Today's little project

[Ajm200]

Hi everyone.

Not be on here for ages as a shoulder injury has prevented me from working on my big tank as I couldn't get the lid off.. Yesterday hubby took pity on me and bought me a little 15l tank for shrimp and I set it up today

Details are a bit sparse but here's a photo to start with

let me know what you think please

 

[Callum]

I think it looks great, but perhaps spread the rocks apart a little. It will also look a lot better when you get those plants to carpet as the rock and substrate won't blend so much. Perhaps try and get some stargrass (heteranthera zosterfolia) in there
Are you using CO2?

 

[Ajm200]

Thanks. To be honest it's a low budget project so I'm using what I have. The stones look different in the photo. They look more reddish in real life closer to the colour of the manado. I did try to separate them but they were very unstable.

There's no co2 in the tank at the moment as the position of the tank on a small chest of drawers makes it impossible to set-up easily and with two little kids in the house I don't want it visable or easily accessible.

I'm hoping the foreground will grow in but it may take a whole

 

[Ajm200]

Any tips on how to get awkward shape rocks to sit nicely without toppling would be appreciated

 

[Callum]

I just push them far in to she substrate.
You could try siliconing them to a piece of slate or glass and covering with substrate