My low tech even lower budget planted

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skiptomyzoo

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Spent about 10 total in plants. No rhyme or reason on the species just whatever was between 1-3 bucks. Just trying my green thumb before I do it in the 180 with actual planning.
Plant list:
Javamoss
Narrowleaf
Anubias nana
and whatever else was cheap. Still got to move some to the foreground others to the background get baby tears (not dwarf) for the very front etc.

Stock list is pretty excessive:
Lots of guppies:
black, purple, and blue moscows
red cobra x pingu, etc. Guppies are breeding, numbers going up.
6 neon tetras
35+ cherry shrimp (also won't stop breeding)
3 panda cories
1 scleromystax barbatus (male i presume)
6-8 assassin snails.

The essentials:
Rio600 pump (maxijet1200 wayyy to much)
Filter floss/pillow stuffing to further slow flow.
Flourite sand
Stock double pc lighting
Currently not dosing or running diy c02. Not seeing point yet as plants are low to medium light, getting growth, and have no algae. (some stuff I did just put in yesterday though)

Comments/Suggestions/whatever fire away.

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GhostShrimpMan;4984977; said:
Always love a good low-tech planted tank. :)
Thanks.

And in case anyone wondered, the white spots on back wall is old coraline (saltwater). Didn't try too hard to clean tank w white vinegar and hose when it was 30 degrees a bit back.
 
Update 4/11
Got some baby tears. I am aware the more you separate them, quicker they fill in but kinda was lazy/would have been too hard to root. Also thats narrow leaf java fern which I added as well. Still need a background plant for right corner. Java moss just behind it for now but it will probably be moved to a new ten since it doesn't look in this tank anymore.
And yes, those are roseline sharks. Not long term, their waiting on their bigger tank to be ready.

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You may want to move the anubias up on to the driftwood. With the HM being in front, it will likely get too tall for the anubias to be seen.
 
WyldFya;5041763; said:
You may want to move the anubias up on to the driftwood. With the HM being in front, it will likely get too tall for the anubias to be seen.
Thanks for the suggestion. I will move it if I keep it in there, either on the wood or toying with idea putting it all the way up front but I meant to mention (and the most likely) that just like the moss probably coming out too.

Anything else I may be missing that is obvious to you (experienced) but not me?
 
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