Glenda Steel
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We are setting up our very first tank - a Fluval Edge 46 litre (the taller one on an Askoll Pure medium white stand) and need some advice on planting please! We have tap water that is rated as "very hard" 18.062 dh with a reading of 7.6 ph to 8.2 (tested after leaving the water 24 hours in a clean glass - a recommendation from another forum). We have the E50 Fluval heater but don't want additional lighting etc. We hoped to have Endler's Livebearers and some shrimp. We would like to keep the planting minimal but elegant and striking, combing it with grey toned pebbles and Redmoor roots and pale "stone/taupe" coloured sand (I have this and am in the process of washing and soaking it all).
The room the tank is situated is white and has a colour scheme of soft neutrals with black accents and a little soft plumy madder red. Our doors are modern oiled oak and I would like to pick up on this shade too if possible! - Any suggestion on what plants are suitable for a beginner in complimentary colours please?
The room the tank is situated is white and has a colour scheme of soft neutrals with black accents and a little soft plumy madder red. Our doors are modern oiled oak and I would like to pick up on this shade too if possible! - Any suggestion on what plants are suitable for a beginner in complimentary colours please?
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