Regular Member MT28 Posted May 31, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Ever since I joined Koko's I've been really taken with all the beautiful planted tanks from members here, so over the last few weeks I've made it my little project to convert my barebottom 55gallon into a planted tank. This is what my tank looked like when I first got it with fake plants: This is what it looks like now with anubias tied to driftwood, an amazon sword and a green crypt (the tiny pot on the left is a baby amazon sword cut from the mother plant that Kaji keeps picking at and uprooting, so I buried it deeper in the pot and surrounded it with bigger rocks in hopes that this will protect it). It's really simple and the plants are pretty ordinary, but I really like this new aesthetic and can't wait to see these plants grow! Edited May 31, 2015 by MT28 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Blitz Posted May 31, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks great! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Acro Posted May 31, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2015 High five to you for trying plants! It looks so much more natural! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DawnMichele Posted May 31, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks great!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Reds12 Posted May 31, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2015 Once those plants grow nice and big I think you'll be really pleased with it. Your fish is beautiful BTW. A nice and solid looking fish! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 4prettyfish Posted May 31, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2015 Your new scape of your tank looks wonderful. I love your piece of driftwood with your anubias plant attached. Looks beautiful. It looks like you'll have some more babies to plant as soon as those leaves get a little bigger from the Mommy plant. I'd be tempted to put a piece of mesh over your plant and rubber band it to your pot so your fish doesn't try to uproot it instead of burying the plant deep in the substrate. (This will give your plant time to grow it's roots into the substrate without your fish bothering it, hopefully.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted May 31, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks great. Good luck 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MT28 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 1, 2015 Thanks everyone for the kind and encouraging comments! @4prettyfish: I never thought of doing that--sounds like a great idea, thanks for the advice! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper Arctic Mama Posted June 1, 2015 Helper Share Posted June 1, 2015 Looking sharp! Plants really help the look of a tank, don't they? I've seen s few enviously gorgeous aquariums with no live plants, but i have found it much easier to make an attractive tank when I just shove a ton of plants in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted June 1, 2015 Admin Share Posted June 1, 2015 looks great.... could you do me a fav though...make your sig smaller...if you need help let me know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MT28 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 1, 2015 @Koko: Done! Let me know if it needs to be smaller still. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted June 1, 2015 Admin Share Posted June 1, 2015 @Koko: Done! Let me know if it needs to be smaller still. Thanks! Aw Thank you so much hun 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted June 2, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 2, 2015 Looks great!! I've been looking for a new piece of driftwood. That one is perfect! Let me PM you my address and you can send it right on over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yafashelli Posted June 2, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 2, 2015 I love what you've done! Keep it up! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted June 2, 2015 Admin Share Posted June 2, 2015 Looks great!! I've been looking for a new piece of driftwood. That one is perfect! Let me PM you my address and you can send it right on over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MT28 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 2, 2015 Looks great!! I've been looking for a new piece of driftwood. That one is perfect! Let me PM you my address and you can send it right on over. Sure! Just PP me $2000 to cover the cost of my new outdoor pond and we'll call it about even 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Daniel Posted June 6, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2015 It looks wonderful! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member QandD Posted June 6, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2015 Your fish looks very healthy and pleased! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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