however i was a bit disappointed with the lack of grow tabs(i only got 8). Delivery was really quick i wasn't expecting them till the end of the week. I also had it in my head that there would be more coverage however i suppose there will be once they start to grow.

Thanks for looking.

[tithra 4,917]

oooh congrats on the plants!! new plants are almost as fun as new fish The tank looks great. I'll be interested to see how it looks when things have settled and grown in a bit

[dodge245 3]

yep think when i get more substrate ill move a few around, looking again think i need to spilt up the grass a bit more and see if i can encourage a carpet, also thinking i will order from plants alive again for the goldfish tank, if im not mistaken the majority of plants here are goldfish "safe"

[Golden fishy 10]

Very nice! Try to put the taller ones in the back and short ones in the front, it leaves a nice effect.

[number20121 2,663]

I think it looks very pretty, but you might end up moving some of the plants further back. Maybe.

Either way, I like it very much!

[PaintingPintos 9]

In the 2nd picture.....what are the plants that are on the bottom right? I bought one from Petsmart but it slowly died and I never figured out what it was. It just WOULDN'T GROW!! Even when I had the lights on 13 hours a day.....

Gorgeous tank anyways

[dnalex 13,633]

Your tank and plants look fantastic! I quite like it!

Happy Birthday!

[amynmitchell 61]

They look great...what a nice package!

[dodge245 3]

In the 2nd picture.....what are the plants that are on the bottom right? I bought one from Petsmart but it slowly died and I never figured out what it was. It just WOULDN'T GROW!! Even when I had the lights on 13 hours a day.....

Gorgeous tank anyways

think there the Amazon swords, there's a bit of dwarf grass there too, ive moved them about a bit and have the guppies in.

thread here: http://www.kokosgold...__fromsearch__1

Still need to get my hands on a CO2 Diffuser though as my plants are also turning brown and dying atm, trying to get hold of a diffuser and some flourish however the site i want to buy from is blocked at work

Thank-you all for the kind comments, and thank-you Alex, feeling old now at 26 lol.

Guppies are doing fine and all my amano shrimp(5) have malted there skins and are in hiding somewhere in there, think we have have identified a female guppy though, which i plan to take back when i get the chance (this weekend im at a chili festival)

Edited July 4, 2012 by dodge245

[koko 14,341]

Thats a very nice tank....

and

Happy Birthday

[Mr.B 2,535]

Looks really good. You can find really cheap diffusers on Ebay (like 5 bucks). Good luck.